UPPAbaby - MINU (2018 Model)

Happy to share! I made the mistake of getting a full-sized stroller (Mockingbird) with my first and that was NOT travel friendly 😅 I sold it and we have been exclusively use “compact” strollers as primary since my son was about 1 and a half or maybe younger. We currently have used versions of the Minu v1 and the Babyzen YoYo. I strongly dislike the YoYo… the fold is two steps, requires two hands, and is too complicated for grandparents to do. The harness also detaches into 5 separate pieces which drives me crazy when trying to buckle. The Minu v1 is amazing as an everyday stroller. So sturdy, so easy to use. That said, now that we are expecting our second, I’m thinking about selling BOTH of our current strollers and putting that money towards a Minu v3 or Joolz Aer+, so that we have a more compact stroller that I actually enjoy using (unlike the YoYo). I do not think non-parent facing is a deal-breaker at all, and I think for travel you’ll be fine with just car seat. I would definitely look for strollers that fold with the car seat adapters and where you don’t need to remove the seat in order to use it with a car seat. That way once your baby is over 6 months (or younger if you are parked somewhere), baby can stretch out for a nap… but again, we did many car seat naps 🙂 I’m sorry I don’t know much about the other options you mention, but I think the Minu v3 is INCREDIBLE! I wouldn’t worry too much about finding a true “travel system” if you mean buying the car seat + stroller from the same brand. I thought I needed this too in the beginning, but it’s not necessary and might limit your options too much! just make sure the stroller works with a car seat (usually through adapters with easy click in and out) and can fold with the adapters on. Both the Minu (v2 and v3) and Joolz Aer+ can do that. My infant car seat is a Nuna Pipa.

mom of one with a second on the way -- If it markets itself as newborn ready, I think that recline should be fine. the "flat" idea is just so they dont slide around. don't get the metro+, unless they've made improvements I haven't seen to the canopy -- you'll want lots of shade for your newborn. i LOVE my original Minu (and would love the V2 even more), but the Joolz Aer is slightly more travel-friendly if that is important to you. It is small enough to bring into the airplane cabin if you're concerned about gate checking and is lighter/smaller. And you are smart to prioritize one-hand fold, that is crucial! And the reason I do NOT like the YoYo.

Thoughts about the uppababy MINUs - Minu v1 I think this is the only version that has a collapsible bassinet option. I do not think you can buy this version from uppababy anymore or the bassinet accessory. I’ve seen these floating around Facebook marketplace sometimes. - Minu v2: uppababy just stopped making Minu v2s but all the accessories are still available at their website, and lots of Minu v2s are still in stock in most retailers and goodbuygear. I previously had a Minu v2 and I absolutely loved it. You can get car seat adapters so it can be compatible with uppababy’s car seat and bassinet attachment (which is safe sleep approved), and then at 3mo you can start using the regular seat. The only thing is you need to uninstall the fabric seat to use the bassinet with the adapters, but I didn’t need the fabric seat at the time anyways. -Minu v3: uppababy just released this version, it is about the size of the bugaboo butterfly now so it can go on the overhead compartment of the plane. It has sturdier wheels than the butterfly and is “newborn friendly.” Unfortunately uppababy decided not to make the traditional bassinet compatible with this stroller, but the seat almost lies flat so it’s “not necessary.” It does have car seat adapters though so that is helpful. None of the minus have reversible seats. But the Minu v2 has the bassinet that you can have facing toward you. Note on the YOYOs: I have less experience with the yo-yo, but i briefly used the newborn attachment and I really found it handy. It was nice to have a super compact stroller in tight spaces where I could potentially lay my little one for a nap in a friends house or restaurant. The yo-yo also has a bassinet shell that can be used, and car seat adapters for the nuna. However I think you have to use one adapter/set at a time (you can’t keep the newborn attachment on under and attach the car seat on top. ) The yo-yo2 and 3 frame is the same, but the yoyo3 fabric seat has a much better shade coverage. If you get the full stroller and a newborn pack separately, definitely get the yoyo3 and not a yoyo2. Alternatively you can get the yoyo2 and separately buy a yoyo3 color pack.

We've brought our Minu V1 on many many flights. The key was to carry it on in the UB backpack. We didn't break it down at the gate or try to stroll it down the jetbridge. We usually travel with a carseat anyway so we use the carseat on its cart as a "stroller" in the airport and my husband has the Minu V1 in the backpack the whole time (from airport dropoff to getting on the plane). People have marveled at us taking it out of the backpack when we arrive at our destination and get off the plane.

We love our travel stroller. It’s our main everyday bc folding it is so easy. The UB Minu v1. Considering the V3 once it’s out. It doesn’t meet your price but it’s so smooth and sturdy. Underbasket storage isn’t huge but I learned to pack efficiently. We’ve flown and cruised with it a bunch. Fits in the overhead bin - we’ve always used the branded backpack. There are probably Minu V2s on sale, which are almost exactly the same. Edit: we also have the Zoe travel version which is basically a Minu dupe. It’s held up extremely well and the brake is a little sticky but otherwise we love it. We keep it at my sister’s house in FL and it’s our main Disney stroller.

We use a travel stroller as our main - for almost 5 years now. We have the Uppababy Minu v1 and if I didn’t have 10 other strollers I’d have bought the v2 or v3 when they came out. That being said we’re in and out of our cars a lot. Like 2-3x a day. So easy foldability is key for us. I loved the quality of the Vista and how well it pushed on uneven terrain. But ended up giving it away to a friend who walks everywhere in her daily life. It was too bulky in our garage for only taking to our local playground. I’ll also say I didn’t want to invest in the Vista as a double bc of how annoying it would be to fold and also the reviews of how hard it is to maneuver with your bigger kid in front and baby up top. So generally I advise ppl to get the Cruz instead bc once baby 2 comes along there are better options. And depending on the age gap we ended up using a single stroller and baby carrier more often than our double.

If you get the older version uppababy Minu (v1) it has the basinet that folds down which is so nice, can also be used as regular stroller and can attach car seat (I had the Chicco keyfit w and adapter but can get car seat that fits).

I’ve got the original minu which I used HEAVILY as my primary stroller for my now 4 yo. I’ve got a baby due in March and am planning on getting the v3 if it launches in time (otherwise I’ll just use a car seat in a cady for the first few months and revert to our old minu once this kid is big enough). FWIW I had the vista as well but gave it away because we found ourselves only using the minu 

also recommend the minu! we have the first version and have been using it for three years and it is still in great condition. we live in queens and do a lot of walking, the push is smooth and it handles nyc's messed up sidewalk well. we have also taken it out east for apple and pumpkin picking and while it doesnt do amazing on grass and gravel, it works. have also flown with it many times and is great for travel too. plus we live on the second floor of a walk up and its easy to carry up and down while also holding our child.

No! I dont think that about you at all, more so realized I was being the kind of person that bothers me a lot in my life: challenging me about my solution with another solution ive already considered. I don’t think I regret it, but I much prefer the Cruz v1 that I bought secondhand. Before baby, we traveled a lot. I find the Cruz to be too big to store in my trunk, so the butterfly stays in the trunk and would be our travel/airport stroller. Our daughter is 10 months and she has taken a nap or two in the butterfly and was comfortable in it. But the wheels get stuck on a lot of sidewalk cracks in our neighborhood and it doesn’t handle the best as I previously mentioned.  If I’d known what I know now, I wouldn’t have asked for the butterfly. But I don’t regret owning it. 

I’m no stroller expert so I don’t know what to recommend. I use a secondhand Cruz v1 and we love it. Idk what car your parents have. Idk how the Cruz compares to your Fox size-wise. But I would recommend the Cruz Especially secondhand, you will not find a butterfly v2 because they just came out. 

This. I have the minu for quick easy to use small needs like stores and travel. I love my vista for daily walks around the paved neighborhood and parks. I love my Thule jogging stroller for off roading in grass and gravel and my husband is starting to jog with it too. It is nice around the neighborhood too for daily walks but I loved the ability of the vista for the seat to change direction and to recline flat and to allow carseats

I have a Vista as my daily stroller. I also have the Minu as a travel stroller and a Thule jogging stroller, for off roading park/hiking adventures. About to get a wagon

I had the Nuna mix, love it, but for travel we got the Uppababy Minu and I hated it. So for the next travel I got the bugaboo butterfly which I love! Me personally, I think the bugaboo butterfly would be a perfect blend of that. Maybe the wheels aren’t the hefty kind but the Bugaboo handled Taiwan and Japan very well and it was compatible as a carry on. You can also get an adapter to put an infant car seat.

I had the previous version of the Minu and I hated it. I believe they fixed the part of the Minu that I hated so the new version might be good! The old version would get stuck a lot and the umbrella shade would pop off often and the stroller would be all wonky when I’m opening it on the bridge out of the airplane.

What car seat do you have? Get the Minu if you already have an uppababy car seat. Otherwise I’d get something cheaper. FWIW you can usually get a V2 for 150-200 used.

Second hand is the way to go. Also, you’re going to use the travel stroller 99% of the time if you live in a city. Full sized strollers are just too hard to navigate. I bought a UB Cruz and a Minu and the Minu is always our go-to.

Fellow Ottawa mom here - get the Uppababy. We used the bassinet daily for walks and as an extra bassinet for home and travel right up until LO was too big for it. Also, the wheels are super solid and make it a lot easier to navigate Ottawa snowbanks come winter. Not sure if you plan on having more than one kid, but we wanted something that would last for the next one (or two!) and grow with our family. It's true you can find lots used on marketplace, which further reinforced my decision to spring for the Uppababy, because even well used and years old, people are still selling them for $800!

Yoyo is great for travel but I would never use it as my everyday. The open and close is a pain and the basket is tiny. We only use for flying. I love our Minu though which is also lightweight and compact but is way more sturdy, has a sizable basket and pushes so nicely.

I have a travel stroller. Most people I know stopped using a full or mid-size stroller by the time their child reached 18 months. They bought a travel stroller. I did a ton of stroller research. I tried a lot of friends strollers. The Yoyo is tricky to close and has a small basket. I don’t like it. The aer also has a tiny basket. I had a Minu, not the strollers fault, someone crushed it by dropping their full size stroller on it at daycare. I replaced it with the Butterfly because my son is tall. I prefer the Minu. It folds even with stuff in the basket that's not the case with most travel strollers. Full and mid size strollers don't fit in boutique or cornerstone aisles. So you'll be leaving it outside. Also remember your 8 month old will be a 2 year old. Not all subway stations have elevators. You can't carry a mid-size stroller by yourself. You want something you can carry with one hand your child's hand in the other.

My husband read up on those and we didn't get one for a few reasons 1. we are tall and it is impractically short for us 2. There was some conflicting information on the safety of the seats. We ended up going with the Uppa baby - its expensive but it came with the car seat, a bassinet, and the standard stroller seat. If we eventually end up having another it can also convert to a double stroller and the resale value is decent if we end up selling it. To us it was worth it and now using it I really love it. It's one of those "if you have the funds do it, if not its not the end all be all". For us the biggest plus is its great for tall people (I'm 5'8 and my husband is 6'3)

Do NOT get a cheap stroller. We did and regretted it and ended up buying an Uppababy later on. Now I enjoy going on a walk every single day.

