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BJCM, are they any good on public transport?

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GrumpyBear · 18/04/2011 08:55

Hi,

Just wondering, how are they on trains, tubes and buses?

Thanks

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upyourdiva · 18/04/2011 15:51

I had a 2008 one and loved it! It was a bit bigger than a standard stroller but not massive and folding and unfolding was so easy it was never an issue.

The only warning I do have but it may be fixed now, is that the brakes were not great so I always felt that I had to hold onto it but nothing ever happened I just felt more secure holding it... but then again I did that with my massive Emmaljunga too :o

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SweetApril · 19/04/2011 09:52

Fantastic for one-handed folding. I find the brakes absolutely solid. Probably the only buggy I didn't feel the need to hang on to (unlike flipping Maclaren which would career all over the bus). On a quiet bus or tube you can put the brake on, take the baby out and leave it unfolded. Plus even with quite a lot of shopping on the handles I've never known it to topple over. Easy to manoeuvre.

Once folded it is heavier and slightly more awkward to handle than an umbrella fold cos you can't just chuck it around in the same way. Also I never find it easy to make it stay upright once I have folded it so propped up in a train gangway it will occasionally topple over. But there may well be a knack that I haven't discovered cos I'm a bit lazy like that!

Overall the best buggy I've used on public transport by a mile.

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