- Beautiful
- Spacious
- Good suspension
- Reversible seat
- Large basket
- Telescopic handle
- Super compact fold
- Affordable
- Short-ish canopy, but nothing horrible
- More open sides (because of the foldability and reversibility)
- Small choice of colors
I was at the Joie Versatrax stroller demonstration. Even before that, there were discussions such as "what a disappointment that short canopy is, and that open seat unit - and perhaps it's too small even...". So - I bought it, and now I can share my - real - knowledge, and everybody - take what you want from it...
So yes, the seat unit is a bit open, but as I did my research, I must say I've found out that this is how it goes with the reversible type of strollers, unfortunately. 😔 Yes, there is a short-ish canopy, but nothing worse than those of Moon ReSea Sport, Cybex, Mamas&Papas, Oyster 3, EasyGo Optimo, and other I was considering... On the contrary, these (and others) often had even smaller canopies, and what is more, much weaker suspension than the Versatrax.
For me, it ended up being the best of all I saw (and I was choosing my stroller for several months). It is even longer than the Joie stroller that is forward-facing only, and only two centimeters less wide. It is really the most spacious forward- AND rearward facing stroller I have seen. It is sufficiently (even more than that) long, with a good, soft suspension system, and with a pull-out telescopic handlebar. The openness because of the revering of the seat doesn't really matter in summer, and in winter, you should use a good footmuff anyway.
Everybody needs to consider his or her priorities! Long canopy and more closed seat unit? The Valco Snap Ultra, for ex., has those, but again, I think that one is very narrow, no suspension whatsoever, and only up to 15 kg = small. As far as I know, other mothers got rid of it quite quickly.
I'm also a bit unhappy about the canopy, but you can't have everything. I am solving it by purchasing and extra sun shade. The fact that it is the most spacious reversible stroller, and even features a large shopping basket and that suspension - plus a 'luxury' compact fold!
With that, I wish you all a happy hunting for a perfect stroller for YOU. We chose this after many months of consideration! 🙈🤗🙏😇
One more thing to add. If you have a specific color in mind, don't hesitate too long. I wanted the dark gray and now, no longer anywhere in my country - they were gone so fast, and we hardly got them to order us (they said) THE last piece... They will be stocked again in December 😉😉
Yeah, and their explanation of why the canopy is shorter. It is because of the stroller's compact folding, where the canopy is a part of how the seat unit folds into itself - so it cannot be longer, if you don't want a bigger folded package...