Best Baby Strollers

Bugaboo, the Dutch buggy manufacturer, makes several unique buggy models. If you can afford a Bugaboo, you’ll be getting the best buggy money can buy. Bugaboo is renowned for their smooth-riding buggies and their appeal to movie stars and the social elite. Here is a comparison of the different Bugaboo buggy models available in the UK.

Bugaboo Gecko
The Bugaboo Gecko buggy is the base model for the Bugaboo brand. Bugaboo is phasing out its earlier model, the Frog, in favor of the Gecko which costs less but has extra features the Frog lacks. The Gecko buggy comes with Bugaboo’s trademark go-anywhere chassis. The Bugaboo Gecko Buggy can go from easily maneuverable city stroller to sturdy all-terrain buggy simply by changing the handle from one direction to another. Reversing the Bugaboo handle is easy and fast, allowing for instant adjustment to any terrain. The Gecko buggy comes with a reversible pushchair seat and a pram, so it is suitable from birth to age 4.

While the Bugaboo Gecko is unquestioningly pleasant to push, it can be tricky to collapse and must be broken down in two parts. This makes the Gecko and inconvenient buggy for travel as it is quite large for most boots and impossible to take on the bus. The Bugaboo Gecko also lacks some important features like a sunshade and cup holder which must be purchased separately.

Bugaboo Chameleon
The Chameleon is Bugaboo’s deluxe buggy and comes with all the features of the Gecko plus a few more. The Bugaboo Chameleon buggy has adjustable suspension on its swivel wheels and a telescoping handle, making the Chameleon a comfortable buggy to push for people of all heights. The Bugaboo Chameleon features a larger under-seat storage bag than the Gecko buggy and comes in custom tailored colors, making it a more fashionable choice.

The Bugaboo Chameleon suffers from many of the same shortcomings and the Gecko, and most parents who have reviewed this buggy say that it isn’t worth the extra money for so few additional features.

Bugaboo Bee
The Bugaboo Bee buggy is the lightest of the Bugaboo models and is new in 2007. The Bugaboo Bee was designed to meet some of the shortcomings in the older Bugaboo models. The Bee buggy folds in one piece and is more compact, although still larger than most light strollers. The Bugaboo Bee Buggy comes with an ample sunshade and large shopping basket, but it lacks a pram. Unlike the Gecko and the Chameleon, the Bugaboo Bee is designed to be primarily a city buggy and lacks the large pneumatic tires of the other Bugaboo models.