City Mini or Britax B Agile?

[phewms]

I'll be at the World in May with my (then) 6 year old and my 13 month old. The 6 year old will walk and I will purchase a stroller for the baby before the trip.
Those of you with experience with both, which would you get? I was leaning toward the Britax but some of the reviews complained that the seat doesn't sit all the way up right. We rented a City Mini for our trip last year (for the 6 year old) and he nor my husband (who did all the folding/lifting) didn't have any complaints.

 

[Elleshoodat]

I'll be at the World in May with my (then) 6 year old and my 13 month old. The 6 year old will walk and I will purchase a stroller for the baby before the trip.

Those of you with experience with both, which would you get? I was leaning toward the Britax but some of the reviews complained that the seat doesn't sit all the way up right. We rented a City Mini for our trip last year (for the 6 year old) and he nor my husband (who did all the folding/lifting) didn't have any complaints.

We only have the B-Agile, and no, the seat back does not sit at a 90-degree angle to the seat. There's a workaround, though, that I learned from an Amazon review: Take the straps hanging from the back of the seat, wrap them around the frame and snap the "D" of the strap onto the frame. It's worked for us.

 

[bcbmommy]

We only have the B-Agile, and no, the seat back does not sit at a 90-degree angle to the seat. There's a workaround, though, that I learned from an Amazon review: Take the straps hanging from the back of the seat, wrap them around the frame and snap the "D" of the strap onto the frame. It's worked for us.

Love that idea! I'm going to see if that will work on my B Ready. That's my only complaint with that stroller.

 

[squirrel]

There is another post a bit farther down with the same question.

I checked at www.albeebaby.com and found out that the Britax holds an extra 5 lbs and it weighs slightly less than the City Mini.

 

[PocahontasLookALike]

that little trick won't work on the b ready because the seat adjustment mechanism is totally different than the b agile. (I have a b ready and LOVE it!)

Having tested out both the CM and the BA, it pains me to say this (and a little part of me dies when I type this, being a DIE HARD britax fan), but the CM seemed to be a little better.

Now there are pros and cons to each...if you are tall, the b agile will be better as it is designed for someone with a longer stride.

I actually spoke to the owner of a stroller rental company and she said they are phasing out their BA's simply because they cannot take the day to day beatings of theme park touring like the CM's do.

Both have GREAT baskets and GREAT hoods (a must for these parks!)

I think the brake system on the BA is a little more 'foot friendly'.

CM's are EVERYWHERE at disney parks so you'll want to differentiate yours in someway.

Good luck and have fun stroller shopping! I'm a stroller junkie

 

[phewms]

Thanks so much everyone!
I still haven't made a decision. I still have a little time!