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35 of 35 found the following review helpful:
 Wonderful Double Stroller Oct 19, 2010
By Melissa Watson
I was very excited when I heard Chicco was finally coming out with a double stroller. I was initially against any double stroller; I just didn't want to mess with it. But when our daughter was 2.5 years and our son was four months we were taking a month long trip abroad, and I knew we wouldn't be able to corral both kids without one. The Cortina Together worked wonderfully for what we needed. We already had a Chicco car seat and Trevi, so we knew we liked Chicco. And I wanted both kids to be able to sit comfortably. I knew a sit and stand would be lighter, but didn't want my two-year-old to have to stand or sit on an uncomfortable, tiny seat all the time. After hauling this thing all over Europe, here is why I love this stroller:
You can easily snap the Chicco car seat into it. I love that you can place it in the front seat or back seat. When we want more control of our toddler, we place her in the back and baby in the front. But when we are just enjoying a walk she loves sitting in the front to see better, and hop in and out on her own. It is also a great feature that the rear seat fully reclines. This is nice for a napping toddler, and makes a great bassinet for a sleeping baby.
The basket underneath is very large and very accessible. Adding the zippered front is a huge help, to be able to access things even when the back seat is fully reclined. I was able to easily carry diaper bags, luggage, groceries, etc in that thing. I also like that the basket stretches in front of the rear seat. If our daughter dropped anything, it caught it, which is nice when you are running to catch a train, and not keeping track of everything!
The canopies work well. They aren't large, but the fact that they adjust so easily means you can keep your children covered from rain, or keep the sun out of their eyes, no matter what angle. I also love having the two cup holders for mom and dad, as well as the two cup holders on the front seat. A con, however, is that there are no cup holders for the back seat. And the two cup holders on the front can be switched which is nice. But, if you have them turned out, you can't fold the canopy up when the stroller is folded, and if you have them turned in, you can't fold the front seat down to accommodate the car seat. But this is super easy to adjust. The seats move very easily as well - one hand adjustment. The brakes and wheel locks are great and easy too.
Even with its large size, the stroller turns on a dime. The handle bar adjusts easily for pushers of different heights. Sometimes we found the stroller can be a little tricky to fold up - the lock only requires one hand, but you have to maneuver the stroller just right to get it to collapse on itself. When folded up, though, it's not too huge - it easily fits in our Honda CVR, no problem. It's great for on the go, easy to set up - no adjustments needed.
The stroller proved to be very durable - considering we hauled it on and off planes and trains, as well as up and down cobblestone streets and off-road. Like others have said, it is heavy, but it is a double stroller, that's what you get. It is lighter than many options, though. My close friend has a Graco double, and she is super jealous of our Chicco! One other negative is there's no handle or really great place to grab the stroller to carry it when it's folded up. The feature that allows it to still roll when folded is nice, but obviously doesn't help when you are going up stairs.
I truly love this stroller, and I would highly recommend it to anyone. Coming from one mommy who didn't especially want a double, is only five feet tall (and not very strong!), but realized she needed it, I would never use another double stroller. This is the way to go!
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 OK stroller Jun 06, 2011
By Erin K.
I bought this stroller because I have chicco car seat, single stroller, high chair, and pack and play and am very happy with those products. I was a little dissapointed with the double stroller. I have a 2 yr old son and a 7 mth old daughter. I put my son in the front and my daughter in the carseat in the back. With that set up it is very difficult to steer the stroller with more weight in the front. If I switched the kids my son can't see any thing over the car seat in the front. It is also a fairly expensive double stroller. It is very easiy to fold and unfold, you can do it with one hand. It fits in the back of my minivan no problem. If I did it all over again, I don't think I would go with the chicco again.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 great double stroller for Chicco Sep 04, 2010
By K. O. Harrison
Obviously what first drew me was the Chicco name. I have a cortina system from my first daughter (now 2) and wanted a double stroller to contain both her and our newborn. The carseat fits perfectly in either front or back just like in the single stroller. I wished I could have compared this to the sit&stand side by side but I couldn't find it in the store. I also didn't have a chance to see if the chicco carseat would attach safely to the sit&stand. Some people say it does, some say it doesn't.
I love that there's still the option of letting the big kid on and off easily. With this stroller, they get on and off from the front seat instead of the back.
It really does fold up to be the same basic size as the single by width. It is simply longer/taller when folded especially if you leave the front sun shade on. Luckily the shades come off easily. It's a bit heavy but it's not an umbrella stroller :). I feel kinda like I'm pushing a semi but it handles well.
I have three main criticisms: 1)the back seat has no cupholder...I think it would be nice to have something that would hook to the frame. 2)The other is that, while the handlebar has 3 adjustments, the lowest is a bit too high for me (5'3" tall). It's still comfortable enough putting my forearms just below level with my elbows. 3)I liked the way the sun shade on the single adjusts better. This requires two steps (undo the lock, then pull it out/in).
All together, I love this stroller and am happy I bought it. I picked the "romantic" color since my carseat wouldn't match any of the options. It's hard to see the colors (i was worried it might be light blue) but it's basically black and silver/grey.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Good buy Nov 02, 2010
By Melissa Ingwersen
I really like this stroller for it's huge basket underneath and it's great mobility. It is a little heavy for my liking but that's what you get with a double stroller.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Chicco double stroller Aug 11, 2010
By Diana I. Alamo
I just received this stroller and, with only a few weeks left until I give birth, I was able to assemble it myself. If you have the regular chicco stroller than you will be familiar with the assembly and how to operate it. It has all the fantastic features of the single stroller like a parent tray, easy folding, and an adjustable handle. I was really happy that I found a double stroller that would fit my key fit car seat. However, there are some things that I don't like. First, the front seat, which is where my 22 month will ride, does not recline when the car seat is in. Also, he started playing with his canopy as soon as we sat him in his seat for a "test drive". Speaking of the canopy, it's very small to the point where it may as well not exist. In fact, we probably won't use it since you have to remove it in order to fold up the stroller. In the demo video it says to fold it down but, you can't do that if the cup holders are attached. The second biggest problem we encountered is that it does not fit in the trunk of our VW Jetta. Thankfully, we are looking at buying a bigger car to accomodate our growing family otherwise we would have to return it. Overall, it's not as heavy or as big as the other double strollers that we were looking at and it seems to a great tandem stroller that will meet our needs with a 22 month old and a newborn. I really like the chicco brand and am very happy that they created this double stroller.
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