Cybex - Cybex Libelle

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.

I know it's not on your list but I tried out a few travel strollers at Nordstrom (Libelle, Joolz Aer, Uppababy Minu, and one of the Nunas) and ended up going with the Uppababy Minu. It's supposed to fit in an overhead bin but can't confirm. Ergobaby Metro was on our list.

We have the Cybex libelle, folds up super small and fits in the overhead bin. Our baby is about 3 months old though and we have the Cybex infant car seat so the libelle comes with adaptors for the Aton infant car seat We bought our travel stroller on FB marketplace if that helps with managing costs! You’re only going to use it a few times any ways I imagine (not as frequently as your primary stroller) so could be a better route

I recommend the cybex stroller. We have the cybex melio gold. We used to live in NYC. We recently moved out to the suburbs but we're still using our stroller. It's so lightweight, and folds down easily. We have taken this stroller everywhere on public transport. It has a huge basket, so I would often walk up and grab groceries or any miscellaneous items. There isn't a cup holder, but I bought the momcozy stroller organizer, and that's worked out great. We recently bought my mil the cybex libelle ($299) to keep at her house, and she loves how light it is. She's arthritic so I wanted something I knew would be easier to handle.

I bought a second hand Nuna Pipa car seat and Nuna Mixx stroller off fb marketplace. The combo was great when my son was in an infant car seat and we just clicked it into the stroller. Great. When he grew out of the infant car seat and was just using the stroller is when it all went downhill. The stroller by itself is sooooo heavy, clunky, and complicated! My baby screams like there’s no tomorrow when I try to buckle him in and please tell me why the buckling has so many parts? Also unless you drive a Yukon and have a truck the stroller will take up your entire trunk space. We bought a cybex libelle travel stroller and literally never looked back. It lightweight, folds up so tiny and even comes with adapters for an infant car seat like the nuna. 90% of the time we use a stroller now, we use the Cybex. We only use the Nuna for occasional walks or if we’re going somewhere without smooth terrain

The gb pokit and the cybex libelle 2 both are the same stroller with minor finishing differences. They both come with arms that click in easily to the nuna pipa lite rx. It folds up nicely into a little bag (sold separately) and can fit in an overhead bin as well. They’re not as nice as the other brands mentioned, but you can buy new for <$200 on amazon right now.

Op, I found the best to have two strollers. One travel one (I have a cybex Libelle but wish I had gone for the yoyo), and one more rugged one (I have the baby jogger city select). The baby jogger is a beast. I can carry two cases of Costco water bottles on the basket. Very useful for grocery runs and baby is always comfortable due to the reclining options and big shade. Can also go over mud and grass and large sidewalks like it’s nothing. But it is quite heavy. I switch them depending on what I need

We brought our Cybex Libelle 2 with us and it was incredibly useful. We attached a beach chair strap to the handles and we were able to collapse it and walk down metro stairs without issue. I believe the GB pockit All City is a similar model.

We love our libelle! It was supposed to be a stroller for travel in the future but we wound up using it wayyyyyy more than expected simply because it was so convenient and folded up super small and took hardly any space in the trunk!

Cybex Libelle 2 Ultra Compact. It folds so small it fits in the overhead compartment of the plane. It's lightweight, easy set up and to maneuver. The baby loved it. We took it to South America this past week. One negative, it does not go flat, but it does fit a car seat if you have tiny baby.

