e-Gazelle S

Live in an area with lots of cobblestone and uneven sidewalks also am older and have bad knees. We went with the Cybex e-Gazelle. Has battery assist, bassinet and a long handle. Can also fit two kids if we are blessed with another successful embryo transfer. My cousin who is 3 days older than me laughed about an electric stroller until she hit the steep hill in our neighborhood. Then she was like oh yeah I see why you got this lol!

Right?! We have lots of trails near our home and we walk for an hour daily. Being able to have help up a steep hill or rock him to sleep while we stop by our local coffee shop for lunch has been so wonderful!

We have the e-gazelle and absolutely adore it!

We love our Cybex e gazelle but it’s v heavy, wouldn’t want to be taking it in and out of the car every day. It’s also huge so hard to fit in some small shops and cafes round here. Our friends have the bugaboo and really like it. We also have a joolz aer for quick appointments/holidays and it’s amazing, so light. If it wasn’t for the lack of storage space, we’d probably use this as our full time pram.

I spent about 30 minutes doing laps with it around the store. I was using the assist feature pretty much the whole time. In that time I lost 1 battery bar. I was trying to get it to lose 2 battery bars (4 total), but I gave up since it was taking a long time. I feel like the battery life is really good even if you're having the stroller do all the work all the time. Maneuverability seemed similar to any other large stroller. It's not a nimble stroller to begin with, but I had no issues making tight turns down aisles that are effectively just a little wider than the stroller itself. The weight of large strollers in general is on the high side, and this one weighs 4lbs more than its non-electric variant. So 28lbs to 32lbs basically. Since you're only really dealing with the weight when lifting it, not a huge concern. It's a $200 price difference between electric and non-electric with 4lbs of added weight. If you think you'd use the electric feature, then it seems worth it. I can see it being very useful both going up and down hills. The downhill assist is just a backwards action on the throttle/lever instead of a forward action, and it adds resistance to the wheels to help keep it from rolling away and pulling you down the hill. The wheels are decently sized, as you'd expect with a full sized stroller capable of adding a second seat, which allow it to handle off-road type terrain fairly easily. The electric assist has a slow start so it doesn't just take off as soon as you push forward to have it help. It took a little getting used to the lag between pushing the lever and having it take over, but I feel like it's the right decision for how this should behave. I was told there may be a video for this test later today or tomorrow, not a review video, just a "people saw me pushing the stroller and decided to add Jellycat to it every few laps and record me" kind of video.

If you can afford this Donkey 5, just go for it. I think you'll find it's worth it. This was my first choice but it just didn't beat the tandem Cybex eGazelle for me.

Cybex eGazelle all the way.

Our child hates the rocking function (it’s not smooth at all, it’s a good idea though) but it’s great for us on hills

We are lucky enough not to need a stroller daily, but it is our primary! It shockingly folds pretty flat, and you can always remove the battery and it just becomes the regular gazelle whenever needed!