Best (ultra) compact stroller?

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Anonymous wrote:yoyo was hands-down the best purchase we made in baby gear. Kid is now 3 and we still us it on occasion. Look for last year.s model for a "used car" discount.

Yep, we LOVE the Yoyo. We have a Vista, but only use that when we are walking around the neighborhood, or know we will encounter dicey terrain. The Yoyo is nowhere near UppaBaby level when it comes to handling, but I find it completely serviceable 90% of the time. It's our primary stroller with a 6 month old and a nearly 3 year old. We use the carseat adapters for the baby, and the ride-along board for our toddler. I initially bought the Yoyo for a trip to London with our first and wasn't sure I'd get much use out of it other than travel. But we use it on a daily basis and it has been one of the best purchases for us.

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Anonymous wrote:We moved into a new place in a rowhouse that has more stairs and narrower doors, and we also travel a lot by plane. We have an Uppababy Cruz in great shape from kid #1 (who no longer needs a stroller) but it's going to be hard to carry it up and down the front steps of a row house every day, and then up and down the stairs inside.

I've found the following, but the reviews are kind of mixed for all of them:

GB Pockit ($150)
The Pockit sounds good but is apparently not that sturdy and the canopy is basically non-existent.

Babyzen Yoyo ($499)
The Yoyo has the best reviews but also some complaints about handling, and it's pricey.

Uppababy Minu ($399)
The Minu seems good but doesn't fold as small as the others and is also fairly pricey.

Metro by Ergo Baby ($299)
The Metro sounds great, but is apparently not that easy to fold and the recline strap seems to loosen by itself as the child sits in it (seems like a deal breaker); some people complain about the handling as well.

I'm wondering if anyone can comment on any of the above (or even compare them), from the perspective of a typical DC dweller who walks a lot in the city and probably takes at least a few trips a year.

Thanks!

I have the GB Pockit for traveling and I absolutely LOVE it. I have had it for a little over 2 years now and it is hands down one of the best purchases I have made when it comes to kid stuff. I travel a lot with my son (now 3 yrs old); we also travel on a plane monthly. I cannot live without my GB Pockit stroller for traveling. It may look/feel less sturdy, but that is absolutely not the case. It's a tough stroller. Mine has gotten a TON of use without any problems. When it comes to air travel, I love that I can have my son in the stroller until it's time for us to board (so he's not running around like a madman at the gate) and then I just take him out, quickly fold it up, board the plane, and pop it in the overhead compartment or under the seat. Then when we get off plane, I quickly unfold it and put him back in and we're on our way. So easy. Most gate agents are still unfamiliar with it and expect that I will need to gate-check it, until they see me fold it down to a tiny size.

This is my travel stroller though, not my daily "regular" neighborhood walk stroller (though I've used it for that too at times). And when I say travel, I also mean local short trips (like when we use the metro, and also head into DC to go to museums, or heading to the beach, etc). My GB Pockit stroller has gotten *a lot* more use than my bigger, much much more expensive cushy stroller. But it is quite bare-bones, on purpose. It's really meant to be super portable. For that reason, I think it's in a separate category than the other compact strollers you listed.

I think for your needs, you may go for one of the other strollers on your list for a daily-but-still-compact stroller that has a few more bells/whistles/a smoother ride. But still do consider getting the GB Pockit for travel (especially air travel!) if you travel frequently, and for other city needs when you need a stroller that you can fold down and put in a bag.

I hope this helps!

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Has anyone tried the colugo stroller?