UPPAbaby Minu Duo

UPPAbaby sized this side-by-side double to clear a standard doorway at 27.8 inches wide, and both seats take a child from birth to 50 lb. At 27.4 lb it weighs less than a Vista V3 single, and the fold is one-handed with a crossbar to carry it by.

Weight: 27.4 lb; maker's figure
Folded size: 12.9 x 27.8 x 23.7 in; a 4.92 cu ft box
Max child weight: 50 lb; per seat

Best for: Twins or close-in-age siblings in apartments and narrow doorways

~$750list price at the last catalog update

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What it does well

27.8 inches wide, one of the narrowest side-by-side doubles here
Lighter than UPPAbaby's own Vista single
Both seats take a child from birth up to 50 lb
One-hand fold with a carry bar built into the frame

What it gives up

Infant car seats need the Minu Duo adapters
27.8 inches wide folded too, so it takes a full trunk width
27.4 lb is a lot to lift by the carry bar up a stoop, even with a one-hand fold

What owners say

Most owners came to the Minu Duo as their answer to a second child arriving while the first still rides, and most of them had already ruled out the Vista as a double. They describe a side-by-side that folds quickly with one hand, takes a newborn from day one in a near-flat seat, and still holds a big three-year-old. Several use it as their only double.

The trade-offs owners mention are about terrain and car seats more than size. It pushes and turns easily on city sidewalks, including bumpy ones, but owners who walk unpaved roads or trails keep a jogger for that. The car seat only clicks in if it is UPPAbaby's own, and the owners who use it from birth mostly skip the car seat and use the flat seat. The basket gets good marks for a compact double, and owners describe the fold as small for something that carries two children.

It suits families with two children close in age who drive, fold the stroller often and want one double for daily use. The comparison owners make most is with the Vista: owners who have both call the Vista an excellent single and the Duo the easier double. A family whose daily walk is on dirt paths will want something with bigger tyres.

What owners like

Owners keep coming back to the fold: it collapses with one hand and goes straight into the car, which parents taking it in and out several times a day value most
Families who tried a Vista with a second seat say the Duo is far easier as a double. There are no adapters, rumble seat or piggyback board to buy, and nothing has to come apart before it folds
Parents using it with a newborn and a toddler at once like that either seat reclines almost flat on its own, so the baby lies down without a bassinet while the older child sits up
Big toddlers still fit: owners with a tall three-year-old and with a child of nearly three in one seat say they sit comfortably beside the baby
Owners say it folds small for a double and the basket holds more than they expected for a stroller this compact

Common complaints

It is a city and sidewalk stroller. Owners say it copes with bumpy pavement but keep a jogger or a full-size stroller for unpaved roads and trails
Clicking in an infant car seat means one of UPPAbaby's own seats on its adapters. One owner with another brand's seat couldn't use it, and another who has the adapters used them once and prefers the flat-seat mode

Questions owners ask about the UPPAbaby Minu Duo

Minu Duo or a Vista with a second seat?

Owners who have tried both side by side mostly pick the Duo for two children. They say the Vista as a double needs extra seats and adapters, has to be taken apart to fold and is hard to push loaded, while the Duo just folds and goes. Several still keep a Vista or Cruz as their single stroller.

Does the baby need a bassinet or car seat in the Minu Duo?

No, according to the owners using it with newborns. Either seat folds out almost flat into a bassinet-style setup, and owners with a newborn and an older toddler have used it that way from birth. One owner who also bought the car seat adapters used them once and preferred the flat seat.

Does it work with car seats other than UPPAbaby?

UPPAbaby lists adapters only for its own Mesa and Aria infant seats. One owner whose seat was another brand said they couldn't click it in and used the flat seat instead.

Will a big toddler fit next to the baby?

Owners say yes. One with a very tall three-year-old says the child still sits comfortably, and another uses it daily with a newborn and a child of almost three.

What you lift

27.4 lb as UPPAbaby weighs it.

Source: UPPAbaby: "True Weight: 27.4 lbs"

The first months: Seat is rated from birth. Both seats suitable from birth.

Why makers’ weights don’t always compare

Infant car seats

Seat family	How it attaches	Models the maker names
UPPAbaby Mesa	Adapter: Adapters for Minu Duo (Mesa, Aria)	Mesa
UPPAbaby Aria	Adapter: Adapters for Minu Duo (Mesa, Aria)	Aria

Source: UPPAbaby Minu Duo page: "Adapters for Minu Duo (Mesa, Aria)"

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Specifications

Approx. price: ~$750
Type: Double
Double layout: Side-by-side
Weight: 27.4 lb
Newborn lift weight: 27.4 lb (seat is from birth)
Newborn option: Seat is rated from birth
Folded size: 12.9 x 27.8 x 23.7 in
Carry-on check: Over by 9.7 in (3 sides over)
Folded box: 4.92 cu ft
Unfolded size: 37.2 x 27.8 x 40.5 in
Fold: One-hand fold; UPPAbaby: "A one-hand, one-step fold with an integrated crossbar carrying handle"
Basket: 25 lb
Max child weight: 50 lb per seat; UPPAbaby: from birth to 50 lb per seat, max height 40 in
Recline: One-handed, deep seat recline
Car seats: 2 seat families: 2 with an adapter
Warranty: 3 years