2010 Bumbleride Indie All Terrain Child Baby Stroller Review

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2010 Bumbleride Indie stroller is a smart, stylish all-terrain stroller that fits our active lifestyle and small car. Thoughtful accessories and excellent customer service from Bumbleride round out an already well-designed stroller. Highly recommended!

DETAILED REVIEW:
We love our Indie in Spice. Lots of research narrowed down our options to the Valco Trimode and Bumbleride Indie. The Indie won because of its lighter weight and more compact fold (has to fit beside our large dog in the back of our station wagon). Aside from practical considerations, I preferred the Indie's sleeker design (the Valco Trimode seemed ponderous and bulky), and the option of sunny, happy colours. The fact that many accessories were included for free was a huge bonus. We opted to purchase a couple of the optional accessories too, as described later.

We were not expecting to fall in love with the Indie as much as we have! There are many pros: Super-comfortable for our baby (it's the first stroller we've had that she gets into willingly), stylish and smart-looking, well-balanced and steers easily (even one-handed on smooth terrain), effortlessly traverses virtually any terrain (long daily dog walks on unpaved dirt trails), goes up and over kerbs without a missing a beat, multi-adjustable handlebars to fit both me and my taller husband, and of course the useful accessories.

Living in Canada, the footmuff accessory proved itself to be a wise purchase in our cold early spring. The footmuff's zipper is a bit finicky to do up at first but we got used to it after a couple times and have no trouble anymore even when our baby is squirming away inside the footmuff. I had second-guessed my order of the Snack Pack accessory because it seemed frivolous but after only the first use, the SnackPack has become our most-liked Bumbleride accessory. It has completely revolutionized how we deal with our baby's stroller snacks by keeping everything in one secure, compact space so that our baby can get to her snacks easily, we keep mess to a minimum, and no more lost or dropped snack and sippy cups, and tangled ties and clips. So many parents, even strangers, have commented on the Snack Pack when they see it in action and asked us where to get one. Having had such positive experiences with the footmuff and Snack Pack, I am considering getting the Jam Pack because we now have so much confidence in Bumbleride's design, and also its excellent customer service. We had to contact Bumbleride directly because there was a mixup with our order that we had placed with a retailer (mixup was NOT Bumbleride's fault) and our issues were quickly and sympathetically resolved.

We were on vacation out of the country for a week so had to use our travel stroller, and I can tell you we were relieved to come home to the Indie after a week of fighting with our travel stroller's--let's call them--"quirks". My husband has a bad back now from the travel stroller's too-low handlebar.

Now for the cons:
1) The Indie doesn't let our baby sit up as upright as we'd like. She is not a tall baby so she needs to sit upright to be able to get a good view as we walk but the slope of the Indie's backrest is just too low for her. Is there an adjustment we are missing?
2) The adjustment strap to lower and raise the seat back is awkward and needs two hands to operate, which just isn't an option sometimes!
3) The included rain cover isn't as durable as we like. Unfortunately, we get very cold winters here but we are an active family that goes out daily regardless of the temperature so when the plastic cover freezes, it becomes brittle and has started to crack.
These next few items are not cons but rather nice-to-haves:
4) Handlebar brake for going downhill. We live in a hilly area so a handlebar brake would be really, really, really handy for slowing down.
5) This would require a major redesign but perhaps some day when the Indie is folded, it can stand upright and the front wheel will not touch the stroller's body (to minimize mud from wheels spreading to the stroller).
6) Storage bag for the back of the stroller. Right now, we use a generic stroller bag made from black netting but a stylish Bumbleride bag that matches the stroller would be a big hit because we hate ruining the look of our beautiful Indie. We are hoping buying the Jam Pack can solve this "matching" issue--if anyone knows whether the Jam Pack can be securely attached to the handlebar, please share your tips.

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Product Description:
BumbleRide 2010 Indie StrollerBumbleride Indie is not your average all-terrain stroller. Weighing a slim 20 lbs., Indie combines the off-road ability of a multi-terrain stroller with the lean agility of an urban jogger and features a 360 degree swiveling front wheel with forward and rear facing locking positions. Indie is suitable for newborns and toddlers using a multi-adjustable reclining backrest. Ready to tackle any terrain, Indie comes standard with rear suspension, a height-adjustable hand

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