German stroller brand Cybex is best known for their Aton infant car seat, a pricey but well designed entry in that category. Less well known are Cybex’s strollers, which have seen much less success. Here’s an overview:
The models. Cybex is the Germany-based stroller maker that has tried and failed to crack the US market in recent years. Upon its first debut, Cybex tried to sell brightly colored umbrella strollers, only to see those models languish thanks to high prices and some dubious design choices (white frames and wheels don’t sell well here).
Last year, Cybex relaunched the line with more expensive multi-function and tri-wheels.
Cybex has five model groups: Agis, Eternis, Balios, Iris and Priam. The Priam is Cybex’s flagship stroller, so let’s review that first.
The Priam (pictured above) is a a multi-function stroller with a one hand fold (with the seat on the frame), one hand recline, reversible seat, all-wheel suspension and extendible canopy. To customize it, first pick a frame (four colors) then choose a seat pack (12 seat packs including designer Karolina Kurkova’s exclusive fabric and a couple Ferrari licensed colors). The base price is $1000 with the rose gold tone frame and some of the seat packs costing more.
New this year is the E-Priam with Smart Assist, a battery powered version of the Priam stroller frame that offers an extra push uphill or over uneven terrain as well as assistance slowing the stroller going downhill. The rest of the features are similar. Pricing starts at $1400.
The Mios is a lightweight version of the Priam.
Cybex also sells what they call the “little brother” of the Priam, the Mios. Priced at $650, the Mios showcases Cybex’s mesh fabric on the backrest and footrest to combat overheating. A padded cushion can be added over the mesh on cooler days. The 21.4 lb. stroller comes with a one-hand fold to a stand alone position, extendable canopy, reversible seat, one hand recline and all wheel suspension. While the cup holder is extra, a rain cover, bumper bar and car seat adapters for Cybex and GB infant seats are included.
If these strollers are too pricey, Cybex offers several other strollers in the $260 to $470 range.
The Agis M-Air3 stroller offers a three in one system so you can use a carry cot, infant car seat and toddler seat.
The Agis M-Air 3 ($150) is a souped up Baby Jogger City Mini—that is, a tri-wheel stroller with height adjustable handle, two step fold and a no rethread harness, which is common car seats but unusual for strollers. A four wheel version of this stroller is called the Agis M-Air4 ($230 to $280).
The Eternis ($360) is similar to the Agis, but features larger wheels. Again, there are both three wheel (Eternis M3) and four-wheel (Eternis M4)versions of this model. While the Eternis is no longer featured on Cybex’s web site, it is still for sale at Buy Buy Baby.
The Balios M ($400) stroller is similar to the Eternis but adds a reversible, removable seat. With the seat removed, you can pop in a Cybex Aton infant car seat.
Cybex is releasing the Eezy S Twist stroller, with a unique way of turning the seat to face front or back by twisting it. The padded seat has a full recline, two stage fold (to flat) and car seat adapter. The seat is airline compliant and has a weight limit of 55 lbs. We saw a prototype at a recent baby manufacturers show where it weighed 19.3 lbs. Cybex expects it to come in under 17 lbs. when it’s released in April, 2018. Here’s a video demo we shot of the Eezy S Twist:
None of these last four strollers (Agis, Eternis, Balios and Eezy S Twist appear on Cybex’s web site. They are also rather difficult to find online. It looks like Cybex might be phasing them out.
Our view. Cybex is one of those brands that is difficult to pin down. After being acquired by Chinese baby good behemoth GoodBaby in 2014, the company’s stroller relaunch in 2015 was unfocused. Is the company trying to be Bugaboo with modular $1000 strollers? Or is it more of a Baby Jogger clone with strollers under $500?
Strollers often feel like a sideline for Cybex, 90% of whose sales come from car seats (reportedly).
Clouding the picture for Cybex is the lack of reader/parent feedback. These strollers sell in such small numbers that it’s hard to get a fix on Cybex. In our own hands-on inspections, we’d say that Cybex strollers are generally well designed and constructed. Previous Cybex models were liked (but not loved) by our readers. The fold on the Iris is a good example of this—you first have to fold the seat over on itself. Then the stroller folds in half. Nice, but not quite the one-hand quick fold of competitors.
The Cybex Priam clearly is aimed at the likes of UPPAbaby’s Vista and, on paper, the Priam is impressive—it has more mix-and-match options with the wheels and seats than the Vista. But note the bassinet for the Vista is rated for overnight sleep; and the Vista can expand to become a double. No such luck on the Priam. We’d also rate the Priam’s storage basket as inferior to the Vista . . . which also costs about 20% less than a Priam.
