Anyone got a graco evo mini?

[charlyn]

I really want a pushchair for my dd (7 months) that's lightweight, small, easy to fold and has one handle. It will be used for going round town and travelling.

Ive come across the graco evo mini and it looks like it ticks the boxes although Im not normally a fan of 3 wheelers. Has anyone got one and would you recommend?

I'm also thinking about the M&P Armadillo or Nuna Pepp. Anything else I should consider?

Thanks

Should add Ive discounted the bjcm as it seems too big for me

I have a Graco Evo Mini, and have had a Nuna Pepp and would like to get an Armadillo.
I loved the Pepp apart from one biggy - the harness - it breaks into 5 pieces and is incredibly fiddly and annoying to do. Definitely something to try out before buying because after struggling to do it up in winter, with rain and icy winds I fell out with it, and sold the Pepp! You just think you have got all the jigsaw pieces together when they all fall out! The basket access is a little restricted and the raincover is weird, but otherwise the fold is fab and it feels good quality.

The Graco Evo Mini however has usurped my Babyzen YoYo from the boot of my car. Its sturdy, doesn't feel tippy, has a MASSIVE basket - I can probably get more in the basket than any other pushchair I have owned (maybe not the Versa /City Select, but very similar and thats saying something!). Its so light that its easier to carry it into nursery with one hand, than it is to open it and push it. I simply fling it into the car one handed. It folds one handed. The only improvement I would add is a handle in the middle of the seat just to be able to complete the fold one handed and pick the pushchair up. It autolocks. There are maybe two minor things which could irritate but surprisingly haven't annoyed me and I am the first one to get irritated :) They are that the harness is 5 pieces - so similar to the Pepp BUT its so easy to do up, that its not bothered me at all to do 5 pieces up. In fact its become bliss not to have to remove my sons arms from the harness - he simply leans forwards and the harness breaks away and I pick him out. The second is that the pushchair folds with the seat sticking up. To create a flat recline, the seat needs reclining inline with the chassis. But the pushchair is so neat and small folded, that its really not been a problem at all. Oh I have remembered one big grrr - I can't get the raincover to fasten around the front wheel. But I never rate a pushchair on the raincover because its rare to find a raincover which actually works well! The handle is a good height too which is a bonus compared to other small lightweight pushchairs. I would absolutely recommend it - believe me, mine is going nowhere fast!! I love it! Its super practical and SO light! And the seat is large - I have a 3 year old in mine!

Thanks Tiggywunkle for your review :) It does look great, the fact its so lightweight and small folding are the biggest positives for me. I'm still unsure about having a 3 wheeler though as Ive not got on with my petite star zia I had in the past and they tend to be bulky and not so good for buses. Saying that looking at the specifications of the evo mini it looks like its really narrow, only 48.3 cm.
Hmm can't decide now between the evo mini or the M&P Armadillo!

I have a the Graco Evo mini for my DS who is now 10 weeks old. It is brilliant, really compact and so easy to manoeuvre. Very light and folds up and down very easily. The sunshade/hood is so big it really does provide shade and the rain cover is ok. It is very comfortable for DS who has been taken all over the place in it. Buses, trains, even on the plane! As well as plenty of shopping trips when the basket is very useful. I have the orange colour which I like when walking along the roads as it feels very visible.

I'd certainly not swap it for anything else.