Which scooter

Willem7 · 2022-11-04T05:59:31+00:00

Hi I’m VERY new to the whole e-scooter thing 🤪 so I appreciate the patience & help 😁 I’m considering an e-scooter for commute. There’s a couple of steep...

Which scooter

sc00ter

I purchased a fast scooter for my first scooter. Just keep your new choice in eco for awhile and get comfortable on it before going full power. My old (50 years old) butt got jerked around a few times and had a couple of close calls but I got it under control now. I dabble on flat land bikes, play on a skateboard once in awhile and have a motorcycle background.

Buy a good helmet and wear it!

You have a local dealer? If so how lucky. That means they must offer test rides. My nearest ecooter dealer is 200 miles away but when/if I’m ready to upgrade WyrRyds is the first place I’m heading to.

ItsAqua

sc00ter buy knee pads and gloves as well I just had a accident today rode on some tall grass that has been unkept to avoid some idiots that kept hogging the sidewalk that see me coming and it was covering a hole and drove right into the hole. Got a dent and some scratches on my VSETT now with a few bruises and a nice little scrape on my leg

ItsAqua

Willem7 wait isn’t 130 kg close to 290 lbs? Because the mantis has a weight capacity of 265 lbs
https://electric-scooter.guide/best-rated/best-electric-scooters-bigger-heavier-riders/

ItsAqua

ItsAqua Emove cruiser would be the most budget friendly option I think you might be able to get the 7% discount if you’re a teacher and there’s a seat option as well or you can get the Emove roadrunner it’s a seated scooter and it’s on sale rn

Willem7

ItsAqua ouch; glad you’re okay now

Willem7

Thank you all for your comments 😁
I am from New Zealand. I am not aware of any scooter below NZ $2500 that can carry 130kg up hill if needed…. The Nami burn-e Pure is more scooter than I’ll ever need, but it’s also like I said the only one I know of that ticks all the boxes. I’ll have to save up for it….. $4800 🥲🤪

DubS

Willem7

I guess you don’t like to read since you quoted a retail price of burn e2 when you can get it for half that price as I already mentioned.

Willem7

I was told the emove cruiser would not handle 130kg up hill, because it only has one motor?

ItsAqua

Willem7 I don’t know if that’s true or not but I would go with the roadrunner instead just to be on the safe side but your best bet would be getting a more powerful scooter like the nami or the kaabo wolf king for the hills

ItsAqua

ItsAqua maybe even a Apollo scooter rn they’re doing a Black Friday sale so now would be the best time to get a Apollo scooter. Apollo does have a lot of problems especially with customer support and a few quality issues with some of their scooters some people have problems some don’t just a friendly notice.

Willem7

No sense in being sarcastic or nasty…. I did read it and simply stated what we have to pay in NZ. From China would take way longer under current supply chain issues to NZ. Have a nice day 😁

Willem7

As I said before, I appreciate everyone’s input; & if I miscommunicated I apologise. This whole e-scooter thing is very new, slightly scary & exciting 😁

Is it worth putting rear view mirrors on? I’ll definitely be getting protective gear 🤪

ItsAqua

Willem7 yes that way you won’t have to look over your shoulder most of the time

ItsAqua

Willem7 I wouldn’t say I’m ok got a bruised leg that also happens to have a scrape in the bruised area just lucky I only gotten away with one scrape on one leg I am now definitely getting knee/shin guards and motorcycle gloves now

Willem7

ItsAqua like you said, glad it’s not worse. I might need to upgrade my bicycle gloves 🙃

2muchcoffee4me

ItsAqua I’ve only had one “interaction” with a car so far, and the fact that I was wearing full armour saved me completely. I ended up shoulder tackling his rear fender doing maybe 10kmh (down from the 50kmh I was doing before I saw him decide to randomly turn in front of me) and I walked away without a scratch. I stubbed my toe, and that was the worst of it.

Willem7

What’s the best helmet to use? Would a bicycle helmet work? Thank you

ItsAqua

Willem7 recommended a full face helmet preferably a motorcycle helmet would be best choice but bike helmet work as long as you’re not going past 20 mph/32 kmh
https://electric-scooter.guide/safety/ultimate-guide-electric-scooter-helmets/

PaulN

Gear up guys, As much as we love our scooters they are not exactly the most stable of rides. With 8 to 13 inch wheels depending on your model, sooner or later your going down. Tree roots on trails can stop you for example, and best you don’t fall on one falling off. I had similar incident as well like aqua trying to go around an oblivious person on a sidewalk yapping into his phone, and there was a random hole my front wheel stuck in. A former time my front wheel sunk into loose gravel on a sharp downhill turn at very low speed and i fell to the left on the gravel. but still was enough to rip through my jeans and shirt on my left arm to get scraped up. I had light gloves on (not a scratch on my hands which was my learning moment). I have had people ridicule my lightly armored coat and knee pads and particularly my helmet. But you get up without a scratch except on your gear its a relief you won’t be picking scabs of your hands and body or worse for the next 2 or 3 weeks.

ItsAqua

PaulN owwwwww I felt that pain just by reading this

PaulN

ItsAqua
Sorry to hear that you had a crash, I hope you have no long term effects from it