2011 City Mini Double Shoulder harness straps Hi Everyone. Those of you who have the city mini, if you have older kids who don't like the shoulder harness how did you remove them? I only want the waist straps around my twins (will be 2 next month) and just unhooking the strap from the top leaves them dangling. Thanks!! 2011 City Mini Double Shoulder harness straps Hi Everyone. Those of you who have the city mini, if you have older kids who don't like the shoulder harness how did you remove them? I only want... » Read More 2011 City Mini Double Shoulder harness straps Hi Everyone. Those of you who have the city mini, if you have older kids who don't like the shoulder harness how did you remove them? I only want the waist straps around my twins (will be 2 next month) and just unhooking the strap from the top leaves them dangling. Thanks!! « Show Less
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We took off the top hooks, un-threaded the whole strap, put the waist clip back on, re-threaded through the little sliding length adjuster. You will have some strap still dangling, because it is long, but it is working for us and way easier to load and unload our twins. They would hate being strapped down! This is on the 2009 version, but I think the straps are the same. Does this make any sense to you?
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Does anyone know if you can get replacement shoulder strap pads for the citi mini double stroller? We lost one today.Thanks!
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If you call the company, they might send you some replacement pads. The number should be in your manual somewhere. Good luck!
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A 2 year old still needs to be in a harness. Just in case you are interested, we use the Graco Nautilus for our 2 and 5 year old kids. For the 2 year old you use it with the harness, and the 5 yr old uses it as a high back booster with seatbelt. Actually we didn't remove the harness system until our oldest turned 5 because he still fit correctly (according to the manual guidelines) and comfortably and could buckle the harness system by himself.
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Hi Jennifer! I bought the cob size harness and it did have the buttress strap. I would think that the mini would also have it as pictured. Good luck! Brenda
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Yes had that happen several times in car seat while I was driving so did not put on next time. Also when in stroller and bike seat, I used a sunglasses cord and tied a knot which rested on neck or higher. Infant still managed to get off so working on it. Figure it like all new things is a phase and will pass.
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I have a 30 lb 2 year old that fits well, but it is a very upright seat and he seems to be sliding down a lot. Basically it doesn't seem very comfortable for him. Plus there is no shade. Another problem is that it puts all of the weight on the front tires and it becomes pretty difficult to steer. Honestly, I would get the City Select tandem with the stand on thing in the back. The Valco baby seats and storage just feel cheap. I had a 16 month old when I had twins and this stroller seemed to be the best solution, but I'm sorry I chose this one. I really wish I had gotten the tandem city select. It moves better, has the roller board thing for the older one, and the babies would be comfortable. I have a 30 lb 2 year old that fits well, but it is a very upright seat and he seems to be sliding down a lot. Basically it doesn't seem very comfortable for him. Plus there is no shade. Another problem is that it puts all of the weight on the front tires and it becomes pretty difficult to steer. Honestly, I would get the City Select tandem with the stand on thing in the back. The Valco baby seats and storage just feel cheap. I had a 16 month old when I had twins and this stroller seemed to be the best solution, but I'm sorry I chose this one. I really wish I had gotten the tandem city... » Read More I have a 30 lb 2 year old that fits well, but it is a very upright seat and he seems to be sliding down a lot. Basically it doesn't seem very comfortable for him. Plus there is no shade. Another problem is that it puts all of the weight on the front tires and it becomes pretty difficult to steer. Honestly, I would get the City Select tandem with the stand on thing in the back. The Valco baby seats and storage just feel cheap. I had a 16 month old when I had twins and this stroller seemed to be the best solution, but I'm sorry I chose this one. I really wish I had gotten the tandem city select. It moves better, has the roller board thing for the older one, and the babies would be comfortable. « Show Less
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It is easier with someone. But I do it myself a lot. First strap the waist the do one shoulder strap and tuck the baby inside- pull up the the strap. Hold baby in place with one hand and snap the top with the other. I have not struggled to do it and I am a very short person, I would imagine it would be easier for a taller person.
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our twins are just turning 2 years, they are 28-29 lbs, I'd think it still be good for another 2 years. First, when we had it, the issue is on the belt by the belly (left&right;) very tight. Then i wrote an email to Customer Service at DreamonMe.com to ask for extension belt, they sent them by mail within a week for free. Great customer service. I don't see any other issue on the stroller, we still use them.
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If you need to raise the straps because your baby is getting taller you have to take each it strap out to adjust it but it's nothing like the older car seats it's way easier and if your talking about just loosening them there is a flap....great car seats I have twins and they are great
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Harness type, belt and shoulder straps are connected and clip to crotch buckle. You could undo the shoulder straps on mine. This is a great stroller.
