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Help! Icandy Raspberry pushchair

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Strugglingonagain · 26/05/2019 08:21

Before anyone suggests it, I've looked at all the reviews etc just want real life experience.
Considering buying an icandy raspberry 2nd hand. Has anyone had one? Would you recommend?

It would be a pushchair for my 2nd who is 6m. So far used the travel system in multiple parts, so something that folds down easier. Cant fit an umbrella fold in my car!

Interested in any opinions. I see them on sale 2nd hand a lot which worries me a bit!

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MayFayner · 26/05/2019 08:28

I had one for a couple of years. It was ok. It’s quite bulky folded- much, much bigger than a maclaren for example.

Things I liked about it:
Looks lovely
Nice footmuff
Lies flat
Easy to push one-handed
Good basket which is really easy to access

Bad things:
Rickety wheels
The brake- very dodgy. Mine broke early on and I had to wait two weeks for it to be repaired. After that it was ok for a short while before going funny, I had to wheel the buggy backwards and wait a second or two every time I wanted to release the brake. Not the end of the world but when you have a baby in the buggy and a 2yo on foot making a break for it, it’s not great

I wouldn’t buy another one tbh. A friend has a babyzen yo-yo which I think folds up small- maybe check that out?

GookledyGobb · 26/05/2019 08:47

Ive had the raspberry and the yo-yo. I still have the raspberry and I like it. Ours is the initial model and did have to go back to have a wobble fixed but I thought the newer models had resolved this issue and the brake. Anyway...
If you’re used to using a travel system on a pushchair with big wheels then either the yo-yo or the raspberry will feel much more rickety/bumpy. They’re both easy to push and the raspberry folds easily (but not as small as the yo-yo). The yo-yo fold can be tricky. The raspberry is comfortable, has a huge hood, reclines flat, can be forward or rear facing and is easy to push with a decent basket. Hence why we’ve kept ours through three children (we’ve also got an icandy orange travel system which we use as a double, and we’ve had a yo-yo for holidays). The yo-yo is less comfortable (the focus is on it being lightweight and the fold) but pushes well and turns really easily. I’d have another as a spare

MumOfTwoMasterOfNone · 26/05/2019 19:01

Hi, have you considered something like a Baby Jogger now your LO is 6m? I LOVED ours and wish I'd bought it sooner (had a few before that one) We still have our elite for occasional use with a 5 and 3 year old but a friend has the city mini GT and is equally as impressed. They're so easy with a one hand fold and the car seat can attach too.

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