I
was surprised at how compact the box was and when I opened it and saw
all the pieces I was beginning to doubt myself, however I found the
instruction booklet informative and helpful and with a few simple clicks
for the wheels and the hood, it was assembled! Malachi was asleep so I
got myself acquainted with the folding & unfolding, checked out the
raincover and had a push around our lounge- I immediately loved the
handling... now I just had to wait for the boy to wake up so we could
venture out.
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First trip out, October the 19th 2012
We
took a trip to the local shopping centre to pick up a birthday present,
I was so impressed with the compact fold and how little room it takes
up in our car boot, leaves so much more room for shopping bags!
It
was so easy to unfold and pop Malachi in, he looked comfortable in the
seat and seemed to be enjoying his ride, after half an hour or so he did
get a bit grumpy as he is used to having a bumper bar to help 'hold'
himself up as he likes to have a nose, so I shall be investing in one of
those soon.
It was easy to guide around a busy shopping centre, I did
mis-judge the width of the back wheels and managed to knock over a
display of wrapping paper- oops!
On
returning to the car I just loved the simplicity of the fold, its
nothing like I have ever seen before and I am seriously impressed.
October the 28th 2012
Here is Isabelle, my 7year old
daughter pushing Malachi into our village on a wet day, she finds the
pushchair very easy to push and is very pleased that this is one she can
steer easily & see over the handles & hood, thumbs up from us
all,so far!
October the 31st 2012.
Trick or treat!!
Malachi
and I had to escort his two elder sisters on their trick or treat trip,
we all wrapped up warm as it was rather blustery outside. As you can
see Malachi was a cosy pumpkin in the B-Agile, I had to quickly attach
the raincover within minutes of leaving as there was a sudden downpour,
it was simple and easy so Malachi did not get wet at all, he was asleep
within minutes and even though I did not fully recline the seat he was
very cosy and content. Another thumbs up!
November the 2nd 2012We took a walk
to see Malachi's godparents in the local village, my husband Dan took
control of the pushchair, he is 6ft3" and struggled with the handle
height, he would have preferred to be able to adjust it to a more
suitable & comfortable height. He was however impressed with the
handling over the bumpy pavements and manouvreability in the local shop.
November the 3rd 2012
We
took a walk to our church which has a lovely river running behind it,
the pushchair handled really well over bumpy gravel and the wooden
bridge, Malachi was very comfortable and enjoyed his trip, we had no
grumbling even after two hours of being out and about enjoying the crisp
November air.
November the 5th 2013
I
took the B-Agile 3 into the village to pick up a chicken from the
butchers and some chocolates for a friend, today I struggled over some
of the cobbled pavements and lost control a couple of times which
surprised me, this could be down to my lack of experience with a
3-wheeler though, only time will tell. I use a buggy organiser and mummy
clips on the B-Agile but find that the chicken weighed down the handles
so I moved it into the basket, there seems to be good basket space,
there was a lot of room left even with a large chicken and 3 boxes of
chocolates stored inside. Impressed!
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December the 14th 2012
We took the B-agile 3 with us on our weekend away to good old
Butlins in Bognor Regis, we surprised the children with a winter
wonderland weekend, it was a rush to get them ready after Isabelle and
Evangelines afternoon school Nativity performances on Friday 14th
December, but once everything was loaded into the boot (amazing what we
could fit in with the b-agile 3 in there too) we were off by 4:30pm.
We
arrived to find that the hotel car park was full so my husband unloaded
myself and the kids out, I quickly unfolded the B-agile and plonked
Malachi in, he was more than happy with his seat! I managed to
control the pushchair, fully loaded with his change bag, bottle bag and
blankets tucked into the shopping basket, whilst carrying a travel cot
and pulling a wheeled suitcase! It was easy thanks to the fabulous
handling of the b-agile!
December the 15th 2012
The b-agile was fab
for nipping in & out of the lifts (our room was on the 3rd floor)
and as the hotel was fully booked it was sometimes just as easy for one
of us to carry Malachi and the other to carry the B-agile folded up/down
the stairs if the lifts were too busy.
Malachi
very much enjoyed the view from his comfy seat around Butlins,when we
watched various shows etc. I found it incredibly easy to manouvre in
and out of the crowds and shops.
The only
issue we really experienced other than the handle height for my husband
was the fact that the seat even on the highest level was still slightly
reclined for Malachi and he kept attempting to grab the handle bar but
sometimes looked a tad uncomfortable and I would have needed to loosen
the straps for him which I didn't really want to do, until I found
a rolled up a blanket and placing behind him helped him a great deal (see
pics)
As you can also see our
relaxed little chap has another use for the handle bar, he loves to use
it as a footrest for nap times!!!
January the 7th 2013
So sorry for delay, Malachi had a horrible reaction to his 1year
immunisations so we've been house bound for weeks now. He is still
poorly but we have managed to get out of the house for short walks
finally.
I have received the fabulous footmuff from Britax, its
very high quality & a great size & fit. I love the fact that it
has a zip fastening & also toggles too.
