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.
Anonymous
September 20, 2009Thanks for sharing about the strollers, I would love one!
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Carrie
September 21, 2009Great to know it can conquer real-life situations too! This sounds like the perfect double stroller to me! Thanks!
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Sarah Halstead
September 23, 2009Sounds great that it works in real life. It is nice that it holds up 90 pounds.
Jaime
September 24, 2009I didn't see that you mentioned any problems with the stroller and fitting a tall kid. My husband is 6' 4" and my son is already in the 95%tile for height so this is something that I think about when looking for strollers.
Lauren
September 25, 2009This would be so great. Right now when we go shopping, I put my 18 m/o in a cheap umbrella stroller and my 3 y/o wanders…I mean, walks with me. (We sold our tandem double because it was waaaaaay too much stroller for us.) This would be perfect for our needs. But I agree with the previous comment: my son is literally off the charts (our ped projects him to be in about the 140th or 150th percentile of size for his age), so I worry about him "fitting" a stroller.
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Hippie4ever
September 26, 2009I can't believe you went shopping on Labor Day weekend with two babies! You are brave!! It sounds as if the Bumbleride handled like a dream though. Lovt the large storage basket. Though apparently you didn't need it this trip!
auntrene
September 27, 2009This sounds like it is just what I need with the 2 kiddos.. The little ones would love riding and I would love the ease of the way the Bumbleride Indie Twin handles..
Thanks for the terrific reviews.
Chansy
September 28, 2009Seeing this stroller has definitely convinced me that even if I can't win it for free- it's still worth the investment. Thanks for the opportunity.
Pink Nothings
October 4, 2009with the thought of a second child this stroller seems perfect.
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ma21cuteboy
October 4, 2009She said is it as easy as maneuvering a single stroller, like I posted in #3 it isn't all that easy.. But knowing that it would still fit is an added benifit!!!