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Re: Electric scooter for adults
« Reply #22 on: December 26, 2019, 04:59:18 PM »
i actually ended up getting this one. so far so good bh.
Have you ever maxed out it's range? What's its actual effective range? I find my xaiomi maxed out at a little more than 12 full power.

Unfortunately I took it out on a 12 miles spin when it was cold out. The cold knocked out a little bit of mileage, and I found myself walking 10 minutes back with it.
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Re: Electric scooter for adults
« Reply #23 on: August 14, 2020, 09:17:06 AM »
Any recommendations on which to get in the ~300 range
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Re: Electric scooter for adults
« Reply #24 on: August 14, 2020, 11:28:40 AM »
Any recommendations on which to get in the ~300 range
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Re: Electric scooter for adults
« Reply #25 on: August 14, 2020, 05:53:07 PM »
Xiaomi is great but its sold out on amazon. Biggest flaw is the air tires if you get a flat its a nightmare to fix (yes i fixed a zillion bike flats its not at all the same).
I replaced my tires with solid tires from amazon, no more flat worries for me. Also for the tech nerds one can modify it to go way above the factory speed by modifying the software.

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Re: Electric scooter for adults
« Reply #26 on: August 14, 2020, 06:26:02 PM »
Any recommendations on which to get in the ~300 range
So far gotrax has been pretty good for me. 1-2 miles each way I keep it on second gear but it has a governor maxing it out at 15mph. I would recommend putting in some slime into the inner tubes right away because changing the tires on an electric scooter can be a huge PITA. It's also very hard to find bike shops willing to but on a tire. It ultimately was easier for me to just go ahead and buy a new tire with wheel already on from ebay. Most Xiaomi parts (and many other scooters) are interchangeable with gotrax and vice versa. I think many of the parts are all from the same chinese factories.

The gotrax are nice as they fold and unfold super easily and braking I heard was better than xiaomi. I think Xiaomi has the better powertrain and battery.

I own this:
https://www.amazon.com/GOTRAX-GXL-Commuting-Electric-Scooter/dp/B07K9MB6X1

but this looks pretty neat, having all that extra horsepower to help you up hills:
https://www.amazon.com/Hover-1-Electric-Foldable-Portable-Air-Filled/dp/B0835947BK
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Re: Electric scooter for adults
« Reply #27 on: August 14, 2020, 06:37:15 PM »
I think it really depends on how often you plan to use the scooter and what type of terrain you'll be on. with hills you'll need more power or you'll be kicking the scooter up the hill and wearing out your shoes. This is true even on Bird, Lime, Lyft, etc.

If you're planning to bring into the office (as I did pre covid) or leave in a car trunk you'll want easy folding. If you need to lock it up like a bike you'll need to research locks for various scooters (it's not something that seems to be easily done on many scooters). And then there's speed. Going over 20 for me can get pretty scary on two small wheels. but anything under 12 mph feels painfully slow. A solid 16-18 mph is my preferred zone.

Lastly, wear a helmet and avoid potholes. Even holes as small as 2 inches deep can be enough to flip you off the scooter.
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Re: Electric scooter for adults
« Reply #28 on: August 14, 2020, 07:28:55 PM »


Biggest flaw is the air tires if you get a flat its a nightmare to fix (yes i fixed a zillion bike flats its not at all the same).


True story. Had to bring it to my mechanic to get it on .
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Re: Electric scooter for adults
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Re: Electric scooter for adults
« Reply #30 on: August 15, 2020, 11:51:06 PM »
Any scooter sharing companies live yet in nyc?