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13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 Thoughtful Design Apr 05, 2011
By Doughboy
Shopping for our second stroller, I was going to buy a European Stroller until I found the B-scene (you have to ignore the vanity). This is a great stroller for regular use - obviously not for jogging. We love this stroller!
As a new product (late 2010) you can tell it incomporates practical feedback from customers
Pros:
+ Wide enough for our kid who grew out of the infant stroller at 6months
+ Canopy extends to shield the kid's face from the sun
+ Mesh cover at the top is magnetic (not velcro which wakes the child)
+ Can have the child face forward or towards you
+ Footrest - our kid loves this rather than dangling feet freely
+ Easy to collapse
+ adjustable handle for parents
Cons:
- It's durable but not rock solid sturdy
- Wheels are not air filled but the frame does absorb vibration
- Basket underneath can hang low
- Wide so it can be tricky at some stores that are narrow (e.g. some pottery barns)
- handles have foam which kids will chew (would be nice to have a cover of somekind)
Aside from that... check for deals on diapers.com to save a little more (no worries they are owned by Amazon anyway)
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Great stroller, but needs some tweaking. Jul 14, 2011
By dmshoney
"dmshoney"
The Britax B-Scene is my third stroller purchase, the first two being Orbit Baby and a Chicco Capri. I can't review it without comparing to the other two.
The Orbit is awesome and I would not trade it for anything. It's easy to use, has great 1-handed maneuverability, lightweight, and grows with the child. I also LOVE that the stroller base, car seat base, the infant cart seat, the toddler car seat, and the stroller seat all work on a rotating hub. All the seats fit on the same stroller base, and the infant car seat and toddler car seat both fit the same car seat base. And since it rotates, it makes it much easier loading the car because you don't have to contort your body while struggling to set a car seat in sideways. You simply put the seat in facing you and then turn it to lock it in place. However, it is a rather large stroller, and doesn't always fit in small places like doctor's offices or similar small rooms. And the stroller seat, which you need when baby outgrows the infant car seat, can not be left on the stroller base when you fold up the stroller, so it creates an extra step in that you have to remove it to load the car. You could potentially get away without the stroller seat, and use the toddler car seat on the stroller base, but the toddler car seat huge and heavy and removing it from the car isn't always the easiest. So I've been getting frustrated with the whole stroller seat part of the system, and wishing I'd not bought the stroller seat and just got a different simple stroller. I will be saving the system for the next child, however, as it is a great system for smaller babies.
So in my search to find a small compact stroller for using when I needed something to fit in small places or for short errands, I got the Chicco Capri. Cute, but I HATED it. It doesn't recline but more than a couple inches, which is not comfy for a sleeping baby. You can't get into the basket underneath but through a tiny little 6 inch space. And the basket is TINY and doesn't hold much of anything. It pretty much makes the basket unusable. The handles don't adjust, so the stroller does NOT work for a tall person. I'm only 5'10", but I have long legs and take long steps, so I'm always kicking and tripping over the back of the stroller. In order to not do that, I have to hunch down to push the stroller, which is horribly uncomfortable. The break is not foot friendly and hard to undo. The shade is really small, and doesn't do much by way of shading at all. It was pretty cheaply made. The fact that it's compact and cute is the only thing it had going for it. It's going bye-bye as soon as I can get rid of it.
So since I'm getting rid of the Chicco Capri, that still means I need something to use in it's place. I wanted something that was easy to use, light, somewhat compact, and with an adjustable handle. Cheap umbrella strollers are out. Expensive luxury strollers are out, I've already got my much loved Orbit Baby. I spent days and days looking at Babies R Us, Target, Wal-Mart, and online, as we have no local specialty baby stores. Everything I tried locally was too short with no adjustable handles, and I kept tripping over the strollers. Looking online, everything is either really cheap (and cheaply made) or really expensive. I finally ran across some Quinny, Baby Jogger, Britax, and a couple of other strollers that looked like what I was looking for, but price-wise they're all pretty expensive.
I ended up going with the Britax B-Scene. I thought about the B-Ready as it has the potential to become a double stroller for a second child, but it looked huge, so the B-Scene it was. Here is my list of pros and cons.
Pros:
#1 - Easy to put together. It took me longer to unpack it than put it together.
#2 - It has large wheels that ride pretty smoothly.
#3 - The handle is adjustable, however it does not move out toward you. Instead, it shifts up or down depending on your height. There is enough room that even long-legged me does not kick the back of the stroller!
#4 - The seat is up high, just like the seat on the Orbit. My munchkin loves to be high, and HATED sitting so low in the horrible Chicco.
#5 - It has a generous storage basket underneath, with NOTHING blocking it. I can get into and out of it as I please, no matter whether I have the seat facing me or facing away.
#6 - The footrest is adjustable. My little guy can have his feet resting straight out, or I can lower the foot rest so his feet can dangle.
#7 - The slider in the back that adjusts the harness height is brilliant, and I love the round clip in front. I hated the clip on the Chicco because I always pinched my fingers no matter how I clipped it.
