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(More customer reviews)I bought the Zapp for an international trip. I wanted a smaller and more lightweight stroller that would be easier to travel with. The stroller did fine on that trip but I haven't used it at all in the months since because it's just not that functional. Overall I've been really disappointed with it and I'm probably going to sell it to buy a G-Luxe or Maclaren for my more general use.
What I don't like about the stroller:
1. It doesn't recline. In addition to the stroller not reclining, your baby sits very upright in this stroller, almost like sitting on a perch more than like sitting in a chair so it's very uncomfortable for your child to nap in it. This was a huge negative when trying to sightsee during nap time. If you're buying a stroller for use while travelling, seriously look into getting one that reclines.
2. It's heavy. So it folds down small enough to put in a duffle bag, but once it's in that duffle bag it is really heavy and really awkward and difficult to carry. Note you must remove the front wheels to get it into the bag. I thought it would be great that I could put it in the overhead compartment of the plane, but with everyone bringing all their baggage on the plane because of the new charges I wasn't even able to do that. Ironically, I might have been able to put an umbrella stroller in the first class jacket closet on the plane but my super compact stroller still needed to be gate checked.
3. It's awkward to open or close. It definitely takes one adult with both hands free and full freedom of motion to be able to open or close this, which means you must have two adults to use this because you can't physically attend to a child and open or close this at the same time. Huge negative in my book. And once it's closed it doesn't stay closed easily. One thing I found compelling about the stroller before I bought it was the picture of the woman on the Quinny website jauntily walking through a subway turnstile carrying her baby in one arm and the stroller with one hand. In practice this is ridiculous. First, I find it impossible to carry the stroller easily with one hand because it doesn't stay closed. Second, she must be super strong because she's carrying 20 pounds in each arm. You will need two hands to carry this if it isn't in the bag. If you're already a parent then you know what a deal breaker occupying both hands is.
4. It doesn't really fold that small. The fold is short, but not that small in total. The total size isn't that much smaller than a folded umbrella stroller although it is shorter. That doesn't end up being very useful unless you want to put the stroller in the overhead compartment of a plane, and like I mentioned before, the ability to do that is extremely limited now with the increased demand for overhead storage space. I could store unbrella stroller in my coat closet but this stroller is too bulky to do that.
5. The ride is really bumpy. I'm not sure this will be any better with any other lightweight stroller, but with the solid wheels combined with no shocks made the ride extremely bumpy. I noticed this more because we used it over uneven surfaces like brick sidewalks but it really struggled more than other strollers I've used over modestly uneven surfaces.
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