A great buy!
by Danielle Parker Reviewed 15/03/11 14:08
As a mummy to three children, ranging fom 8 down to just turned 1, I have been through no less than 40 different pushchairs. From the small folding compact stroller, through to the all changing 9 in 1 travel system. Some call me a buggyholic, I personally call myself a buggy lover.
My first thoughts on the Graco Fusio was amazement on how small the box was. My thoughts were surely there has got to be more boxes, they must of forgot to send me half of it. But opening it up, it all came clear.
As you open the box, the contents are, a newbornh liner for the newborn baby, a rain cover, an apron and a footmuff. Then there is the actual pushchair.
Not being very technically minded, I was very concerned that I wouldn’t be able to assemble it and that Mr P, who is a mechanic, would be called in aided with tools. But I need not fear, it was so easy my 8 year old could of completed it and then laughed at me for it being too easy. All you have to do it simply pop the wheels on! Amazingly simple even for me!
This buggy is a brilliant buy. It does everything you need it to. It is suitable not only for the newborn baby but also for the growing toddler. There is no need to buy a smaller stroller as your child grows.
It fold downs so compact it fits easily in the boot of a car, I have a Vauxhall Astra sporthatch and there is still loads of room for the all important shopping! It is easy to fold down, just pull up the rear handle behind the seat and squeeze the handles and its down! There is no need to remove the seat unit, which is amazing.
The Fusio is so easy to push. It glides easily through aisles in shops, without taking half of the shop with you! The wheels can be turned to static mode on the front if you so wish, but personally I found the swivel wheels so light and they actually went where you wanted them too, no wonky wheel syndrome!
The seat unit easily changes from rear facing to forward facing with just a squeeze of a button. Perfect. The pushchair comes complete with a newborn liner snuggle insert, making it cozy and supportive for the new baby. This makes the pushchair into a pramette without a need for buying anything else. It also has an apron which you can put on the front so combined with the large hood, the wind won’t get to baby. There is also harness covers so the straps don’t rub against baby, I found these really handy for my active baby who frequently moves around looking at the world.
The seat is height adjustable with just a squeeze of a button on the rear of a seat. There is so many options, from lying flat to sitting up just a little for the younger baby, to the full upright position for a nosey toddler!
You can add a Graco carseat (Logico S HP) which just fits on top on the pushchair, meaning that you can transfer baby from the car to the pushchair without having to wake them.
All of the wheels are completely removable, so those trips to the muddy park don’t result in needing to have your car boot valeted! They are so easy to take off, you simply push in the button, and they simply pop back on with a click!
The handles are rotating, meaning you can have them at just the right angle for you. I was concerned at first about there being no adjustable height, due to being only 5’1 myself and my husband being 6’4! But they really do suit us both.
The straps are easily adjusted and once by baby was strapped in, he was very secure, I had no worries about him being able to escape. There is also a bumper bar on the front which makes them seem even safer and is great for hanging toys on to keep baby amused!
I can’t find anything bad to say about the Graco Fusio. I can hardly believe all these years of trying different pushchairs and wasting so much money and this was what we needed right from the start. My advice to you? Don’t waste your money buying lots of different pushchairs, this does everything you will ever need.
Graco Fusio Stroller - Abstract
by Lindsey Wileman Reviewed 23/03/11 21:02
My 1 year old daughter, Grace, and I have been using Graco’s newest offering to the pushchair market for nearly 3 weeks now, and we are pleased to say the Fusio is a big hit – with both me and her!
First and foremost the Fusio looks wonderful. The Fusio comes in two colour combinations (black & grey and black & red – we have the latter) and the modern print brings a new dimension to the classic Graco brand as we all know it. My very first travel system when I had my first daughter eight years ago was a Graco and I can tell you they have come an awful long way! The pushchair was very easy to assemble out of the box; it must have been as I managed to complete the whole task without once asking for my husband’s help.
The Fusio is very light at just 6.5KG and folds up really small (I have a HUGE car because I have alot of kids, but if you have a small car this would be great for you!). I don’t use public transport, but I would think this would be a doddle to get on and off buses etc. It also stands up on its own when it’s folded up which I think is brill, no more having to sling my buggy in the downstairs cupboard out of sight; I can just tuck it neatly behind the dining room door.
The major selling point of this pushchair is the fact the seat unit is reversible – baby can either face you or face outwards. The process of changing the direction of the seat unit is incredibly easy and literally takes 30 seconds to do. Grace prefers to be facing outwards as she is very nosy and likes to watch what her brothers and sister are doing when we are out and about, but had I had this when she was smaller the fact she could face either way would be a huge bonus.
The handling of the pushchair is fab, I can easily push it one handed and the handles are multi positional so you can rotate them to suit you (and are also perfect for hanging lots of shopping from ;-) ). The shopping basket is a good size and I can easily fit in anything I might need to carry with me. Obviously I can’t give you a firsthand account of how comfortable it is on the move, but Grace seems very happy and the spring suspension seems to make for a lovely ride. The main seat is padded and has a 5 point harness which was easy to work out first time. The seat itself has four positions, from upright to fully reclined, there is a simply a handle on the back of the seat to move it up and down. Grace spends most of her time in the upright position these days, she doesn’t sleep very much (day or night – but that’s another story altogether!)
I love the fact that this pushchair comes with everything you will need; it comes with a beautifully thick and cosy coordinating foot muff, a rain cover, coordinating apron and snugly newborn liner. The pushchair I owned previous to this one didn’t come with any of the accessories I needed it to have and those cost me over £100 extra! There is a car seat and carrycot if you are purchasing this for a newborn, but essentially you have everything you will need for the price. This is not a cheap stroller, RRP is just under £300 – but if you are looking for a good quality pushchair, from a name we all trust, to take you from newborn to toddler (it is designed to carry up to 15KG) you won’t go far wrong with this.
Graco Fusio Stroller
by Mary Reviewed 16/07/11 16:46
My daughter and grand-daughter love this product, it folds down nice and compact for fitting into the boot of the car.
love it!
by Hayley Reed Reviewed 17/09/11 19:22
After a lot of looking at a lot of different pushchairs I decided on the fusion, its a lovely buggy very easy to out together and lovely to push, my daughter seems very comfortable in it and my eldest son (9) loves pushing it too, much easier than my previous x
Brilliant buy!
Reviewed 14/10/11 19:57
Love this pushchair. My 5 month old daughter is very happy in it and loves being able to sit up and see whats going on but also lay flat when she wants to sleep.
Only thing is, it's a good job she's not a big baby. The seat is very narrow and with the foot muff in it's a 'cosy' fit!
I'm absolutely in love with this stroller!
by Charlene Grant Reviewed 29/10/11 14:18
This stroller is great! Very easy to put up and take down and although it looks bulky it's actually very light weight compared to others with a similar structure. I love the chair feature which allows you to turn the seat to face you (so you can see your lovely baby) or away from you (So they can see the world!) The only criticism is the shopping basket is very shallow, so things may fall out if you haven't balanced the items to an exact science! But all in all, this will last until our little one is no longer using a stroller.