It was expensive, but I like the Uppa baby stroller. Get it secondhand, the build quality is high. I had build quality concerns and had to “feel” each stroller in person. I’m a buy once cry once kind of guy, so when I felt the Uppa Baby stroller it felt significantly sturdier than others I checked. It’s expensive though.. folds up easily, I pull it out of the SUV with one hand and it’s already setup by the time I go to set it down. The wheels are great and make going up my brick front steps easy, I just pull the stroller backwards and the large wheels do the work. But, it’s expensive. My wife bought an attachment for ours once we had our second child, so now we stroll around with two. It feels just as sturdy with two as it did with one.

We have the Uppababy Vista Travel system and then my parents have the travel stroller, the Minu. It’s very convenient

Ive had two kids, very different systems in place. Cost was my biggest concern basically. Baby 1 Bed: uppa bassinet + jolly jumper rocker stand. Stand was $10 used. Bassinet came with the stroller Stroller: used uppa baby from fb marketplace. Paid $100 for the stroller, seat and bassinet. Came with a snack tray. It was around 8 years old and an outdated model Car seat: safety first seat that stayed in the car (not a system), but that adjusted from infant to 50 lbs. Cost about $300 Once baby could sit up, I ditched the uppa baby because it was too big. Opted for a Summer 3D stroller that was super portable. That cost about $80 Baby 2 Bed: ingenuity bassinet (not relevant, but showing that we didn’t have a bassinet attachment). Bought used for $30 Stroller: graco modes that we got from a friend. They gave us the whole system with the car seat. Free, but valued at $450+ brand new, and worth mentioning that this is difficult as used car seats should only from a trustworthy source. Also still had the summer 3D mentioned above, and that was compatible with the Graco snugride Car seat: graco snug ride mentioned with stroller. Free from a one-and-done friend. This baby will need a new car seat when we grow out of the bucket. She will use that summer 3D stroller exclusively when that happens as I looove how light and portable, yet sturdy, it is. Baby 2 didn’t have a bassinet stroller attachment. She is 4 months old and would be outgrowing it now. We are huge on baby wearing, so we didn’t have her in the stroller much for walks around the block. Note that dad did a lot of the bigger walks while mom was recovering. Used ergo baby carrier: $15 Sorry for the long read. All this was to say the answer doesnt need to be black and white or fit in a box

If you can’t find the one you want secondhand, it’s likely YOU will get good resell value on it some day soon. So consider for example a $400 pram and selling for $200 yourself, if it’s financially an option for you . (Other than that thought I can’t help, we found a Minu on marketplace in excellent condition but still paid $400 for it)

We have a vista, it’s our day trip stroller, great for neighbourhood walks, the zoo, etc where you one comfort, a big basket and easy to push (one handed and sometimes one finger!). We have a minu for travel, short trips or going in our smaller car!

We have a vista, minu, veer wagon and burley trailer with walking arm. If I had one stroller it would be the minu as you can travel with it and it fits well in the car. If I had 1 wagon it would be the wonderfold.

Also resale value of uppa baby and nuna much better!

We have two: Uppababy Vista for everyday use and the Minu for travel

My advice is pick a car seat you like first then find a stroller it’s compatible with on Facebook marketplace. They grow out of the car seat click size SO fast and by the time my guy did I really didn’t like the travel system I chose because of the wheels (Graco). That was 4 years ago so they may have upgraded the wheels by now. I ended up finding a barely used Uppa baby for $400 on Mercari. Baby jogger and Zoe are also very popular brands that are re sold a lot

Get a Minu! If you didn't have a car. I'd say get a Cruz, but since you drive, just get a Minu. Once you have a second, put kid #1 on the piggyback board.  I have two strollers, but agree that most people do not need two. My kids were born in a big city and we didn't have a car, so the Cruz was our "family vehicle" and every-day stroller. I got a Minu bc we fly transatlantic a lot with the kids and I wanted a travel stroller. If I hadn't needed the capacity of the Cruz for grocery runs (and if the Minu had a piggyback board when I had my first), we could have easily just used the Minu. 

Minu sucks. Almost topples over when there is strong wind or terrain that isn’t a smooth sidewalk. It just sits in our trunk as an emergency stroller. I regret not getting the Dragonfly earlier. Nuna Rava and Chicco Keyfit. My boys are both 99th percentile so they outgrew rear facing on both models quickly. Bought the Nuna Exec and it is roomier and able to be used until they no longer need a car seat (7 years?). We don’t remove the car seats to put into a stroller so we don’t even need an infant car seat.

Honestly, I think this is more neighborhood specific. In UWS, the sidewalks are wide and smooth enough. When I visit friends in Chelsea, west village, Tribeca, it’s bumpier. But for the visits, I don’t mind. I’m also on the subway a lot, so being able to carry is extremely important. The butterfly is probably my favorite. I’d recommend it over the yoyo because of the basket ALONE. I cannot fit library books, my bags, or much really in my yoyo basket. The Minu is also another great alternative. And yes, you can use this as your only stroller. Buy a few hooks to hold bags for when you go shopping. I even use the hooks to hold my water bottle! Edit: by library books, I mean the large children’s books. I have to unhook the basket and squeeze to get them in. I usually end of carrying them in a tote because of that hassle. Also, I can’t put a med sized pizza box down there. City problems lol

The Uppababy is BIG I have the Cruz which is even smaller and it takes up so much space. This might be an unpopular onion, but something cheaper and light like a graco, or Chicco travel system is almost certainly not going to fail you, and has the added benefits of being lighter and cheaper. The Uppababy is a great choice, just know it might take up a lot of space. On the other hand if you want to park the Uppababy in your living space you can use the bassinet as a space to lay baby down.

Get something used. We got Uppababy used and it worked for two kids.

Graco Modes. It's easy and inexpensive. The Uppababy stroller is a lot bulkier, which was frustrating. I've traveled internationally with it, and it went went. I also love the huge bottom basket.

We brought our uppababy to Europe (Belgium) and did not regret it.

We have a Minu. It’s not great at off-roading. I think a GB pockit or Aer Joolz would be great if you need something smaller. They fold up small and fit in overhead bins. Friends of mine have both and I wish I had known about them when we had our kid!

I have an uppababy minu and a part broke within the first year and they replaced it. The brakes broke 4 years later and they still replaced it.

We have the Minu which I consider a travel stroller because we’ve been able to put it in overhead bins on airplanes. It’s been our only stroller for 5 years now (one and done). We used it with an Uppababy bassinet and car seat until she was big enough to be directly in the stroller. We live in a city in an apartment so don’t have room for some gigantic thing, and I don’t want to have to take anything bigger up/down stairs, and I feel like I would just end up carrying more stuff everywhere if I had a bigger stroller with more storage. With this one I am limited on storage and whatever I can fit in a backpack that is comfortable to carry. It’s worked well for us.

It’s so weird because for a while everyone on reddit swore it was amazing and the same quality and now everyone is finally being honest 😂 We’re about to have our third and we are honestly so hard on our uppababy… we actually moved to the sierras for a year and left it outside in 100 degree weather followed by freezing temps in the winter and during the winter, a plastic part on the frame cracked and uppababy IMMEDIATELY sent me an entire new frame no questions asked. Other than that we’ve had zero issues and I have big destructive boys who trash everything we have. My oldest and our dog will climb into the basket, putting over 70 lbs in it when it lists not to exceed 30. Still going strong!

We have this and minu, both great for different reasons. If you’re planning on having baby nap a lot on stroller, this one basically fully reclines!

We had 2 under 2, soon to be 3 under 3 and we fine for traveling having 2 separate is much easier! We bought minu when we went away with just 1 and I loved having that for 2nd because mesa fits into it. Made it easy going out solo and not taking the vista. Then we travelled twice with 2u2, once to Ireland and once to an all inclusive. We liked the flexibility of having 2 strollers and bought universal attachments to hold them together if needed. I prefer minu IF you have car seat that goes with it. The ergobaby is better for young babies when traveling as it completely reclines and has a sort of ‘bassinet’ mode to it. Minu fits more underneath but not substantially! Both easy to fold, neither fits in overhead bin

The minu basket is great! EBM Is quite smaller. Nice thing with minu too is you can attach mesa/aria seats with adapters if you have small babes!

As another poster stated, the problem appears to be fixed so you likely wouldn't experience the issue. My lasting concern is that they didn't immediately recall the strollers after receiving multiple reports of the issue and I'd be worried that would happen again. [Link](https://www.consumerreports.org/babies-kids/strollers/parents-report-their-mockingbird-baby-strollers-are-breaking-a1072976028/) We love the Uppababy. It feels very high quality, maneuvers well, is spacious, and to-date I've seen no concerns with their customer service (only the contrary - how great it is). It's pricey but you can find used ones on FB marketplace. I've also heard the BuyBuyBaby completion discount works for UB but can't confirm. We also have friends who love their Chicco Keyfit and Graco strollers. At the end of the day we wanted not just a product we trusted but a company we trusted to do right by their consumers. It's definitely a personal decision so whatever you feel comfortable with is good. I'm just a random new mom feeding my baby and browsing reddit!

We have a Minu and love it!! It’s a great travel stroller and it even became our main stroller bc it folds up so easily.

We have a Minu as well! Bought it in 2022 and have been using it more than the Ridge we have. Great for daily use and travel.

Always carried one of those Deuter KidComfort backpacks. Carried the big Uppababy once and regretted it. Brought an umbrella stroller once and regretted that too. The baby backpack was the best but a lot depends on the age, and what your kids are comfortable with and what kind traveling you intend to do. At 15 months my daughter preferred the KidComfort but I can see how an umbrella stroller would be really handy in some situations. They just won’t sleep as easily. But having too much gear on the road is just the worst.

Strollers are like cars and not everything will fit everyone's lifestyle needs or budgets. The stroller I currently have would not work for someone who lives in the city in a small apartment, someone who takes public transit a lot or has a small car. I found it easier to make a list of things i didn't need/want in a stroller as someone who lives in the suburbs to narrow it down. An anecdotal example from late 2019: We bought our infant seat at babies r us for an insane discount (paid $60 for a +$200 bucket seat) so I didn't need a travel system. I live in the suburbs and sometimes the sidewalks aren't shoveled very well in the winter so a light stroller with little wheels wasn't going to work for me. I wanted my kids to be close in age so I only looked at strollers that could turn into doubles; uppababy, bugaboo, peg perego, and city select. I didn't like the configuration from single to double for the uppababy or city select for their bassinet attachments and the peg perego was impossible to find so we got the bugaboo. I was also able to talk to a customer who would come into the store that I worked at who bought the bugaboo for her twins and she raved about it but the only thing she didn't like was how wide it was because it made mall shopping difficult. I don't go to malls and the stroller fits through a standard doorway so the width was never really an issue for me but I can't walk side by side on the sidewalk with another mom pushing a stroller beside me 😅. If I was having my first baby in 2025 with the information that I have now, I would pick cybex gazelle or bugaboo kangaroo.

