I know you said no side-by-sides, but have you looked at the [Valco Baby Twin Slim](http://pyLRJWIwYLZyX36g7i15n9UMWbEPfkgOvO)? It is only 26 inches wide, weighs only 24 pounds, and has a max weight capacity of 45 pounds per seat. It is also compatible with 1 car seat, but I am not sure which car seats it is compatible with. It is decently expensive to buy new, but you could probably find a used one for a good price. I have the Valco Trend Duo, which is a bit bigger, and I love it! I have zero problems getting it through doorways, between aisles, etc. Valco is very good at making strollers narrow enough for daily use.
I've never tried the Bombi, but we had a Valco Slim Twin for a while and it was a great stroller. We just weren't using it enough for me to justify keeping it. But I still wish we had it lol. I imagine the Valco Trend Duo is great too!
We rented the Zoe once for travel and I really disliked it lol.
I agree with seeing and manipulating the strollers in person if possible. All of these (and two other options, the baby jogger city select and bugaboo kangaroo) are solid single stroller options if you want something large/full size/heavy duty. But they are all large lol. As a twin mom this type of stroller worked great as a fancy car seat frame stroller but I haaaaated using it as a double with the actual stroller seats when my twins outgrew their infant seats. It felt huge to push and mainly, it was a pain to get in or out of the car - unfold frame, add both stroller seats, then remove babies from the car and rebuckle into the stroller, or in reverse remove both seats individually then fold the stroller frame when loading the car. I lasted a week before I impulse bought a fairly lightweight side by side double stroller with a one-piece/one-step fold, and it was a lot better for our day to day needs.
After that experience I am more or less convinced that many families won’t find one individual stroller model that truly meets all their needs across different ages/stages for multiple kids. This may be the case for you with the need for a lighter, smaller stroller. So I would also consider getting a lightweight single now (something like Bugaboo Butterfly, Bugaboo Dragonfly, Joie Nutmeg, Nuna Triv next, Uppababy Minu) and a compatible car seat; then wait and explore the lightweight double stroller market when the time comes (Valco Slim Twin or Duo Trend, Uppababy Minu Duo, Zoe, etc).
Valco Slim Twin and Nuna TRVL Dubl
Both lightweight, pack up easily, and fit through doorways without a worry. Enough accessories for us and our kids.
Started with the Valco and ended up buying the Nuna as an upgrade pic that we kept in the car for around town. The Valco - especially with the upgraded sport wheels - is a good “around the neighborhood” double.
Love our baby Valco! We got the “slim twin” so it would fit in our apartment buildings elevator, but the more common one is called the trend duo. I see them all around Brooklyn and ours works great!
I got the valco slim twin! It’s a side by side that has *the same width* as the uppababy vista and other strollers which are stacked / tandem. Fits everywhere! Bought it because we were moving to Europe and I was concerns about narrow doorways but my uppababy vista felt too heavy/bulky to deal with steps etc so I needed a lighter stroller. The slim twin is both significantly lighter, narrower, but also side by side
I am moving to Madrid and some of the old buildings similarly require a flight of stairs even to access the elevator shaft. Many buildings have narrow corridors. The most lightweight and narrow double strollers are the Valco Slim Twin (get it in Sport version or buy normal version and add the infinity wheels which is what the Sport comes with) and the Mountain Buggy Duet. These are the two models my friends who are in similar situations swear by
Seconding the valco slim twin. We had an uppabay vista 2 for the first 5 months. There were lots of things I liked about it - materials, super smooth ride with huge wheels, large basket, and lie flat seats that meant you could skip getting the bassinets if you wanted. We had also been interested in the Donkey but had heard enough stories of friends struggling to get it through doorways of older buildings.
However, there were a few things that didn’t work for us either with the vista.Mainly, it’s a “garage stroller”, that you want to store in your garage ready to walk out the door. In order words it’s very heavy and bulky when disassembled and occupies the entire trunk of our car. Similar to the bugaboo donkey, if you Will never be loading and unloading this stroller into your car you should be fine but otherwise I would not recommend these strollers. I also live in a neighborhood that’s hilly, and the stroller without a single baby in it is already extremely heavy to push up any incline and scary to control walking down a hill.
We are moving to Europe so I started researching strollers that would be narrow in width, side by side (the tandem ones are long and so if you are in older buildings with tight hallways and small elevators it’s not ideal), and super light so I could get it up the steps to any building or public transportation easily. I considered the Zoe but its 30 inches wide vs the Valco slim twin that’s 26 inches wide (and I believe they weigh the same, about 23 lbs), which is a big difference for handling tight corners, buses and subways. In comparison vista v2 as a double is 26 width but 35lbs in weight.
So we bought the Valco Slim Twin and am extremely happy with it. The seats go completely flat. I upgraded the tires as well though that’s not strictly necessary, I just wanted the best suspension for cobblestone villages!
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