I just happened to be in the bookstore in the local mall yesterday night with my two year old and my husband. My two year old was, for once, well fed and quietly looking at a magazine with pictures of dogs. I picked up the newest Preg and Newborn mag and- low and behold-I come across this add for the all new Baby Jogger City Select.
Wait one moment. A stroller that I don't even know existed? How is that possible? I thought I knew everything that was out there... See pictures above. I was a bit floored. Here is my honest opinion.
The City Select seems too good to be true. Sure, it looks like the tandem double every mom of multiples or mom of two dreams about. Two car seats, bassinet and toddler seat, two toddler seats and about fourteen other combinations all of which are customized. Also, speaking of a single to double tandem, a few months back I saw a picture of Rebecca Romijn pushing her twins in what looked like a single stroller with two car seats at staggered heights. It looked and pushed like a single. The city select is "almost" the same as Rebecca's, except it looks like it has two front wheels. Rebecca's had one and the car seats were facing away.
The reason I'm a skeptic about the BJ City Select is that I have absolutly no specs. How much does this bad boy weigh, how small does it fold, how wide is it, how big are the seats, what is the weight limit. is it user-friendly for us moms?? So many questions that I must have answered.
The worst part is, I dislike how secretive BJ is about this one (I'm sure they are going to make a huge to-do about it this weekend in Vegas). I mean, I am a Baby Jogger dealer. I own and operate a stroller specialty store and had no idea, pricing, or information on the stroller... I had to find out about it in a magazine add. I wish BJ was more open with retailers....we can keep secrets too!
The only other stroller the City Select compares with is the iCandy Apple/Pear/Peach, which is coming to the states this fall. The i-candy sports the same, single to double chassis with many customizable options. It is now the test to see which one is built to withstand, and which one makes more sense in this market. The price on the City Select I saw on one website was $499, but that must be for the single chassis and seat, and of course the other items such as car seat adapters, bassinet, extra seat, etc are optional. The iCandy will most likely be in a higher price range but that is yet to be determined.
More to come on the City Select and the iCandy after the ABC show this weekend...
Is the information on weight limit on the two seat available now?
ReplyDeleteThe information on the weight limit for the City Select is as follows, direct from the '09 catalog- 45 lbs per seat maximum...total of 90 lbs weight on the Chassis, including cargo. This is pretty good considering the Phil and Teds Doubles kit holds 35 lbs max, and the Uppababy rumbleseat holds 37.
ReplyDeleteRebecca Romijn's stroller is a Double Decker http://doubledeckerstroller.com
ReplyDeleteIt's closer in design to a snap and go, but with bigger tires. It's a very simple frame design. The front wheel is fixed. Both carseats must face out.
We've got one for our twins, but I'm looking for something to move them into once they outgrow their carseats. The BJ City Select looks very cool! Especially if it really can fit two seats and a running board.
The ABC Show made the stroller look AWESOME and very VERY mom/user friendly. But all things do on TV and demos... Did you get a chance to try it out yourself?
ReplyDeletere: Rebecca Romijn's stroller, Lol! I did get the info on it, it's pretty interesting. re: tester shim, yes I tried it out and yes, it is user friendly, excellent fold, easy to manage, etc. Of course, prototypes are never like the real thing so we are waiting to get our hands on it sometime in January...Thanks for commenting guys!
ReplyDeletedo you have an update on the arrival of the iCandy? It, w/ the BJ city select are on my short list... we're expecting #2 and they'll be 13m apart. Uh oh! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Annie! No arrival news about i candy yet although the exciting news is that they are visiting our store next week...so they are definitely coming, the question is when. We expect to receive stock by March, hopefully earlier... When is your next little one due? Check back to the blog and hopefully we will have more information once they visit the store! Congrats on expecting!
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