I have been focusing
on the hood as we are off to Spain in three weeks & plan on taking
the britax with us, so I took Malachi for a morning walk & he
quickly fell asleep quickly & was so comfortable.
The hood
& extension is fabulous. I think its the perfect choice to take on
holiday as it has a light compact fold so is perfect for handing over at
the boarding gate, and easy to unfold & fold.
April the 26th 2013.
I took Malachi out for a quick walk,
he hasn't been very well so we have not been out as much as I would
have liked just lately.
Malachi fell asleep within seconds of us
leaving, the seat was fully upright and again he seemed really
comfortable. I am not usually a fan of this recline system with the
straps either side but I have to say I think this one is very good, such
a smooth recline and Malachi was not disturbed at all, I am also
impressed with the seat size as on some pushchairs Malachi's head is
beginning to reach the top & I've noticed when reclined his head
will cause a 'bulge' in the hood but on this one he has a couple of
inches so that gets a thumbs up from me!
April the 28th 2013
We took a walk to
'Grandma's house' for our Sunday Lunch, it's a nice walk which takes us
around 30 minutes, we left at about 11:30am, Malachi was happy in the
B-agile with his warm milk and we set off, within literally 2 minutes he
was asleep!
He looked pretty comfortable even though I had
not yet reclined the pushchair, I believe this is because you can not
actually have the seat in a full upright position, he seemed very
content.
I have mainly focused on the recline mechanism which
is pretty easy and does not disturb Malachi at all. I find that it is
pretty fiddly when you want to put it into a more upright position but
its not a major hassle.
We got a lift back from Grandmas and I was really pleased that the B-agile does not take up much room in an Audi A3 boot!
April the 29th 2013
I am impressed with the seat height and width on the B-Agile.
Malachi has plenty of room both width and length ways and he is very
tall for his age.
I do not like it when there is a 'bulge' in
the back part/hood when they are fully reclined but we do not have
this issue and he seems to have plenty of growing room left as you can
see from the pictures.
April the 30th 2013
We took a trip to the post office
today, I had a huge bag full of parcels. I used my mummy clips and am
impressed that there is no 'tipping' issues with the B-Agile whether
Malachi is in or out of the pushchair.
May the 1st 2013
We took a walk to collect the girls from
School. I love the brakes on the B-Agile, just one push down mechanism
on the right hand rear wheel, I also love the fact that there is a '2'
way release, so you flick the lever underneath (not so great in sandals
or for freshly painted toes!) and then you have to pull it back slightly
before you set off again, its great to know that it won't just roll off
if the brake was taken off by accident or by an older sibling.
May the 2nd 2013
Today we took another walk into the
village and encountered some issues with some works being undertaken on
the lamp-posts, large orange fence panels are overtaking pavement space
and I found it incredibly hard to keep the pushchair on the pavement, I
think if it had been a 4wheeler I would have controlled it much better
but with it being a 3 wheeler I could only just about keep the rear
right wheel on but the front wheel kept twisting so in the end I had to
give up and wait patiently for a clear space in the road as there were
no pavements on the other side on some points!!
May the 4th 2013
Today I was looking after a friends
little boy whilst she had a Dr's appointment, he wanted to bring his toy
motorbike and I had no issue in fitting it in the car boot with the B-Agile.
The only issue we had when we went for a walk to the
shops was when he was holding the pushchair, he kept kicking the rear
wheel and almost tripping up.
May the 6th 2013
Bank holiday monday and a long overdue
family day out, we took the children to a local country park/woodland
walk for a walk and picnic.
It was extremely
busy and very hot, I had good control of the B-Agile over the grassy
areas but unfortunately when we got to the wood areas it was a very
different story and at three points the pushchair very nearly toppled
over to one side,which scared me quite a bit. If it wasn't for my
husbands quick thinking it would have have definitely gone, he then took
over and seemed to find it better to pull it on the two back wheels.
And on the way back we let Malachi walk and we folded it down and took turns to carry it.
You
will see from the photos with Malachi sitting up that he is sitting up
very straight, this is because I have only used the waist section of the
harness as he likes to hold the bumper bar which enables him to sit up
with a better view, otherwise he gets very frustrated if he cannot see
properly due to the fact the seat is quite deep and not fully upright. I
obviously reattach the shoulder harness section when we are off on long
walks, but for trips to shops/school run I let him have a bit more
freedom.
Final Summary
I do love the B-Agile 3 and the only niggles for me are the seat position (not being able to position it fully upright)
The
handle height and not being able to adjust it and the width of the rear
wheels as I quite often get these caught in shops and the kids find
these a pain when holding the side of the pushchair.
The pro's are the compact and easy fold, it's lightweight and easy to carry. The hood/canopy is amazing.
I love the brake and the recline mechanism. It is sturdy and the weight distribution is fantastic and I love the basket size!
For
me it is a fab pushchair but it is not one that I would use for
longterm due to the issues I have found with it, plus my husband will
rarely take control due to the handle height as can be seen in the photo...
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