Baby Jogger - City Select 2 Stroller

My kids are older so I don't know the new brands as much. I had a baby jogger city select. It could hold infant seat/regular seat or 2 seats. I used it for 8 years before giving it to a neighbor. I loved the bigger tires. I borrowed a different stroller and I hated how it handled.

I have the baby jogger city select single to double - tons of different configurations, can do two bucket seats when they’re bigger or a bucket seat and bassinet, or bucket and get adapters for the infant car seat, etc. They’re super durable and can handle any terrain and can easily convert back to a single if you don’t want the big double at times. Even better is you can find them for super cheap on Facebook marketplace in really great condition because they were the trendy stroller brand a while ago, just in case you didn’t feel like spending a ton on Nuna or UppaBaby (I did have the Nuna infant car seat and was able to purchase adapters for it to fit easily into the Baby Jogger frame

Honestly there isn’t a stroller that’s truly easy to push in the snow with the bassinet attachment. I would plan to wear the baby the first winter, that way you can also keep the baby close and warm. But you would have to get either a jogger or a more high end full size stroller. My baby jogger city select did pretty well in the snow but when baby was very little it was just too cold to take him out much in the stroller and we baby wore instead

Baby jogger city select. Super tough stroller

As others have mentioned, snugglebugz and west coast kids are amazing. The staff understand how extremely overwhelming the process is. They'll ask you a few questions about you're lifestyle and where you may use it, and will narrow you down to a few options from there. They have everything in display to test out walking, folding, unfolding, etc. It's extremely helpful!!! The carseat is something to consider too as not all will fit in your vehicle and not all are compatible with a stroller. The staff can help you with this too. Our set up is baby jogger city select 2 eco (not my first choice but we got an INSANE deal) and clek liing carseat. I got adapters on marketplace for $20 to connect my carseat to the stroller (no need to pay full price!)

I love the baby jogger city mini gt2. It has a car seat you can pair with it to make it a travel system or it can be used just as a stroller. If you think there’s a chance of baby #2 soon after or want something modular I currently use a baby jogger city select and absolutely love it. Both strollers have a hand brake instead of a foot brake (so no fumbling for the brakes anymore), good shock absorption, good recline (and options so you don’t have to pick between upright or fully down), and large canopies. The city mini is one easy handle to fold and one solid piece. The city select is a frame and then you pick if you want the seat to face you, face front, or if you want to put a car seat on instead. Both have adjustable handlebars. I’m 5’2 and my husband is just under 6’ and the handlebar is comfortable for both of us.

I get my strollers second hand. So I have 2 double baby jogger city select systems and I paid $100 total (they were each $50) for: the frames, four seats, the adapters to put the second seat on each one (so two sets), two car seat adapters, two scooter boards, a parent tray, 2 child trays, and yeah…a lot of us aren’t rich we just buy second hand 😅

I was gifted the city select. Able to switch from bassinet to seats, plus can attach a standing platform Incase you plan for a third. (You do need to buy attachments separately)

+1 for the City Select. I also found an old second hand Baby Jogger Versa that uses the same type of seat connectors and that way I can take both kids in the double, drop the now 2 year old at kindergarten along with the bucket seat and go on with the baby, then at the end of the school day my husband uses the Versa chassis frame, mounts the seat that was left at kindergarten and picks up 2 year old.

Baby jogger city select 2, lived in Europe in a city with cobblestones and lots of rough streets with it and went on multiple triples to other countries within Europe. I believe the website said it was more narrow than the vista but it’s probably out of your price point (although sometimes certain colors are discounted). FWIW, a lot of people in my city in Europe had the vista and it was just fine.

I would say, it kind of depends on what you're willing to put up with. Is there a magic stroller out there that does all of those things super well? probably not. We have a Baby Jogger City Select. It has all of the features you're looking for, for the most part. We've taken it off road on trails when hiking and it handles that pretty well. You can upgrade the wheels if you want. It has adapters for a pretty decent variety of infant seats. There is a bassinet attachment if you want one. We have taken it on the plane while our baby was still in his infant seat. I will say it doesn't do any of those things perfectly, but it can work. Eventually we did end up getting a more lightweight stroller once we were out of the infant stage that is far less bulky for traveling and car seat compatibility was no longer a thing.