Yesterday we bought the stroller for the twins. It's stroller number three for us. For our first born we had a Quinny Buzz stroller since we were very enthusiastic about jogging back then. And it's true you can go and take the baby for a run. But in the city (especially in a stroller-unfriendly city like Hong Kong) it's slightly too heavy and too wide. Also the front wheel often gets you in trouble when you have to go up and down the pavement. So that's why we got an ESPRIT buggy afterwards. Very lightweight and folds away very nicely. So I was using that one for almost a year on a daily basis and believe me Hong Kong is a hard test! What happened was that one of the tires of the back wheels came off. Really a shame. I tried to fix it with bathroom silicon. But not sure whether that will last long. So that was why for the twins we have decided to go with the brand that almost everybody seems to go with in Hong Kong. Therefore it's a MacLaren. In addition we found that tandem strollers are not very handy. Too long, very hard to manoevre. Plus I wanted the twins to see each other. I hope that will make them happier and calmer. That's the theory. In the end the Twin Triumph is only eight centimeters wider than our Quinny Buzz and still fits on regular escalators and through standard doors. And it's easy to manoevre. It also folds away relatively small. That's important when you have to take taxis as often as we do. So let's wait and see for the daily test on Hong Kong's streets in a few weeks time. At least it is very trendy even celebrities like Pitt/Jolie have one!
