If you haven’t already heard, I’m now a Britax Mumbassador and our first mission is to test out their brand new pushchair the B-Agile :)

Well I’m delighted to say on Friday our B-Agile arrived and I’ve had a few days to play with it now so I thought I’d share a few of my first impressions :)

1) Size of Box, when the box arrived, I admit I was a little surprised at how small the box was. I don’t know exactly what I was expecting but something a bit larger. My first thought on seeing the box was that the pushchair must be in about 100 pieces as there is no way it could fit in the box like that. The size of the B-Agile is quite mind boggling though which I will explain shortly ;)

2) Assembly, well it took me a while to actually find the instructions on how to assemble the B-Agile (in fact for about 10 minutes I thought they hadn’t been included) so I started to put it together without reading them. To be honest this was hardly rocket science, insert 4 wheels, unfold and attach hood. It must have taken me all of 6 minutes (5 minutes in, the instructions fell out of the pushchair whilst I was trying to unfold it so this gave me a little clue ;) )

Easily assembled and ready for action!

3) Unfolding the B-Agile, again this is hardly rocket science either, unclip the storage lock and it pretty much unfolds itself, you just sort of unfold it and everything clicks into place in about 30 seconds. So simple even my husband can do it (and trust me, with 5 other pushchairs he struggles to unfold that is a real plus!)

4) Folding the B-Agile, this is also surprisingly simple. You just push in a button and lift the handle which is built into the seat and it just folds itself up, then make sure the storage lock has clicked into place and voila. I was most impressed at just how easy to fold and unfold the B-Agile is!

5) Size of Puschair, considering how light and compact the B-Agile feels, the seat is surprisingly roomy. It’s a bit like an armchair. The seat is really deep and both Oscar and Zara seemed very comfortable in it. When it comes to actually pushing it, it feels light and easily manoeuvrable.

Oscar found it very comfy

and so did Zara (she claimed the first proper test ride!)

6) Handle Height, now this is something I always note about pushchairs as I’m 5’10″ and my husband is 6’3″ so we tend to have issues with low handle heights on many pushchairs. The height of the handle on the B-Agile is a bit on the low side for my personal preference and it is a shame that it does not adjust at all but I’m guessing most people will find it an ideal height as they must choose that height for a reason :)

7) The Hood, this is pretty impressive, it clips on securely and seems nice and sturdy. The hood has a rather nifty zip panel to extend it out even more with a mesh panel in the middle. Zara quite liked the sunroof aspect of it. There is also a peek window so you can check on baby. The back of the hood can extend all the way down when the pushchair is reclined flat so that when lying flat baby is still shaded from the sun. There is also a handy little pocket on it, ideal for storing a purse or muslin cloth.

the mesh fold out panel in the hood

8 ) Shopping Basket, this isn’t the roomiest of shopping baskets but it’s not a bad size, when the pushchair is reclined flat it is a little difficult to get things in and out of it though.

9) Recline, you recline the pushchair through a toggle system at the back of the seat which is pretty simple and it reclines fully back which is handy when Oscar is asleep as you can adjust the seat smoothly and not disturb him. I haven’t quite mastered how to do it with one hand yet but I’m sure I’ll figure out a way.

10) Smoothness of Ride, so far we’ve taken the B-Agile around our test walk, this is basically a gravel track which is only really suited to pneumatic wheels and I have to admit it fared ok, it wasn’t the easiest to push up the hill compared to the Quinny or the Phil&Teds but let’s face it those pushchairs are designed for more off road use. However when on the pavements and around town the B-Agile is much smoother and easier to handle than either of the Quinny or P&T. I’m pretty impressed with how well it coped to be honest as some pushchairs I’ve tested, I’ve almost had to carry up the track :)

I think I’ll leave it at that for now, overall first impressions are good and so far the B-Agile gets a thumbs up from the Brown household :)