The seat recline, removal and seat fitting are slightly different, but operate in a similar way. The fold again is slightly different but is similar. Both pushchairs are easy to use and are great to push.
There are also lots of differences. These are the key ones: The Peach chassis folds much smaller than the Apple 2 Pear, however the Apple 2 Pear will fold with one or two seats, or one seat and one newborn nest, left in situ. Sadly we did not have the time to photograph the Apple 2 Pear folded like this for these photos. However there are plenty of photos of the Apple 2 Pear folded with both seats on elsewhere on Best Buggy. The Peach chassis will freestand when folded, the Apple 2 Pear will freestand with just the chassis, or with one or two seats on.
The Apple 2 Pear has fixed hoods, whereas the Peach Blossom 2 has adjustable hoods. The Peach hood is made from thicker fabric than the Apple 2 Pear hood, and is quite noisy when pulled up.
The Apple 2 Pear hood has a flick out visor for sunny day. The Peach Blossom 2 has adjustable footrests. The Peach upper seat has a bumper bar. The Apple 2 Pear has no bumper bars. Whilst this is not a precise science, when you look closely at these photos, there is barely any difference in where the hood from rim of the hood is on both pushchairs.
It is simply the padded visor which is perceptionally making the Apple 2 Pear seat look smaller. The Apple 2 Pear seats The Apple 2 Pear seats are also identical in size and shape, so thus interchange well.
We did find differences with folding these two pushchairs, but we were not sure whether this was just an anomaly of these two pushchairs, or a difference. The Apple 2 Pear folds by squeezing in the button on the side of the handlebar and pushing the handle firmly along the diagonal of the frame. The Apple 2 Pear will then fold with the front wheels tucked under in the same way that the Apple does.
The shop Apple pushchair, required the handle button to be squeezed in before the side button was depressed, and then the Apple could be folded. A subtle difference, but I found it easier to fold the Apple 2 Pear.
Overall, iCandy have definitely kept the essence of the Apple and Pear in the chassis — and it is worth remembering that the Apple 2 Pear is a redesign of the Apple and Pear to improve it, rather than it being a completely new pushchair. The seat units are completely different in single mode.
In tandem mode the differences are even more striking with the replacement of the huge Pear Pip Convertor with some tiny adaptor brackets for the upper and lower seats As the photos show, the lower seat adaptors have been left in situ despite the Apple 2 Pear being used in single mode. The Apple 2 Pear seats are identical, which is better for both siblings and twins. Best of all, it is very obvious that the Apple 2 Pear is much lighter.
The small highly manoeuverable front wheels make the Apple 2 Pear extremely whizzy and nippy even when fully loaded. We are extremely glad that the chunky double wheels and huge turning circle of the tandem Pear will be no more. The one drawback for some people of the Apple 2 Pear is that the seats will not parent face.
Whilst we appreciate that people buy the Pear rather than another tandem for this reason, we never liked that the smallest child was the one hidden behind its bigger sibling who had a great view of the parent.
The Apple 2 Pear gives you a great view of the child in the lower seat, carrycot or parent facing car seat, whilst the bigger child gets a great view of the world from high up at the front.
You must be logged in to post a comment. As I have an icandy Apple Depends realy on your needs and how much you want to spend? I think all icandy products are fantastic quality. The Cherry - the cheapest and most basic of icandy's. It's very lightweight, compact and easy to fold. So great for in town, public transport and folding into the boot.
The Apple - I guess top of the range. Has air filled rear tires, so good suspension and very comfortable for baby.
Has maxicosi car seat facility on chassis. I found mine great as it has a large shopping basket. Don't drive so great if you walk a lot.
The only negative I'd say is it's sometimes a bit difficult to fold, there's a certain technique involved. All in all a great buggy, I use mine for my 2 and a half year old everyday!
Now with no 2 on the way, unfortunately I need to invest in a double. My friend had it for her 2 boys, it was so heavy to push So I think the Pear is fine for twins for example.
Apple chassis is a lot bigger and bulky.. Yes, John Lewis sell icandy now which is great I would've bought mine there had it've been available at the time. We also bought the icandy peach after looking at all the different icandies. We went for the peach in tomato in the end as it is easier to put in the car, but most importantly, we are expecting to travel quite a bit with the baby, and the carrycot has little holes in the bottom which makes it breathable!
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