I hate the uppababy. It's really bulky, if you want a lightweight stroller, I highly recommend the joolz aer. I live in a city and take it on transit all the time, it's easy to fold and unfold and is super light.

This is our exact same arrangement (Cruz + Minu), and we also live in NYC. OP, I would say unless you live in a truly walkable area where you walk more than you drive, you could get by with only one stroller.

Second this. Just grab one off FB marketplace, that’s what we did and I immediately understood the hype. The Graco was… good enough. But the Uppababy is like pushing a cloud. They’re so slick, and the ride-on attachment is great for when one kid outgrows a seat in the stroller itself.

Honestly we just have the Minu and I just push it around wherever. Pushed it across a soccer field and baseball field yesterday. Maybe a little bumpy but it’s fine 🤷‍♀️

We tried them out in person, strongly recommend if you have a store close to you. We went with the Nuna because it was the only one tall enough for my 6'4" husband. The uppababy at its tallest height worked for me at 5'10". Neither needs a bassinet. Nuna lays completely flat as it is. And the uppababy has a relatively affordable insert that will make it flat for a newborn, I think it's $50-$75.

I had a Mompush I bought second hand, really liked but ultimately wanted something smaller, but also not by a ton as I wanted something nice to push around the zoo but I could also take into a mall etc. I use the Bob to go on runs and around the neighborhood and take the dog out too but I actually ended up selling my Mompush and getting a crazy good deal on an uppababy. I was one to not fully believe in high priced strollers like the uppababy but OMG I love it sooooo much compared to the Mompush. There is no way in hell I would buy one brand new , but I am super happy with the one I got second hand. Also love that I can really make it much smaller by removing the wheels and seat quickly to add a couple more things into my trunk if need be

I've got a very big (both heavy and very tall) baby. I love our minu. I tested both the TRVL and the minu and though the TRVL had some features I preferred, ultimately the minu won out for us. The TRVL seemed fine for height but the seat seemed narrower. And the few things I did like better on the TRVL seem resolved with the new version of the minu.

We also transitioned to using Minu as primary stroller. So much easier to use and less bulky than the vista. Very sturdy and durable. 

We have a Minu and carry on over a dozen flights. Fits just fine in overhead.

I have both the vista and the minu. I would say keep the vista if that is what you are going to use most of the time. It is really good on most terrain. The Minu while being a standout travel stroller really will not compare to standard strollers on rough terrain. We got the minu because we flight travel 6-8 times a year and at that point it makes it really worth the extra expense for the ease of handling. You still have to buy a travel bag with the minu and it’s not that much cheaper than the vista bag.  Once your kid is walking or even sitting upright, cheap umbrella stroller is the best for 1-2 flights per year.

Can the pump get the front wheel? We have a minu for travel it’s nice better than a lot of strollers but compared to the Bob. Op should just try to get this stuff secondhand

We got the Vista and we got a lot of use out of it while living in Mile End. It's a great stroller for all weather and road conditions, and the storage is great. The notable downside was that it's not so great for maneuvering small stores or stores with thin aisles- so keep that in mind. We do have a smaller travel stroller but loved the Uppababy for the newborn days. Don't know if the Cruz is less wide than the Vista. 

Uppababy. It's honestly the best.

I had a Baby Jogger and an Uppababy and the quality was way better for both indoor and outdoor navigation

We have 2 strollers. The Vista was meant to be our main and only one but it was too heavy for me to lug up and down the stairs every day, so we went and bought a Minu (travel stroller). The big stroller sits in our car, and did accompany us on trips when my baby was younger. Now that she’s a toddler we’re going to be travelling with the smaller stroller since she barely sits in it anymore. And the smaller stroller is more of our every day stroller now at home for walks around the neighborhood. Also, even though strollers say they fit in the overhead bins, we’ve never been allowed to put them in there on flights. Have always had to gate check them with WestJet.

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.

We have an Uppababy. It's awesome. We live in Lincoln Park and used to live in Bucktown. Problem is that it's insanely expensive - but it was gifted to us from extended family. I want to say OP, if you can find a deal... the Baby Jogger is in second... But Uppababy is the best. 90% of the moms in Lincoln Park and Old Town are rocking one of the Uppababy strollers. I've never seen a brand own so much market share in a product line than this company. It is more common than running into a finance bro with a Patagonia vest or a Yeti cup.

I just bought the ABC Design Ping Trekking buggy and I am suuuuper happy with it. Small and fits into the car and I can squeeze myself onto the bus as well. I also had an UppaBaby stroller and I loved the basket and I think that for a buggy the ABC design buggy has a decent size basket too.

Not OP, but I did this too and I bought the uppababy stroller off my friends, a used uppababy bassinet off Facebook marketplace, and then the mesa car seat separately as well. The stroller (yellow) is just a different color than the bassinet (navy) because they're used and bought separately, but otherwise it's been wonderful and it handles beautifully on streets and sidewalks, and is smooth even on gravel paths, and has a huge bin down below which is handy for coats and bags.

We have the Doona, UB Vista, and Minu. We bought 2 off FB marketplace. We have our 2nd baby coming next month and plan to just use the UB Vista. We used the Doona for the first baby for maybe 3-4 months and then only when we traveled. The Minu was great when we traveled where we rented a car because we could bring baby’s convertible car seat instead of the Doona. We absolutely love our Vista for big walks and around town. We probably use it every day. L

Minu folds up with one hand, but the shade cover can get a bit wonky and flare out if you don’t adjust it.

+1 to uppa baby. It’s been great in the city. Would recommend buying used from a mom group!

Hell no to the Graco.  Did it with my first and hated it (live in Mtl so used it daily) Tried a few others. My recommendations are Baby Jogger CT Mini or... Uppababy. Yes Uppababy is expensive but you can resell it. I recently bought the Ridge stroller on sale for maybe $500 approx. Then bought everything else (car seat + adjusters/adapters, bassinet, bassinet stand, ganoosh, rain cover etc) from a Mom in a local parenting FB Group and paid half the cost (in good condition too). Even now those second hand items are still in good condition and could probably be resold again. A Mom friend bought Uppababy used from FB Marketplace, everything for about $700. Used it for 4 years straight (daily) and now passing it onto her friend. Uppababy seems to have a long shelf life!

We didn't get the travel bag, but that doesn't mean we have to just hand it to them unprotected. When we flew with our Uppababy I took a bit of rope and tied the stroller shut after I folded it up. The rope helps hold it together, gives the luggage guys something to grab on to that won't damage anything, and makes it so there isn't so much stress on the latch or hinges. It's a lot cheaper than the travel bag too.

We also use the Minu as our everyday stroller, and it's great! If we had more space, we might have gotten a Vista or something, too, but I really like having the Minu.

First, check whether you can legally (or at least safely) use your car seat in Portuguese cars. If you decide that you're comfortable using your car seat there, you might want to consider getting an Uppababy Minu. I don't think they make Mesa adapters for other brands, but you can use that seat with a Minu (with adapters). The V3 came out recently, so you can probably get a V2 for less money if that's important to you.

If the Cruz seems too bulky, I would recommend the Minu. The storage space isn't huge, but it's reasonable for a stroller that size, and it has the other qualities you're looking for. We've used one as our everyday stroller for almost 3 years, and it's great!

I worked at a baby store in college so I used to sell strollers to all types of people. I’m also a FTM and recently purchased one for myself. I will say that it’s an extremely personal choice - what works for you and yours may not work for me. For example, I live in a city with rough brick sidewalks - so good wheels and suspension were important to us. We also haven’t met our baby yet and don’t know what their temperament will be, so shelling out $800+ for a stroller seems risky. I have plenty of friends/family who have expensive strollers collecting dust in their cars/basements. We looked at the UppaBaby, Nuna, and a lot of the other popular systems on the market and decided they wouldn’t work for us. We loathed the Doona (my husband is 6’5) and weren’t overly impressed with the Graco / Chiccos we saw at Target. We found a boxed and brand new Baby Jogger City Mini at a discount store and bought it for a great price. My husband is obsessed with it already. It’s a brand I used to sling at the store and it’s very functional / in line with what we were looking for. I suggest testing out as many as possible, if you can. There aren’t many baby stores left, but Nordstrom has some on display. Rei might as well. Target as a few. Unsure about Walmart. And I think talking to parents who are out and about when you see them pushing strollers can be helpful. But default on your own judgement and prioritize your needs. Also, if your baby is going to be born in colder months, or if you’re not ready to commit to a brand/type, you may want to hold off or just get a snap n go system.

We have the Minu, had it since our baby was born October 2023. It's super light, folds up so small, can be used with a bassinet/car seat. We've loved it. When we go out to eat it's so easy to fold it up and hide it away. And traveling with it is super easy. It's the only stroller we've had. We have another baby on the way and will probably just keep this one.

We have a Minu and really like it.

Yes! But I live in NYC where we walk most places, so we use our full-size Cruz every single day, whereas the travel stroller (Minu) stays in the closet for…when we’re actually traveling lol. I think this is very lifestyle dependent. And now that we have two kids, my toddler usually loves to walk everywhere but it’s nice to have two strollers for full day outings.

Definitely recommend a good travel stroller. My uppababy minu folds with one hand and has a carry strap that goes over your shoulder. Also, I think 17 months is just a tough age for travel in general! A lot of these issues will resolve on their own w/ practice and age as they get closer to 2 and 2.5

So I haven’t tried it out on cobblestone, but I do know the Nuna TRVL has larger/nicer wheels than all of the other travel strollers we tested in store! We ended up getting the uppababy minu bc it was cheaper (and our purpose was more for airports/disney type trips), but the Nuna’s wheels were noticeable better

UPPAbaby was my top choice as well until I tested them in store. There's barely any suspension and the wheels are all plastic, so any rough terrain (like snow or slush) kind of bounces the whole stroller. I went with Bumbleride and have no regrets! Especially after going on long winter walks with a friend who has an UPPAbaby and seeing them side by side.

A compact travel stroller is fine for this as long as you don't need it for jogging or rough terrain. Walks on sidewalks? Fine. Walks on land trails? Not gonna work. I have the Joolz Aer+, which also has a bassinet attachment, and fits in airplane overhead bins. Lots of people like the Yoyo but it's a two step fold whereas Joolz is a one step/one hand fold. The Minu is fine but too large for airplane overhead compartments so you will always have to gate check. Every now and then, airports do weird shit with gate checking so if you need to stroller to get through the airport, you may want the option of bringing it on board. We do if we have a connecting flight. Be aware that the tradeoff of going with a compact is less basket space.

we ended up getting the minu for when we travel

Our 4 yr old stands in the back of the stroller, that way it’s win win cuz he’s zipping around with us and also standing and seeing the world. Uppababy and Yoyo both have standing extensions which work great

I live in Europe (moved from Canada) and double strollers are really common! As long as it a compact double stroller and you can easily fold it up for taxis/rental cars, if you’re in a small elevator, etc, they are a great option! I have the minu single and thinking about the duo for my two. The European brands tend to be more compact than uppababy. You never see a Cruz or vista in Europe but the minis are around. Bugaboo is super popular and they have some great compact options with piggyback ride alongs.

Wanted to chime in. I was also the one who had a minor heart attack when my wife wanted the uppababy stroller. But just like any sane husband, we got it. And I will say that it ended up being one of the best baby purchases we made. I know there are other options but the uppababy one was smooth, easy to fold/store, and fit great with the car seat and other accessories.

We have the uppababy Cruz and had purchased a travel stroller (not the minu but similar) for an international trip. We hated the travel stroller - it struggled on bumpy sidewalks, grass, gravel, etc. and it wasn’t super comfortable for LO. And we love our Cruz - it’s a beast of a stroller that tackles everything. Yes it’s big and heavy but it’s incredibly sturdy, LO loves it, and walks are a breeze. If you find yourself not liking the uppababy once baby gets a bit older I’d suggest a jogging stroller. We sold the travel stroller and purchased the uppababy jogger and it handles hikes wonderfully. We keep the Cruz for when we’re going places as the jogger is a bit unwieldy but use the jogger for walks.

The Uppababy Vista is great (smooth ride, great for in/out with the car seat early on, lots of storage space below, the snack tray) except it is HUGE, like takes up the entire trunk of your crossover SUV huge, and their parent organizer is terrible (velcro doesn't stay put and eventually damages the stitching on the leather grips). I keep it setup in the garage exclusively for walks around the neighborhood now. You can also almost use it as a jogger. I switched to the Uppababy Minu travel stroller in the car (bought for traveling along with the travel bag). The steering is not great but it's nice and compact and the sun shade is very large. I'll have to go back to the Vista when baby #2 arrives which will most likely mean also upgrading my car so we can all fit!! Plan all along was to give the Minu to my husband after baby #2 arrives so he can have his own stroller for the infant so that's why the double Ubbababy investment. Go to Nordstrom and look at all of them in person. Tell them what your priorities are (compact, full size, travel, multiples, etc.) and they will show you your best options and answer all of your questions. Also measure your trunk! 😅

I got the Uppababy Minu and it replaced my Fox- my then 3 year old had more head room and it's fantastic. I bought the snack tray and have then on all the time. One handed fold, never made a creak and fantastic canopy. I didn't like the Bugaboo having the mesh panel in the middle- waste of sun protection imo. I haven't done more than train and car, but I love it and wish the V2 was out when I got a big pram as I may have got that instead.

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

We have a Cruz and a minu and I wouldn’t use a minu for everyday use. It doesn’t roll through sand, dirt, non-smooth surfaces and isn’t sturdy enough to survive tons and tons of usage IMO. It also is pretty flimsy which might make it hard for a baby who isn’t a strong sitter to even sit in. It’s not as adjustable, though you can lean it back a bit, but it’s not going to be as supportive and an infant wouldn’t like being in it for long. We love it for travel but nothing else. The Cruz is a great everyday stroller and actually easier to push around as a small woman, because it steers so well. It does “off roading” so well that we’ve even taken it to the beach and it can roll through the sand 😂

I would strongly suggest not using your car seat on the airplane at that age. Just make sure they have their own seat and bring a blow up thing that goes between the edge of the seat/the back of the seat I front of you. It basically creates a bed for the kiddo. I also suggest the Minu. It’s gotten us through Europe. The Uppa Baby car seat also fits into it with adapter things you can buy separately.

We do the same! Big stroller for park and long walks, Minu is always in the car for quick trips to the store or coffee shop!

Uppababy Minu. Used it as an everyday and have travelled with it A LOT (to Italy, Florida, Dominican Republic etc) and still works well.

We use Uppababy Minu while we travel (took it to Florida, Italy, Dominican Republic, and more) and I could not imagine taking anything bigger than that. It travels so well and folds like a dream. Also, it’s really light so using the shoulder strap while lugging around kid and baggage is very easy (and comfortable) because it’s so light. We’ve been using it since birth (she’s 3 now) and we STILL use it. We’ve even had to gatecheck it a few times and it has absolutely held up (with no stroller cover to add to that lol). Of course there are scuffs but the fact that it still works perfectly fine after all these years, I can’t imagine using anything else. ETA we got ours second hand from Facebook marketplace. We have a “heavier duty” stroller (Bumbleride) which we also love, but Minu has probably been used way more.

I wouldn’t disregard the Minu, it can’t totally function as a daily stroller!

Not many travel systems are sleek/have a one hand fold, I’d suggest buying infant seat and stroller separately. I’d look at uppababy minu maybe and see what seats are compatible.

We use the Uppababy Minu and love it. It had the easiest compact mechanism I found and it feels like it will fit my baby for a long time. It doesn't come with the snack tray but you can buy one separately!

I use the Uppababy Minu but was thissss close to getting the Bugaboo. For us we just don't travel enough to justify the extra cost of the Bugaboo even though it can go in overhead storage. We got the travel bag gifted to us so our stroller is protected on planes (if any damage happens- uppababy pays for replacement/ repairs). We also like the travel bag is backpack style. From what you listed though I would definitely go Bugaboo. And make sure to go somewhere that you can test them out! Some fold in word ways you didn't expect lol

We love the Uppababy Minu for our 25 pounder! We ended up selling our Vista once we got the Minu just because it's so much easier to handle and carry

I have the vista and the minu! I use the vista pretty much exclusively. It’s so solid, easy to maneuver, works perfectly, never has an issue. I imagine the Cruz is similar but a bit more lightweight. I’m 5’3” and don’t have any issue loading and unloading it from the car. The minu is basically a janky doll stroller in comparison lol. I can take the vista across gravel or grass with no issue. The minu is so uncomfortable for my kid and the steering is so stiff and the wheels are tiny. I never use it and wish I hadn’t ever bought it honestly!

I use the minu as my everyday stroller and I love it. I removed the toddler seat for the time being bc my LO is still so small. Car seat can clip right into it. We use the bassinet attachment for walks around the neighborhood

We got 2 strollers because we needed a hefty home one since we do most errands by foot, but we also have done a lot of travelling. If you mostly use a car for errands and don't have any big trips planned, you could probably get by with a solid lightweight stroller like the uopababy minu.

Another vote for uppababy vista with the full travel system, with the caveat that it is NOT ideal for travel. We bought the uppababy minu for travel because we can use the same car seat for both.

we have the uppababy minu and it is our everyday + travel stroller. happy with it. it’s been thru a lot in 2 years and still holding up. we do have another stroller for running (that can double as an off roading / all terrain stroller) but we only use it in very specific circumstances.

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’re going the Uppababy Minu because it fits in the overhead of a plane. Also works with my car seat

We have a Vista and Minu. No question, the Vista (and presumably Cruz) are smoother than the Minu since they’re advertised more as a daily stroller vs the Minu. We only use the Minu for travel because it can fold up as a carry on. The basket on the Minu is pretty small - that is something that makes it tricky for daily use. I’ll use the Vista at the store and not use a cart, but I can’t do that with the Minu. Minu is plenty smooth on sidewalks and brick roads.

Big stroller nerd and travelling mom who’s been on over 30 flights with my now 3 year old. A cabin sized stroller will never be super sturdy. In order to make them fold that small, they need a few extra hinges. With that being said, there are a lot of very decent travel strollers out there. Ideally go to a store and test a few. What is important to you? For me, being able to roll the stroller straight out of the plane is handy, I also need it to lean back for naps on the go and fold it one handed. If you’re ok with checking the stroller at the gate, you can also look at a compact stroller. I have one of those too, my uppababy minu, which is by far the sturdiest of the compacts out there. There are a lot of good reviews on YouTube too, to give you an idea of what’s out there.

Same here! We got the Uppababy Ridge because we knew we’d be doing a lot of walks with the dog, who likes to play in the field. I ended up with a c section and couldn’t lift the Ridge into the car for a long time without pain so we got the Minu as well and I’m SO glad we did. It’s small and perfect for going into stores. It lives in my the car unless I’m driving somewhere for a walk.

This is exactly what my wife and I did, and it has worked out well. If we are headed to the mall or doing general errands we take our UB Minu. If we know we will be going over uneven terrain we have an UB Ridge for that. We are very happy with both strollers.

We have one. Got it for our first who's almost 4 now and it's AWESOME. Now we have a newborn we got the piggyback board for the 4 year old to ride on and she loves it. For infant carseat, we have a maxi cost and got the converter clips on Amazon to attach to the minu. I love our setup.

It's slightly annoying because you either have to wall a little off center or keep your arms a little more stretched. But I've only kicked it a couple times. Totally worth it to me to have the 4 year old moving quickly with us lol. The stow clip is too long which was more annoying, but we just tied some knots in it and it's fine now. Edit to add: The minu itself is also a really nice stroller. I'd say that now, after 4 years of heavy use and rough treatment, we're starting to see the brakes stick and feel some jiggle in the handles. It's got a super smooth ride though, nice handle cushion, and it's pretty well adjustable for naps on the go etc.

Depends on your lifestyle I have both - Cruz and Minu Cruz is great and a must if you live in a big city. You can walk around, buy stuff and put it in its big basket. I live in a suburb now so I don't use it that often anymore Mini- good for flying and airports but other than that, I don't like it that much . It's also not a great travel stroller in my opinion, maybe if I had another one I could have had a different opinion But overall, if you live in a big city, like to walk around a lot, or if you are in a suburb and want to do super regular outings . And have a big car - get Cruz If you are not going to use it often or have limited space , get a travel one. Not minu though lol Also remember some kids don't want to use the strollers once they are walking which could be around 1 year or so

Uppababy Minu! I love it

Agreed!! I have the Uppababy Vista and recently got the Uppababy Minu for our trip to Hawaii and since coming back I've been using the Minu for stores. Sooo convenient and easier to fold with one hand. I still need the Vista for walks but love having a travel stroller! 10/10 recommend but agreed hate the smaller basket

I love my Uppababy Minu!

Uppababy minu! Love it!

We have uppababy minu for times when we decide to take the subway and the uppababy vista for everyday use like to go to the park, running errands etc. The streets here are not smooth and using the minu as our day to day stroller proved to be difficult when my son was 6 months old. He would often end up with sore neck so a heavyweight stroller was the only way to go. Although my experience is purely based on living in midtown Manhattan. I don’t know the condition of the pavements/footpaths elsewhere. Good luck with the search!

