This is the fourth and final post in the Bumbleride Indie Twin review series. I hope you have found them useful and that you’ve learned about this awesome stroller. If you have any questions about my experience with the Indie Twin, please leave a comment or email me!
Indie Twin vs. the Mall
We’ve done some neighborhood walking, off-road trail walking and even jogging with the Indie Twin, but on Sunday we put it through its paces at a mall. Not just any mall, folks, an enormous outlet mall in a beach town on a cloudy afternoon on Labor Day weekend. (I have NO idea why we thought this was a good idea. All we got from the afternoon was an .85 cent letter for our mantle from Restoration Hardware. Oh, and a new Bumbleride experience!) So, needless to say the mall was totally crowded with people who added a new challenge to the maneuvering required to get a double stroller through a clothing store.
I knew the Bumbleride would fit through the door of stores, but I was worried about whether we’d be able to fit through racks of clothes and goods at a mall. I was completely surprised by how well the Bumbleride strolled through packed stores. Was it as easy as pushing a single stroller? Of course not, but we honestly didn’t have any problems getting where we wanted to go. I don’t have any photos to prove my point (I’m not that crazy), but I do have a picture of the Bumbleride conquering the grocery store.
The Indie Twin Recap
Here’s a quick rundown of my favorite features and a few ways to improve.
To Buy… My favorite features
* A luxury side by side double with lots of bells and whistles and standard accessories
* Suitable for newborns and up to 90 pounds of kid – and it comes with the infant car seat adapter bar at no extra charge.
* Wheels are large and in charge – at 12″ the air inflated tires handle various terrains with ease.
* Front wheels rotate 360 degrees and lock inline for jogging
* Super stylish – I love how it looks and we get compliments all the time. It’s available in 5 great color combinations.
* Folds easily – Slight learning curve, but now that I’m used to it, it’s super quick and easy.
* Large storage basket – it’s easy to access and can hold quite a bit. I also like the small zip pockets on the back of the canopies.
Or Not to Buy… A couple areas of improvement.
* The Owner’s Manual needs some updating and clarification for both assembly and use with accessories like the jogging strap.
* I wish the harness pad between the legs was attached to the stroller.
* No place to store included air pump
Other Bumblerides
If you aren’t in the market for a double stroller, you should check out some of the other Bumbleride strollers. The Indie – a single version of the Indie Twin – is a nimble 20 pound all terrain stroller. My favorite feature of the Flyer is that the handle bar easily rotates so that baby can face you or the world – this is not your average stroller! The final stroller in the Bumbleride family is the Queen B – a modern taken on a classic pram stroller.
Next time… An Indie Twin Giveaway!
That’s right – one lucky reader of The Shopping Mama will get an Indie Twin! It will be in a new post next Monday, but grab the button now so you don’t forget to come back and enter next week! The button will also earn you an extra chance to win.
Thank you to Bumbleride for providing a sample product for the purposes of this review. The opinions expressed in this review are mine and others may have a different experience.
Marvon
October 5, 2009That's a nice summary of the goods and bads of the bumbleride. Thank you also for outlining the other products bumbleride makes. shreve_mary@yahoo.com
Katrina
October 5, 2009I am so glad that it shops well! After reading all of your posts, this sounds like a fantastic stroller! Thanks!
Elizabeth
October 6, 2009I can't believe it fit so well through doors and racks of clothes! My current stroller doesn't do that!
Kris
October 8, 2009you've done a great review- thanks for the info.
Jennifer Ladd
October 8, 2009My biggest fear about the double strollers is that they do look like they won't fit through doors and aisles. Nice to hear you didn't have any problems.
The Fam
October 12, 2009Thanks for the reviews. This is a stroller of our dreams! The Queen B may not be as practicle but it's just adorable.
Jean
October 13, 2009I'm really starting to NEED this stroller, which is not good because my husband would die if he saw the price. Love the pic in the grocery line. A lot of doubles claim to be compact and fit through standard doorways and aisles but don't live up to it.
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me
October 14, 2009I really love the look of this stroller! Even better that it does well when shopping. It really is a stroller that covers everything from shopping to walking outside.