Bumbleride Indie Twin vs. Bugaboo Donkey Width

If you're looking into double strollers, you know that width is important.  Sure, most of the double strollers on the market say they'll fit through a standard 32 inch doorway, but in the real world, it doesn't always work out so neatly.  For instance, I have a 36 inch wide front door, but it's functionally only 33 inches wide when opened because you lose at least an inch for the door jamb and a couple more if the door doesn't swing out of the way completely.

The Bumbleride Indie Twin is listed at a slim 29 inches wide, as is the Bugaboo Donkey.  I measured the Indie Twin as 29.5 inches at the widest protrusion (the latch that holds it closed when it's folded).   The Donkey frame itself measures just a smidgen over 29 inches, but the canopy clamps tilt to the side just enough to make it closer to 32 inches wide

Let's see how this works out:

The door from my house to my garage is 32 inches wide, but functionally only 29.5 inches wide when open.

Bumbleride Indie Twin

The indie twin squeaks through, but just barely and it does scrape a little on the sides.

Bugaboo Donkey

The Donkey almost makes it through, but hangs up on the canopy clamps

Once I pull the canopy clips inward, the Donkey slides through as well

So now you're asking yourself, "does the difference really matter?"  It really depends upon where you plan to use your stroller and the accessibility of doors and building where you live.  Newer buildings, designed with ADA regulations in mind, tend to be very stroller friendly.  On the other hand, if you plan to do a lot of shopping in a historic district, using a double stroller may be more challenging.

The Bugaboo Donkey does have the added bonus of being able to switch into mono mode, making it under 24 inches wide

In mono mode, it will fit easily through any doorway and you have the handy side basket for shopping

Converting it back and forth, however, is not something I would want to do every day.  There is no place to store the second seat, so while it's relatively simple to switch it into mono mode, it's not something you want to do on the fly when you can't get through a doorway.