Reviews for BOB Revolution Duallie

I did a ton of research, drove to many different stores all over the city, to try all the top brands and basically it came down to Baby Jogger City Series Double and this BOB Revolution. BOB hands down is the easiest to maneuver/steer and has great pockets and under storage basket and it has the option for food trays (car seat adapter)and I love that it is a true jogging stroller. The Baby Jogger is also a great ride, and is just constructed better. Everything is nicer on the Baby Jogger the canopies, the seat recline, the handle bar covering (BOB is foam and unless you are only putting this in a garage it will definitely get messed up), Baby Jogger looks classier - a plus for me since this is my only double stroller, and it is a little smaller. I at first thought BOB was for me because I really wanted food trays but in the end I went with the baby jogger for these two reasons 1) BOB's canopy (even pulled up by the draw string and the seat set in the tallest position) was on my oldests head and I was afraid there was not enough room for him to grow (he is only 2 1/2 and I plan on using this stroller as my ONLY stroller for the next two years) and 2) BOB was hard to get into my trunk. I am incredibly sad to no longer have the option for food trays in my baby jogger and am also very sad to loose the child seat pockets but besides that I have been very happy with my Baby Jogger. One note about the Baby Jogger the easy one-step fold is a little deceptive - it is hard to do it in a way that does not hit you in the shins and it is not so easy to pull out of your car gracefully or otherwise - at least I haven't figured out a way in the past two weeks of taking it in and out of the car daily. Maybe one day the BOB will have better material on its handle bar and a more user friendly seat recline, canopy etc. or the Baby Jogger will create a food tray option that doesn't increase the width of the stroller - then the decision wouldn't be so hard. But until that day you just have to go with what works best for you - either way you will be able to navigate two kids in stores and off road better than you dreamed possible!!

I've owned about 3 strollers to date, though this is my first jogging stroller. This is the first time I've felt a stroller is excellent. My husband refers to it as our cadillac. The ride is so smooth, the stroller truly does push itself as another reviewer stated. I can push the stroller with ONE HAND with both kids inside (my 35 lb 3 yr old and 20 lb infant) (this amazes me since it took two hands to push one child in my MacClaren and it was really hard to push that stroller on cracked city sidewalks). The BOB Duallie provides a completely smooth ride. It's great for running and for city sidewalks. My kids both seem very comfy and really like it , and the pocket inside is helpful for holding toys to entertain my 3 year old. The recline is extremely easy to use and is very convenient for my often- napping infant. I love the sun hoods-they almost cover the children completely and yet they can see out enough to stay entertained! The stroller seems extremely sturdy. I have a very very narrow front doorway )about 28", so I have to fold up the stroller every time I come in and out of the house. The BOB folds very easily and though it is still large and heavy when it is folded I am very very pleased with the ease of folding and the fact that it seems sturdy enough to take this daily folding for a very long time. (I once had a Peg Perego that broke after folding it a few times so I've been burnt by this before.) A lot of people at school and on the playground have complimented me on the stroller, so it seems to pass the fashion test as well (even though that is not why I purchased it.) I also love the matching BOB diaper bag, which clips right on to the back of the stroller. It's a very nice bag and stylish as well as functional.

We have been using the double BOB for 6 months now, and are really pleased with it. It is extremely easy to maneuver, the optional swivel front wheel makes it perfect for walking and jogging, and since we use it for walking mostly, the swivel is invaluable. We have a BOB single that is older, and my complaints with that were completely addressed with the 2007 duallie. Mainly, the sun shades are improved and are potentially the best on the market now. The seats recline further, which is really important for very young children, which we have. Finally, the addition of a snack tray was really nice. We used it at first with a car seat on one side for our newborn, and that worked very well. Now we have our 4-month-old and 2-year-old side-by-side and everybody is happy and content. We can fit quite a lot in the underseat storage area, and with the addition of the handlebar console, we have drink holder, wallet and phone storage, as well. Finally, my husband and I are both quite tall and the handle height has been adequate for us both. The main drawback is its bulkiness, which limits is usefulness on the road, but you can't have everything! In short, we are extremely pleased with this stroller, both the single and double versions, and would enthusiatically recommend it for anyone looking primarily for a walker/jogger that they will use from home.

