ABC Design Limbo
The ABC Design Limbo is modern, lightweight (8.2 kg), and a relatively compact full-featured stroller or stroller system (since it’s compatible with a carrycot as well as with a car seat). The extra padded seat features height-adjustable safety belts and a full recline option so that even as a stroller only, it is suitable right from birth. Like the seat unit, the carrycot is also well-padded, and the stylish fabrics' design features perforation as well as joyful patterns in some versions. You can click it right onto the chassis, fold if not in use or while transporting it, and what is more, instead of it, you can use the Doozy carrycot also usable in the car (instead of a Group 0+ car seat). The front suspension ensures a comfortable ride in the city. The Limbo also offers other functions practical for an urban mom, such as the one-hand fold, the telescopically adjusted handlebar, and the extendable hood.
The Limbo was released in fashionable patterns as the Fashion Edition or the premium Diamond Edition featuring dark melange fabrics combined with quilted, dark leatherette handlebars and chrome, glossy chassis.
The ABC Design Limbo is modern, lightweight (8.2 kg), and a relatively compact full-featured stroller or stroller system (since it’s compatible with a carrycot as well as with a car seat). The extra padded seat features height-adjustable safety belts and a full recline option so that even as a stroller only, it is suitable right from birth. Like the seat unit, the carrycot is also well-padded, and the stylish fabrics' design features perforation as well as joyful patterns in some versions. You can click it right onto the chassis, fold if not in use or while transporting it, and what is more, instead of it, you can use the Doozy carrycot also usable in the car (instead of a Group 0+ car seat). The front suspension ensures a comfortable ride in the city. The Limbo also offers other functions practical for an urban mom, such as the one-hand fold, the telescopically adjusted handlebar, and the extendable hood.
The Limbo was released in fashionable patterns as the Fashion Edition or the premium Diamond Edition featuring dark melange fabrics combined with quilted, dark leatherette handlebars and chrome, glossy chassis.
ABC Design Limbo Features & Specifications
The Basics
- Type
- Pushchair (seat and chassis only), 2in1 stroller system, 3in1 stroller system
- Stroller weight
- 8.2 kg
- Unfolded dimensions (h×w×l)
- 101 cm x 48.5 cm x 94.5 cm
- Folded dimensions (h×w×l)
- 94 cm x 48.5 cm x 31 cm
- Chassis material
- Aluminum
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Stroller available as a pushchair (seat unit configuration) only; newborn accessories (like a carrycot) need to be purchased separately
- Yes
The Seat unit
- Maximum weight capacity - seat load
- 15 kg
- Recommended age range (best to use with a child of)
- 0-30 months
- Reversible seat unit
- Yes
- Easy-release memory button(s) on the seat or the carrycot
- No
- L-shaped, bucket-type seat unit
- No
- Reclining backrest
- Yes, 3 positions
- Full-recline backrest (a bigger-than-a-150-degree-angle to a lie-flat)
- Yes
- Backrest recline type
- Side-buttons-operated recline mechanism
- One-hand backrest recline system
- No
- Extendable backrest
- No
- Legrest positioning
- Yes, 2 positions
- Extendable leg rest
- No
- Wipe-clean layer on the leg rest
- No
- Footrest
- Yes
- Backrest height
- 50.5 cm
- Width and depth of the sitting surface
- 31.5 x 18 cm
- A higher seat unit's position on the chassis
- No
- Height-adjustable seat
- No
- Seat unit's proper attachment indicator
- No
- 2in1 convertible carrycot/seat unit (pramette travel system)
- No
- Fabrics removable for cleaning
- Yes
- Seat fabrics cleaning
- Machine washable
- Safety harness type
- 5-point
- Harness padding
- Yes
- Height-adjustable harness belts
- Yes
- Ventilation integrated into the seat
- No
- Second seat can be attached (single-to-double convertibility)
- No
The Canopy (Hood)
- Seat unit equipped with a canopy/hood
- Yes
- Extendable canopy/hood
- Yes
- The canopy/hood features a sun visor
- No
- Floating, follow-the-sun canopy
- No
- Height-adjustable canopy
- No
- Removable canopy
- Yes
- Waterproof canopy
- Yes
- UV protection in the (canopy) fabrics
- Yes
- Ventilation integrated into the canopy
- No
- A pocket integrated into the canopy
- No
- Peek-a-boo viewing window present on the canopy
- No
- Reinforcing side clasps present on the canopy
- No
The Bumper bar
- Bumper bar
- Yes
- Bumper bar type (style)
- Bar
- Removable bumper bar
- Yes
- Gate-opening (swing-away) bumper bar
- Yes
- Height-adjustable bumper bar
- No
- Bumper bar features a fabric (non-wipe-clean) cover
- No
- Bumper bar features an extra crotch strap
- No
The Wheels
- Number of wheels
- 4
- Front wheel(s) type
- Rubber-coated wheels
- Rear wheels type
- Rubber-coated wheels
