If you are into strollers, then chances are you are more than familiar with the top of the line, Mercedes of strollers: Bugaboo. For years I’ve admired and drooled over the Bugaboo family of strollers. But, until now, the collection has been lacking a double stroller. Today, Bugaboo announced its first double stroller. Meet the Bugaboo Donkey.
About the Donkey
The Bugaboo Donkey is the first stroller on the market to be fully convertible to offer parents three possible configurations: mono, duo and twin. It offers the possibility of transforming a mono stroller to a duo configuration with the same comfort for all children. It is also the first stroller to be designed specifically to meet parents’ needs for flexible and multiple storage space, courtesy of an expandable side shopping basket and underseat basket.
Donkey Transforms from Single to Double
As I understand it, the stroller above on the left is the mono - a single stroller with side shopping basket. The mono is 23 inches wide – the same as the Bugaboo Cameleon. The frame expands to create enough width to accommodate a second seat to create the duo (pictured on the right), which is 29 inches wide making it a very narrow side by side double stroller.
Learn More About the Donkey
To learn more about the Donkey – from someone who’s actually seen it! – read the Spilling the Beans blog about the Bugaboo Donkey at Magic Beans. They also have a great video to see the stroller in action.
Bugaboo is also slated to be at the ABC Kids Expo in October so hopefully I can catch up with the representatives and get some more info on the Donkey. (That sounds so weird to type. “Donkey”, really?)
Updated: Here are some photos of the Donkey in Mono mode from the ABC Kids Expo.
The Donkey expands with the flip of a few switches – the expansion mechanism is pictured below on the front frame. It also expands at the back of the frame and on the handle.
Shop! The Bugaboo Donkey is available from our affiliate Magic Beans. Pricing is as follows: Mono configuration (for one child): $1199, Duo configuration (for two children of different ages): $1499, Twin configuration (for two children of the same age): $1659. As of September 2011, you can purchase the Donkey directly online.
Pink Nothings
September 15, 2010Wow. That is pretty neat. I liked the clip on the other site. I wonder if you could attach a seat like the other or if it will only attach the infant basket.
From what I understand, it attaches a seat. You remove the basket, expand the width of the stroller and insert another seat.
A cool feature is the seats can face different directions, recline differently, etc. Pretty cool.
Monica
September 15, 2010That is so cool. But I am with you, Donkey? Seriously?
I know, I know. It’s so bizarre. Kind of surprisingly it got past the “I have a funny name: donkey!” phase.
stacy h
September 16, 2010i’m just gonna go out on a limb here and say they need a new marketing person if ‘Donkey’ is the best they could come up with for a name. i don’t think i can get past that!!
Rebecca Smith
September 19, 2010I’m drooling over this stroller… any chance you might be able to snag a giveaway with Bugaboo? lol.
But what is with the name?!
Oh, I would love to get my hands on one for review and it would certainly be an awesome giveaway. Let’s all cross our fingers, shall we? LOL
Gina P
October 26, 2010So do the seat have to face different directions or can they both face the same direction? B/c I can see some angry toddlers if one gets to face the world and the other is facing backwards!
Janice
April 25, 2011Do u know where I can get it?!