Good but not great
November 7, 2019
Thank you so much to the Stellar Product Testing Panel for sending me the City Mini 2 travel system to review! First of all, I think that the style of the travel system is really nice. The "Jet" black fashion is pretty and very gender neutral, and the dark fabrics hide dirt and stains well. The new City Go 2 car seat is very sleek looking, and I really like how narrow the base is - it made it easy to install in the middle seat of my minivan, next to a large convertible car seat for one of my other children.
Speaking of car seat install, I was very impressed with how easy it was to install the City Go 2 base. You just lift up the bar, thread the seatbelt through, and close the bar. It took maybe 30 seconds to get a super tight and secure install!
My baby (4 weeks old) really liked the car seat itself. He's been in a couple of different infant seats, and tends to be pretty picky. He seemed really comfortable, and the infant insert added just enough cushion without being super tight and restrictive like in some other seats. One downside was the handle of the car seat - it was super hard to move the handle, because the buttons were very stiff and didn't want to depress, and then I had to force the handle forward or back to move it. It was super frustrating!
Getting the car seat into the stroller wasn't as easy as I had hoped. First, you have to install separate adapters, which I found kind of annoying. They were stiff and difficult to click in and take out, and I had to push down on the car seat fairly hard to get it to click securely into the adapters. I did like how easy the stroller was to fold, though, and that it could be done with one hand.
I included pictures of all my kids in the stroller so you can see how it looks with kids of different ages and sizes. The baby seemed like he was at too much of an incline, so I probably wouldn't put a baby that young directly in the stroller. I also found it very difficult to put up the foot rest. It was super hard to pull it out and click it back in, so I can't see myself using it regularly.
My 2 year old is about 25 lbs and 32 inches tall, and she fit in the stroller well. My 3 year old, however, is only about 33 lbs and 36 inches, and she already seemed super squished in the seat. She said it wasn't very comfortable to sit in. And then my 4 year old (who turned 5 a few days after the picture was taken) just looked ridiculous in it. She is about 47 lbs and 46 inches tall, and she didn't fit in the seat at all. Overall, it didn't seem like a stroller that could be used long term, or with large/tall children.
For the price, I expected things to work more smoothly (like the buttons and latches), and for the stroller to come with more accessories, like a snack tray for an older child at least. It's a high quality stroller and car seat, and overall I gave it a a 4/5 stars because although it was nice, I think there are better options out there.
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