Graco GoMax Frame

“Lightweight”, below median

Car-seat frame rather than a full stroller: there is no seat, so a Graco infant seat clicks in. It weighs 8.7 lb, has a one-hand standing fold, and comes with a backpack-style carry bag.

Weight: 8.7 lb; maker's figure

Best for: Parents who only need to move an infant seat around

~$180list price at the last catalog update

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What it does well

8.7 lb, the lightest item in the catalogue; the next lightest is the 9 lb Evenflo Hummingbird
Takes the GoMax Insta-Install seat or any Graco infant seat
Backpack carry bag included, where Chicco's KeyFit Caddy frame lists none
Costs $179.99 against $449.99 for the GoMax travel system

What it gives up

No seat: it is useless once the child outgrows the infant seat
The child limit comes from the car seat's manual, not the frame
Only a Graco infant seat fits, so other brands' carriers are out

What you lift

8.7 lb as Graco weighs it. Sold as lightweight, and under the 22.38 lb median single here.

Source: Graco spec table: "Stroller Weight 8.7 lb" (Product Weight 9 lb); "Ultra-lightweight stroller weighs less than 9 lb"

The first months: Newborns ride in an infant car seat. A frame with no seat of its own: the child rides in an infant car seat.

Why makers’ weights don’t always compare

Infant car seats

Seat family	How it attaches	Models the maker names
Graco infant seats	Clicks on, no adapter	GoMax Insta-Install Infant Car Seat or any Graco infant car seat

Source: Graco: "Accepts the GoMax Insta-Install Infant Car Seat, or any Graco infant car seat"

The whole car-seat matrix

Specifications

Approx. price: ~$180
Type: Compact & travel
Weight: 8.7 lb
Newborn option: Newborns ride in an infant car seat
Unfolded size: 41 x 17.5 x 36 in
Fold: One-hand fold, stands when folded; Graco: "One-hand, ultra-compact, standing fold"
Car seats: 1 seat family: 1 click in directly

Graco publishes no handlebar height for this model, so taller parents have nothing to check it against here.

The carry-on check

Graco publishes no folded dimensions for the Graco GoMax Frame on the pages read for this catalog, so there is no carry-on verdict. A size is never estimated from photos or a sibling model.