Best Reviewed
Umbrella Strollers
- Best lightweight umbrella stroller UppaBaby G-Lite *Est. $100
- Best upscale umbrella stroller Maclaren Triumph *Est. $170
- Best umbrella stroller for newborns Chicco Liteway *Est. $125
- Budget umbrella stroller Kolcraft Tour Sport *Est. $50
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Best lightweight umbrella stroller
- Lightweight
- Easy to maneuver
- Safe
- Rated better than pricier strollers
- Great customer service
- 40-pound maximum weight
- No recline
Newcomer UppaBaby has positioned its G-Lite stroller to compete head-to-head with Maclaren, particularly the Maclaren Volo (*Est. $125). Like the Volo, the G-Lite doesn't recline, but it does have a sun canopy, removable and washable padded seat and a storage basket. The G-Lite weighs about a pound less (8.3 pounds), making it the lightest full-size umbrella stroller you can buy in the United States. One difference is that the G-Lite is rated for kids up to 40 pounds, while the Maclaren version is rated for kids up to 55 pounds. Both strollers prove maneuverable and easy to use, but the G-Lite gets higher marks for safety and stability from one independent consumer testing organization -- and unlike Maclaren, UppaBaby has not had to recall its strollers for damaging kids' fingers in the hinges.
The G-Lite stroller is a favorite of top experts and parents as well, who especially appreciate UppaBaby's excellent customer service (a few report that UppaBaby replaced their entire stroller for free when a part broke). Reviews recommend the G-Lite as one of the best strollers you can buy for babies 6 months and older. If you want to use your stroller for a younger baby, reviews suggest reclinable umbrella strollers such as the Maclaren Triumph (*Est. $170) for babies as young as 3 months or the Chicco Liteway (*Est. $125), which reclines fully to accommodate newborns. However, you'll pay a weight penalty; the Triumph weighs 11.5 pounds, and the Liteway weighs 17 pounds.
The UppaBaby G-Lite undergoes expert testing at ConsumerReports.org and in "Baby Bargains," an excellent book on baby gear, as well as at Babble.com. Parenting.com names the G-Lite one of the nine best strollers you can buy, based on its features. We found user comments on the G-Lite at Amazon.com and Buzzillions.com.
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1. Baby BargainsDetails/Subscribe
This baby-gear book includes a lengthy section on strollers where editors highlight the choices for each brand, including newcomer UppaBaby. Comments for each stroller in the line are based on the manufacturer's reputation, some hands-on evaluation and parent feedback.
Review: Strollers, Denise and Alan Fields, Eighth edition
2. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe
The editors of ConsumerReports.org evaluate the UppaBaby G-Lite alongside about 16 other umbrella strollers; dozens of strollers of other types are rated in adjacent charts, making it easy to compare the UppaBaby with many of its competitors. Strollers are assigned ratings for ease of use, safety and maneuverability.
Review: Traditional Stroller Ratings, Editors of ConsumerReports.org
3. Babble.com
After testing 24 strollers with a 16-month-old baby, Babble.com's Nicole Feliciano names the UppaBaby G-Lite the best lightweight stroller overall. She particularly likes its standing fold, cool and comfortable seat, cupholder and light weight. Complaints include "wimpy wheels" and no included rain shield.
Review: Babble Best: Lightweight Strollers, Nicole Feliciano, April/May 2009
4. Parenting.comDetails/Subscribe
Here's another vote for UppaBaby G-Lite, with praise for its light weight, standing fold and cool mesh seat with removable cushion. No testing is mentioned.
Review: 9 Best Strollers, Margaret Williams
5. Amazon.com
The UppaBaby G-Lite averages 4 stars out of 5, with about two dozen user reviews posted here. Most users give the G-Lite 4 or 5 stars, praising its ease of use, standing fold and responsive customer service. Some parents complain that parts broke on the G-Lite, but others say that when that happened to them, UppaBaby promptly replaced the part or the entire stroller.
Review: UppaBaby G-Lite Stroller, Contributors to Amazon.com
Buzzillions.com gathers reviews from other websites, organizing them logically in one place. That makes Buzzillions.com a good site to visit when products tend to get only one or two reviews at several sites. There are about 10 reviews listed here for the UppaBaby G-Lite, which averages 4.1 stars out of 5.
Review: UppaBaby G-Lite Stroller, Contributors to Buzzillions.com
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