iCandy Pear stroller

When I found out I was expecting again it was purely luck that I had originally bought the iCandy apple - all that was needed was to order the "Pip converter" and presto we had ourselves a double! Having initially found the Apple quite hard-going and durable (my positive spins on saying "heavy") little did I know what I would expect when I'm pushing around two!

This said, I can't fault the pear - its rear tyres have required maintenance from use over the last couple of years - just a case of pumping them up. There is definitely a knack to folding it - but nothing to grumble too much about. The kids seem more than comfortable. I find to give the kids extra room that iCandy make clear allowances - the bumper bar which serves little purpose is detachable, the hood can be adjusted and the foot rest can be adjusted to allow leg room for Abigail (growing by the day!).

I feel very secure using the pear - it's a personal preference of ours over the lighter-weight models. Plus, the option of having an extra long handle suits my 6'3" hubby to a tea!

Overall, for the mother in need of a double I would recommend!

I LOVE THIS PUSHCHAIR!

The seat units are so roomy despite popular belief that larger toddlers won't fit in them as I was told before I purchased it. I have an 18 month old who is 3 foot tall and he fits in it perfectly, still with lots of room. It can be used in single mode which is fantastic for when the eldest grows out of the pram and wants to walk, its slim enough to fit comfortably on buses/through shop doors, its easy to push and isn't too big and clutsy like other twin pushchairs i've seen. It also looks fantastic, a lot of tandems are pretty hideous to say the least but this one looks brilliant. The thing i've loved the most about it is the fact I had the seat unit AND carrycot. The only thing I will say is the carrycot isn't extremely roomy, DD was 9lbs 6oz at birth and has fully outgrown it at 3 months but its fine because the seat unit fully reclines and shes perfectly comfortable in it. The handle bars adjust according to how tall parent is, it can be rear or forward facing and the shopping basket is surprising very roomy and easy to access.

It is quite pricey but it is SO SO worth it. Definitely the best item we have ever purchased! I would advise to all.

For when I reviewed all double strollers was that I needed both of my children to face me on as small a frame as possible. I tested them all, believe me and ended up with the Pear. Its the best so far. I have both my boys facing me on the smallest frame possible. Some of them were just too long.

A great double - perfect for two small children or twins. It is pretty heavy and as the kids get bigger it can be hard going to push but other than that I can't fault it. If you have a tall toddler I would advise buying the taller hood as the front seat is not designed for tall kiddies. Another thing to bear in mind is that in single use it only faces to the rear.

The baby cot addition is pretty small, I had a big baby so it only lasted him six weeks. However I bought it on e-bay and sold it 6 weeks later for the same price!

It may be a pricey pram but when you are finished with it you can get a great price for it on e-bay!

Serious supply chain issues! We ordered an ICandy Pear in March ready for the arrival of our second baby who was due in August. Unfortunately ICandy have let us down in a big way. We originally asked for delivery in late June, so that we could get our 1st daughter used to the pushchair in advance. This then went back to late July after they couldn't source orders. Things kept going back and back to the point where it's now mid September, our daughter is now 5 weeks old and we've got no twin pushchair, so I can't leave the house on my own. The supplier is so terrified of ICandy's dominating sales tactics that they won't even complain for fear of losing their contract and therefore we're not even going to get compensation. All in all, for such an expensive pushchair we've been massively disappointed and are now looking at a Baby Jogger City Select instead - whether they're better or worse, at least they're in stock!