We got this before our daughter was born, based on research and reviews. She’s now 8 months old, and she, her daddy and I all love it still.

We live in a semi-urban, neighborhoody area (Cambridge, MA). The sidewalks are often in bad shape due to the extreme winter weather. For that matter, in the winter, they are often partially covered with snow and muck despite the fact they get shoveled. This is a non-issue for this stroller. The ride is unbelievably smooth. The push is effortless. It turns “on a dime.” I really can’t emphasize enough how fabulously smooth and easy to push it is. I’ve been trying out a lot of Maclaren-Quest-type luxe travel strollers lately, and I’m invariably disappointed in the push/ride because I’m so spoiled by this Mountain Buggy.

The handlebar adjusts, which is a necessity if you ask me. I’ve never hit my foot on the back (I’m 5′7), nor has my 6-foot-tall husband. This is very important to me. I tried some other strollers where this happened, and it’s unacceptably annoying. I can’t believe anyone would put up with that, especially if they do a lot of walking with the stroller. Not an issue with the Urban Single.

It has a huge storage basket. I take it down about half a mile to the grocery store, load it down with groceries, then push it back uphill on the bumpy sidewalks, and it’s easier than pushing our souped-up umbrella stroller (a Britax Blink) with nothing in it but the baby. In addition to the storage basket, there are some handy pockets on the back of the basket, one with a zipper. I use these all the time.

We’ve also taken our beloved Mountain Buggy hiking on fire roads and it’s no problem. You can lock the front wheel in place for this or for jogging. Fabulous.

Yes, there are a few drawbacks, but these were easy compromisses for me:

No cup holder. I don’t want a cup holder, because I much prefer the Sunshine Kids attachable one. It has loads of room for wallet, phone, kleenex, etc, a little zipper pocket inside, and TWO cup holders. No problem.

Sunshade could be bigger. This one does sort of bother me. If this stroller had a large sunshade you could ratchet down in front of baby when the sun is low on the horizon, it would approach complete perfection.

Except that, the last thing is that it is quite large. You feel a little obtrusive taking it into restaurants, but I do it anyway and try to stay out of the way and be courteous. In a bigger city, this stroller would probably be simply too large for everyday use. From the research I’ve done, it seems you can’t get a narrow profile stroller that has all the things this Urban Single (same as Urban Jungle, for the record, according to the company) has. Although, I’m intrigued with the new Mountain Buggy “Swift.” It looks like simply a mini-Urban Jungle!

In short, I’m a huge fan of the Urban Single. I feel like the company really thought about what parents need and what is troublesome for them in a stroller. If its fabulous features are the ones that are important to you, and its few drawbacks are things you can compromisse on or don’t care about, you will be very, very happy with this stroller.

We love our Mountain Buggy Single Stroller too. We are new parents and my sister recommended it to us. If I had to list my favorite characteristics, they would be (1) very versatile handling, even with a wagon full with baby and groceries, you can manouver tight corners with one hand (2) easy adjustments, the seat is reclineable and a comfortable place to sleep, even for our picky little sleeper, the adjustable handle bar is not to be underappreciated, and the storm cover is easy to put on and take off (3) very compact, we had a very small call before, and with one manouver the wagon collapses into a manageable form, the wheels are easily removable and allowed the buggy to fit even into our tiny car (4) lots of cargo space, (5) air tires, allows us to drive on cobbles stone as well as bumpy hiking trails. The only minor drawback is not the buggy itself, rather the carrycot. It became too small for our baby too soon, at 12-14 weeks, it became too narrow for him. I’ve seen carrycots for other wagons, that allow the 8nfant to lay on his tummy and look forward. It would be nice if Mountain Buggy developed a carrycot with an adjustable front or back wall. All in all though, we are very content with our Mountain buggy. My husband tends to be rough with tools and equipment, but the mountain buggy still holds up well, despite getting thrown around sometims.

i went through something similar just last month.. I am currently 9 mos so lets hope i made the right choice! I went wirh the Graco DuoGlider front to back for shopping i got a good deal on it from albybaby.com $180 , and i got a side to side double jogger that can be used as a regular stroller, not just for jogging it is the EXPEDITION jogger by baby trend from babies r us for $182 wirh a coupon… good luck. let us know what you decide.