Have just come home with a Maclaren Volo - any down sides before I unwrap it?!

[Jackaroo]

The quick run around the dept. store worked well, and I could collapse it one handed and sling it over my shoulder, so as a bugaboo owner I was sold ......... but now I've got cold feet about having forked out £60 without checking on here first .......

I just desperately wanted something as light as possible that I can take on a bus etc...

thoughts?

the only problem I ever had with ours was the parking brakes- a fiddle to operate with my foot....but that was at least 4 years ago, so they may have changed the design by now.

no recline and no back support
tinies look v slouched and uncomfy, ok for biggers

horrible material,cold in winter, lack of spinal support....

I thought the material was OK- easy to clean (with a brush)and you can get a "seat liner" in the accessory pack, which would make it warmer.

The whole point of it, I think is lightness and simplicity.

Don't understand the "lack of spinal suport"- it's not designed for children who can't sit unsupported...

I know it's 6mo+
but it's like an adult sitting in a deckchair rather than an armchair / desk chair ie no lumbar support and you slump
ok for short periods or older kids though

Agree with MrsBadger, it's OK for short trips, but find that ds' back looks to "rounded" when sitting in it IYKWIM. Also not good for napping in. But I find it very useful, the suspension is great, so easy to manage on the bus, so lightweight.

So far, so good then - DS is coming up 20 months, and I only plan to use it for the bus/train etc etc.. and for flights. I'm hoping that by the winter he'll be walking most places, or we can revert to bugaboo which is very snug (as a bug in fact!)...

Many thanks!