Yesterday I wrote about how our Peg Perego Twin Aria stroller broke and that we needed to buy a replacement stroller right away. I listed out a number of complaints we had with the Twin Aria, the chief of which was the insufficient sunshade (other than the poor stitching which resulted in the stroller breaking in the first place). We were going to take a look at a number of other models to see if there was a better option out there.
We looked at the Maclaren Twin Techno, the Combi Twin Savvy, and the Inglesina Twin Swift, all of which were recommended by Baby Bargains. The Maclaren has nice sunshades, but it seemed complicated to open and close. It also weighed a ton at 25.7 pounds. The Combi was okay, but it also seemed heavy at 21 pounds. It also didn’t seem that sturdy. The Inglesina was 28 pounds. By contrast, the Peg Perego we were replacing is 14 pounds.
Ultimately, we decided to stick with the Peg Perego and live with the shortcomings that we know about. Our new stroller is “toffee” colored, rather than our original “black and sable”. Shane recommended that we look at the Kiddopotamus Rayshade to add to the sun protection of our stroller. Apparently, he and Anna have had some good results with theirs.
I don’t know if we’ll come to regret losing this chance to switch to a different stroller, but it really did seem like the best option for what we’re looking for in a twin stroller.