Best Baby Strollers

If you are techie, or if you are married to one, The Bugaboo Frog stroller may just be the perfect ride for your little geek in training. It’s no secret that Hollywood has fallen in love with Bugaboo’s style, and if you can afford the nearly $800 price tag, you might just find your stroller soul mate in the Bugaboo Frog.

To put it bluntly, the Bugaboo Frog is a really, really cool stroller. It makes me a little giddy just to look at this mod little number. If you walk around pushing a Bugaboo Frog, you’re going to turn heads. Be prepared to answer a lot of questions about your stroller. The Bugaboo Frog comes in several eye-catching colors, but nothing so trendy it will look out of date in five years—and you’ll be using the Bugaboo Frog at least that long; it’s built to last.

The Bugaboo Frog comes with a nice accessory package that includes a detachable bassinette, rain cover, mosquito net, under-seat bag, and a puncture repair kit. Notably, it doesn’t include car seat adapters, sun shade, or a foot muff, all of which you must purchase separately.

Looks, of course, aren’t everything, as all good tech-geeks know. The Bugaboo Frog is also a marvel of engineering. The Bugaboo Frog’s chassis is equipped with four wheels, two large air-filled pneumatic tires and two plastic swivel wheels. This combination makes for an amazingly smooth and maneuverable ride. The Bugaboo Frog handles like a well-tuned sports car, and is easy to push with one hand, making this stroller great for parents with heavier toddlers. One of the Bugaboo Frog’s tricks that you’ll be showing to your amazed friends is the stroller handle’s ability to reverse, instantly allowing you to change direction. What this really means is that you can convert the Bugaboo Frog stroller from a city-going machine (swivel wheels in front, pneumatic wheels in back) to an all-terrain vehicle (pneumatic wheels in front, locked swivel wheels in back). Imagine going to the beach, weaving your Bugaboo Frog stroller in and out of cars in the paved parking lot, and, with a flick of the wrist, pushing the same Bugaboo Frog across the sand with little effort. You have to admit it: you’d look pretty cool.

All of this technical bliss comes at a price—a big price. Expect to pay at least $750 for a new Bugaboo Frog, probably more. This stroller is not cheap, and for something so expensive, there seem to be a few glaring oversights. The Bugaboo Frog looks very cool, but that minimalist design means there is little room for storage space. The Bugaboo Frog does come with an under-seat bag, but you better hope your kid never poops because there is no way a normal diaper bag will fit in there. The Bugaboo Frog stroller also lacks the basic (and I would say essential) amenity of cup holders. Furthermore, the basic stroller seat doesn’t come with a sun shade, a big minus in my book.

Perhaps the most perplexing thing about the Bugaboo Frog is its failing in the storage space department. While the Bugaboo Frog’s chassis folds up reasonably well, you must remove the stroller body in order to collapse it. The chassis and stroller body combined take up a lot of room, and removing the Bugaboo Frog stroller body can be a tricky process, not good at all if you are in a rush or trying to use public transportation.

The Bugaboo Frog is definitely a nice stroller. Expect to find the smoothest ride you’ve ever experienced (your kids will like it too). If you love cool gadgets, the Bugaboo Frog’s failings may not bother you too much. You’ll be showing off this stroller every chance you get, and you’ll feel like an ultra-hip parent while you do it. However, if you are looking for a stroller that is ultra-convenient, and looks aren’t an issue, then the Bugaboo Frog may be too little stroller for too much money.