My wife and I initially bought the Cybex Gazelle S after comparing it to the Vista. We plan to have a 2nd so having a stroller that can be for 2 down the road was important. The Vista if being used with 2 toddler seats i believe the front can handle only a max of 35lbs vs the Gazelle was 50 lbs.. and honestly - on sale the Vista is still over $1K while the Gazelle was under $900. So for us Price, Availability (back then the color we wanted for either brands were back ordered), Weight capacity of the 2nd seat. We were lucky enough that Snugglebugz had a warehouse sale back in Q4 2023 (cause they were moving)- we found the Gazelle S (MSRP $1199) for $600 in the color we wanted (only thing was damaged box), the Cot (MSRP $349) for $175 (same color) and the Cybex Beezy in pink (MSRP $579) for $290. We bought the Beezy as a travel stroller. It was small and light and honestly we use it for grocery runs as we only drive a mazda 3 hatch. Having the frame of the gazelle in the truck leaves pretty much no room for groceries.. so we switch. And both strollers came with the adapters to mount the infant car seat which was perfect in early stages. (https://imgur.com/a/LwtgNGI) We have then sold the Beezy and bought the Cybex Libelle instead. Why? The fold is smaller. I heard about horror stories from friends having to bring their travel stroller, getting asked to gate check it and damaged when they get to their destination. The Libelle is small enough that I can put it in a backpack (its pretty much the same as one of the GB Pockit travel strollers - i think its the same "mother" company as Cybex. Just the materials are just more premium with Cybex) and I can take it with me as carry on so its always with me (https://imgur.com/yoRJGFS) Good luck with your delivery! We had ours January 2024! I'm still trying to recover from sleep but I cannot complain about being tired cause I know I wont hear the end of it from my wife. And good luck with your search!

What we ended up getting was the Guava Lotus and the Cybex Libelle. Both for its size. The Libelle comes with adapters for the carseat (Cybex Cloud G)

I have a jogging stroller and a travel stroller. The jogging stroller is huge and takes up so much space so for mall trips and stuff (starting around 6 months) I use the travel stroller. It folds up so small and fits in my cars “under trunk” space. It’s the cybex libelle.

"Travel System" just means a stroller bundled with a compatible car seat. Most strollers are compatible with multiple car seats with adapters, so I wouldn't limit myself to just packages advertised as travel systems. The notable exceptions are Uppababy car seats, which I think are only compatible with Uppababy strollers, and Nuna strollers, which are only compatible with Nuna car seats. Apologies in advance as my examples are mostly the higher-end brands; I swear I'm not a plug for any of them, it's just the space I've done the most research. IMHO, the main factor you should consider (aside from budget) is lifestyle. I'd broadly group strollers into 5 categories (excluding 3-wheelers and side-by-sides, which I don't know much about). Narrowing down which category fits your lifestyle best will help you eliminate a bunch of strollers immediately, which will make it much easier to further narrow down the best choice for you: 1. Ultracompact/travel strollers: - Most compact fold; IATA-compliant (i.e., approved as overhead luggage by most* airlines, although each airline may be different) - Typically <= 15-ish lbs - Non-reversible seats - Typically tiny wheels (<= 6" at rear) and minimal suspension - E.g.: Uppababy Minu v3, Bugaboo Butterfly, Joolz Aer+, Stokke/Babyzen Yoyo, Cybex Libelle, Peg Perego Volo, Ergobaby Metro +/3 2. Compact/Lightweight (Non-reversible) - Bigger (but still compact) fold, but probably not cabin approved. Can gate-check - Typically <=20-ish lbs - Non-reversible seats - Slightly bigger wheels (maybe 6-8" at rear) - E.g., Uppababy Minu v2, Nuna TRVL/TRVL LX, Cybex Beezy, Silver Cross Dune, Peg Perego Selfie 3. Hybrid (Lightweight Modular) - Bigger fold again, so won't fit in overhead, but should be able to gate-check. - <=24 lbs - Reversible (i.e., modular) seats - Bigger wheels (typically 7-10" at rear) - e.g., Nuna TRIV Next, Bugaboo Dragonfly, Peg Perego Vivace, Cybex Mios, Joolz Hub 2 4. Full-size Single (Modular) - Much bulkier fold; might not be able to gate-check, most likely have to be checked luggage - Typically >24 lbs - Bigger wheels (typically 10"+ at rear) - E.g., Uppababy Cruz v2, Nuna Mixx Next, Cybex Balios S Lux 2, Cybex Priam, Peg Perego Veloce, Silver Cross Reef, Bugaboo Fox, Joolz Day 5. Single-to-double - Has ability to add a second seat - Biggest folded dimensions; will be checked luggage - Typically >26 lbs - Biggest wheels (typically 11"+ at rear) - E.g., Uppababy Vista v2/v3, Nuna Demi Grow/Next, Cybex Gazelle S, Peg Perego Ypsi/Agio Z4, Silver Cross Wave, Bugaboo Kangaroo, Joolz Geo Everything above is a gross generalization - the Bugaboo Fox has massive 12" rear wheels and the Agio Z4 is lighter and folds more compact than most full-size single strollers. I think it might be easier to ignore categories 1 and 5 above as they have more specific use cases, unless you're having twins (although a side-by-side might be better in this case) or know for a fact you'll want the ability to toss the stroller in the overhead right from the get-go. So, between categories 2-4, the first question would be whether you want a reversible seat so the baby can face you? If you want this feature, then eliminate category 2. You're left with just 3 and 4, which should hopefully be a more manageable decision. Do you live downtown and walk everywhere? Then a compact fold might not matter for you and you'll want a sturdier stroller that can go over more varied types of terrain and stand up to all-day use - so stick to the full-size single category. If you live in the suburbs and drive everywhere, you might want what I've called a "hybrid", which has a reversible seat but still folds smaller than other full-size singles (easier to fit in trunk). As others have mentioned, I would also highly recommend trying them in-store. I actually found Dear-born baby to have more strollers to play around with than WCK, which had many options locked up.

