Bugaboo or Icandy?

[maryellie]

Two pushchairs I'm seriously considering but I can't choose! They both look great just wondering if anyone has had any good/bad experiences? Are they easy to put up and down etc.

Which models?

I have the iCandy Peach 3 and it is a dream. The main downside of it is that it isn't collapsible; you have to remove the seat/carry cot (each has a detachable carry handle) and the chassis then folds up into a heavy but carry-able item. Fits into cars collapsed but not something you'd want to collapse on a bus, so I just don't. Other downside is that it does seem a tad wider than other buggies. Otherwise it's amazing.

Applemagic - either the bugaboo Cameleon or the Icandy peach or strawberry (not sure there are so many!!)

I have bugaboo chameleon and love it. The I candy doesn't sit completely upright so have had a few friends who ended up changing early to a normal pushchair very early

I have a bugaboo cameleon, can't recommend it highly enough!

We have an iCandy peach, on second DC and it is still going strong. It does sit upright and child can face forward or back. Agree with PP it does not collapse easily for public transport so we have a Maclaren for holidays and traveling. Our iCandy is sturdy and has covered many miles off road. Only slight downside is the rat-a-tat-tat noise the hood makes going up and down!

I love the icandy strawberry - best pushchair I've ever had. It could do with the collapsible carrycot function that the Cameleon has but apart from tat is change nothing.
The Cam brake annoyed me a bit when I was testing. It snaps back so hard that after a few minutes of testing it was hurting my hand. I liked the wheels and the ability to reverse but when the carry cot is on you can't use the basket. I definitely prefer that on the icandy.

And yy to the noisy hood on the icandy! Literally the only thing I don't like about it.

I also have the Bugaboo.
Positives-the handling is incredible
-I can put it up and down in about

5 seconds and have done so
whilst holding my little one
(although slower!)
-good suspension
-solid and looks nice
-the pushchair has different angles
it can be set at and can be parent
and forward facing (easy to do)

Negative-the wheel base was too wide for
our hatchback so we would have
to take one wheel off each time.
But it is a one button release so
not a big issue.

I have an icandy strawberry and an icandy peach twin. Stupidly bad planning! The noisy hood is the twattiest thing about the strawberry. The peach doesn't have that problem. I love them both. Lovely to push and use. Great storage pocket on the strawberry.

I have too much love for my icandy peach 2. I have a small ish age gap so it was made into a double for a few months, and is back to a single now. It has therefore been used every single day for 2 yrs 7 months and it's still absolutely perfect. I am the only one out of all my friends who hasn't bought a second pushchair or a mclaren.

I love my cameleon. now the weather is nice the extendable hood is invaluable, the carrycot lasted till 6 months, it's a dream to steer around shops and don't plan on switching to a stroller even 19 months in.
I do love the look of the icandy strawberry though, when I was buying there were no store models to see.

I have the bugaboo bee plus and the cameleon and I can't recommend them highly enough, sturdy practical and some resale value too