I love this stroller! It is so light and easy to jog and walk with. My kids are big so having something light was really important to me. The sun shades pull down to provide good protection. I have also used the stroller with only my 2 year old (30 pounds) and it felt super balanced with only one child. It is really easy to fold and pop the wheels off to put it in the back of my car. It is big and kind of cumbersome but totally worth every penny! This website is by far the best in service. I previously bought a double stroller from another website (big mistake). I would recommend joggingstroller.com to anyone who is wanting great service. They really help you make an informed decision. This is a big purchase so it's worth reading the reviews of parents who use the strollers daily.

I just wanted to add to my last review that JoggingStroller.com is so amazing!!! The information on this website is sooo helpful in choosing a stroller. I had originally decided to get the Tike Tech Trax360, but it was backordered. I found it at another online retailer, supposedly in stock, so I ordered it there. After fighting with them for two weeks to ship the stroller, I canceled my order and came back to JoggingStroller.com. I decided to go with the BOB instead and I ordered it one day and it came the very next day!!! How's that for fast shipping?! Thank you JoggingStroller.com!!!

After a ton of research on double joggers we finally decided on BOB . . . and boy are we glad we did! We had an Instep 10K for about five years. It served us well and held up pretty well considering the abuse we put it through. (We just had baby number five and our oldest is seven!) But when it came time to get a new one I just couldn't go with the cheaper models knowing what else was out there. The swivel wheel was the number one requirement for our new stroller. I don't jog, but I power walk on city streets mostly. What I love about the BOB swivel is that it is so easy to lock in place. When we went on vacation and only had gravel roads, I just locked it and went. The second requirement was a large sun canopy (separate ones is nice too). The BOB canopies are absolutely amazing!!! With my son sitting all the way up and my infant laying all the way back, neither of them have any sun in there faces whatsoever! But best thing about BOB is that it pushes like a dream. It really is like you're not pushing at all. I even pushed it fairly easily on the beach! My husband was pretty skeptical about buying such an expensive stroller and he was the first to admit that there is NO COMPARISON between BOB and the Instep. I've also pushed a Valco and was not particularly impressed. (Plus the Valco sun canopies are almost pointless, they're so small.) One thing the Valco does have over BOB is storage space. BOB really does not have much and the basket on bottom is a little hard to get to (though easier than my Instep and doesn't drag on the floor like the Instep). I'm going to go ahead and get the parent console because having to reach into the back pockets for water or my cell phone is hard and pretty much requires me to stop walking. (I agree that for the price the parent console should be included.) As for fitting through doors, I haven't had any problems yet. Though I don't keep it in the house, I have been able to fit it through my front door. I have also taken it to a lot of stores (i.e. Marshall's, Borders, Walmart) including our tiny little market down the street. I have been able to fit through the doors at all these places, though it is a tight fit, but it definitely goes. And wheeling around these stores wasn't much harder than wheeling my single (and BOB maneuvers better than my single anyway). The seats on BOB are pretty great. My kids are definitely comfortable. I love that my toddler's feet actually rest on the foot rest. He looks so comfy! Also, though I'm sure it's not recommended, the footrest is large enough to sit another child comfortably (though I only recommend it for a short period of time). I do find, however, that when you recline the seats they tilt very slightly to the middle. The kids haven't complained, but I wonder if it's supposed to do that or if I should call BOB and find out if something's wrong. The only other negative about BOB is that it's very heavy, but I knew that going in. And the folding is a two step process. (My husband thinks the pull string on the bottom to fold it is going to be the first thing to break.) BOB is not my car stroller. He sits in the garage and only has to go in the car when we go on vacation. I also don't like that the tether strap has to be connected to the bottom. If I let go of it, it drops to the floor and I have to bend to pick it up. But that's really minor. In summary, here are the pros and cons: PROS: - Swivel wheel that locks easily - Pushes AMAZING! - HUGE, separate sun canopies - Comfy seats and footrest - Sturdy construction - Fits through most doors - Brake is easy to set and release CONS: - No parent console - Heavy - Small storage space - Seats tilt slightly in recline position - Two step fold. Overall, we are sooo happy with BOB!!! Like other reviewers have said - it really does make you want to get out there and run (or walk)!

