Valco Baby Tri Mode Stroller - Black

We've been using the Valco for a little over a year now and I love it! From the air filled wheels to the light frame and turn on a dime steering, the Valco is a winner. It isn't cheap, but do the math for yourself and figure out if purchasing it and accessories is a better bargain than buying a pram, single, double, and jogging stroller.

A lot of my friends have Phil and Ted's and I looked at those too. But the Valco seemed like you could have more than one kid on it at a time and not have to put the second one underneath, where the basket normally goes. The Phil and Ted made me nervous with little fingers so close to the wheels. With the Valco kid no. 1 moves to the toddler seat on the front where they can see everything and kid no. 2 stays in the main seat. I have only used the Valco for one child so far, so I can't say if there are any drawbacks to the toddler seat or hitchhiker bar.

What really sold me on the Valco was the bassinet attachment and...Read more

Bought this recently after having had a bunch of different strollers before.
First a Graco Quattro Tour (bulky, massive and hard to push), then a jogger (Dreamer Design, easy to push, bit easy to tip over), then the lightest umbrella stroller ever (Uppa Baby G-lite, a breeze to maneuver, very light, sturdy for its size, my favorite for babies 6 months to two years).
OK, so why did we get this one?
Because it has air-filled tires, and our two year old guy is tall and heavy for his age, so my awesome umbrella stroller was just not a joy to push anymore. However, he likes to have a substantial, supportive back on his stroller, hates hammock-like ones like the BOB (heard the new version is supposed to be better, he hated it, and he is already too tall for it). We tried just about every stroller in the store, the one he liked was the Babyjogger City Mini. Problem? We have his brother on the way, and if you choose BJ, then it must be either a single, or a double...Read more

I bought this stroller in 2009. I put it together while I was 9 months pregnant - meaning that it is easy to put together and my husband is challenged by owner's manuals. In 2011 almost exactly 2 years later the chassis broke. This made me very angry, however, we called Valco and they were able to send us a brand new chassis for $45. I deconstructed the stroller with a wrench and screwdriver (my husband tried to make the bike store repair it because he swore that it required special tools), put all of the cloth parts in the washing machine (including the canopy; Valco probably does not recommend this but I have a big washing machine and I put everything in it). I hung the cloth parts to dry, put the stroller back together (with my "special" tools) and the stroller is good as new. We live in a 2,000 sq ft house in the city. We don't have room for 6 strollers. We have this stroller and a $20 umbrella stroller for the airplane and that's all that we need. This stroller collapses...Read more