Mini Bravo Sport Stroller

I got a Chicco mini bravo sport travel system. I like the car seat the stroller is pretty simple nothing fancy but that’s what I wanted. Haven’t out the stroller together yet so idk how heavy it is.  Then have a hand me down graco stroller from sister in law that has a bit more and is heavier.

I have 2 strollers for our 17 month old. One is a Bob jogging stroller that I bought new. I love it. It pushes so easy, is great for walks, running, hiking, ect. That being said, it barely fits in the back of my husbands small car, so we can only take it if we are taking the SUV. But that's not really an issue for us. My other stroller is the Chico Bravo Mini that I bought for $50 from FB market place. I bought it when I was going on my first plane ride with baby at 4 month because it would work with my chico carseat. It mostly only gets used for travel, but I don't mind if it gets beat up going through the airplane because I bought it used.

regular and travel. Got the travel system bc I had to fly solo with baby unexpectedly. Honestly, I now just use the travel. The regular graco model I had was so heavy and such a hassle to get in and out of car. And the stupid brake was so hard to release. I love my chicco mini bravo! I can now do everything one handed, such a breeze! Highly recommend

chico’s mini travel system (mini bravo i think?). So easy to collapse one handed and with minimal effort. And easy to brake. I had a graco prior that I would struggle with to collapse and get in the car, and to brake. Huge difference for my body!

We used the infant seat and a little chicco trolley thing. Like a much smaller lightweight stroller. I was able to use the carrier fairly quickly but the combo was easier.

Id suggest picking out a carseat, then seeing what strollers are compatible. Then you don't need to worry about another adapter I had a Chicco Bravo and it worked fine on sidewalks/side of the road in winter. To be clear I used it as a going for walks for fun stroller, not a heavy duty commuting stroller. But it was what I needed and cost effective ($200 vs the $1k+ top of the line strollers!). It also folded fine into my small car, and wasn't too annoying to carry up 3 porch steps No clue about the bassinet but I just used the car seat with mine. By 8 months or so, baby liked sitting up and watching the world go by instead of sleeping anyways. Or honestly I wasn't going to "use up" a nap in the stroller. Strollers were for keeping baby occupied, naps at home so I could get stuff done! So never needed the bassinet

I have the Chicco Bravo and I love it. It doesn't have any of the issues you just described. Its convenient in every way. My only complaint about it is it is a little heavy, but not enough to make me want something different so it can't be that bad! Lol 

I have never tried a stroller over $500 but my chicco bravo works great for us. I'm going to add my 2 cents because I didn't see these in the comments. - Is this your first child? If you use the super expensive stroller for multiple children it's going to be more "worth it." When I was pregnant I thought I would have 2 close together but now we have decided to be one and done. So ideal family size might impact how much you want to spend? - I didn't get a bassinet stroller and then I regretted it because I wanted to have baby fall asleep flat in the stroller and sleep safely. So then I bought a cheap bassinet stroller from Amazon that I only used in the house. We would put baby in that and roll around the kitchen getting things done. Of course you could do this with your main stroller but I didn't like the idea of the dirty wheels coming into the house . - People mention secondhand. If you are in the US see if there is a Rhea Lana sale by you.