City Micro on sale for $99.

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at Albeebaby if anyone is interested in this stroller. Go to the closeouts section.

 

[pixxi]

Is this the same kind Orlando Stroller uses? It looks similar. We are looking for a stroller that's light weight but pushed easy and has a sturdy basket. My son's almost 30lbs and the cheaper Graco isn't cutting it anymore.

 

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Is this the same kind Orlando Stroller uses? It looks similar. We are looking for a stroller that's light weight but pushed easy and has a sturdy basket. My son's almost 30lbs and the cheaper Graco isn't cutting it anymore.

It's a smaller version, only goes up to 50#.

 

[squirrel]

From what another poster posted last year she thought the Micro was a great stroller for children. It doesn't have as much of a recline or as large a sun shade as the City Mini.

 

[hellomark]

Hey...This is really informative thread. I like to buy city micra.

 

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[tigger51276]

I bought the city micro about 2-3 months ago for my DD2. I got mine from BRUS as I had gift cert and they put theirs on sale so it was only about $15 more expensive than allbebaby. I've since bought the parent console and child tray for the stroller both definitely needed in my opinion. I am also going to grab the cooler that attaches to the stroller as I know that will be invaluable at Disney. It's small but will be large enough to keep DD's milk cool (it "turned" within 30mins last Aug/Sept and we wasted a LOT of milk) and then to throw in the extra sides she doesn't eat at lunch/dinner (apple slices, grapes, carrots, apple sauce). I may even throw in some cracker pkgs and whatnot.
The downsides I see to the stroller are:

• the sunshade is not what the mini has, but that is easily fixed by buying on of the spf ones that attach to strollers
• the recline is almost non existant, it goes down very little, however a really tired child will most likely not be bothered by the lack of recline...my DD2 is a terrible napper but she's fallen asleep in the stroller several times now.
• the wheels do easily go over everything. my jogger has awesome wheels and go over/down sidewalks without hardly noticing a thing, these wheels will not. Even a large enough crack in the sidewalk has jerked the stroller to a quick stop. The mini has bigger wheels and they actually fit the micro so I've emailed babyjogger to see how much a set of wheels cost (usually they aren't too expensive).
• I'm not tickled where the basket is located (it's the same with the mini though). It's not easy to get at so I will most likely on use it for storing a rain cover (and at disney our rain ponchos). I get that the location of the basket is because you can add the cooler but still i'd rather the basket be easier to get to and the cooler (for those that choose to purchase it) harder to get to. There is also a large/deep mesh pocket on the back of the stroller (it's the length of the seat) that is good for storing some stuff.

Even though I find most of these things super important in a stroller, especially for Disney, I've found that what the stroller does offer makes up for the above. The way the stroller folds is AMAZING. I love it and constantly have folks coming over to me to say how cool that is and what kind of stroller is it. I will say that with the addition of the tray it makes it a little more awkward, but with practice it gets much better (you have to reach for the fold strap by going under the tray not over it or else your hand/arm will get caught in the fold). I can't believe how flat it folds. It takes up no room at all. Since the wheels pop off (and the tray) I can actually take it on the plane as a carry on item....just think no more worrying about getting to your destination just to discover the damage done to your stroller or in some cases utter destruction (happened to me a few times). It is easily maneuverable and can easily be pushed one handed. The sun shade is fine in most instances, but wouldn't cover little ones that are out in full sun all day.

Ok I think that's about it. Again I'd highly recommend it, but realize you will still need to put some extra money into the stroller. Granted you will still pay a lot less even with the additions than you would for the mini.