Compare Maclaren vs BJ Micro for me please

[zookrus]

Hi, I am very tempted to buy a BJ Micro after all the posts on the quality and great deals available. I gave away on old double Maclaren when I thought I was done having kids. Now that I will have three, I am tempted to buy another double. I need a stroller with a high weight capacity, so I am looking at the BJ Micro or the Mac Twin Triumph.

If you have had a Mac and a Micro/Mini, could you tell me which one you prefer.

Thanks much.

Renee

 

[Athena]

This thread might add a little info.
http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=144060

I'm assuming you are looking at the double strollers for both? At the moment, I have both so feel free to ask me questions. I've had the Twin Triumph for a couple years and the double Micro for just a few days. I've only tried it for two short walks, but so far, I am really liking the Micro. Yet, at the moment, I still prefer the Mac's fold (not that the Micro's fold is bad and it might be different if you have a minivan for which flat folds work well) and I have seat liners on my Mac so that makes it a bit cushier. But overall, I am liking the Micro and expect to be selling the Mac. However, my current needs might be different than yours and if I really could, I'd probably just keep both.

I think it really depends on your needs and your kids ages and sizes. For example, I think the Mac is better for a young baby because the Micro does not recline enough. Although, personally, I wouldn't put a newborn in either and my baby was already 3 months old when I got the Triumph. On the other side, my tall 4 year old fits in both, but I've found my Mac has gotten hard to push with two big kids in it now, whereas it pushed great when they were younger. Some things are personal preferences, like which types of handles you prefer to push. Anyway, feel free to ask questions and I'll be happy to help if I can.

 

[zookrus]

I went ahead and ordered a Micro Double. The fold of the Mac was very tempting, but like Athena I found the small wheels to be hard to push. The Mac Rally Twin that I had only had a 80lb weight limit, but was hard to push when my kiddos were a combined 60 lbs.

I do have a van and hope the wider fold of the micro doesn't take up all my space. Even though I have a van, the back tether of the car seat in the 3rd row divides the storage space. I hope the Micro Double fits.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Athena]

I hope you like it. We're enjoying ours. Just in case, you can get the measurements from BJ's website and you can cancel albeebaby orders as long as they haven't shipped yet. But it's not much wider than their single strollers so I hope it fits. Also, you can easily pop the wheels off if that helps at all, but it only reduces the width by a couple inches.