The Graco Mosaic Stroller, Portable and Convenient

Pefect for my needs
This stroller is wonderful! It has great manueverability and is so easy to use. It is extremely lightweight and very compact! My only complaint is that the basket is really hard to use if you're using your graco infant carseat.

Lightweight but hard to clean
Pros: lightweight, easy to collapse, folds up fairly small, and has a small basket below (which most umbrella strollers do not).

Cons: impossible to keep clean (we take good care of our things but it always looks like it's a third-time hand me down), can't take the fabric part off to put it in the washing machine, doesn't truly allow your child to sit upright or to recline all the way back--its seat back keeps your child in a slouching position.

It's served us well, but I can't say I'd get it again.

Great stroller for the size and easy maneuvering!
The first thing that caught my eye about this stroller was it's size and attractive build. It's very modern and different from the clunky huge strollers that Graco also makes for the travel system. I think the size is perfect, a little larger than a basic umbrella stroller (with no hard seats...?) but my two complaints like the other reviews are that it's not THAT light weight, and the canopy is really small... to the point that if it was sunny or raining, it would not protect her from anything. Maybe it's just me, but I thought that since this was a light weight stroller it was going to be very light, but I guess considering the durable materials used, we're pretty lucky that it's under 20 lbs. I'm 105 lbs and didn't have trouble lifting this stroller anywhere yet. I like the bar in the front because she can hold onto it when we're moving around. Also, in the store I couldn't figure out how to unfold the stroller and had a lot of problems and was on the verge of not getting it. Once we came home, I read the instructions and all these complaints about how hard it is to unfold are completely false... unless they didn't get this stroller. All you have to do is pull this latch on the one side of the stroller while it's folded to "unlock" it, and then you kick down on the step to completely unfold it just like any umbrella stroller. Very easy. To fold it, you just turn this lever and it folds itself. Another thing that made me get this stroller was how smooth it glided on the ground and the comfortable handles. My husband is very tall, and can't push an umbrella stroller without breaking his back, but this is the perfect height for taller parents. It maneuvers very easily, turns with no problems, and the cup holder is also great! I haven't tried it with the car seat in, but I love this product and I'm very happy with it. Enjoy this stroller because you won't regret it.

Such a great compromise!
Back in 2003 when we were expecting our first child, we bought the Graco Quattro Tour travel system. We loved that the stroller folded down onto its wheels, so that the rest of the stroller stayed off the ground. We had no intention of replacing it, even though the infant seat that came with it expired after our third child used it (in Dec. 2008). SO, we had our fourth child in February 2010 and intended to continue use of the Quattro Tour, until my husband opened the back of our minivan and the stroller fell out and a wheel busted off. :-( A plastic piece broke entirely, so there was no fixing it. We didn't really want to spend the money on a new Quattro Tour system and didn't really like any of the current patterns, so we started to shop around and when my husband found the Graco Mosaic, he wouldn't let me look at anything else!! He was so impressed with the way it folded down and IN. A perfect compromise between a bulky (but wonderful) travel system and a flimsy, short umbrella stroller. It still folded down onto its wheels, which we had always appreciated about the Quattro Tour. I did have to give up some storage space in the basket underneath, and I do miss the parent tray, but the compact size and the folding technique make up for those losses!! Overall, this is a superb stroller with some very thoughtful features that has been a joy to use!

Takes two people to unfold it
Yes, it's lightweight and folds down in to a small size, but it takes two people to unfold it. The locking mechanism is so poorly designed. Pretty useless if you can't take it with you unless you have another person along just to help you unfold. LAME