#8 - The seat reclines fairly low, just like the Orbit does, which is great for a sleeping baby.
#9 - The shade is fairly decent and blocks a fair amount of sun, though on a really hot, sunny day, I'd probably have to attach a Ray Shade or something similar to protect arms and legs.
#10 - It comes with a rain cover that fits over the whole seat.
#11 - It comes with adaptors for Britax car seats, and is compatible with the Britax Bassinet that can be used in place of the seat. So it grows with baby. Not that I will probably use those features since I have an Orbit, but it's still a great feature.
#12 - The brake is EASY to use. Even with bare feet or flip flops.
Cons:
#1 - The stroller is much larger than anticipated.
#2 - It is HEAVY, unfortunately.
#3 - The fold down is two-handed instead of one-handed like my Orbit, and because the stroller is heavy, it takes a little extra oomph. It does not open very easily either.
#4 - It does not maneuver with one hand very easy. Especially compared to the Orbit. I think it's due to the stroller being so heavy.
Overall, I really like the stroller, but I have to take a couple stars off for the size and weight.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Perfect for me! Apr 07, 2011
By A. Holloway
I was looking for a second stroller after realizing the one I had wasn't durable enough for long walks in the park and unpaved roads. I researched all over before I found the B-Scene. I love this stroller! My 6.5 month old looks so comfortable and the ride is super smooth. I took it through uncut grass and although it wasn't super smooth it went through well enough. We took an hour walk yesterday and I never got tired pushing it like I did with my smaller and lighter weight stroller. It was pretty windy so we used the rain sheild and it was simple to put on and kept my little one nice and warm. I love the three wheel design and the reversible seat. The adjustable handle makes it super comfortable to push. The seat is wide and deep so my daughter has a harder time throwing her toys off of the side. I love the easy recline and the easy adjustment of the shoulder straps. The one touch wheel lock is so easy and I don't have to worry about it hurting my toes. The only downside is that it can be a little bulky when folded but there is a automatic lock and it fits fine in my small Jetta trunk. I was a little worried about spending so much money on a stroller but it was well worth the price.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Britax replaced our broken B-Scene w/ a B-Ready Sep 15, 2011
By Hawkeye Mom
I purchased the B-Scene online without trying it out. I completely trusted the Britax brand to produce an excellent product. This stroller was only ok. After 6 months, the braking system started to malfunction. The brake would randomly engage on one of the back wheels and would only release if you stopped and rolled the stroller front and back a few times. And this would happen every 10 steps - so annoying. When I called Britax to see what could be done, I was told I would be sent a new stroller. I assumed it would be another B-Scene but the costumer service rep informed me that Britax was NO LONGER MAKING B-SCENE STROLLERS (major red flag!) and that I would receive a B-Ready instead.
B-Scene PROs:
-Adjustable handlebar is great. I am 5'9". My husband is 6'3". We both felt comfortable with the height of the handlebar.
-Storage basket is huge.
-The braking system is easy to engage/disengage (when it is working properly).
-Rolled smoothly (but by no means could you steer/turn it one-handed).
B-Scene CONs:
-NO CUP HOLDER!!! Really? If I can pay this much money for a stroller, you know I need a spot for my $5 cup of coffee. (I ended up purchasing a fabric cup holder from BOB to full this need.)
-It does not always collapse completely, thus the latch locking it into a folded position does not catch.
-No handle to pick the folded stroller up by. My fingers have gotten pinched by the side bars more than a few times.
-The website says it can stand when folded, but it only does if the handle is in a low position. Since my husband and I are tall, it was never in the low position.
-It's pretty wide. Even after 6 months, I still end up bumping into things with the back wheels thinking I can fit through a space that I cannot.
-I (perhaps naively) hoped that the 3 wheel design would make this stroller more "off road-able". It took some extra muscle to get through grass and sand.
Since my baby is only 6 months, I have only used the carseat in the stroller so I cannot comment on the seat that comes with the stroller.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Best Stroller for the money! Aug 16, 2011
By KatyinMpls
I shopped around a lot trying to find the best stroller with the features this one has: a seat that can face forward or towards me, a big canopy, a rain cover, good storage underneath for groceries, and quality construction that is sharp looking, and the Britax B-Scene fit the bill. I bought this instead of the B-Ready because I do not plan on having more children, otherwise I'd recommend the B-ready which is really versatile and can turn into a double stroller but costs a bit more.
I really had to talk myself out of more expensive strollers (Uppa Baby, Buggaboo, Stokke, Teutonia, etc.). I appreciate quality and style, but it just seemed insane to spend that kind of money on a stroller when I will still need a lighter, smaller stroller for daily errands and I've already purchased a jogger stroller. So I read tons of reviews and actually found a local store with the Britax B-scene stroller so I could "test drive" it. It's great. I love it. Money well spent. The kid loves it (she just turned 5 months and there's so much room for her to grow in it!)
The ONLY complaint- and really it's just more of a head's up, is the rear wheels are sort of wide. It wouldn't be the best stroller for very crammed or busy places.
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