Cybex - Priam (2017 model with Lux Seat)

Same, I have a secondhand Cybex Priam originally from 2017 and it’s still Iike new despite heavy use and travelling.

Cybex Priam(my love!!!) and we changed it to Elodie Mondo(my second love, sweden brand) when my son was 2.3. The reason for change: we changed the country, there was no elevator in our new building, so we needed a super lightweight stroller. Both strollers are easy to wash. Materials are comfortable for baby. Both easy to fold. Elodie has a huge canopy-important if you plan some naps out of home, and if you live in a hot sunny Florida👌🏽 Priam works even on the sand! There are no bad roads for Priam. And it’s quality and softness…I really love it!🥰 Moreover, both strollers can easily support big kids up to 22 kg. Elodie Mondo is for babies from 6 months up to 4 years Cybex Priam 0—4 years. Recommend them both!!!

I did not go with Uppababy because my friend had it and it was huge. I am 5’ 2” and on the go a lot and wanted luxury but not giant. I initially went with the Cybex Priam but it also felt very large lugging in and out of the car by myself. The way it doesn’t technically latch made it awkward to maneuver. We were doing some traveling so I got a Cybex Libelle for the fold but it wasn’t great for under 1 because it didn’t lay flat for nap, so then we tried the Cybex Coya. We took it on to vacation in Hawaii and I LOVED the fold and look, but the seat doesn’t sit fully upright (similar to Bugaboo Butterfly) so my son hated sitting in it. We then bought the Nuna TRVL LX - different than regular TRVL and we love it! It has a one hand fold, decent size basket, nice sturdy bar and lays flat for nap time. I wish I would have purchased this one from the get go for my on the go/trvl stroller since the nuna car seats pop right on it for infants. Given I realized how important size is, if I were to do this all over again… I would have gone with a Nuna Triv OR Cybex Gazelle as my luxury stroller for something with a bassinet and then the TRVL LX for our on the go stroller.

We went with the Cybex Coya and very pleased with it . Great for travel. I will say we have two strollers. The Priam and the Coya. Priam, main workhorse for day to day getting around without subway. coya for subway and traveling around city.

If money’s no issue, I’d go with two prams - a normal one and a travel friendly one. 1. Cybex Priam – legit the Rolls-Royce of prams. Has an auto-rocker (yes, it rocks the baby for you 😍), super smooth ride, looks fancy, and works with bassinet or capsule. 2. GB Qbit City – your travel sidekick. Light, folds tiny (fits in many plane overhead!), stays in the car boot, and perfect for 6 months+. Great for quick trips without lugging a giant pram. Post baby my core strength was non-existent. So the travel one was so much easy for me to take in and out of car boot.

I started my stroller journey by buying a highly recommended stroller and hating it... and ended up with multiple ones, which turned into testing over 100 models and reviewing them :) That said: NOT LOVING: Uppababy Vista - rides smooth, but too big and bulky Mockingbird - awful, scary with recalls, doesn't drive smoothly as all Cybex Orfeo - too flimsy Cybex Coya - where do I even begin with this bad fold GB Pockit - not worth your fingers Ergobaby Metro - too heavy for a travel stroller and unfold feels meh SummerInfant 3d quickclose - too good to be true, super flimsy Nuna TRVL - too short seat, too big to take into the cabin and too expensive for what it is Uppababy Minu - too big for a travel stroller model, weird bumper bar and flimsy canopy LOVING: Cybex Priam - amazing, especially the e-version. If I were to get a one full-size stroller this would be my top choice Stokke Yoyo3 - most well-known and guaranteed on board Joolz Aer - smooth ride, great accessories Joolz Hub2 - solid mid-size option Cybex Gazelle - good for 2 under 2 Bombi - good mid-size option Bugaboo Butterfly 2 - didn't like the first version, but these upgrades made it better Mamazing - good budget option Zoe Traveler - amazing canopy and solid stroller Inglesina Quid - cute solid compact stroller

Personally I found the JL appointment a little…anticlimactic. They had a limited range and I felt like they were pushing certain brands. We went to ‘The Baby Show’ and that was so helpful and informative, albeit a little overwhelming but the JL appointment helped us dip our toes in the water first. They had a test track you could take the buggies on and the sales people were so helpful with each of the features. 100% would recommend going to the show if you have the energy and time! We decided to get a Cybex Priam at the show. It’s pricey but was right for us and the discount from the show helped us feel better about spending that much.

We got the Cybex Priam for our main stroller and the Uppababy Minu V3 for our travel stroller.

For us the decision to buy an expensive set was the car seat. We wanted to buy the best car seat we could afford, and so we bought the stroller that was compatible with that but also had a gondola option (which in Europe is a must, I have impression in some areas people manage without it). So we went with Cybex - we had the baby car seat that could be attached to the stroller, gondola, and a seat for a toddler which we are using now. Our child is 3 and I think we will still be using our stroller for the next year or two. Was it necessary to buy this expensive set? I’m not sure, but it is definitely a very solid product: we used it almost daily, still use it often, summer, winter, snow, etc and we never had any issues. Maybe only in the forest - the amortisation was not the most optimal for that. Now, where I do see the difference in quality is the travel strollers. We were given a second hand one from a friend first, but it was horrible. Difficult to open with one hand, heavy, not really easy to operate. We went to the shop and tested some travel strollers, felt the difference and bought Aer + from Joolz and we still think it’s just amazing. The engineering of its system is just perfect.

I like the cybex priam wheels and suspension as an alternative to uppababy 1 hand fold and I've had great use of it on trails and a sand / cart mode For travel the cybex libelle, subcompact stroller