Anyway, lots of these things depend on lifestyle. How much will baby ride in the car? Where and how will you store the stroller? What kinds of terrain for the stroller? Bigger street curbs are easier to navigate with bigger wheels, same with getting on buses. But a too big stroller is hard in stores and restaurants in a city. One thing I like about Uppababy is it is easy to get replacement parts so I had no fear getting a used one. Another thing I didn’t anticipate is my kid likes facing me, originally bought Uppababy Minu to be The One Stroller, but kiddo needed to face me. We’ll hopefully still use it in the long run some!

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

Minu hive rise up. Honestly, for SF hills and Muni life, lightweight but sturdy is the move.

I have the Uppa Baby and Nuna TRVL. Both are great for different reasons. Just remember - if a stroller is on the market, it has to do through in depth testing to get there. It wouldn’t be for sale if it wasn’t safe. Same with car seats, there really is no bad option. They all work. It’s what works best for you!

Have both the Cruz and the Minu. Love love love the Cruz for everyday, it’s great for going on walks, hanging out with friends but it’s big. The vista is even bigger (granted now I’m pregnant with my second kind of wish I went with the Vista). But it’s sturdy and high quality. We have the Minu as our travel stroller and also love, still high quality but not necessarily as sturdy. We go on long walks with our dogs and I wouldn’t recommend the Minu for that as the wheels as smaller and though it handles well, isn’t necessarily as smooth due to smaller wheel size. We got the Cruz new & bought the travel stroller from marketplace for pretty cheap. I figured a travel stroller had a higher percentage of breaking anyways due to plane rides— but it’s held up really well! 3 countries and 12 states with no issues. But the Cruz is still my favorite go to

It depends on what you think your main uses will be. Do you need to carry it up stairs? Are you tight on storage space? Do you value car seat compatibility, jogging, all-terrain capabilities, travel? Will you use the stroller for shopping, on public transport? We have the Bumbleride Indie and love it. 95% of our stroller use in the first 8 months has been walking around the neighborhood. We also take it on trails. It's a beast of a stroller--pretty big and heavy, but handles so well on bumpy trails. Bumbleride also uses safe materials, and their customer service has been excellent.  It would be awful for someone who needs a small stroller, though. It's not great for shopping because it's big and the basket is on the smaller side. But I've taken it shopping literally once--I don't care for shopping with my baby in tow.  Now that baby is 8 months we also bought a travel stroller (Uppababy Minu). We plan to use that for air travel. Our nanny also uses it for day trips to the zoo etc. because it's easier for her to get it in/out of the car. I still use the Bumbleride for the zoo, museum etc. because I find it comfier and smoother, it has a larger sunshade, and it lays flatter for naps. 

I’ve taken my uppababy minu up the trail to vernal falls with my kid that was much younger and the stroller is still in great shape. I didn’t love how it felt on the way back down but it was secure. We were camping in upper pines so we didn’t really have much of a need for it beyond that but it seems like it’d be useful if your kid hates the carrier because that means you’ll be manually carrying your tall kid everywhere and that sounds uncomfortable.

We bought the Uppa minu travel stroller to complement our larger Cruz stroller for day to day use. We were really pleased with the minu. In hindsight, it could almost have been our main stroller. 

YES. Bought both my uppababy bassinet and minu secondhand for a total of $200. Best purchase ever and so so easy. Can't wait to use it for newborn days and eventually for travel!

Uppa Baby Minu. We collapse it and bring it on board in the overhead bin. Only once a gate agent forced us to gate check it (despite it being smaller then most wheeled bags).

The Uppababy Minu is a one-handed fold. It ticks all your boxes. My only gripe would be that the seat back can be a bit flimsy, like it’s just thick padded cardboard but I’d recommend it hands-down over the Babyzen Yoyo which I felt like would topple sideways at the slightest thing.

We have three. Our home stroller is an Uppababy Vista V2. It stays in our entryway and we use it around our rural neighborhood. Our car stroller is an Uppababy minu. Purchased for travel but we also just keep it in the car for any needs. Our third stroller is a Safety 1st Teenie. This was actually purchased after an airline destroyed our Minu hours before a cruise so it was purchased on the fly and the airline reimbursed us for the expense and repair of our Minu. This one stays in my husband’s car. As our child is very big for their age and nearing two, we will likely purge the strollers in the next 12 months entirely. Kid prefers walking anyways and it’s becoming more annoying than it’s worth to keep them. We may keep the minu or teenie for travel but that is still to be determined.

Just went through this exercise because we moved into a third floor walk up where we have to collapse the stroller after every use and leave it in the vestibule. We went with the Uppababy Minu and we love it! We found it to be sturdier feeling than any of the others you listed (important because we will use it to walk about 3 miles a day every day!) but just as compact, and the one hand fold is truly a nearly effortless one hand fold.

We have 3 strollers and a wagon! We have two kids now but acquired all of these when we only had our first. Standard stroller (with bassinet for nb phase): UB Cruz v2 Travel stroller: UB minu Jogging stroller: BOB all terrain pro Wagon: Veer Love all of them except the minu, but I think ours is the original version. The newer ones look much nicer. We actually use all of these often enough that we won’t be getting rid of any anytime soon. I would suggest starting with a standard full size stroller if you want one you can clip your infant car seat into and/or you want a bassinet attachment option. You can always add the other strollers later if you feel them necessary. I will say that I rarely jog but use the bob often on trails! It’s great, but you wouldn’t jog with them until they have strong head/neck control at 8ish months, so you can probably hold off on that purchase.

We tried a bunch and also got a Minu for travel and ended up using it as our daily driver.

I go everywhere with the Minu, always  amazed by the off-road capabilities 

We got the uppbaby minu when our daughter was around that age and it’s worked great!

I’m also in OC. I have an entire stroller collection at this point. Honestly, I like the Uppababy Minu for running errands and whatnot. It opens and closes with one hand and you can actually fit other things in the back of the SUV. I got the newborn pack bassinet attachment that worked fine. However, baby is much more comfortable in my Nuna Mixx Next. Before I went back to work, I would take my baby for long walks everyday in that. I used the bassinet with both my kids through six months and they got the best naps that way. That said, the Nuna takes up the entire cargo space in my SUVs. I cannot bring it and go for a Target run or a weekend road trip to Palm Springs or SD. If I could only get one stroller, I’d go with the travel one so you actually can travel. Edited to add: I’ve used both strollers at Disneyland, and they were both fine. The added bonus though is that the Minu can actually fold up with the newborn pack bassinet attachment, meaning you can ride the tram. The Nuna bassinet has to be fully removed from the stroller to fold the stroller and the bassinet itself cannot fold up easily for riding the tram so we end up having to do the walk to and from the parking garage. I prefer walking so this isn’t an issue for me.

Yep I have the Ub minu with the car seat. Works great

STM and the first stroller was an UB vista - the bassinet attachment is my favorite. I knew we wanted at least two so it was 100% worth buying brand new. We travel a lot too and have 2 UB Minu’s - best compact, lightweight stroller! Has withheld cobblestone streets in Europe and endless hilly terrain. I didn’t realize how tall my second would be so unfortunately she’s already outgrown the Vista Rumble seat, but the toddler seat works still works just fine, but if we’re going somewhere we might need both to sit, we take the 2 Minu’s

Buy the UB travel bag so in case there’s any damage during travel, you can submit a claim! We always gate check the Minu’s!! I have a v2 and v3 - the v3 just came out this year and it’s compact enough to put in the overhead bin, but we always use the bags so gate checking is the way to go. Have taken them for domestic/international travel and never any issues 😊

I have an UB vista v2 because we got it with our first knowing we would have at least 2. The bassinet attachment was the BEST with my first; my second quickly outgrew it but it was still awesome. I used the double everywhere we went. Yes it’s a little bulky, but it’s so smooth pushing 2. My second is in the 100th %tile for height and weight so she’s outgrown the rumble seat - can still use the toddler seat just fine! My first still can’t walk everywhere without getting tired (like the zoo) so we take our 2 travel strollers instead! They’re UB Minu’s and we travel quite frequently so we needed something small, compact, but just as sturdy as the Vista. So yes we have 3 in total, but they are always used since the double can’t be used as a double anymore!

I live in an urban area and our minu has done great in snow, uneven sidewalks and even cobble stone in Europe. We use it pretty much everyday. It's not as smooth of a ride as the vista but still very durable. The suspension helps a lot with the bumps. Just sharing because there's a lot of misconception about travel strollers not being as durable and that isn't the case at all if you get one with good suspension and wheels.

Not the uppababy minu! I have had mine a month and I really don’t like it, the wheels get stuck if you do a tight turn. And for the price of if you’d expect much more! It’s worse if there is more weight in it, like a changing bag in the bottom. My baby is only 9.5 months old so I dread how it’ll push when he is heavier!

Uppababy Cruz paired with uppababy aria. If you are mostly only going to be on smooth roads, sidewalks and floors, you can get away with a uppababy minu stroller too.

Came here the say this - my visa is my pack mule. Love it for the zoo, grocery shopping, city sidewalks, dirt paths even. But the minu rolls like a dream for a travel stroller. The break system is great. It can fold and open one handed. We have the riding board for my three year kid which is super nice. It works great in nyc and resorts. The seat is not as structured so I find the baby pretty slouchy in the seat but I don't find that at all with the vista

1) Uppababy Vista (primary single stroller) 2) Uppababy Minu (travel stroller) 3) Uppababy Ridge (single jogging stroller) 4) Bob Revolution Flex 3.0 (double jogging stroller) We use all four for different purposes since I don’t have a car on weekdays. Love all four of them.

You may like the Minu if you’re using it a lot. It will fit in the backseat easily and is pretty sturdy for a travel stroller. We have the V2 and it’s nice for using during car based errands. We also have the Trvl and I wouldn’t recommend this one because it gets rickety pretty fast. Can’t speak to the upgraded version as ours is the base version. It’s also bigger when folded than a lot of the others on your list. At least if the base Trvl is still pulling you in, you may want to check out the version from Joie since it’s cheaper.

The Minu is very durable ime. Obviously don’t take it off roading, but within normal paved roads it’s pretty good. We use it on cobblestones and it’s not brilliant at that, but it isn’t broken down like our Trvl. The fold is good. I have the v2 and I think they’re the same but don’t quote me on that! It’s technically one handed but I tend to use two. If you have something in the other hand you can still operate it one handed though. Ours isn’t brilliant at a one handed steer. You’ll notice a difference between the full featured UB strollers but it’s still very nice. Best way I can describe it is that it requires a little more effort to steer because it’s narrow. I don’t love the way the seat is exposed with the v3, but it’s still pretty nice. Just something I’ve noticed. On the other hand, the v2 has a lot of fabric that sort of flops when you carry it by the strap. The basket is good too and we can get our nappy bag in it which seems pretty good for a travel buggy. The other thing I like is that it’s very easy to pop it over a kerb. If you like the durability of UB, I think the Minu is the way to go. They’ve struck a good balance between durable and light. The mechanisms are all solid and simple to use. Also you have their customer service and the ability to use the travel bag scheme if needed. Personally I’m a little hesitant to buy anything from Bugaboo now because they’ve been awful about the recall on the giraffe high chair. I guess it could happen with UB, but every time I’ve had a concern I’ve picked up the phone and reached a human who could help. Literally the only thing I don’t like about the Minu is the price. 🫤

We used the uppababy minu with my first and it is still being used with her (albeit with a couple things banged up). Treated myself to the v3 version that fits in overhead compartment and can lay flat enough for a newborn-all in one.

