Everyone who is expecting twins will go through the pain of trying to find the best double stroller. It's a fact of life that no matter what stroller you look at you are not going to find one that is perfect, they all have their pluses and minuses, it just comes down to which ones you want to overlook. After months of looking around at reviews, opinions, options, prices, specs, and going to different stores we more decided on the Mountain Buggy Duet.
When we were looking for strollers we had already booked our tickets to Germany, so we wanted something that could accommodate us on our trip. We wanted something that wasn't a giant monstrosity, super heavy, folded well, but also not too lightweight and flimsy so it could handle a bit of a beating. What sold us on the Mountain Buggy was the width of the stroller(or lack there of.) It comes in at only a few inches wider than most single-wides and fits through pretty much any doorway, and we squeezed through some small ones without a hitch. Being shorter than tandems and narrower than every other side-by-side gives it great handling and makes going up curbs super easy. We took our two test subjects(nieces) down to the store to try out a few strollers with some weight in them, when you are pushing an empty stroller they all seem like they handle great. Once loaded up with two toddlers it was clear that the side-by-side handled way better than the tandems, and trying to pop the front wheels up on something like the City Select(our second choice) was far and away easier with the Mountain Buggy. Our other major concerns with the Mountain Buggy were the weight and the lack of width for the future. Our two test subjects aged 4 and 2, fit just fine, s owe figured we'd have no problem fitting the boys in for a few years. The weight of the stroller is a big downside, however, I don't think you'll find a double stroller that is as light as you want it to be. The Mountain Buggy is average weight for a double, so we'll just have to live with it.
If you take anything from this post it should be to take kids with you to the store, hell, you should take sandbags if you have to. Without getting a real life picture of how it feels with some weight in it you shouldn't buy it.
When we were looking for strollers we had already booked our tickets to Germany, so we wanted something that could accommodate us on our trip. We wanted something that wasn't a giant monstrosity, super heavy, folded well, but also not too lightweight and flimsy so it could handle a bit of a beating. What sold us on the Mountain Buggy was the width of the stroller(or lack there of.) It comes in at only a few inches wider than most single-wides and fits through pretty much any doorway, and we squeezed through some small ones without a hitch. Being shorter than tandems and narrower than every other side-by-side gives it great handling and makes going up curbs super easy. We took our two test subjects(nieces) down to the store to try out a few strollers with some weight in them, when you are pushing an empty stroller they all seem like they handle great. Once loaded up with two toddlers it was clear that the side-by-side handled way better than the tandems, and trying to pop the front wheels up on something like the City Select(our second choice) was far and away easier with the Mountain Buggy. Our other major concerns with the Mountain Buggy were the weight and the lack of width for the future. Our two test subjects aged 4 and 2, fit just fine, s owe figured we'd have no problem fitting the boys in for a few years. The weight of the stroller is a big downside, however, I don't think you'll find a double stroller that is as light as you want it to be. The Mountain Buggy is average weight for a double, so we'll just have to live with it.
If you take anything from this post it should be to take kids with you to the store, hell, you should take sandbags if you have to. Without getting a real life picture of how it feels with some weight in it you shouldn't buy it.
