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Overall, our buggy has served us pretty well and although, I do still find myself experiencing "buggy envy" - particularly as our's is now so battered - the reality was that my choice was pretty constrained.
I certainly couldn't afford to pay £500/$800+ for it and as I depend on London Transport and at the time lived in an old Victorian flat up 3 flights of stairs it had to be narrow, light and easily folded.
Choosing a Stroller
There are all sorts of guides out there on the "best buggy buys" but having spent two+ years pushing one for several miles most days, I reckon the key is to work out which of the following are most important to you based on your lifestyle:
- Whether it will fit in your house
- Not too heavy to get up any stairs / in and out of car
- Comfortable height for everyone going to use it
- Not too wide
- Not too long
- Fits easily on public transport (if you use it)
- Whether you want it to face you or face forward or do both (which costs more money)
- Whether you want it to take a carry cot
- Whether you want it to take a car seat / infant carrier
- Whether you want to use it from birth or from when baby can sit up
- Easily collapsible
- Extendible to take 2 babies
- Amount of under seat storage
- Stability with bags on handle bars
- Suitable for rough terrain (if you've got a dog or want to go walking or on beach)
- Suitable for jogging (assuming such a thought had even crossed your mind :-) )
- Re-sale value
- Ease of undoing clips (don't underestimate the frustration!)
- Ease of putting on and reliability of brake
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