My gripe with the vista is it’s freaking ginormous and heavy af. It’s a gorgeous ride, but I only use it for outdoor walks from home and rarer excursions vs daily use. It’s just too big and heavy. We took it into nyc one day when she was still very small and it was so unpleasant having such a large stroller in tight spaces. Made me feel like everything was harder.  We also had a doona as a quick errand stroller and infant car seat, which I loved dearly. I think any kind of stroller system though where the infant carrier clicks onto the frame would be similarly helpful for easy errands and daily life. In retrospect I wish we had gone with a smaller stroller than the vista and maybe just used that with a car seat attachment instead of the doona. We ended up buying an UPPAbaby minu when she was about 5 months old because we wanted a stroller that wasn’t the doona but also wasn’t this humongous thing like the vista (and we wanted to travel, which the minu is good for). I tell friends now to not get a big one like the vista for your first and to instead just buy one if needed. 

Trying to pick only one stroller is almost like picking only one pair of shoes. It’s doable, sure, but maybe not the best for every single purpose (example: sneakers at a formal event, or sneakers on a pool deck, or flip flops at the gym etc) each stroller has a purpose it’s intended for. So one and done stroller means it won’t be ideal for everything. Here’s some examples: small and nimble- easy to load into the car, airplane, etc. and easy to maneuver in crowded areas. Lightweight and folds down small. cons are limited storage capacity, cannot grow for two kids, probably doesn’t configure to multiple positions, probably doesn’t have robust wheels with good shocks so steering is probably wonky at times. Vs: uppabbay vista. Handles like a dream, no bumps, steers straight etc, grows for two kids, tons of storage space, it’s got your bassinet, car seat, etc BUT it sucks ass to load into a car, believe me. That thing is gigantic. Forget about airplane travel with it. Would not be fun in a crowded area or small shop. This is just two examples, but that’s not even all the choices, you could go with a jogger, a car seat stroller like the Doona, etc. Personally, I have uppbaby vista (converted to a double currently and used for neighborhood walks) and uppababy minu for travel and out and about. It’s a good set up for what I use them for! So this is why no one can recommend just one. Like what do you want to use it for (neighborhood walks, travel, out and about, jogging)? Where do you live? What car do you drive? Do you intend to fly with it? All of these questions impact what is a good choice for you. But what you it’s described (bassinet, car seat, can handle it all and light and fold down small?) that unfortunately doesn’t exist. It’s like saying you want a shoe that can handle formal events and a hike to go back to my previous analogy.

I love my uppbaby vista 2, but it’s definitely not folding down small like she says she wants. It’s gigantic, but maneuvers like a dream! For those worried about it being heavy; yes, it’s super heavy. Loading into a car sucks BUT the maneuverability is to good that it’s SO easy to push. I think it’s a perfect stroller for neighborhood walks, especially if you can leave it open snd parked somewhere like in your garage, and don’t need to fold/unfold it. Very much a horrible stroller for travel or tight spaces. I currently have mine converted to a double and it gets used daily! I love the kickboard you can add to it for older kids, as well! I load up that giant basket with my toddlers strider bike, helmet, diaper bag, snacks, both kids and it still rolls like a pro!

I have all uppababy and I love it. The mesa car seat, vista stroller, and minu travel stroller. I just travelled with the car seat and travel stroller and it was easy. I bought uppababy’s travel bags for them and they worked great. The vista is nice because of all the storage space. The travel stroller barely fit the diaper bag. I don’t have a convertible car seat so I can’t comment on that. When I was doing my search I looked up consumer reports reviews/testing and went to some department stores to see them in person. I ultimately went with uppababy because of how the stroller closed - it didn’t hit my shins and some other ones did. There’s sooo many good choices it just depends on your budget and what’s important to you! For example - a cup holder. My expensive stroller doesn’t come with one and I really wish it did 😭. Congrats and good luck!

It is really going to depend on your lifestyle and where you use the stroller most. I decided to buy the Uppababy Minu because we could attach both the car seat and bassinet to it, but it wasn’t as expensive as the Vista in case we had a baby that didn’t like the stroller or we ended up having one child only. We ended up with a baby that looooves the stroller and I’m still glad we purchased this one because it works great as both travel and everyday stroller. It’s a very smooth ride and has enough room for everything we need, and if we do have another baby we can upgrade to the Vista body to accommodate two. That said, we live in a rural environment where we most often have to drive somewhere to use the stroller, so it isn’t a big deal that the undercarriage is small because we can put whatever else we need in the car. If you live in an urban environment you might want a larger stroller that will fit everything you need for a whole outing in it, so you can be hands-free.

So we have a Vista, and have the stroller bag. The Vista has done pushing 20 flights, within Canada and the US. We also have a Minu. I love the Vista for traveling. I have a 3 yo and a 3 mo, and the 3yo started traveling at 8 months or so. We've always gotten a seat for baby on the plane, and the travel carseat fits in the basket of the Vista (cosco scenara next). I liked having the full basket for travel. Uppababy customer service is excellent. Air Canada ripped the handle off my stroller bag. AC reimbursed me, but Uppababy had a new one on my doorstep 2 days later.

I had a bunch of strollers and the minu was so smooth! I did have an issue with my daughters preschool letting us keep it there and didn’t love having to fold and carry so I keep my yoyo around as well…

Have you thought of using your Minu and add Piggyback Ride-Along Board? If your son is tired, he can stand on the kick back. Additionally, Bring a baby carrier and wear the infant for instances when your son has to nap. This will be our travel set up for when we have our second child. The other option is getting an umbrella stroller for your son, since it’s easier/lighter to carry if he doesn’t want to use the stroller. Bring the Minu for your daughter.

The bombi is a really great "fancy" travel stroller, I would say it's even better than the Uppababy Minu. Or you could go the wagon route which will be more useful after they start walking, but it will take up your trunk space and they aren't light. The wonderwagon w1 or the Evenflo pivot are both great wagons. The single-to-double strollers are not very good in either category. They are often heavy and bulky, and steer like garbage if you try and add a second kid in. It is virtually impossible to go over even the smallest sidewalk crack or curb when there are two kids in. We ended up giving our Uppababy Vista away because of this.

To me people are usually between bugaboo butterfly, uppababy minu, aer Joolz. If you don’t need it to fit in overhead compartment for flights then Nuna TRVL maybe. Agree with the other poster if you can go somewhere to test drive and do the fold etc, see handlebar height, basket size, that’s usually most helpful. For example on the surface Joolz and Bugaboo seem soo similar but for whatever reason I kept bumping into things with the Bugaboo (using the dummy doll inside for weight) so I went for Joolz. Good luck!

I’m not sure about how upright the seats are but I tried both of these as well as the Joolz Aer plus and Yo-yo 3 and ended up getting the Joolz Aer Plus. The sales person told me they have had tons of issues with the butterfly’s wheels falling off and she can’t recommend it. The Minu was much heavier than the Joolz and Yo-yo. I didn’t like where the carry strap was located on the Minu. My husband couldn’t fold the yo-yo. Joolz was easy all around. You can also add car seat adapters and they have a bassinet if you want to use it for a small baby.

I have a Cruz, a vista, and a Minu (my wife is a stroller hoarder). The Minu is our daily go-to stroller for my 2 year old. It’s extremely easy to fold up and carry places, and despite the small wheels it handles different terrain adequately (and we live in the Boston area with notoriously terrible sidewalks). It’s not anywhere near as smooth as the Cruz or vista, but the pros outweigh the cons. That said, I probably wouldn’t use it for a really young baby, or if I was using it heavily. With a 2 year old the stroller is really more for backup or short trips to daycare and such. For long stroller walks (which we took more frequently with a baby), something a bit more ergonomic for the adults is better. Both the Cruz and Vista worked great with a car seat, so that’s nice. Cruz vs vista, I’d say Cruz. The vista is a beast that can handle all sorts of crazy terrain and the undercarriage is great, but it’s just so BIG. Heavy, awkward to handle when folded, very difficult to navigate small aisles in stores, etc. It’s been a really long time since I opted to break out the Vista, and even that time I regretted it. Cruz is less big, but big enough.

Not OP, but just to be clear, the Minu basket is great for a travel stroller but definitely not as good as the Cruz. I have the Cruz and the Minu and like you I love throwing everything in the basket when out shopping. I do some medium size grocery runs with my Cruz but would only be able to do a small grocery run with the Minu. It's convenient only when I don't have a lot to buy and definitely wouldn't fit a diaper box. Edit: also my son likes to be very straight too and he doesn't mind the Minu but I do find that he ends up in a very slouched position even with the back at its most upright.

Yeah, the Minu has the lap bar and my son holds onto it but it's very close to the body. For the Minu, I think the slouch has to do with the way the seat is structured and the angle of the seat kind of makes him slide down a bit even with the bar to hold on to. He doesn't complain and enjoys that stroller as much as the Cruz, it just doesn't look as comfortable to me. We tired a ton of other travel strollers and the Minu seemed to be the one with the least amount of slouch if that makes a difference. The only one I couldn't try was the Joolz Aer. And ya, I totally get what you mean about the basket. The Minu is great and you can stuff a lot under there, just no diaper boxes (plus a half grocery haul like I do 😂).

I was in a very similar situation to you! I also live in Quebec (MTL), we're also both runners, and we also travelled internationally with our baby. I think it depends on your lifestyle a lot. We have a car but walk everywhere and live close to a metro. We go out to the park nearly every day, walk to daycare, and I took daily walks when my son was a newborn. I'd say focus on and buy the everyday stroller first if you plan on doing regular walks. If you mostly drive everywhere and only need an everyday stroller for malls, then using the travel stroller with some kind of newborn compatible option might be sufficient. But if you're like me then you 100% need to invest in a good everyday stroller, which may or may not be a jogging stroller (I've got the Uppababy Cruz). As others have said, only buy the travel stroller right before your trip. By then, you'll know baby's age (if you need to accommodate for newborn recline/bassinet or if they're 6+ months) and you'll know what you like/don't like in a stroller. We got an Uppababy Minu for super cheap on marketplace for that, and if I had to go back I would possibly get an even more compact travel stroller, just because I now use it as my trunk stroller when we're driving places and it still takes a decent amount of space in the trunk. As for jogging stroller, I was lucky to be given one by a friend. At first I wanted to try jogging with my son before we committed to buying a good quality jogging stroller and it turns out that 1) my son doesn't enjoy the jogging stroller as much as his everyday stroller 2) both my husband and I like the freedom of running without a stroller and getting some alone time away from baby 3) running with a stroller is so much more difficult. Now I use my jogging stroller in the winter months as long as there's snow on the ground. My Cruz definitely doesn't cut it when the sidewalks haven't been ploughed and we still go for daily walks in the winter. So depending on the snow situation where you live, you may need a jogging stroller with big air filled tires regardless of whether you actually run with it or not. So yes, you may need 3 strollers (I do), but you should start with 1 and buy the rest as you go.

