Stroller Reviews: Britax B-Agile and Marmet pram

Like many first time parents, I did a TON of research into what products we wanted for baby.  I consulted Baby Bargains endlessly, highlighting half the book and making notes in the margins.  (Note to authors: bigger margins, please!)  I absolutely loved that book and highly recommend it - it definitely saved us from wasting a crap ton of money and allowed us to put what we would have spent on things we didn't really want or need towards the Mamaroo, which for us has already been worth its weight in gold, and which I will review here soon!

After careful consideration and many trips to Babies R Us with my handy copy of Baby Bargains in tow (seriously, I looked insane), I ended up picking out the Britax B-Agile, plus the adapter to clip in our carseat.  It was between this and the Baby Jogger City Mini, which also seems like an awesome stroller.  We chose the Britax in the end because we liked the styling a little more, the fabric looked and felt just a little higher quality on the Britax, and I believe the Britax compared a little favorably on the price front.  I'm not sure if that's the case everywhere, but it was that day at BRU.  I also preferred the sun shade on the B-Agile; it seemed more generous and again, we liked the styling.  The we here is my mom and me; my husband couldn't care less about the styling.  :)

We're quite pleased with the B-Agile; it moves smoothly and easily, and the adapter keeps our peanut clipped in there safely.  Roads and sidewalks in Maine can be really bumpy; the winter freeze makes them very tough to maintain nicely, but the B-Agile takes them like a champ.  It folds and unfolds with relative ease; my only issue is that I haven't quite figured out how to do this without getting grit from the wheels all over me; perhaps it's that I'm trying to unfold it from the wrong position, as I'm lugging it out of the trunk of the car.

Most importantly, the little lady loves it.  Generally, if she's in her stroller, she's snoozing happily. 

The stroller in action:

Our second option for walks is the ancient pram by Marmet, a British company that made gorgeous, luxurious prams.  Ours is from the 70s, we think, so it's not as posh as their older prams.  My mom bought it second hand in the early 80s to push me in, and my little sister and cousins used it.  That's 4 kids in my family, not to mention whoever used it before us.  I figure it's at minimum 35 years old, probably 40 or more.

It's held up remarkably well.  A little squeaky here and there, and could use new tires, but other than that, it's in great shape.  The suspension is good, and the materials haven't deteriorated.  If you can find one on Ebay and have the spare hundreds to spring for it, this is a super fun pram.  We're so lucky to have this fun hand-me-down.  One of the few things that I have that makes me feel posh.  And again, little lady loves it.  It's one of her favorite snooze spots.  Oh, and you can flip it around so baby can face you or can face forward.

Some action shots: