Looking for Zoom pushchair. If Patti70 can message me where we can get them for 570 and if the sites are still valid that would be great. The prices seem to be going up each year.

Thanks

My friend had the Zoom and found it difficult to manoevere as it is so long. Also the backrest has an angle of 110 degrees so it is only really suitable from 6 months.

Other alternatives are inglesina domino

Team Alu S4

Vector Duo

ABC Design haven't gone into liquidation, they are the company that designed the buggy and are based in Germany; very much alive and kicking!! However Leebruss the company that distributed ABC Design goods in the UK have gone into administration, I visited their showroom just before it happened and the man said it was just sad that all their other buggies didn't do aswell as the Zoom, (it didn't click until a couple of weeks later when I heard that they'd gone under). Anyway there must of been some sort of deal done and now Mothercare are stocking the Buggy for the UK, although they are only selling it online. Hope this helps!!

Hi all, have been reading this thread with interest and was very keen to buy a ABC Zoom. I was told today by an independant pram store that ABC Design have gone into liquidation about 6 weeks ago - has anyone else heard this?

Hello everyone just got to say now I've had the twins and used the buggy (alot!!). I love it. Yes it is long, so not good if you need to go into village shops but for walking, supermarkets (it's amazing how much you can get into the basket!!) and malls it's brill. I've used it with the carseats and the carrycots and it is just so quick and easy to assemble. My only gripe/improvement would be that it doesn't have a lock to keep it folded down, so you have to watch how you take it out of the car or else you end up with it opening up before you've got it out the boot. Just noticed that Mothercare have started to stock it (although only online) and there is a new colour out, a really nice black and grey, sods law really but there you go!!
Hope this helps anyone thinking of buying it, good luck

Hi Lucy, I have a zoom with maxi cosi adaptors which I plan to sell once my 7 month old twins go into forward facing car seats. I can't type much right now as I'm on my phone but if you'd like more info please email
amanda j hewitt dot co dot uk (no spaces)

It's too long for village shops but is great for malls and towns. I think it's one of the nicest tandems out there and generally I'm really happy with it - although I wish I could have bought a second hand one!

Hello, I am way behind all you, my twins are due in october( or september with twins timings!) I have been looking at the zoom twin all week after changing my mind several times, unable to make my mind up until i had a go of it. It seems to be a really good double, It also takes maxicosi car seat which i had from my first little boy who is 2 in november. They also have the isofix adapter but its expensive. There is a website callled twinsuk.com and there are a large range of offers and things on here for mums of twins! However, buying other attachments for the zoom buggy from them is expensive. I have managed to get one carry cot on ebay much cheeper new, but there is not very many of them! Does any1 else find it too longto go anywhere? That is the only concern i am having about it atm!
thanks Lucy

Hi,
Thanks again for those informations.

So in France, for twins, there is just an "association" where we can hire pushchairs, hightchairs... we can also have throught them discounts on website, stores. Some shops specialsed in baby material do this automaticaly, for example for 1 article bought, we have 15% discount, and for 2 identical articles, we have 20% discount.

When we have 2 babies, we have also financial helps (depending on our incomes). We can stop working until the 2nd baby is 3 years old, or work at 50% the time, or 80% and we have also a little financial help.
In my case, I stop working and I have every month 850 Eur (I do not know how many it corresponds in GBP).
For the birth of one baby we receive about 870 Eur,so for twins x2 but it still depends on our income. Some families are too much "rich" and cannot pretend to those helps.

I hope it is clear as I did not know the right terms

I just have a question : what do you mean with DD1, DD2, DH????

Take care
Delphine

Hi Delphine

My husband travelled Europe with his parents when he was younger, so he knows Jura!

The wheels are nice and large, and is is very easy to push and turn round corners.

I think Patti70 was saying that the rain cover feels thin, but it is effective, I have used it. The comment about the window is that the first child completely blocks your view of the second, and it would be nice to be able to see them as you are walking.

As I said, I love it, the twins seem very comfortable in it, and my oldest daughter likes to try to help me push!

Do you have any support or help with twins in France? It is always interesting to know how things work in another country!

Take care

Gemma

Hi Gemma,
Thank you in advance for the pictures.
Nice if you understood me

I do not need pictures with the carrycots or the carseat as my toddlers sit now directly in the seats of the pushchairs. I want to see (by this pictures) if there is enough room between the legs of the children when they sit face to face

Do you think the wheels are enought large ? I ask this question because before thinking at the Leebruss, I was looking for the MacLaren Twin Techno (side by side) and the wheels are very small, so not easy to maneuver and this pushchair is too wide for the pavements I have here. I tested it and was not convinced. The toddles are too much tightened : they are clamped in their seat.
With my powertwin, I go everywhere and the Leebruss is just a little bit larger. The longer is not a soucy for me.

Concerning the weight of the pushchair, my toddlers weight now around 10 and 9kgs, so plus the pushchair, it will make around 40kg... nice for my little arm'muscles

Patti70, you said also that the raincover is not nice. I am not sure i understood. Is the raincover too small with the seats and the toddlers are not well protected ?
You also said that windows are missing. If a toddler cries or whatelse, we need to put off the raincover, that's right ? Gemma, maybe you can explain me.
The raincover is usefull here, I live in Jura area (if someone knows France, it is between Lyons and Geneva (in Switzerland !))and the sun does not shining everyday

So I am waiting for the pictures and if someone or Gemma have other comments, they are wellcome.

Take care
Delphine