Great stroll, love the canopy!
April 26, 2019
Baby Jogger has done a great job with the aesthetic design on the city mini GT2. I was previously unimpressed by other Baby Jogger brand strollers I'd seen, but this one looks very sleek and was turning lots of heads when we took it to the zoo!
The all-wheel suspension and all-terrain wheels are really nice on the uneven sidewalks in our neighborhood, and I look forward to taking it on more rugged terrain now that the weather's nice!
This is the third stroller we've used, and I'm seriously impressed by the size of the canopy! It keeps my toddler nice and shaded, and he loves playing peek-a-boo through the 2 (!!!) peek-a-boo windows on the canopy. I also appreciate the fact that the canopy can be installed in two positions to either accommodate a taller child or to provide a shorter baby with more shade.
The adjustable handlebar is an essential feature for our household since I'm 5'2 and my husband is 6'4, and we were both able to find a comfortable position to push the stroller. However, either we take abnormally long strides, or we've been spoiled by our other strollers, but this stroller seems to have a rear wheel axle that is lower to the ground and closer to the handlebars, since both of us kept kicking it as we walked.
I appreciate the efficiency of the one-handed, pull-to-close fold, but the stroller only stands on it's own while folded if the handlebar and front wheel are positioned just so. As a short person, it's actually not easy to carry the stroller with one hand while folded, which I think is supposed to be a major selling point of a one-handed fold. Also, I've seen other reviews of previous models that rave about the compactness of the stroller when folded, but this stroller takes up the entire trunk of our Subaru Impreza, so we can never fit anything else substantial back there. Personally, I would rather have to use both hands to achieve a more compact, more stable self-standing fold. Our full-sized modular stroller is significantly heavier than the city mini GT2, but it folds in such a way that I can pull it along behind me so it seems easier to handle while folded. I thought this stroller was supposed to come with a carry bag, so that may have made a difference to the portability, but we did not receive one in our package. The stroller did ship with car seat adapters, which is a nice touch. Unfortunately we were unable to take advantage of the stroller as a travel system since our toddler outgrew his infant car seat months ago.
Overall, I enjoyed using this stroller. There are lots of pros, and most of the cons I listed are purely personal preferences as a short person with a small-ish car and limited storage space. But I do think that this is a great stroller that would meet the typical needs of most families! Thank you to the weeSpring Parent Panel for sending us the stroller to try out!
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