Lovely mid-range travel system, excellent easy-fold buggy design, usual Graco quality, 28 Jun. 2016

This is a really nice mid-range travel system which has both a car seat (not ISOfix) and a easy-fold buggy included. There is not a carrycot option with this set.

The rear-facing car seat is nice, there is a non-slip carrying handle and plenty of padding and a head-hugger for supporting even the tiniest of infants. The harness is a 3-point one with a strong buckle and is adjustable with a pull on the strap. It doesn't have shoulder pads to help prevent the straps from rubbing, and I personally prefer a 5-point harness, but other than these small things it looks well made. You can use it in the car as it is - you just feed the seat belt through the channel on the back of the seat and make sure it's as tight as you can get it. But it's faster and easier to buy the matching car seat base and install that permanently in the car, and then all you need to do is slot the seat into it when you want to go, and there isn't any fiddling around with seat belts each time. My son is too...

This review is from: Graco Fast Action Fold Travel System (Bowtie Bear) (Baby Product)

Robust, lightweight, easy to fold but lacks the car seat base needed., 9 July 2016

They do say a picture is worth a thousand words so I've included a few shots attached to this review that concentrate on the portability of this buggy.

The basic design is pretty ingenious. Combining a locking front wheel (not everyone likes the castoring type) and a simple, one-pull folding action makes this an easy to use buggy for all ages from birth upwards. It isn't without issues though.

Firstly, the car seat. useful and fits onto the buggy securely. But why hasn't Graco included the seat base with this package? As it stands, the car seat isn't compatible with ISOFIX that we use in Europe and elsewhere. It can be secured using the seat belts but it's not a secure option and might put many off. So a lost star there.

As can be seen from the pictures, it folds up smartly and is both lightweight and compact. Easy to fold with one hand and stows in the smallest car boots. The seat itself has that nice Bowtie Bear decoration on the inside surfaces and...

This review is from: Graco Fast Action Fold Travel System (Bowtie Bear) (Baby Product)

Excellent stroller, but car seat is unusable, 1 July 2016

We've found ourself unexpectedly in need of a new pushcair/travel system; having had a Graco one years ago, we thought we'd try this (much updated) one from the same manufacturer.

Having now used it for a couple of weeks, the review can really fall into two parts. Firstly, the stroller is really good. It's sturdy, easy to fold/unfold (literally just a single push and click to open or close it), and is really comfortable for baby. There's a good three-point harness to ensure that there's no chance of it an accident, and despite this being a three-wheeler rather than a four-wheeler, it feels very sturdy and we can't see it tipping over (I've always worried about this with three-wheelers, having spent years watching Del and Rodney driving around in a Reliant on Only Fools & Horses!

Where the system really falls down, however, is the travel seat. The system comes with the seat but without a base, which seems rather odd - as this renders the car seat unusable, and...

This review is from: Graco Fast Action Fold Travel System (Bowtie Bear) (Baby Product)