Micralite Toro Stroller – Black
- Rated #1 luxury stroller by Consumer Reports!
- Multi-position seat with unique sliding feature for full recline
- Folds to a self-standing position with a simple one-handed motion
- One of the most lightweight strollers in the market. 5 year manufacturer warranty
- 5 year manufacturer warranty
Product Description
Rated #1 luxury stroller by Consumer Reports!
The Micralite Toro strollers have mums and dads relishing in the super-smooth moves and precision performance. The unique sliding seat fully reclines to comfortably accommodate even the littlest riders (birth to 4 years). With a single-handed lift of the handle, the front wheels effortlessly retract and disappear between the rear wheels leaving the buggy freestanding and ready to be stored in an upright position. Micralite strollers are also able to be pushed with one hand due to unrivalled maneuverability. These are just of few of the features, which when combined with modern fresh colors and accessories make these strollers a beautiful combination of form and function.
Other Features include:
- air pump, all weather hood, foot muff and zip on rain cover included
- under seat shopping basket
- adaptable with Maxi-Cosi Mico, Graco SnugRide and SafeSeat car seat
- robust 12″ all terrain removable pneumatic rear wheels
- lightweight – only 19 pounds (8.5 kg)
- Meets ASTM F833 and SOR/85-379 safety standards for strollers and carriages
- 5 year manufacturer warranty
Awards & Praise for the TORO
- Cookie Magazine gives the MicraLite TORO a 5 star review saying, “Urban parents are going to freak.” The review notes that the TORO is made for stairs and public transportation
- Consumer Reports gives the Micralite TORO high marks! Of all the strollers reviewed, the Toro received the best ratings across all categories for luxury strollers!
- The Micralite TORO was a distinguished finalist in the 2007 JPMA Innovation Awards
Micralite Toro Stroller – Black
After reading rave reviews, I purchased my Micralite Toro and waited 4 months for delivery. The carrycot newborn system was wonderful, but now that we are in the regular stroller seat, there are SERIOUS TIPPING PROBLEMS. Company representatives tell me that because of the large rear wheels and small front wheels, there is a tipping hazard that is exacerbated by adding any weight at all to the handlebars. Therefore Mom cannot hang a diaper bag or coffee cup or anything on the frame. There is also very limited under carriage storage because, in the distributor’s words, “it is not intended for storage.”
Each time I take my baby out of the carriage I have to steady it so that it doesn’t tip. My boy is only 4 months now; I wonder what will happen when he is big enough to move around and shift his own weight. Will it tip over on its own???? If you are buying this stroller strictly for walking around with no need to carry diapers, wipes, bottles, etc, then this is your product. Otherwise, I advise you to consider other options.
Rated 1 / 5
PROS:
-Stands upright when folded.
-Steers well.
-Mechanical recline is easy to operate.
-Smooth to push.
CONS:
-Can’t access the basket unless the seat is reclined or you’re using the bassinet. Not so useful when your kid is, you know, actually sitting in the stroller.
-Stroller bar/belly bar doesn’t swing out of the way in order to get your child in or out. It simply folds up into a position which is, coincidentally, right in line with my kid’s face. So I have to reach in and pull my kid up and over the bar or pull her down and out the bottom. And when she’s big enough, she won’t be able to get out on her own without having to slide out from underneath the bar.
-The front wheels are wider than the rear wheels, throwing off your “sense” of how wide you are. Every time I bump into something and wake my sleeping child, I curse this stroller.
-Not *really* a one-motion fold. It rarely “clicks” in place on the first try and I have to set my child down in order to wrestle it into submission. This usually involves kicking the bottom of the seat down until I hear a click.
-No snaps on the muff, it’s held in place by folding under and over the belly bar. So, if your kid likes to kick, it’s getting kicked off and if you’re lucky you won’t then roll over it and trip on it.
Rated 2 / 5
I had looked at this stroller for a long time before finally convincing my husband that this was “the” stroller for us, he wasn’t 100% sold on the idea of spending that much money, but went along with it. I had only seen the stroller in pictures and once it arrived, I really wanted to like it, and initially I did for about 10min. The stroller looks really sharp, and the recline works very well. However, once I started testing the stroller , I was very disappointed. Here are the pros and cons..
Pros
-Looks great
-Recline is excellent
-Includes the foot muff and rain cover
-Light compared to other luxury strollers, however if you want a really lightweight stroller, this is not it, it still takes up most of the trunk space in my sedan
-Stands up when folded
Cons
-My stroller came in with a broken bumper bar
-Turning was not smooth, the front tires would lock up when turning and would drag across the ground (and this is after verifying that the wheel lock was not on)
-Poor design of the front wheels – there are two tires on each of the front wheels, the outside tire would not always spin when pushing the stroller
-Customer Service – I called scandinavian child, and told them I thought there might be something wrong with the frame, they told me it couldn’t possibly be the frame and offered to send me parts that didn’t fix the ride issues
-Stroller feels wobbly because of the narrow rear design, apparently this is normal for this stroller
-My feet kept hitting the back tires when walking, this was a first for me as I am only 5′1″
-Takes 2 hands and a lot of effort to fold it
For as much money as I paid for this stroller, I am very disappointed with the quality and will be returning it. I expected a solid stroller without any issues, this stroller did not deliver. I bought this stroller thinking that I could get away with just 1 stroller, but once I send it back, I will probably get a lightweight maclaren stroller along with a jogging stroller for walking.
