Cruz V2 Stroller

Love the Cruz for walks or longer walk activities. Travel stroller for random appts or errands!

We love the Cruz for long outdoor walks. For every day use to run errands/leave in the trunk or travel, 100% recommend the Joolz.

Nah, uppababy cruz is perfect. We have the V2 and travel the world with it as well, with 3 kids now and the skateboard. The first one started having issues from overuse so we bought a 2nd hand one as well.

We have the uppababy minu and infant car seat for it. He’s 2.5 now so we don’t use the car seat and honestly didn’t use that for long so idk if it was worth it, but the minu is great. Super light/small and zips easily into a backpack you can carry on your bag and gate check. This is how we travel. I have a Cruz v2 for everyday use and wouldn’t travel with it

I have V2 Cruz that I bought new for my 2021 baby who was born in the East coast winter. I did not need the bassinet because I didn’t want to push a stroller in snow/slush. On nice days I went for walks baby wearing, then I used the car seat clipped into the stroller. We transitioned to the rumble seat at 12-14 weeks old (ps I believe the actual seat is the same for the Cruz versus the Vista). I love the Cruz. It’s super easy to manoeuvre in stores (smaller footprint than the vista), it’s lighter than vista and it’s more compact in my vehicle. My first started walking at 9m (Dec 2021) and only used the stroller sparingly the following summer when he was 18m(ish) old since he preferred to walk everywhere. But it certainly wasn’t too small (even though he was 99%ile height). I find the carriage space fine (I’m using it now for my 8 month old, it’s completely fine to get groceries with). As for car seats, if you’re considering the Nuna Pipa and the uppababy stroller, do yourself a huge favour and get the UB Mesa. It’s so nice to have a seat that just clicks in with a single button and not have to worry about adapters. I did end up picking up the UB bassinet from marketplace and used it as an indoor sleep space for my Jan 2025 baby… but I never actually used it with the stroller before he grew out of it (at 11-12w… 99%ile problems)

With my first we got the uppababy Cruz and I love this stroller. Many of my friends got the vista, but find it is harder to manoeuvre to run errands (and heavier to lift in and out of the vehicle and takes more space). I got the chicco keyfit 30 for the seat, and my 99%ile height baby had basically outgrown it by 6 months anyway.

I’m on east coast and I didn’t use my stroller outside until they were 12+ weeks… which was spring! It’s not a hearty winter stroller though

Agree with all this! I just used my Cruz to navigate some tight doorways at a recent doctor appt (older building) and anything bigger would have been a real challenge!

I’ve had two babies (Jan and Feb) and live in NB. Both outgrew the bassinet before it was warm enough (and also not too slippery/nice enough weather) to walk them outside. My first was an early walker and hasn’t been interested in the stroller since they were 16-18m old. Personally I wouldn’t do a double! I really liked my Uppababy Cruz and if you wanted a bassinet they are often on marketplace.

We have the Cruz, which does everything except snow. Then we have a cheap jogger stroller with huge wheels for that!

Strollers you get what you pay for (uppababy). Personally I don’t think the mesa is worth it though. It seems uncomfortable and if you have a long baby (both of mine were 99% height), they are grown out of it by 6 months old. The stroller is a real gem. Got it because I can afford it, definitely the item to splurge on if you can! (Even second hand, they seem to keep their value)

We travelled last summer with the Evenflo Titan (super light weight, it can do rear and forward facing up to 65lbs) and the Uppababy Cruz 2. We could put the car seat in the basket when walking around, it doesn't come with adapters but functionally worked for us. Also, if you do walk a lot, you may want a stroller with a larger basket for storage/groceries.

I live in the suburbs and the stroller that hit the sweet spot for me was the UPPAbaby Cruz V2, not the Vista.

Agree - I think closing the Cruz is actually super easy, I find opening it much harder!

We have the Cruz V2 and it’s been an amazing stroller. We’re on year 3 now and it’s been put through some serious abuse and still handles like a dream (but we don’t get a lot of snow so I’m not sure about that). I know the converters seem annoying but keep in mind your baby may not be in a bucket seat for long. We switched to a convertible car seat at 4-5 months as our son grew out of the Mesa and started to hate it. If you can get a cheaper, compatible infant bucket car seat (with converter) I would do that instead, or if you have a friend who no longer needs their Mesa or Aria that’s even better. We canvassed our friend network and ended up getting my friend’s Mesa that was only 8 months old (her baby grew out of it early too). There’s not much of a second hand market for car seats because of safety concerns so friends you trust might be glad to have you take it off their hands for $100 or something. UB products are really popular in my area so getting other secondhand stuff for the stroller like the bassinet and rain cover, accessories, etc. was really cheap and easy.

This is the way. I have the Cruz V2 and there’s 4 stairs to our parkade with a heavy door at the bottom and its much easier to keep baby in the stroller and use the back wheels over the stairs rather than take baby out and carry the stroller.