Hi! Lasalle mom here, so not exactly in the downtown core but close enough (walking distance to angrignon park and metro). Probably not what you want to hear but I ended up with 3 strollers, which I keep in my garage or car. The Uppababy Cruz was my first purchase and I love it for 70% of the year. My son clearly prefers it over other strollers, it's smooth to push and doesn't feel too bulky. The only issues I have with it are: 1. It's terrible in heavy slush/snow. The slush gets stuck in the casing of the front wheel and basically makes it so the wheels can't turn and you end up with a stroller that has 2 skis as front wheels. This may not happen to you in the downtown core but in LaSalle it can take a few days for some sidewalks to be cleared and also angrignon park can have a lot of accumulated slush. 2. It's a bit bulky for the metro. Definitely doable - we've used it to go to the biodôme for example or longer days out, but if you end up at a metro where the elevators/escalators don't work, or at McGill where you want to go the Eaton center and there's literally no way of doing it without taking 4 steps then you'll want something more compact/lightweight for those cases. Same thing for tiny store entrances that you need to take steps to get into - you'll need something more compact and lightweight if you go to those a lot, but compact and lightweight are terrible in the snow/slush. So basically I ended up with the Cruz which I use 70% of the year (I walk A LOT) and love. Then in my 2nd winter (Feb baby) I got a big jogging stroller (Mountain Buggy all terrain I think) for free from a friend for the winter months because it has the 3 wheels with inflatable tires and is just amazing in the snow and slush. It's very heavy and bulky, which is why I don't use it the rest of the year. And then I got an Uppababy Minu on FB marketplace for cheap, which I use for travel, going on the metro and quick errands at the mall. I keep this one in the trunk of my car because it takes less space and I use it when I need something compact/lightweight that folds easily and can be carried with a strap. I think you need to consider how much walking you'll be doing during the winter months and whether you'll be baby wearing a lot or not. I thought I would baby wear a lot but turns out that babies are heavy and I'm pretty small framed and I was just way more comfortable with a stroller. Edit: Reading other replies, I also remembered another big plus for the Cruz is that I can put my entire groceries in the basket under there (roughly 2 bags). I like to walk to the grocery store over taking the car so it's nice to have when I'm grocery shopping with baby.

I think the Vista would be difficult in shops/restaurants and public transportation. We did Paris with the Minu and it was great except for the fold still being quite bulky in an overcrowded metro/train. For any type of double stroller, you'd have to consider how it would do on public transportation if you're not planning on using a rental car. Most (all?) doubles fold quite bulky as far as I know, and you may end up needing to fold your stroller on public transit at some points? Same goes for eating at restaurants - the stroller has to go somewhere and there isn't a lot of space in some places, although I guess you could choose your restaurants accordingly. Is there a reason why you're not going for 2 compact travel strollers rather than having 1 parent push both kids? Something like the Stokke Yoyo or Ergobaby Metro that could be newborn ready and a cheaper umbrella stroller or even your Minu. Are you planning naps on the go for your 2 year old? That's something else to consider - if so then they probably need something more comfy than an umbrella stroller. Edit: there's the Yoyo Connect that allows connection between 2 yoyos but it seems like the 2nd stroller can't be used as an independent stroller - only when connected. There's also the Bumprider Connect 3 that seems interesting but it doesn't look like it's sold in Canada.

I wouldnt bring either. I would bring a cosco scenera next for carseat because its cheap and lightweight and a travel stroller that folds small (i reccomend city tour 2 because it’s inexpensive and we love it, but babyzen yoyo, uppababy minu or bugaboo butterfly are all also highly reccomended). Buy travel stroller secondhand to save money. You cannot use your doona as a stroller in europe. Like absolutely not. At that point its an incredibly heavy carseat, i wouldnt want to lug that accross the globe. Your main stroller is also so bulky and heavy.

Honestly get the stroller that works for today. I got a vista with my first intending to use as a double, but with an eventual 21 mo age gap I decided I'd prefer side by side and we've with the bugaboo donkey and passed our vista to a friend and first time mom. I'm sure I could have recouped some cost on Marketplace. We have a single UPPAbaby minu and love it, have the rider board that never got much play until my kids were 3+. I do like that we could snap a carseat in mostly bc my doctor's office parking lot is impossible to park in so I usually street park and walk a few blocks. Now pregnant w my 3rd about ready to move the donkey back to single mode as we moved and no longer walk to daycare daily. But we literally put 1000 miles on the donkey in double mode and could not recommend enough! Worth pushing a few side by side and tandem and thinking about how you'll use it. I never put either donkey or vista into my car with regularity. They are too enormous 😂 A lot of my friends who don't live in a city didn't have their kids in strollers after 2 years old. We would walk miles a day and my 4.5 year old would happily take a ride. There isn't another option besides walking so 🤷🏻‍♀️ something else to consider.

Yes picked the minu as our travel option! Cruz is nearly as big as the vista. Minu folds down small, I did put it overhead once on a flight w large storage in the cabin but usually pop it into a cheap travel bag and gate check. It lived in our car for many moons and likely will again for a while when the new baby arrives.

Just bought one as well as after a ton of research I found that most feel it was great as an everyday stroller and is light enough to lug up a set of stairs!

I wanted to be a one stroller family, so got the minu. Loved the size and portability. We ended up getting another stroller because it doesn’t do well of various terrain AND didn’t realize I would want the parent facing feature. It’s so nice going on a long walk and staring at your LO (technically the infant car seat attachment would face you, but it’s not as comfy now that he’s getting bigger). I do not regret getting the minu though. It fits perfectly behind our car seat and use it often

The minu is a pretty sturdy and impressive travel stroller. It’ll handle bumpy sidewalks and some gravel/dirt terrain ok but it will not handle sand and isn’t one I would take with me to a hiking trail or anything. If you want an all terrain and are regularly planning to take it on that terrain, I would get a Cruz. If you’re mostly city living and want something durable, light and with a pretty hefty basket still, the minu is great.

We have a Fox-5 which has been a great stroller for everyday like walks or we live in a city so it was nice when we lived downtown. We also have a travel stroller which we took with us on adventures. And usually stays in the car for quick trips. We have the UppaBaby MINU as a travel stroller and we had it with her car seat which is what we used in the early days (don't recommend). I dont like it at all. A friend has the Juul Aer which is pricy but nice.

UB customer care and warranty is incredible. I love our vista. I think the Minu would be too small for Disney personally (i liked using Bob Duallie @ DL) Same age gap (18 mos), now 4, 2.5, 9 mos For air travel I do a carrier, 2 backpack harnesses, and a single GB pockit. More versatile than a double stroller and longevity matters - while traveling 5 months ago any of the 3 kids could go in stroller or carrier and 2/3 could walk with handholding or in harness backpack

Same here. Can’t really imagine why we’d need a different/bigger stroller unless we have a second child in the next couple of years.

We may or may not, but we’ll cross that bridge when we get there. For now, the Minu is perfectly fine. Love that it’s lightweight and doesn’t take up a ton of space in the car.

I went with Uppababy Minu to keep in the car and for travel, Bumbleride Indie for our main everyday neighborhood stroller / possible jogging stroller if my husband wants to take him for a short run. This process was so stressful for me, but I like where we ended up. We walk in our neighborhood a lot and long walks, so this made sense for us. If I was just getting one, I’d probably do the Uppababy Cruz.

I got the minu for travel when my daughter was 1.5 and I wish I had it sooner! I can’t believe I was always lugging around the cruz before we had it! So much easier to get in and out of the car.

yes i love mine! get their travel bag and you’re set if anything happens while travelling with it!

You’ll be happy with either. I don’t know about Nuna much, but the Vista is big. Like real big. So be prepared for that Also - I don’t really think it’s a great double stroller. It seems like a pain to maneuver and it would be super short lived anyway since toddlers max out the rumbleseat quick. I’d get the Cruz over the Vista and save your money. And if you wanna go further, get the Minu…we only have the Minu and it works great. No need for vista or cruz, plenty of space and you can buy attachments. But all that to say, buy whatever you want! I just think the Vista is overkill when you have the Cruz or Minu right there

Get the Minu, all you need

Very late to this but we took our daughter abroad a bunch in the first year-ish: to Bermuda at 4 months, the UK at 8 months, Austria at 10 months, and Denmark at 13. My big learnings: 1. Business class + bassinet seat all the way. It can be A LOT of homework to figure out what airlines offer w/r/t bassinets, and the call center agents are often useless (looking at you, Austrian), but it works so much better than trying to sleep them in the car seat, plus you actually arrive reasonably refreshed. When it comes to bassinet options and availability, British Airways is my favorite - straightforward, simple, and they have both a bassinet for sleeping and a baby seat for waking time 2. The CoZiGo is an absolute must-have. It’s designed to fit over airline bassinets, but tbh it fits over just about anything (including travel strollers), and it creates a blacked-out space plus has a pocket for the white noise machine. With airline bassinet + CoZiGo our daughter fully slept thru her first 2 TATL flights 3. You’ll want a travel stroller. The UPPAbaby Minu is excellent and folds up in seconds. You’ll also want a stroller bag to keep it in good shape 4. A suite at a 4-star >>> a standard room at a 5-star if you’re ever making that choice. You’ll want space to read, get ready for bed, etc with the lights on and without worrying about how much noise you’re making Hope this is helpful, lots of trial and error in the above. Best of luck with the rest of the pregnancy!

A few years ago I made the same choice. Took both products home and decided the Minu wasn't worth 2x the price. However I loved the travel bag for the Minu and ended up using the Minu travel bag with the Bombi. Worked perfectly for a few years. Just got rid of them all as my kids got bigger. Took several trips and it held up well, could use with one hand as well. The cup holders kind of sucked but had a lot of good (other)accessories.

We love the Uppababy Minu and brought the travel bag for it, which is essentially an insurance policy for it. If the stroller gets damaged while traveling and in the bag, they fix or replace it for you. Also, their customer service is top-notch. If you live near one of the service centers, they do tune-ups and cleanings as well.

I have an Uppababy Vista, Bugaboo Donkey, Wonderfold, and the original Uppababy Minu. The Minu is my favorite and if I could go back, I would have started with that with that. 

Another vote for the Minu. I have a Uppababy Vista, Bugaboo Donkey, and Uppababy Minu. I reach for the Minu the most. Loading the Vista is a pain. My vista is for purely walking trips to the park etc. The huge basket is great because I can pack my kids bikes and scooters. Mine is nearly 7 years old and still pushes like a dream. The donkey is awesome, but the basket is too small. I use that solely for theme parks so I don’t have to left any of my kids the top.