We started out with the uppababy vista, it was my dream stroller and I had to convince my husband because of the price tag “but common it’ll be so handy when we have two!” We also got the kick board for it so we have multiple setups. But the thing is heavy, and huge. I got an umbrella stroller for an international trip for airports a couple years ago, which was super cheap but it did the job; my in laws use it mostly now because they can never figure out the vista. And now we just got the cybex libelle for a trip to South America. We still brought the vista but I figured after a 14-16 hr travel day with 3 kids, we would be happy to not have to carry the toddler around (baby in the carrier and oldest can walk)

We bought the cybex libelle 2 for Japan which is similar to the Pockit. Right now my Lo is 8 months old by the time we go to Japan she will be 13 months old. now she rides it in big and doesn’t look so comfortable. By 1 year old does the child sit better in the pockit?

Thank you. I was debating to keep it or return it. We want something compact for travel. How did your pockit stand up for the trip? Did you continue to use it for other trips?

Many travel strollers do not officially meet the airline dimensions. I have the Cybex Libelle which is the GB Pockit All City. Most GB Pockits fold up smaller than many other travel strollers. They don’t have 1 hand fold. The cheapest one doesn’t have some features like recline and you need to watch the model names, +, is a different model than without it.

Exactly. We flew from the US to Europe and went with two Cybex Libelles. They’ve been really handy for crowd trips as well since they pack up so small.

It doesn’t fit anything on your list, but we got the Cybex Libell for our twins when we went to Europe and loved how small it folded.

I like my Cybex Libelle! My Nuna Pipa carseat fits using the included adapters

Yeah we had to buy two strollers 🙃 one for everyday for the car seat and bassinet. And one for travel. We bought the Cybex Gazelle S because it converts from one kid to two. And the Cybex Libelle for traveling.

I just tried a Cybex today at the store and while it was nice, I had the hardest time getting it to fold. 😭

Yeah my husband and I were both interested in it until we tried to collapse it 😂 The search continues!

Not Maxi Cosi, but I can share some of my thoughts on other strollers that may help. I went to WestCoast Kids to try out some strollers recently, I’m due in a few weeks so my experience is from using friends and families over the past couple of years. I ended up leaving with the bugaboo fox 5 (not the renew) with the bassinet / stroller seat and got a Nuna car seat. I think all together it came out to be 2,000 ish. I found it on sale luckily. I was eyeing a Cybex stroller and a Nuna stroller. The folding of the Cybex was unbearable for me, required two hands and just folding it at the store over stimulated me. Nuna was my second option if bugaboo didn’t work out and they have travel sets. UppaBaby felt too hefty for me, but I used it a while back and not the newer ones. UppaBaby does have a really lightweight car seat that you can attach to the stroller, I believe it’s the Aria. I wanted that one but it’s not compatible with my stroller.

I love my cybex stroller !

Yeah, nah. Cybex strollers really are the shit. I bought a middle of the park discounted one and it grieves me whenever I see someone else with a Cybex stroller not having 10% of my pains to stow it away.