Single Bob Strollers

BOB has designed this wonderful go-anywhere, tough, durable, lightweight sport utility stroller that is designed like a mountain bike. Here is a little about the company! In 1991, in San Luis Obispo, California, Roger Malinowski, a bicycle industry maven, met Philip Novotny, an airline mechanic, who had turned a decrepit beach cruiser bike into a versatile, lightweight, single-track bike trailer, called the YAK, and was rolling them out of his machine shop on a small scale. Roger knew a great idea when he saw it, and together they took Philip’s invention and turned it into a revolution.

Soon, Roger and Philip were introducing something else to the world: children. This inspired them to design and build the best looking, best performing, highest quality jogging stroller in the world. A “few” more hours in the machine shop produced the BOB Sport Utility Stroller, complete with state-of-the-art suspension system, tough polymer wheels; folding frame; reclining, padded seat; and several other features no one had ever put on a jogging stroller before. “We wanted the best of a bunch of worlds,” says Roger. “A lightweight, high-quality stroller that you could still take running, hiking, or off road and would still fold up easily and compactly. The fact we could put all of these elements in one stroller is what really attracted people to it.”

It wasn’t long before they had a successful product and the resources they needed to expand their features and product line. Soon after the Sport Utility Stroller hit the streets, customers started asking for a two-seater stroller, which led to the introduction of the Duallie in 2001. Two years later, the Ironman people were looking for a steely stroller worthy of being associated with their world-famous endurance race. Not surprisingly they turned to BOB. The Ironman, with its light weight, high-pressure tires, stiff shock absorbers, and close association with the grueling, high-profile event, raised the company’s visibility and awareness among serious athlete/parents.