So that sums up Cybex—good, but not great enough to get a top rating at these price points. Baby Bargains Resale Rank: Excellent. Rating: B
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Hi, we bought a Cybex Cloud Q car seat for our baby girl, but I’m debating which stroller buy, I need something more economical than the Priam or the Míos, I’m thinking in the Iris but I don’t know if our car seat it’s compatible with it.
Hi Anna: Thanks for writing in! Quite a few strollers have Cybex adapters—here are some ideas:
Baby Jogger City Mini & City Mini GT
Nuna Mixx
all Bugaboo stroller models
UPPAbaby Vista & UPPAbaby Cruz
Babyzen YoYo+
Stokke Xplory & Trailz
Have you reviewed the Cybex EZ S Twist stroller? Any thoughts appreciated!
Hi Anjali! We are working on adding a review of that new stroller! We just saw it in person last week. Thanks again!
I bought the Cybex Priam and Lux seat I love it
If you have the car seat no need for the bassinet
I am moving overseas though so consider selling for a smaller and lighter option
I have both a bugaboo bee5 and, before it was stolen a Cybex Mios. I’ve also used a travel stroller(contours) and a BOB jogging stroller.
Cybex Mios is hands down my favorite. It is so much easier to put together and fold up in comparison to the Bugaboo. It travels very well and looks beautiful. It was also easy to use with our GB and cybex car seats. The only downside is there’s no real cup holder attachment that works well(at least not on previous models).
We’ve been using the bugaboo since the Mios was stolen but I plan to sell it and buy a 2019 Mios soon.
I would like to write my story of cybex stroller and mostly the repair experience. I bought a stroller and used it for 6 months with my newborn child, after that 2 month with buggy. During these months the stroller started to malfunction ( it was impossible to fold ), the fabric on top (black) was not black anymore ( “good” quality). I went to the shop and left for repair in the middle of May ( when my days full of stress begun). Now it is end of July and i still don’t have my stroller. 3 month I waited ( all months I heard , sorry everything will be ok, from store and cybex…) I and my daughter lost 3 months of summer. Then finally i received my stroller back. As the surprise, it wasn’t fixed ( it was still unable to fold it ). They have changed only the fabric !!! And now I need to wait again. For how long nobody knows, i have the feeling that my daughter will not use a stroller anymore in this life. I am trying to return the money back, as it cost me too much time already and especially my health. But nobody cares about it,only sweet lies that i need to wait and wait. Be careful when you choose Cybex, because i struggled too much and next can be you.
I’m completely obsessed with all things Cybex. I test baby products in exchange for my honest review and was sent the Balios and Aton travel system to test out. Loved it. From there, I bought their new double stroller, the Cybex Gazelle. It is SO. MUCH. BETTER. than the UppaBaby Vista – there is NO COMPARISON (being a new mom, I bought the Vista due to the rave reviews. Biggest mistake of my parenting career!) Now if Cybex would just come out with a double jogging stroller, they would be the perfect company!
This page seems a bit outdated, you are clearly talking about the original Priam in this article so I feel the need to add my 2 cents;
I have fallen head over heels for Cybex – I have the Gazelle S, the Mios and the Priam and I love all of them. I have tried A LOT of strollers from different brands from Uppababy to BOB and I keep coming back to the Cybex for a few reasons:
First of all, aesthetically there is no comparison. The Priam and Mios are gorgeous strollers and there are lots of very unique seat pack options which brings me to another point – they are very customizable and the seat packs can easily be changed if you want to mix things up. I have a couple of different seat packs for my Priam and I like being able to change the look whenever I feel like it plus the ability to remove the seat fabric makes it so much easier to keep clean. This stroller is THE one for the fashionistas out there. The newer bassinet attachment for newborns is top quality and rated for sleeping plus it has a handle built into the canopy. Lovelovelove it.
The Gazelle is similar in design to Uppababy’s Vista stroller but it has a nifty shopping basket that you can attach to the stroller in lieu of a second seat. Since I usually walk to the grocery store to do my shopping, this is a godsend. It allows me and my little one to enjoy a casual stroll to the store and back for groceries instead of having to drive there when we need more groceries than I could carry.
The Mios has a lot of the same benefits of the Priam except it is smaller, lighter and much easier to fit in the trunk of my small car.
I love my Cybex strollers but the Priam is by far the one I use the most. We get compliments on it all the time.
Thanks for that feedback on Cybex! Good points—we appreciate the time you took to share that. Yes, they are pricey, but you are right——they might be the right fit for some folks!