Gorgeous stroller with so many capabilities
March 14, 2019
I purchased the amazing Uppababy Vista to replace my Bob Stroller when my second daughter was born. I am thrilled with this stroller! It rides so smoothly with it's rubber wheels (it does lack the suspension that the Bob provides and is slightly more bumpy in comparison). It’s gorgeous and lightweight when you consider all of its features. I love having a double that’s long rather than wide when walking on the narrow sidewalks of my old, historic neighborhood.
The quality of the stroller is amazing, they have truly thought of everything. I love that the colors change when you've clicked a piece in the right way (adapters, different seat, etc.). It's the best lock I've had on my assortment of strollers-simply push all the way down to lock and push down again to unlock, so no trying to pull a lock back up and struggle if you're wearing sandals!
My only complaints (and I'm not sure what they could've done differently) is that when using the PiggyBack ride board, there are two issues:
1-you cannot have any kind of "parent organizer” or pouch to store things. The child stands right where the bag would hang. Not a huge deal since the under stroller basket is huge, but this is inconvenient and makes purchasing the cupholder somewhat of a necessity.
2-More importantly, the PiggyBack ride board sticks out quite far so you must extend the handlebar all the way and then also hold the handlebars with your arms all the way extended so that the stroller is far enough away that you’re not stepping on the ride board as you walk. I am tall with long arms and legs and it’s cumbersome even for me. I now walk to the side of the stroller and hold it with one hand because it’s simply uncomfortable to walk with everything so far in front of me.
I will search high and low for the best price before making any purchase and Vistas simply don't go on sale. Albee Baby is the only place to get any type of "deal" due to their amazing rewards program. Using rewards points I was able to purchase the Vista, a Rumble Seat, the Piggy Back ride board, upper adapters and cupholder for an incredible price and I am thrilled about that!