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Hi Mom of Two!I have a quick but desperate question. We just bought a 2008 highlander 6 months ago, then found out I was pregnant. Does you 2nd row seat have the removable center seat? I am having an impossible time finding a way to put a booster, a carseat forward facing and a rear facing seat in the 2nd row. How did you do it, or do you have a different kind of second row?Thanks,rochelle
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I used Britax convertibles with both of my kids from birth just because infant seats are not safe! They were fine and my children were not big(my daughter was 6lbs 11oz and my son came home 4lbs 12oz-he was 3lbs7oz at birth). We have the new advocate for the upcoming baby ;-) The advocate even has an "infant insert" that can be purchased to improve the fit. Yes, they look small in the seat, but it does not affect the safety of the seat-at all. Think about this, a piece of plastic that goes through constant stress of in and out of the car(we have a materials engineer in the family and he was very adamant about it not being safe-too much stress on plastic). The studies about this have been buried time and time again, but there is some evidence if you search the net. Unfortunately, we were hit by a drunk driver when my daughter was only 4 mos, she was just fine in her Britax seat! When my son was 9 mos, our Corolla was sideswiped by a semi-truck, both kids were fine(they slept through it), my son in his convertible, my daughter in her Britax booster. We drive A LOT(40k miles a year) and I have never felt uncomfortable with the convertibles from birth and after our second accident we were told by the investigating officer that the Britax saved my son major injuries! I think you will be just fine going with the convertible from day one, we were and ours were "tested."
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@S. Herzog- This isn't a long-lasting seat. Depending on your budget, there are other ones that will last a LOT longer. The Evenflo SecureKid is one of them. The Graco Nautilus is another (and lasts longer than the SecureKid). This is a note for ALL who commented her and said they think a coat is fine-- Winter coats aren't allowed to be used by car seat manufacturers. The reason is all that puffiness under the harness compresses on impact and suddenly, there's a LOT of loose harness that a child can be thrown out of (or shaken around like a rag doll in). Think of it like a parachute harness; you don't want too much between the child or the harness will suddenly be too loose when its needed most. Please look for a CPST- Child Passenger Safety Technician- to go over what seats would work best with your child, your vehicle and your budget and who will show you tips on installing (9/10 seats aren't in correctly) seats, when they're outgrown, how to readjust and install etc. You'd be surprised at how much you didn't know (I was shocked too way back when.. and I thought I'd read every manual and watched every video known to man on the topic!). http://cert.safekids.org/get-car-seat-checked or google CPST + your zip code.
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My baby has also gotten more and more difficult to change as she's gotten older (she is 10 months now). Unfortunately, she's been able to thrash free of the Velcro when the strap is used as a swaddle for quite a while. And if I simply use it around her waist she can undo it by hand. I don't find the swaddle strap useful for her as she rolls and scoots and arches. All that sometimes helps is giving her something distracting (like my phone or keys). In short, it's a fine changing pad, but has no magic for a larger baby who doesn't want to be changed.
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Will do! :) How funny. I am now actually looking at the Graco Quattro Tour Duo for my first primary stroller, just because it's cheaper and comes with cupholders, carseat attachments, etc. I looked at the Duoglider in the store and it was horrible, but the Quattro has better reviews and supposedly folds down 20% smaller. Looking at the measurements, it SHOULD fit... never know though. I'm going to try that one out this week. The boutique I went to to look at the City Mini actually had the Quattro Duo in stock but I just totally didn't even look at it, ha.
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I usually take my son to school in the car and when I go home for lunch, I ride the bike and trailer (empty, of course) back to work. I separate the WeeHoo from my bike and store both parts in my office (it takes up room, but I cleared out a file cabinet to have the space). At the end of my workday, I reassemble the bike and WeeHoo and ride to my son's school to pick him up for the ride home. As the others said, it is a bit easier to pull with no kiddo. I have had one tiny problem, though. I ride on a quarter-mile stretch of cobblestone street (very bumpy) and with no kid weighing down the WeeHoo, the silver harness pulls up off of the black seat stem adapter flange. This causes the WeeHoo to rock back and forth, throwing my balance a bit. It poses no safety hazard, because it's all part of the hitch itself--the WeeHoo couldn't become detached. In the past, I pulled over, slid the harness back onto the flange, and went along my merry way. I considered gluing the harness and flange together, but that stops the WeeHoo from pivoting. There may be a clamp that you could place on the seat stem right above the harness and flange, but I eventually solved the problem by moving my flashing brake light down against the hitch when I'm riding without my son. On the same stretch of cobblestone street, I have also lost his snacks out of the kid cup-holders, so I now put all snacks and valuables in the panniers or the mesh pouch on the back :-)
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Hi, I emailed my supplier and this was her response.. "Our covers have openings that open and close with snaps, so they adjust to any height of the safety belts. There is no need to remove manufacturer's cover, ours fit over the existing one, you just pull the straps through the openings and snap around the straps. With that said, the covers only fit on the infant car seat covers, not the convertible ones that go from infant to toddler." hope this helps.
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My technique is to click all the belts around the kid, then pull out away from the child on the chest clip before I pull the bottom adjuster. I find that pulling out like that tightens the lap belt section and also alligns the shoulder straps with their respective slots. Pulling the slack out is a bit easier after that. Also try adjusting the shoulder belt slots, I find that the belts slide best when the slots are one inch higher than the child's shoulder... Above or below that they tend to bind more. Adjust seasonally to account for clothing bulk...