The minu is fantastic.

The one's we used the most are the single and double Thule jogging strollers with our two boys. Mostly just around the neighborhood walking trips, but they have been awesome. We had a smaller Uppababy one that folded up pretty small when we needed to go places in the car.

As much as I didn’t want to believe it, we have 2 strollers…. Uppababy Vista for around the neighborhood and all daily use for the first 8-10 months. We bought the Uppababy Minu for a trip when my son was 9 months and it has become the stroller we keep in the car for outings where there isn’t a cart for him to sit in. Like others, we also have a garage to store the Vista when not in use. Once we have a second, I’m considering selling the Vista and buying a Veer wagon for around the neighbourhood once the younger one is able it sit up in it.

Uppababy minu. Unless you plan on going over super uneven payment like all the time or plan on 2 under 2, I think most people could do with just a travel stroller. I’m sure there are other reasons for a full size but my point is that I think lots of people could at least consider downsizing. When we visited family in France, everyone used travel strollers. Even on the cobbles! Admittedly the worst of the cobbles really sucked but the benefit of being able to fit the stroller into basically every space we wanted was a huge plus. Also I hear people complain all the time about the size and weight of full size strollers, especially when they’re by themselves.

I'm a huge fan of my Uppababy Minu. It lives in our car and I use it nearly every day while running errands because it is so easy and convienient.  Just use our Vista for walks now haha

Oooooh love this comment! I have a vista and minu but have been wondering if a jogging stroller would make sense for us too 👀

We tried the uppa minu when our son was 3 months and hated it. The adapters for the car seat were awful and you couldn’t fold the stroller with them on. We switched to the Nuna trvl lx and love it. The lx version that came out last year lays nearly flat to be safe for infants. And it has a true one handed fold and unfold which the minu did not have.

We had the minu and I hated it because of the adapters and mom son seemed to flop around in it when he was 4 months

I hated the graco travel system stroller (purchased 4 years ago). It was impossible to maneuver with one hand. Felt glitchy and cheap. I quickly changed over to the Uppababy Minu. The ride was so much smoother it was insane. When we had a second, I got the Mockingbird secondhand and that’s been nice, but kinda big. Anyways, I love Graco for car seats but NOT strollers.

Apologies if you’re already aware, but if you use Uppababy’s travel bag and the bag or stroller are damaged, Uppababy will cover the repairs. We recently gate checked our Minu in the travel bag and it got pretty messed up. The entire canopy was snapped off. Uppababy sent us a new bag as well as a new Minu frame and canopy. We just had to put the soft/fabric parts on the new frame and we were good to go! Their customer service is excellent.

Agree with poster.  We just got back from Mexico City. It was almost 90 degrees. Our 10 month old was in the carrier the majority of the time. He did just fine, even got his naps!  We’ve been to Europe with our Uppababy Minu and it worked great.   But that was for our toddler.  When we did that trip, our baby was worn 100% of the time.  I’d bring just the carrier. Maybe buy a little umbrella stroller if you find you need it.   

Maybe get your hands on a used Minu? We’ve done many foreign travels with it. It works great on the cobblestones. It folds up well, you can put it in overhead bin. And comes with a strap to carry. Oh! And you can open it with one hand which is super useful.  It’s more durable the Doona but not a full size stroller.  On one trip, the airline broke the frame. Luckily on the way home. Uppababy replaced it for free!  We haven’t had any issues since we bought one of those large, red ‘gate check’ bags.  Good luck!  Also- you can rent strollers. There’s plenty of companies out there. Not cheap but you’ll get a stroller that is appropriate for the place you are going 

Ok..I'm probably not helpful here BUT I wanted to give my 2 cents on having 3 strollers which I love/use them all. I have a BOB running stroller just for runs. It is a dream to push and I don't need to worry about baby being bounced around. I have a Babyjogger City Select double stroller and it currently has a toddler seat and a baby carseat. It is perfect for going on walks as my toddler needs to take breaks sometimes. This is the stroller that lives in the car. I have the Uppababy Minu for travel that we've taken on at least a dozen trips (before the arrival of the second child). It's small/light enough for travel but large enough to have sturdy wheels for non-pavement roads and large enough basket for the essentials. I haven't taken it traveling since I've had kiddo #2 (we traveled with the double stroller instead..not ideal but baby still needed the infant seat). All strollers were purchased for kid #1 and I have used them through kid #2. I also want to add that while I heavily recommend the BOB and Uppbaby Minu, I am not a fan of the Babyjogger (but am a fan of having a double stroller).

Chiming in as a fellow Minu/Ridge parent. I LOVE THEM BOTH SO MUCH!! Definitely both great at what they do. Minu is lightweight, easy to open/close, perfect for leaving in the car. We got the adapters for the infant seat and it’s so easy to pop on and off and closes completely with adapters on. Ridge is a solid jogging/off-road stroller which is great as we live pretty rurally and also love hiking/camping and walking the dog. We bought the Minu and were gifted the Ridge by my mom and step dad for our baby shower so that helped with cost!!

We had the yoyo as our travel pram but found it too small and shoddy so got the Uppababy Minu (we have the Vista as our main) and it’s been great. Good sized canopy and basket. We normally gate check but some airlines let you bring it on board. You can buy the travel bag (backpack) that makes it easy to transport and insures it if the airline damages it.) The new version lays flat I believe. You may be able to find second hand.

Babyzen yoyo or uppababy minu. Do not get anything bigger. The smaller size enables you to navigate tight sidewalks and quickly fold them if there are no sidewalks or they are so terrible you can run a pram along them.

We "test drove" one at our local baby goods store. It was HEAVY and bulky and we didn't like how the stroller handled. For us, a lightweight travel stroller (UPPAbaby Minu that we got on super duper sale) with car seat attachment and a lightweight infant car seat (nuna pipa) worked a LOT better.

Another minu fan here - you can also use the infant insert for the vista in it for more support with a smaller baby. And the adapters to put the car seat on when they are really little (though it is harder to fold up like this). By the time both of our boys were 3 months, we were exclusively using the minu as intended, so you might need to finesse it a bit for the first few months.

We have both the Cruz and the Minu. The Cruz was our main stroller for a long time, and then we got the Minu for travel. It’s now our everyday stroller while the Cruz is our shopping stroller. I’m also petite and don’t have any problems with hills with either one. What I like about the Minu: one hand fold and unfold, isn’t too big for Muni, and it handles bumpy sidewalks just fine. A jogging stroller will give baby a smoother ride, but those are heavy. (We had had one of those too before giving it away.) So one recommendation for the Minu at least!

By rotating car seat do you mean as in the base in the car? If so we did the maxi-cosi pearl pro with 360 and sliding base, and uppababy makes the adapter for their strollers to be compatible with maxi cosi. We have the Cruz and then will get the minu later. At least here in Europe the maxi cosi car seat is flight and travel approved and works work both iso fix and a normal seatbelt.

We chose Uppababy because we got a hand me down bassinet and car seat, for its resale value, and service from the Uppababy hub located in Leaside. If you go to the hub, you can customize your stroller colours for an extra $50, and they can delay the start of your warranty. We live close to downtown Toronto and debated between Uppababy Minu and Cruz for the longest time. We ultimately chose the Cruz because we do a lot of walks on park terrain and preferred the suspension. It is heavier and larger compared to the Minu, and we took into account stairs that we would have to carry the stroller up to. I would suggest going into the store to check out strollers to see what would fit your lifestyle, environment, and budget.

We just traveled with our 6 month old and the Uppababy Minu travel stroller. We got the travel bag for it too just in case so we would be covered if the airline damaged it. It worked great for the airport and walking around our destination.

👋 owner of 5 strollers here If I could do it over again and price was no concern, I’d keep our nuna pipa car seat and get the nuna trvl stroller. We got an uppababy minu stroller with adapters and it’s just annoying, and a vista for home which is so massive and only nice when baby was bassinet aged and for walking to the farmers market and loading up the basket. We ended up using the free Nuna stroller I got in a Facebook group instead cause the car seat just clipped in directly even though it took up our whole trunk. If price was of concern, we have a baby jogger that is our second most used stroller cause the graco car seat we got for backup fits in nice, it’s indestructible, and can be used for exercise. Whatever you do I recommend a system that is easily compatible your car seat without adapters.

uppababy minu (and i love it as a primary!) BUT i also find myself reaching for the carrier much more often tbh... we love carriers and walks really and baby doesn't cry in the carrier but seems to hate the restriction of the stroller! Bonus it's a graduated weight vest basically.. so at least you get a work out in !

Up until my son was 10 months or so, I brought the Cruz and gate-checked it. I would use a carrier at the airport but still needed a stroller at the destination. The Cruz's storage is great and baby was super comfortable in it. I had no issues with AC or Porter at YTZ and YUL. They were careful, even at times unfolding it and getting it ready for me to use once I disembarked. (Maybe because I travelled alone those times?) Now that he's over 1 year old, drinking milk, eating solids really well, and walking around, I travel with the Minu. It's lighter, more compact, and more convenient to use during the trip, and the basket is spacious enough for us. I still gate-check it.

Love the Joolz Aer. I've put in hundreds of miles with it and it's still going strong. I keep waiting for the wheels to eventually wear down. I carry it up and down subway stairs, take it on the bus, etc. Someone had given us a much heavier duty Uppa Baby stroller that we used like three times then never again because we found the Joolz so much more manageable.

100% worth the money - you'll use it everyday - and way easier to roll & fold than other options - also very sturdy

Conversely we are still going strong with 3 kids on it used daily. 9 month old in a seat and then my 2 year old and 4 year old switch off who is in the seat and who is on the board standing.

We got a chico keyfit 30 travel system with the activ3 jogging stroller for our first kid and then got an Upupbaby when our second came. They're definitely expensive and the Upupbaby is probably overpriced but they're both amazing and well worth the investment. If you can afford the premium it's a solid buy.m, especially if you can find them used. Just make sure any car seat combos aren't expired. You'll obviously be fine with a Graco, but there's definitely a big jump in quality that's worth it for how often you'll be pushing these things around.

We started with an Uppababy Mesa car seat combo stroller for baby #1. It’s easy to use and you can plop the car seat right in there. The frame is lightweight and easy to collapse. I think that one only has single baby capability, but they make one that you can upgrade to a double if needed, which might be the way to go if you are planning on having more. Our second child 3 years old has a neurological disability and handles like a baby, so we had to take that into consideration when baby #3 arrived for a double stroller due to being a larger sized baby (we want to avoid using a wheelchair as long as he’s small enough). We got the Veer switch and roll for that due to higher weight capacity and sturdiness. It has a converter attachment for our uppababy seat. The wheels are a bit bigger so it’s better for curbs and terrain. The width is a little wider than most strollers but can fit through doorways, it just takes some precision. It’s heavier compared to our single stroller, but not too bad. Overall we like it (we didn’t use other double strollers to compare though).