- Front wheels diameter
- 15 cm
- Rear wheels diameter
- 17.5 cm
- Swivel wheels
- Yes
- Lockable wheels
- Yes
- Removable wheels
- Yes
- All wheels are double wheels
- No
- All-terrain version of wheels available to purchase separately
- No
- Wheels equipped with mudguards
- No,
- Two-wheel mode
- No
The Suspension
- Suspension
- Yes
- Wheels with suspension
- Front
- Suspension type
- Mechanical (internal spring-loaded mechanism)
- Adjustable suspension softness
- No
- Rocking chassis
- No
The Brake
- Central brake system/type
- One-step rocker pedal (flip-flop friendly)
- Deceleration handbrake
- No,
The Fold
- Folding system
- Flat (compact) fold
- One-hand fold
- Yes
- Plane-travel-friendly stroller with an ultra-compact fold (suitable as carry-on luggage)
- No
- Folds with the (forward-facing) seat attached
- Yes
- Folds with the rearward-facing seat attached
- Yes
- Self-standing fold
- Yes
- Auto-lock feature of the folded chassis
- Yes
- Folded stroller can be pulled behind like luggage
- Yes
- Stroller folds and/or unfolds by itself
- No
- Equipped with a carry strap/carry handle
- No
- Outward fold (the seat fabrics are on the outside after folding)
- No
The Handlebar
- Handle height adjustment
- Telescopic
- Handlebar material
- Leatherette (PU/eco-leather)
- Handlebar height
- 88-101 cm
- Reversible handlebar (handle can be flipped to the other side)
- No
- Safety wrist strap
- No
The Basket
- Shopping basket
- Yes
- Large shopping basket
- No
- Basket's weight capacity
- 5 kg
- Closable basket
- No
- An extra basket can be attached to the frame
- No
- A pocket integrated into the seat/elsewhere on the stroller frame
- No
The Carrycot
- Carrycot compatible
- Yes (without adapters), Yes (with adapters)
- Internal dimensions of the carrycot - mattress measurement
- 73.5 x 32 cm (Limbo, 73x27 Doozy)
- Carry handle on the carrycot
- Yes,
- Inclining carrycot mattress
- No,
- Foldable carrycot
- Yes,
- Rocking-base carrycot
- No
- Ventilatilated carrycot base (bottom ventilation system)
- No,
- Carrycot installable in the car instead of a group 0+ car seat (Auto carrycot)
- Yes, Doozy
- Carrycot positioned high on the frame
- No
The Car seat
- Car seat compatible
- Yes (with adapters)
- Car seat sold separately
- Yes
- Maxi-Cosi/Cybex car seat attachment-type adapters available
- Yes
- Britax Römer car seat attachment-type adapters available
- Yes
The Accessories & Extra features
- Parent tray/organizer on the handlebar (included)
- No
- Cup holder can be attached
- No
- Reflective elements
- Yes
- No pushchair mode/seat-unit configuration available
- No
- Rain cover included
- No
- Mosquito net included
- No
- Leg cover (apron) included with the seat unit
- No
- Seat liner/insert included
- No
- Changing bag included
- No
- Carry bag/transport cover for the folded stroller included
- No
- Motorized/Baterry-powered
- No
- LED light(s)
- No
- Built-in audio speakers
- No
- A storage/bag can be attached instead of a seat
- No
Parent reviews of the ABC Design Limbo
Your questions about the ABC Design Limbo
Can you please tell me if the wheels on the ABC Design Limbo are durable? I live in a big city (Berlin) where I’d use the stroller quite a lot, and I’d like to take my baby for walks most days in the stroller and we have bumpy cobblestones in my neighbourhood.
Would the wheels withstand this?
Hiya, Mary Bella,
I will disappoint you, but no, these super small wheels are on the harder side, not too much suspension, and on bumps, holes and cobblestones, they will suffer (and you, too, getting stuck quite a lot). This is a very very light and compact stroller made for less demanding walks, and I understand the need for a compact pram, however if you need a comfortable everyday use on worse surfaces, you will need larger wheels, especially the front ones.
Hi,
I would like to buy a light weight stroller, suitable for traveling. I have narrowed my search down to this, the ABC Design Limbo, and the Hauck Eagle 4s.
Kindly recommend the best. I know this says 15kg and Hauck is 20kg, I am a bit worried the handle bar won't last long.
Thanks
Hi, Muftiyah!
Here, my own choice would definitely be the ABC Design Limbo. Hauck strollers are, from my experience, much "cheaper" even quality-wise, and even though the Eagle 4S claims higher weight capacity, there's no way you'd put such a large baby and comfortably use it with it for a longer period of time. ABC Design makes its strollers sturdier and with much better fabrics and joints, meaning the Limbo will last you a bit longer and will last better from the point of sturdiness as well as comfort. You are also right about the pushbar which, being rotating on the Eagle, will be much less sturdy and long-lasting.
Do count on a small stroller being (always) less spacious and less all-terrain, and you'll be happy with the Limbo, I believe. It is, in my opinion, the better choice between the two.