valco babyHitch Hiker Ride On Board, Black

Wow! I have been really impressed with the Valco Baby Hitch Hiker. I chose to buy this item instead of a double stroller (such as the BabyTrend Sit-n-Stand or the Joovy Caboose). I wanted the option of having my toddler ride along when she couldn't keep up, and I wanted less bulk than a formal double stroller.The quality of the Valco Baby Hitch Hiker is solid. The setup was straightforward, and it is very sturdy. I use it attached to a mid-$$-level quality umbrella stroller by Mia Moda. Note: it will likely work best with a stroller with 2 separate open handles so that the toddler has space above to stand.The Valco Baby Hitch Hiker can swivel up off the ground and hang by a clip when the toddler doesn't want to ride. It is easily adjustable re the closeness to the rear stroller wheels, and also re the tilt of the platform. The Valco Baby Hitch Hiker is super easy to attach & remove when the umbrella stroller needs to be folded (may not even need to be removed with a flat-fold type stroller). The stroller handles like a breeze even with the Hitch Hiker attached -- forward, reverse, pirouettes, you name it!The wheels on the Valco Baby Hitch Hiker are spread apart enough for the adult to walk comfortably, but it admittedly requires a little concentration (you can't walk like a duck).We recently took the stroller and the Valco Baby Hitch Hiker through the airport. Disasembly and reassembly was quick to get through security -- we even put it all throught the xray machines! At the gate, I folded it all up, set the stroller aside for 'gate check', and carried the Valco Baby Hitch Hiker onto the plane and put it into the overhead bin, no questions asked.We took the stroller and the Valco Baby Hitch Hiker to the State Fair and walked for hours, with kids jumping on and off. It was so nice there to have my children so safely close to me and also not taking up a huge swath of walking space in the crowds of people out to enjoy the sights. I think that night the Hitch Hiker even carried 2 kids at many times.The Valco Baby Hitch Hiker is a fun investment for all, and I think you're gonna love it!

i haven't found any reviews on whether it fits UPPABABY VISTA, so i am posting one. i have an older model of the stroller and the custom ride on board for it is not sold anymore. so i needed to find something universal that would fit. the hitch hiker looked like a good try. well it does fit. somewhat. it took me and my husband two hours of trying various ways to attach it so that the board both fits and doesn't interfere with the stroller open/close bars. we finally attached it. it sits well and our 4 year old son fits inside the stroller handle, which is very important for me. otherwise i can't push the stroller comfortably (can't reach the handle and kick the board while walk). the only problem now is that i can't lift the board out of the way when it's not in use. the metal bars that help adjust the length of the hitch hiker's arms hit the horizontal bar on the uppababy stroller and prevent the board from lifting out of the way. the board detaches easily from the clamps that attach to the stroller though, so i think i will just take it off and put under the stroller every time i need to or adjust the arms to the longest position and then it does lift up. we'll see what's easier in real life and whether it works at all. so far our son likes his big boy ride and seems comfortable on it. the wheels are rubber and there is a pretty impressive suspension on them, so the board should go smooth on sidewalks.

I bought this to use with my Valco Snap stroller (the 3-wheeled version). So far, so good! My Snap stroller is my lightweight travel stroller, so I am pretty excited to be able to use this when traveling with my two kids. It makes it much easier to get around the airport when I can just push two kids instead of waiting for my slowpoke 3-year-old.PROS:Seems pretty universal - I can definitely see how it would fit on a variety of strollersVery high platform - makes it easy to walk. I have an Uppababy Vista with the Piggyback board and that is more difficult to walk with because it is lower to the ground. My feet fit underneath the HitchHiker easily.I can still access the stroller brake easily - also an improvement over the Uppababy Piggyback on the VistaAble to adjust distance from stroller so you can customize it to the size of your kid and the length of your strideCan fold my stroller with it on and it is still pretty compact (see picture). With my Valco Snap, I can still carry it using the shoulder strap with the HitchHiker attached.I can still access my stroller basket when this is on, even when the HitchHiker is flipped up. I find it annoying that I can't access the basket in my Uppababy Vista with the Piggyback board flipped up, so this is a nice feature.CONS:The biggest drawback for me (and why I only gave it 4 stars) is because the clip to clip it out of the way is very difficult to undo and feels really cheap. If they fixed this, it would be much better. I may just use a strip of double-sided velcro to keep it up when traveling instead of the included clip.It isn't the most attractive thing - the arms of it stick out and look a little funny. It doesn't add any width to the stroller, so that's good. It just doesn't look nice and clean like the Uppababy Piggyback, but that's a function of it being a universal roller board.A little heavy, but still lighter than the Uppababy Piggyback. I just notice it more because the Snap is my travel stroller, so I am adding something heavy to a super lightweight stroller.It's takes a few minutes to remove it and put it back on again. If you leave the brackets on the stroller and just unclip it, it takes only about 10 seconds to remove and maybe 30 seconds to put back on. If you want to take off the brackets, it would take about 5 minutes total because you have to unscrew a few pieces.The installation instructions are terrible. I've attached a close-up picture of how it is installed on my stroller, hopefully that helps someone and you can just copy that setup.On my stroller, the handlebar isn't adjustable, so there isn't a ton of space for my daughter when she's standing on the HitchHiker. I've asked her if it bothers her, however, and she said no. I think kids are pretty laid back about these things.