The umbrella is OK although not very practical when there's a slight breeze in the air! It's sometimes a bit tricky to get the umbrella in the right position to keep the sun out of my baby's eyes. I find that you have to constantly keep moving it as you push the pram. However, it's a sleek design and goes really well with the quinny buzz pram and maxi cosi pebble (also in rocking black). Great to know that it has UV protection, so when it does get into the right position, you can feel reassured that your baby is being protected from the sun's rays!