Bugaboo Gecko Stroller - Red Baby Stroller

Worth the investment

By Ryan  Nov 23, 2006 | 1 out of 1 found this Bugaboo Gecko Stroller - Red review helpful

Pros: High quality, good visibility

Cons: Cost, silly strap

We purchased this stroller for our second child, we were not as tech crazy when we bought the graco stroller for our first child (the same graco stroller everyone has). We were looking for a stroller that was outside the box, had a good design, and c...ould be run for a test drive. This led us to the Bugaboo. The ride is excellent, very smooth. Pushing this stroller is like rolling a ball down the sidewalk, there doesn't seem to be any friction holding back your ride. Which is great. Around some sloped corners, it can get a little top heavy if you have a large child in the stroller, but not something to be too concerned with. The bassinet is excellent, perfect for a newborn. At the mall it also doubles as a changing station to keep them off the germ infested stations in the restrooms. It also serves for some pretty safe storage for personal items, since you have to do some substantial unzipping in order to get anything out of the bassinet. The multiposition and flipping handle bar are excellent. The flipping handle bar is great for loading and unloading in to the car, just push the Bugaboo to the car, put on the brake, open the door and flip the handle and your child is ready to be loaded into the car. The stroller is a bit pricey, but a good investment in a very solid product. The other con to the product is a silly strap, which when you use the stroller at the beach and have only two wheels, you strap this thing on your hand so your kid doesn't fall to the ground if you let go. This is obviously a CYA design, because it doesn't go with any of the rest of the "high design" but regardless, it is not a terrible nuisance. Read more Less