“City strollers” are a tricky term to me. It appears to consult with a hybrid—kind of compact, kind of light-weight, however nonetheless with some heavier, fancy options. Mostly, it appears to be an excuse for a much bigger price ticket—well-liked metropolis strollers can retail for well over a grand.

So Thule wasn’t my first decide for the perfect stroller on this class. When I consider Thule, I consider jogging, biking, and tenting journey merchandise, each with and with out my kiddo. But Thule’s new Shine stroller has change into a favourite of mine for native perambulation. To put it to the take a look at, I stuffed it into my sedan trunk and took it to shops, eating places, and different numerous outings to seize the glimmer of metropolis life in my suburban seaside city.

I even dropped it off with my mother and father whereas they babysat so they may strive it out, and subsequently acquired texts from my dad about how simple it was to make use of and pictures from my mom of my son sleeping soundly whereas they strolled.

Bend and Snap

The Shine begins out within the parent-facing place if you put it collectively, however it’s easy to come out the seat, flip it round, and have your little one face ahead as a substitute. Thule additionally sells a $200 bassinet attachment, in case you’re utilizing the Shine with a new child, and a click-in adapter for automotive seats from Maxi-Cosi, Cybex, and Nuna, amongst different manufacturers.

It has a number of reclining angles you may regulate by squeezing the lever on the again of the seat, although I discovered it labored greatest after folding the seat all the best way down after which bringing it again as much as your most popular place. I liked the way it was adjustable sufficient that we may experiment whether or not my son was able to be totally upright (spoiler alert: he was).

The handlebar has 4 heights, which you’ll be able to regulate by pushing the massive button on the handlebar and both pushing or pulling the handlebar into the opposite place (it is simple to overlook the 2 center choices in case you transfer too quick, although). My mother and father, specifically, liked how simple it was to vary the handlebar place. My mother is 5′ even and my dad is 6′ 3″, so that they most popular extraordinarily totally different peak settings. Both talked about how comfy they discovered the handlebar’s heights to be.

Folding the Shine utterly additionally makes use of the lever on the again of the seat, together with the deal with. You fold the seat flat, then push two buttons on the deal with and fold the entire thing down. A distinct little deal with will pop up as you do that, making it simple to choose up and stroll round with whereas holding your kiddo, even for a weakling like myself (it weighs about 20 kilos). It also can keep standing whereas folded, too.