2014 Graco Breaze Click Connect Stroller, Azalea

This stroller hits all the marks. I had ordered the Chicco Liteway and returned it the next day because it was so wobbly plus the annoying footrest going up, strange storage basket(?) and the crotch strap wasn't very long.I wanted the best umbrella stroller with all the fixins so I researched A LOT and orderedA. Jeep deluxe all weather....junk all aroundB. Summer infant 3D One, this is a brand new product, really hard to find info on it, it's just like the 3D Zyre but it has a stand and adjustable footrest. The crotch strap on this stroller is awful. I had to struggle to find it to even buckle, it's bulky and digs into the child's legs big time. This one also was a very shaky ride. Difficult to fold and open. The seat was the most comfortable for the child (I had my 8 yr. old daughter sit in them all to give an honest opinion, that my 2 yr. old and 8 month old can't give) but the negatives outweighed the positives.C. The Breaze! Winner. Such a smooth ride, easy open and close, great canopy, the seat is comfortable (just a little less than the 3D One), full recline, one pedal for both brakes, and adjustable slim crotch strap...yes!!! Oh, and the basket underneath is huge. I only wish there was a pocket to hold my stuff, but I'll buy an add on one.I'm so happy I got to do a very complete comparison of these and I'm confident in the one I chose to keep.I hope this review helps!

Prior to this stroller, we bought a very large jogging stroller. However, while on a Trans-Atlantic trip, we realized that we could really use a stroller that we could take everywhere. We bought this one because it works with our Graco Click-connect car seat.We immediately wished we had bought this earlier. It is so easy to take the car seat and click it into place without disturbing a sleeping baby. It folds easily (although not as easy as Graco claims with one hand). It has a better shade that provides more coverage than many other strollers I've seen. It is larger and more substantial than many other umbrella strollers I see people with, but it's compact enough for any space I've come across, including some of the tiny London elevators that my jogging stroller would not fit into! We've taken this on many flights and I'm able to very quickly take out the car seat and fold this down at security to put onto the x-ray belt and while boarding without holding up the people behind me when preparing to gate-check the stroller and/or car seat.I've had this for almost 2 years, use it just about every day, and only recently had to replace it after it was damaged by an airline. It was obviously handled very roughly, as the metal frame was completely cracked in half--not the fault of the stroller. However, I've been very happy with this overall that I replaced it with the same stroller. My only complaint is that you can't really access the bottom storage area when the back is completely reclined, which it needs to be when you have the car seat installed.

This is a nice stroller but I had to dock a star because the mechanism that keeps it closed when you fold it up is of a poor design. This thing has popped open on me a lot lately. The plastic clip that contacts a metal piece to keep it close seems not to be in the right place anymore and slides off the metal piece, allowing the whole thing to open. Other than this annoyance, the stroller is great. We like the recline and foot rest adjustability. The wheels are very smooth when pushing it (unlike other cheaper strollers we've had that are horrible at turning), although I would say it's more suited to hard surfaces. The height is the biggest selling point for us. Both of us are tall so it's nice not to have to bend over so far like you would with traditional umbrella strollers. A bit expensive but we like it overall.

I wish I had bought this stroller from the start. It would have saved me purchasing 3 strollers just to get to this one. If you're looking for a stroller that will also hold the car seat, provide a smooth ride even on bumpy sidewalks, folds up small and easy to carry, this is it. On top of all of that the storage area at the bottom is very large. We are able to fold it up while leaving a few things at the bottom that we know we will need the next time we take our baby out. The seat reclines all the way down very easily so it is great if your baby naps while out in the stroller (our baby never does this). I also love that the canopy is very large. The other compact stroller we have (summer infant) has a canopy but it is very small and the shade does not reach to my one year old. The seat is also very roomy. I can see this lasting her for quite some time.If you're looking for a great stroller for travelling I don't think you can go wrong with this one. Especially if your baby is still in the click connect car seat. We were able to go from home, to the car to the airport without waking baby. She only woke because we had to remove her from the car seat to pass through security. After security right back she went until we were ready for our flight. And since she had her own seat, all we needed to do was remove her with the car seat and take her onto the plane like that while leaving the stroller to be gate checked.I honestly cannot find anything I dislike about this stroller. All I can say is if I were to do over this first year with baby, I would get this, and graco 35 click connect car seat and maybe a jogging stroller. But just maybe. This stroller handles very well on everything but very deep gravel. Maybe if I actually every "jogged" I might get the jogging stroller. But just for walks this is perfect.