https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 22:00:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-the-city-mini#post-1404988 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 19:04:21 +0000 Canoli 1404988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We absolutely love it, just wish the basket was bigger and easier to get stuff in and out of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-the-city-mini#post-1404969 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 19:00:26 +0000 sslm 1404969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MUI831: is it the jolly jumper parents console or is there a baby jogger one? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-the-city-mini#post-1404327 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 15:49:16 +0000 Mommy Finger 1404327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the snack tray but haven't put it on yet. We haven't taken many walks since it's so cold out! Otherwise I have the parents console, which is nice for you to put in a drink and hide your keys and stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-the-city-mini#post-1402623 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 07:57:53 +0000 sslm 1402623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bluebonnet: @Mrs. Bee: @deerylou: @loveisstrange: @MUI831: @rattles: @MrsF: @bhbee: would you guys recommend any accessories for it? I'm looking at getting the snack tray. Does anyone have it? Is it decent? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-the-city-mini#post-1398991 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 18:36:55 +0000 sslm 1398991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone for weighing in! We got it for $130! I'm so pumped :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-the-city-mini#post-1398526 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 15:16:10 +0000 bhbee 1398526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>agree it's a great stroller, ours has gotten 2 years of heavy urban usage (purchased in 2011). basket underneath sucks for sure but I wasn't going to buy a $500+ stroller just for a larger basket! and I found it was much more usable if I unsnapped some of the snaps that held the basket on, creating a larger opening. we used the car seat adapter in it until about 6 months. I never worried that she didn't face me at that point, and I think she was happy to look out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-the-city-mini#post-1398521 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 15:13:02 +0000 MrsF 1398521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sslm: I'm about your height and no problems with the handle bar. DH is taller and he uses it too. </p> <p>Just yesterday I was in a parking lot and it was snowing and I was holding M with one hand and folding the stroller and putting it in the trunk with the other hand. I was so thankful for my easy-folding City Mini! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-the-city-mini#post-1398474 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:59:24 +0000 rattles 1398474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love ours. We've been using it as our only stroller since LO (14 months) was born. My diaper bag fits in the basket if I put it in on the side where the elastic stretches to a bigger opening. I did wish it could face me when we first switched from the adapter/infant seat, but that was a short-lived concern. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-the-city-mini#post-1398405 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:33:39 +0000 Mommy Finger 1398405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only thing I don't love about it is the size of the basket. Otherwise, it's perfect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-the-city-mini#post-1398393 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:28:43 +0000 loveisstrange 1398393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love ours! I agree that the basket is a little annoyingly sized, but other than that, I really have no complaints. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-the-city-mini#post-1398381 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:25:20 +0000 sslm 1398381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: perfect!! That sounds great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-the-city-mini#post-1398290 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 13:55:01 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1398290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sslm: Our nanny was tall and she said the city mini was the best stroller she ever used (she's used lots of bugaboos and high end strollers in the past).</p> <p>Shouldn't be an issue if you're 5 foot 11! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-the-city-mini#post-1398286 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 13:53:45 +0000 sslm 1398286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@deerylou: @Bluebonnet: @Mrs. Bee: How do you find the height of the handlebar? I am 5'11" and one of the big issues I have with my current stroller is it's too low. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-the-city-mini#post-1398278 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 13:51:34 +0000 deerylou 1398278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love our City, but also wish it had a bigger basket. I end up carrying our diaper bag across my chest, if it's filled to the brim and can't be stored, underneath. Otherwise, no complaints. Solid stroller, for sure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-the-city-mini#post-1398238 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 13:43:23 +0000 septca 1398238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All of my friends have this stroller and love it. The only complaint I hear (especially because my stroller has a reversible seat) is that they wish the seat could face the "driver" - not a big deal when you have a toddler, but something friends wished for with a baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-the-city-mini#post-1398215 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 13:39:17 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1398215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Overall it is a great stroller, but the biggest con to me because I've used so many other strollers is that the sides block peripheral vision. For that reason both my kids prefer our double stroller or umbrella stroller. You wouldn't really notice it though if your LO is used to the City Mini though.</p> <p>Another issue we've had with both the City Mini and City Mini Double is that the front wheel popped off after about a year and a half of use. Granted we have very bumpy streets here and strollers are used daily, but I think it is a pretty common problem. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-the-city-mini#post-1398194 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 13:34:20 +0000 Bluebonnet 1398194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the City Mini and love it!</p> <p>Pros:<br /> - drives well<br /> - can fold up one handed<br /> - large sun shade<br /> - folds flat/easy to fit in the trunk<br /> - easy to recline</p> <p>Cons:<br /> - basket isn't as large as I'd like </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-the-city-mini#post-1398167 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 13:27:58 +0000 sslm 1398167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I might be getting one used from a friend. It was purchased in 2012 but is the 2011 model, used sparsely. Here in Canada they retail for $279.99 and she's asking $150 OBO. I'm thinking this is a good deal?</p> <p>Do you have this stroller? do you love it? Pros? Cons?</p> <p>Thanks guys! </p>