Overall: We tested all three strollers. Not many positive things to say about Valco. BJ in many ways is a better stroller vs. the BOB. However, ultimately we liked BOB best and that is the one we kept. Key decision criteria: We wanted something that was easy to push our 18 month and 4 month old around. We also wanted excellent sun protection, ease of use, durability and something that would last as they aged. So on to my (and wife?s) opinions? Baby ergonomics: BJ has a deeper, more padded seat vs. BOB. BJ reclining mechanism and strap adjustment are very, very nice and it also reclines further vs. BOB. It takes the baby a few minutes to get comfortable in the BOB when he is trying to sleep and straps are harder to adjust when the children are in them. I read the specs on these strollers hoping to find one that would last the longest in terms of head room height (ie, seat back) since our daughter is tall. Valco lists theirs at 30? which is not accurate. The BJ has 4-5? more head room than the BOB which I measure simply from the top of our 18 mo's head to where the sun shade is. BJ?s sun shade is also greatly improved than the old model (we also own a 05 single City Series). It gives good protection and has two viewing windows. While the BOB?s sun shade also does a good job in terms of coverage, it is not nearly as nice as the BJ design. The Valco didn?t come close to either. I do like that the Valco has a belly bar from which the child can hold, hang things, etc. More manufacturers should do this -- if you take a child a long walk, jog, trip to mall, etc. where do they put their book, sippy cup etc? BOB has a couple pockets in each seat that are adequate. BJ has no seat pockets. Its surprising BJ designed this stroller for the ?urban parent? and forgot to add seat pockets for the kids plus the underneath storage area is about half the size of BOB?s. Parent ergonomics: What it came down to in our final decision is that pushing BOB is like pushing almost nothing at all. It has a superior, smooth ride. Since the kids already weigh a combined 45 pounds this was a large factor for my wife who takes them for long daily walks. It also ran straight (no left/right pull) right out of the box. BJ I?d describe as adequate for strollers in this price range and by no means bad, just simply BOB requires less effort. Valco did poorly here. It failed the push test right from the driveway. I?m 6?1? so I liked BJ?s adjustable handle bar whereas BOB is fixed. Frame construction on both BOB and BJ is great whereas I?d describe Valco as loose/shaky. For folding, BJ is the simplest, best design around and has a smaller folded footprint vs. BOB. This could be a factor but usually we just push ours into the garage. I do like the BOB?s suspension system better. It has the shocks mounted further towards the rear wheels vs. BJ where the design puts them on the front two wheels. Valco doesn?t have any shock-type suspension system. Overall: We bought the BOB because it just simply has the smoothest, easiest ride. We chose this over the factors we thought were great about the BJ. After seeing and pushing the Valco we didn?t even consider it.

Don?t get me wrong, I LOVE my B.O.B, and I would love to give it 5 stars. After researching double strollers for 8 months, surveying people in the mall, bugging friends, and getting opinions online (Joggingstroller.com is truly wonderful with info and customer service) I decided B.O.B. was my guy. HERE'S WHY I LOVE IT: It can accommodate the Graco infant travel carseat (with a separate accessory). The only other double joggers that do are the Valco (awesome stroller, but not made for jogging) and the MBUD (way too bulky and not so pretty ? in my opinion). The Baby Jogger will have a separate accessory for travel systems coming soon, I?m told. It is easy to fold and store in my trunk (Lexus RX300). Two side tabs allow you to fold it in half, then use the handle behind the seats to fold it flat. I am 8 months pregnant and I can do it with ease. It has separate sunshades with great coverage. My 36? tall daughter fits in there with plenty of room to spare. It is the smoothest riding stroller I?ve ever tried. It is like pushing air ? and it makes you want to get out there and run. It also turns on a dime and you can maneuver it with your pinky finger. Tip: Buy the soft parent console accessory. It is definitely worth it to have a place to store your water and keys while on the run. BUT B.O.B LOSES A STAR BECAUSE: From the website: ??With inboard rear wheels and measuring just shy of 31" wide, the BOB Revolution Duallie maintains a low profile and fits easily through standard doorways, making it an excellent double stroller for urban use? ? I don?t know what standard doorway width is, but I couldn?t even get it out my front door (It has clearance of 29.5?) and my house was built in 1990. Fortunately, my house has two other adjoining doors which open up nice and wide and I keep my stroller in my car, so no big deal. I remembered someone telling me that the double is the same width as a wheelchair and almost every place is wheelchair accessible in the suburbs, right? Well, no. I took it to a store in the mall and attempted to enter the ladies room door. It seems their doorway was about the same width as my front door because I couldn?t squeeze us in. They had a handicapped accessible bathroom beside the ladies room, but it was locked, so I had to find an attendant to go get the key and open the door for us. The whole process ended up taking about 20 minutes, not a lot of fun when riding with a 2 year old. At McDonalds, we had to ask everyone to move their seats in in order to get by. I've only taken it out a couple of times because my second child hasn't arrived yet, but at least we know what we're dealing with and I still think it is great. Bottom line: B.O.B. is graceful and beautiful, but don't plan on taking him everywhere.