Rated 2 / 5
We couldn’t find this in any store so ordered it to try it out after being frustrated by the difficult folding of the Bugaboo and the sheer size of the Quinny.
The pros: It looks cool. The orange is great. Folded it stands very well and stable (without needing to lock the wheels as a separate step) and relatively compact. My husband was in love with its easy steering (even with one hand).
The cons: First and foremost, the basket is unusable. You can barely see it in the pictures, but there’s a black strap that runs between the “axles” of the front and rear wheels. It sits at the top of the basket netting and is taut. Thus, the top of the basket is split into two sections, and neither was large enough for my medium-sized purse to fit into. Each section forms a right triangle, about 6-8″ across at the widest part. It would fit a few shopping bags each containing one item, but it can’t handle a single medium-size item like a purse or a diaper bag. Also, Micralite doesn’t provide an attachment for drinks or a place to stash your keys. The sun cover is the minimum I’d accept in a stroller. The stroller seat itself is small (like some others such as the Quinny) so a child will outgrow it by the age of 3. We had our small-framed but tall 4-year-old sit in it and it’s the first stroller that she really just couldn’t even get into. (She could sit uncomfortably in the Quinny, but not at all in the Micralite.) Finally, perhaps there’s a way to get rid of the bar across the seat, but if not, it was really awkward to open and push aside for a walker to crawl into; lowering a child into the seat from your arms isn’t a problem.
All in all, there are better strollers. I think I could forgive everything but the basket mis-engineering. Who travels with a baby/toddler and doesn’t carry a decent-sized purse or diaper bag?
Rated 2 / 5
We’ve had the Toro for 4 months for our 1-year-old, replacing a Maxi Cosi Foray. It looks great and rides pretty well. It came with some good extras and has a line of optional accessories. Unfortunately, we could tell my son just wasn’t comfortable in it. It also has some minor design flaws/frustrations that bothered us enough to buy a different stroller, a Bugaboo Bee+, which we (especially my child) are more happy with!
Pros:
- Great look! Contemporary, eye-catching color options (we got the yellow one). Too many compliments and inquiries to remember…
- Pretty nice ride due to the large, air-filled rear tires.
- Car seat adapter worked well with our existing Maxi Cosi Mico.
- The sun visor on the canopy is an understated feature.
- Stands up when folded. It’s also thin; good for cramped places.
- The large rear wheels are removable for easier storage.
- The boot muff comes with it and attaches without hardware.
- The bumper bar is not detachable (safety +).
Cons:
- Can’t make seat rear-facing.
- Leg room could be longer or extendable (My child is short, and his feet were already on the foot rest.)
- It is fairly easy to fold, but the front wheels have to line up perfectly within the larger wheels in order to lock easily. Otherwise, you’ll have to reposition the front wheels and/or squeeze the frame firmly to lock in place. (This frustrated my petite wife a lot.) Also, the basket essentially needs to be empty to fold easily.
- The standard handles can adjust positions in one rotational direction only. They are not height-adjustable. Even the multi-position handles (optional) don’t fully address the need to adjust handle height. Because of the position of the handle locks, it was very uncomfortable to hold it behind the stroller to push it; we had to hold it on the sides, which was an uncomfortable position to push a stroller.
- It’s pretty long when folded; bad for small trunks.
- The front wheels stand wider than the rear wheels, so it takes some practice to navigate narrow spaces and not bump into things.
- The brake system is not easily disengaged if wearing flip flops/sandals because you have the use the top of your toes/foot to lift up the brake bar. That’s a pretty sensitive area!
- While the bumper bar is not detachable, we felt it gets in the way for easier placement/removal of our child when having to slide him up or down behind it. This shouldn’t pose a problem for stronger people and lighter children. Also, the bumper bar is pretty high and blocked my child’s line of sight even at the most upright seat position.
- The basket is not easily accessible when seat is in the most upright position because the foot of the seat blocks it.
- It EASILY tips backward if you put any weight on the handles, even a standard diaper bag with just the necessities.
Accessories:
- The Maxi Cosi Mico car seat adapters worked as advertised, but you have to remove the Toro’s seat before mounting the car seat.
- The current sun and bug shield is only compatible with the older canopy that has the zipper under the canopy’s front lip. Our Toro had the new canopy version, but Micralite hadn’t released the sun shield for it, so the distributor has to send us an older canopy. It still looked cool and functioned well!
- See Cons for comments about the multi-position handles.
- The fleece seat liner appeared to keep my some warm. It would be nice if it had a side for use during warmer weather.
Rated 3 / 5