What should you be looking for when you’re buying an electric scooter
Get a decent brand
Who doesn’t love a bargain? I’ll admit it, I like to watch my pennies but there’s something to be said for going with a decent brand when it comes to electric scooters. The cheaper ones look awesome but poor quality or fake electrics can have all kinds of problems:
- Brake problems
- Wheels coming off
- ‘Those’ strange noises
It’s worth spending a hundred quid more on a scooter that’s going to last you a long time and you don’t have to worry about it. Here are some of the main brands we recommend:
- Pure Air
- Xiomi
- 8Tev
- Ninebot
- Walberg
- Razor Power
- Inokim
What weight does it take?
Everyone knows the feeling of stepping on a kids scooter and hearing it crunch underneath your weight. No? Just me that did that then. Expensive mistake; let’s move on.
One stat that’s well worth checking whether you’re buying an electric or a petrol scooter, is what the max user weight is.
Don’t worry if you’re not a light weight type – you’ll be surprised by how much load some electric scooters are perfectly happy with.
And another thing is to remember to get 10kg more than your body weight as you’ll likely have a bag, clothes and maybe even shoes. These all add to the load the scooter will have to carry.
Buying a scooter blind and not getting a handle on the weight will make for an un-happy scooter that will have a vastly compromised top speed and could severely cut down on its lifespan.