This is a great little stroller. It's not perfect, but considering the price, I'm tempted to give it 5 stars. Please note: I bought and paid full price for this stroller--no discounts for any reviews--so these are my observations from an over-researcher who has been shopping around for strollers for a while now and finally decided to pull pull the trigger on the Joovy Caboose Graphite. (Not that free reviews are any less honest, but I may have a different perspective, since I *chose* this stroller, as opposed to it choosing me.) Below are my detailed thoughts. Let's end on a high note and start with The Cons: 1. No built-in parent console/organizer tray. 2. The handlebar is straight across and then slopes straight downward. This has TWO drawbacks. First, it makes it very difficult for attaching any kind of third-party, after-market parent organizer. (I bought one akin to the Skip-Hop Neoprene and it sags a little, as the loops have to be pushed inward--otherwise they fall off the edges and slide down the bar. It's not ideal. Obviously, the Joovy organizer is made for this, but I had preferred the features of some of the other organizers. Oh well, I may have to just get their organizer after alll.) 3. The second drawback of the straight-down handlebar is that, from a physics standpoint, I feel like some of my push-effort is directed downward and therefore wasted, making it so I have to push a little harder to propel this thing in a forward motion. (Now, some mechanical engineer can correct me if I'm wrong, but that's how I see it...) Now, I will say that this stroller isn't hard to push, so this isn't a big complaint. I just feel it would have been better if the handlebar could have sloped forward and the child standing would still be able to hold onto something. 4. It doesn't fold up very small and it takes a little "umph" to fold it up, in my opinion. For reference, I did try and it easily fits in the trunk of our little Nissan Sentra with the sunshade and wheels attached; but I would never be able to travel with it in that small car, if I had to fit much else back there (i.e. suitcases or a Costco haul). This isn't a negative for me, since that's not our primary family vehicle, but I wanted to include it in case you're tight on trunk space. However, there are few double strollers (or even single, non-umbrella strollers) that fold up small, either. If you are looking for a double that maximizes your remaining trunk space, I would suggest looking into the Combi Cosmo double stroller or the Zoe XL2 double strollerZoe XL2 Xtra Lightweight Double Stroller, Grey Wheels - London Navy . 5. I ordered the "Amber" color, which isn't a cute mustard color, as pictured. It's more of a bright orangey-yellow. I feel like dirt shows quickly, though it's easy to wipe down. 6. The storage basket underneath, though not as small as I expected, is not huge and is partially blocked by the rear seat (the seat does slide to open, but not as wide as the basket). I CAN fit my JuJuBe B.F.F. diaper bag in the basket, but I do have to wrestle it through the small opening. If it was stuffed full, I think I would have to slim it down before I could fit it in. Now for The Pros: 1. The price. To me, this is a huge pro and the price is drastically cheaper (hundreds cheaper) than the other double stroller I was eying. I felt like for this price, I could take the gamble and it wouldn't be a devastating loss if I regretted the purchase--which I don't. This really is a fantastic stroller! Looked at a different way, for this price, I could buy a stroller AND a parent organizer console AND a wagon AND a new bike child carrier seat and STILL be able to save two or three hundred dollars from what I would have spent. I would never have felt like I could have justified purchasing all those things if I had splurged on a $500-700 stroller. 2. This stroller has the footprint of a single stroller. Most sit-and-stand strollers are terribly elongated, bordering on becoming the dreaded tandem stroller, which feels like steering a bus. NOT this Joovy! Put side-by-side, it is no longer than my sis-in-law's Graco Click-Connect single stroller. Because my kids are 18months and 4yo, I knew my 4yo would be off-and-on and I didn't want to commit to a full-time double. If he grows out of the stroller entirely in a year or two, I didn't want to be stuck with a double stroller for my single rider. The Joovy is perfect in that regard. Without the second child riding, you don't even remember this is technically a double stroller. The rear seat could then be used to set a diaper bag on and it doubles as easier-access storage. 3. Included is a carseat converter and a (removable) child tray with cupholder. On the other stroller I wanted, I would have had to purchase ALL accessories separately, making this price even cheaper in comparison. Or I would have gone without. 4. Generous sunshade. This is a big deal in sunny Arizona, where I live, as I didn't want my kids baking in their stroller. The sunshade isn't fixed, so it can move to accommodate different angles of the sun, which is a huge plus. It is even able to cover the rear child along with the front child, if desired. My only complaint with the sunshade is that when it is folded up, it doesn't stay completely shut, but falls slightly open. I will probably affix some kind of DIY velcro strap to keep the sunshade tightly closed when not in use. The sunshade is also removable, so that is another nice feature. 5. The tires are some kind of rubbery-foam, not unlike the bike tires on my son's Strider balance bike. Therefore, they will never go flat. But also, they are much nicer than the plastic umbrella stroller-esque tires I was expecting. You couldn't take this stroller jogging off-road, but I would call them "semi-all-terrain tires." Definitely a nice feature. 6. The wheels can lock into a fixed position or unlock to swivel for easier steering. 7. Steering is pretty easy and this stroller is a smooth ride. I can one-handed steer and push this thing on flat, even ground--with both kids in. (My 18-month-old is 16 pounds and my 4yo is 32-34 pounds, so they are on the lighter side. But even with 50 pounds of weight riding, this is an easy stroller to push. It's relatively lightweight, too. 8. My kids LOVE this stroller. Love, love, LOVE it. I was surprised that my son mostly prefers sitting on the back seat to standing. Although he does like to hop off and on, he is a big-time stroller rider. He was always fighting to ride in his sister's stroller previously, when there was only one seat. The seat seems plenty comfortable. The footrest moves position. The recline positions, though not flat, are substantial. There are a lot of perks and positive features that offer "best of both worlds" options and I have been really happy with this stroller. Overall, this is EASILY a four-star product; with the price, I am tempted to forget the drawbacks and give it a 5-star rating. Tempted...but I'll leave it where it's at because I think a glowing 4 stars is the most accurate assessment. Also, the drawbacks were not surprise issues with the quality. They were mostly features I could see from the stock photos and chose to accept--like the handlebar configuration or smaller storage basket. If you are looking for an affordable option, have kids with an age gap, want the functionality of a double stroller without the size or commitment, I would highly recommend this stroller. I agonized over this decision and read zillions of reviews and even stopped strangers at the zoo to interrogate them about their strollers, haha; anyway, I've been happy with it. P.S. Initial set-up only took about 20 minutes. I didn't think the instructions were very clear, but it wasn't that hard to figure out. Also, despite the fact that folding it up isn't the easiest, this thing unfolds super easy. Just lift the handle 'til it clicks into place. (Also, there is a lock on the bar above the
