city select, opinions please!

[~Lashes~]

Ive recently been thinking of getting a city select when bub comes, dd will be 13 months when this one is born. i have a 3 wheel valco with the todler seat already, i havent used it since dd was 5 months, i use the sroller as its not so bulky and i dont have to worry about getting a flat tyre, (amazingly happens alot!) while bub is nb i will have her in a carrier, but once she is 3 months ill want to have her in a pram, so need something with the 2 seats, i realy like the look of it and the diffrent ways you can position the 2 seats, as i would have to put it on laybuy, id like to know as much as possible!

do you have one?
are they worth the $$
what are the pros & cons?

thank you for your time reading this.

[Taryn]

Oooh, this is what I want too! Subbing so I can hear what people have to say!

I know you can do 16 different combinations!

[ezymay]

I've got one! Haven't used it with the 2 yet, a few more months lol. Some observations so far. You have to use the capsule or bassinette until bubs is 6 months old as the seat is not designed for babies under this, so this limits your seating options and having the bassinette and seat makes it very big so I think I will be trying to get my hands on a capsule. Which will be easier anyway as you can transfer bubs without any fuss, but on the otherhand I've read its not good for babies to spend long periods of time in the capsules.
With the 2 seats on its awesome. I'm hoping DD will still want to be in the pram when I can use the 2 seats
Its much wider than I was expecting (but still not as wide as a strider). I bought mine of the net without seeing it IRL. I'm not dissapointed but it will take some getting used to cause it is much bigger and heavier than my Bertini.
DD fits in it well and she is much older than your DD, so I think you will get a lot of use out of it with the 2 of them.
Baby jogger are sneaky tho and nearly everything is an added extra!! Like rain covers, sun shades, bar etc.
Have you been to see one IRL?

[Taryn]

How does it fit in the boot?

We are getting a peg perego capsule off a friend & apparently you can get the adapters to click that onto the pram.

Sorry to hijack your thread Sarah

[Loula]

I love mine, although also yet to use it a a double pram!

I have DS in the seat now and was very sad to see the bassinett go (It is not very big) I love the pram, it is big and bulky for little quick trips but is fantastic anyway and MIL thinks its the easiest pram to fold and put away (she has 13 grandchildren so she should know!)

Ours fits into our mazda 3 OK better with the seat now the bassinett has gone, i also disenble to the two

I hope you love it as much as we do, if you are on FB there is a baby jogger page with lots of tips and info.

As for a mozzie net/shade cover i have the snoozeshade which is great, I dont think you can get the baby jogger shade cloth as it doesnt meet Aus standards

GL

[*Belle*]

I have a few friends who have it and love it!!! I had a look at it in the shops and it looked great, heaps better than my Phil & Ted. Sigh, but we cant get another double pram! Its cheaper on the net if you buy it there, the cheapest I found it this week while looking for the mothercare spin for my baby was $949 with double... I say its great!

[ezymay]

Yeah we would need to take the seat and bassinette off to get in our boot (and we have a Kluger). Its very stylish tho and I don't see many around which is good. I have it in diamond. I'm going to have some liners made for it too..just have to choose the fabric!

Loula I'm going to check out that page!! How big is your bub? I'm not keen on the bassinette and the seat together it makes it super long, so if I don't have to use it for long it would be good lol.

Belle thats a great price!

[*Belle*]

ooh I think it was the diamond on sale, will try and find the link for you if its still there sarah.

ETA cant seem to find it anymore sorry

[~Stoked~]

I don't have one but was kind of interested in them too until I saw one IRL at the shops with two kids in.... It was MASSIVE! It looked like a bus! So that really turned me off them!

[Taryn]

Glad to hear it fits in Mazda 3. I have a laser which is very similar!

[FabFiona]

Subscribing

[ezymay]

Really most doubles are huge. They need to be to take the weight of 2 kids. P&T aren't but for me personally I'm not a fan of 3 wheelers (tho I think they do have a new 4 wheeler out)

[~Lashes~]

thanks for all the help!!
i would be using it from when bub is arround 2-4 months, as i like the carrier in the begining, i might have to find somewere that sells it and have a look, i go everywere by transport, so it would have to be easy to get on and off the bus.. as some of you have mentioned the size!! i dont have my licence and dosent look like ill have it anytime soon, so wouldnt realy have a use for the capsuel part i dont think. how wide is the wheels? would it fit up shopping isles and chekouts easy?

[Loula]

I like the fact that the city only comes in 4 wheeler as i was concerned about a three wheeler taking a weight load of two children!

I should also add that baby jogger Australia dont recommend buying from OS as the warreny is not valid here so it will cost more to send back OS for repair

[Loula]

Loula I'm going to check out that page!! How big is your bub? I'm not keen on the bassinette and the seat together it makes it super long, so if I don't have to use it for long it would be good lol.

Belle thats a great price!

Will is about 8kg now but he was moving up the bassinette so i put the seat on about a month ago! he is 4mths now

[1MOREPLZ]

just subscribing.....this is the pram i want when i get preggers again

[Loula]

I guess the CSelect is simular to the strider plus but for what i have heard the strider can have a few problems with their wheels and also doesnt always fit through shop doors ect

Sarah, not sure about the bus as it is pretty heavy with bubs in it

[Taryn]

Today I approached a stranger in a park who was pushing this pram! Haha, I bailed her up and asked her plenty of questions and she was lovely & very helpful!

She said she put her newborn straight in the reclined seat and has had no problems not using the bassinet attachment. She also clips her car seat into it.

She said it's a bit heavy but otherwise loves it!