What’s the Cybex Mios like to use day-to-day?
The Cybex Mios is a crossover success story, with the full functionality of a travel system but small and transportable enough for us to consider it a true lightweight buggy.
Whereas many lightweight buggies claim to be suitable from birth but lack the cocooning or other features that would make them a genuinely viable option in the earliest months, the Mios lies flat and can go parent-facing.
Turning either way couldn’t be simpler, with a quick click to either side of the buggy before lifting and turning the seat around. The leg support then lifts to create an enclosed pram of sorts.
The seat cover offers a cosy fit for any age, but a choice of two different styles of carrycot is also available for purchase for babies under six months. Please note, however, that we only tested the buggy with a toddler so did not try out Cybex's compatible newborn carrycot.
Four-wheel steering and high-quality wheels make for an easy glide on most surfaces. Our parent tester, Adele, found that the Mios was even able to cope with a grassy, bumpy journey up a long hill with minimal fuss.
On ordinary, everyday journeys, it managed kerbs and dips in the road beautifully. As we tested the Cybex Mios during lockdown, Adele couldn’t take the buggy on public transport due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Manoeuvring around tight spaces, our tester found the steering highly responsive and never tricky. It appears wider than many of the other models we tested, such as the popular Bugaboo Bee5, but it won’t have a problem getting through even the narrowest of doorways.
The carry handle makes taking the Mios up and down stairs really straightforward, however you wouldn’t want to go up or down a long flight as it is on the heavier side for a lightweight buggy, weighing in at 9.9kg. That said, the lean design means that you could logistically carry the pushchair in one hand, manage a baby on your hip and have your bag strapped across your body for a short distance.
When it comes to reclining, you simply press a lever one-handed to lower the main seat. The movement is so smooth that there are no concerns about waking a sleeping child. The seat reclines in four different positions (lie-flat included) and the leg rest adjusts to two positions.
The rain cover offers excellent coverage and is very simple to use – just slip it over the seat and Velcro at the back. The footrest is pocketed in the rain cover and there are air holes on either side for maximum breathability.
Adele found that her three-year-old was completely covered and the chair fully encased, which meant that the rain cover didn’t flap about at the front, back or sides.
How easy is it to assemble?
The Cybex Mios requires a bit of assembly but comes with clear visual instructions. They aren’t overkill, but enough steps are covered to ensure you easily understand where everything goes.
Wheels, seat, seat cover, sunshade and harness buckle all need to be slotted on before first use. A 2019 tutorial video on the Cybex YouTube gives a really thorough look at how everything works.
The instructions show how to assemble, alter and remove everything but don’t explain care, which is instead available on the website.
Assembly took our tester 10 minutes as the sunshade was a bit fiddly and required some figuring out. Other than that, it was all very straightforward and didn’t call for any tools.
The Mios also comes with a 24-month warranty against manufacturing defects.