Lightweight Stroller Advice

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Hi, I'm looking to purchase a final stroller for my DD, who'll be 3 in May. She's in 3-4 clothes comfortably already, so is large for her age. Here is my wish list:

• Non driver so need something that is light and manageable on public transport. Found the Silver Cross Jet excellent for this but it's too small for DD now. Currently using Baby Jogger City Mini 2, but I find it difficult to manoeuvre on the bus as it's still quite bulky when folded.
• Something that can still cope with cobbles, gravel and grass. Appreciate I won't get something that goes on all terrain but would like something that can manage normal town / park surfaces. I found the Silver Cross Jet couldn't manage anything except flat and totally smooth surfaces.
• Good canopy - DD likes the Baby Jogger sun canopy as it comes down far enough to keep the sun off her face most of the time.
• Decent basket size and basket accessibility (no restrictive bars)
• Easy fold. Not necessarily one handed although it is useful.
• Good upright seat position
• Under £250, preferably under £200 as this is the last of quite a few pushchairs and will realistically probably only be used for another year or so.
• Needs to go up to 22-25kg

The Joolz Aer looks brilliant but it's more than I want to spend at this stage.

Currently looking at:
Baby Jogger City Tour 2
Silver Cross Clic
Bugaboo Butterfly (this is over budget but might stretch to it if truly worth it compared to the others.

Any advice really welcome!

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City tour 2: is great, really small fold. Fine on gravel etc, just not thick mud because it gets caught in the wheel guards.

We have the Baby Jogger City Tour 2. It’s our travel and nursery run pushchair. We looked at several travel ones in John Lewis and they all felt very flimsy but the Baby Jogger was sturdy and still is two years later. The only annoying thing is the compartment bit behind the head of the seat is kept together with Velcro and it can open if you put anything heavy but otherwise really really happy with it. It also fits in the compartment of planes so we carry it on with us whenever we travel.

Graco Myavo folds one handed to a square shape. Large hood, decent wheels, big basket, less than 6kg so very lightweight. It goes up to 22kg and I would have liked it to be a little more upright but it does the job well for us. There's always a compromise somewhere with the lightweight buggies. The ease of folding and other positives are enough for me.

I have the butterfly and I really love it. The large storage basket is really handy. It feels nice and sturdy too and the canopy comes down quite far. I live rurally and our pavements and roads are awful and it manages them better than expected actually.

I picked it up as a travel stroller for my 9 month old a few weeks ago and to be honest since the day we got it his main pram hasn’t seen the light of day. The butterfly is so much easier!

I tried the silver cross clic in the store and I did find it flimsy which surprised me being a well known brand. It was my first choice before seeing the butterfly.