Baby Jogger City Mini Stroller - Single - Orange / Grey

Baby Jogger City Mini Single Stroller, Black & Stone Reviews

Average Review Rating: 4.5

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Review Rating: 1/5
Review Summary: Front wheel broke - no replacement available for two months
I used the stroller for 13 months when one of the front wheels fell off - the wheel bearing broke. When I called the company to order replacement they told me they will not have any replacement wheels available for next two months. I guess they think I should sit with my daughter at home for two months while we are waiting for the part. Seems like I will be buying a new stroller, it will definitely not be a Baby Jogger!

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Review Rating: 5/5
Review Summary: Ideal for the city parent
Okay, I love this stroller! It's not perfect, but for someone (like me) living in a small apartment in a walk-up building, and using it on all kinds of city streets, it is just about as good as it gets. Let me start by saying that my baby is 16 months old and, for the last year, we have been using a lightweight, full-featured umbrella stroller. That stroller is a great stroller, no question about it, but for our needs . . . the City Mini is just better.

It started when I noticed my upstairs neighbor taking her City Mini, and her baby, up and down our stairs with relative ease. Though I had always been happy with our stroller, I couldn't help but notice that hers seemed easier. I tried it out several times and was impressed. And after a few weeks, I finally splurged and bought the City Mini myself, even though I had sworn to my husband and myself that I'd never buy another stroller. I do not regret it one bit, because:

1. The City Mini is really ridiculously easy to fold and unfold. To fold, you literally just pull up with one hand. I can do it easily while holding my baby and then carry both him and the stroller up the stairs. Even though the City Mini, is quite a bit heavier than my 11 lb. umbrella stroller, I find it easier to get up and down - it's like carrying a heavy shopping bag in one hand. With the umbrella stroller, I had to bend to fold it, and then it was just more awkward/bulky to carry, even with the carry-strap. It ended up taking more energy even though it was lighter. Likewise on public transport, the City Mini is so easy to just fold and get on the bus, subway, whatever.

2. The City Mini sunshade canopy is great. It goes from big to bigger and has two peek-a-boo windows, which I love. Protection from sun, wind, and light rain is great.

3. It is SO easy to steer and push. Even going slightly uphill, I can literally push it with one finger. I thought my umbrella stroller had a smooth ride (and it does, compared to other umbrellas), but the City Mini blows it out of the water. (This feature is what made my husband, who thought I was insane for buying another stroller, decide that I had been right after all. He couldn't deny how much smoother the ride was.)

4. I'm fairly tall, and I don't kick the back when I walk. That was a problem with many of the strollers I had tried in the store (though, to its credit, the umbrella stroller I finally bought - the UppaBaby G-Luxe -- is also perfect for tall parents).

5. It reclines nearly flat. Naptime, anyone?

Now, as I said, the City Mini is not perfect. There's no such thing as a perfect stroller. My complaints? The seat back is not as supportive as I would like, and my baby slouches in it more than he did in the other stroller. The one-piece handlebar makes it hard to hang a bag from it; you have to use a bag with really long straps, or buy a separate stroller bag hook. I also find the rubber on the handlebar a little more hot/uncomfortable in the summer than the cool foam handles of my other stroller. The City Mini storage basket is fairly large but a little bit hard to access (not impossible - just not quite as easy as some other strollers). And the stroller does not stand when folded, so you have to prop it up against something or just hold onto it. This is the one feature my umbrella stroller has that I really miss. The first time I took my City Mini on the subway and had to prop it against the wall while I bought a Metrocard, the concrete scuffed the handlebar. Not cool.

Nevertheless, when you factor in the wonderful sunshade, the fantastic maneuveribility, and the incredible one-handed fold, the above complaints fade the background -- the City Mini still takes the cake.

If you are a city-dweller like me and debating between a City Mini and an umbrella stroller (like UppaBaby G-luxe or Maclaren), I hope you find this review particularly useful. I loved my umbrella stroller (so much, in fact, and for so long, that I almost feel like I'm cheating on it). Still, all things considered, I wish I had bought the City Mini first.

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Review Rating: 5/5
Review Summary: love it....love it ....love it
i love this stroller. It took 4 months researching strollers because I wanted something that reclined for my newborn, was easy to manoeuvre, and lightweight. This is all of the above.

It had full recline for my baby when he was newborn, and now that he is older, it also has everything in between for him to sleep, or just relax. The recline mechanism is also very simple (just a squeeze cord that releases the back and allows it to fall, or to be raised) and I can recline it without waking my baby because I control how it reclines and there is no sudden jerk.

It really is one handed strolling. and goes almost everywhere and fits in tighter spaces with easy manoeuvrability. Even though it is the city version, I took it on vacation to the beach, and it even did sand, It wont push easily over heavy and/or wet sand, but was great to move along the more compact sand, which allowed me to carry my heavy baby and all the other stuff we need at the beach.

The storage space is ok..holds a diaper bag. I actually just throw whatever I need in the underbasket to avoid fighting to take a diaper bag in and out since the space can be a bit tight with the baby in. Everything else (stuff that I want more frequently)goes in the second storage bag at the back, since it it much easier to access. That's where i put my water bottle because there is no cup/bottle holder which I would expect on a jogger...even if it is the city version.

The sunshade is EXCELLENT and has 3 or 4 different adjustable levels. The 2 peek-a-boo windows allow me to see him with the canopy down...despite how I adjust the shade.

It has a 5 point adjustable harness which is a great safety feature and adjusts as baby grows.

It is one of the lightest full sized strollers and the fold mechanism is GREAT. There is a strap in the seat that you simply pull up and the stroller folds flat and is easy to put into the car trunk even with baby in hand. I read a claim that the city mini was compliant with flight specs and could be carried on flight to fit in the overhead bin....but I doubt that, since it is still wide when folded. It is no umbrella stroller.

Another drawback is that it doesn't stand on it own, but i lean it against the wall and it stays put. I wish it folded the other way, since the seat part that my baby is in contact with, it the part left exposed when folded. I throw a cloth over it when folded to keep off the dust.

My son is 9 months now, and we've loved it from the start.Seems quite comfy. My son loves to stroll in it. He relaxes and swings his feet and eventually falls asleep. When he gets miserable and wont sleep, I take him for a stroll and IT WORKS EVERY TIME!

Overall great and would highly recommend it to eveyone