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Don't the tiny wheels make this very unsteady if it was me id bite the bullet and buy a Brompton - even better if your employer is in the tax free scheame. Als

Don't the tiny wheels make this very unsteady if it was me id bite the bullet and buy a Brompton - even better if your employer is in the tax free scheame. Also the impact on the head of falling off will be greater as you have further to fall from a standing position.

peatmoss 9y ago
That’s my worry as well if the non-electric analogs are in any way comparable. Lots of people have a knee-jerk aesthetic aversion to the self balancing seatless unicycle, but those always struck me as the most practical electric transportation device... once you get over the hurdle of learning to ride it.
davidhyde 9y ago
No, my scooter has full suspension. I can hit a one inch high obstruction without a problem. Makes a bang but I don't come off. I have fallen off twice in wet weather. Once whilst going round a corner and another on wet autumn leaves. You instinctively stick your left or right foot out, trip, and put your hands out to break your fall. You don't go over the handle bars or anything. You land on your hips or knees then hands, in that order. The scooter slides away. So now I wear gloves because I grazed my hands the first time. You also feel like an idiot for falling off a 'toy' I bought an after market gum wheel to replace the too-hard stock back wheel and the grip is a lot better in wet weather now.
- walshemj 9y ago
  Two accidents in under a year! I have only had 2 accidents in my life on a bike.
  - davidhyde 9y ago
    I would say that you're more likely to have an accident on a scooter than a bike but it's less likely to be more serious. Kind of like the difference between being tripped while running and someone pushing you off a bike. Your body has a better chance at protecting itself in the former case.
    - walshemj 9y ago
      Depends on circumstance in my case: 1 Came of descending a hill hit black ice (in traffic) - no problems 2 Tripped on paving stone in London - gave my self concussion and had to take the day off.
- pkulak 9y ago
  What scooter is it, if I may ask? I've never heard of full suspension on a scooter!

peatmoss 9y ago

That’s my worry as well if the non-electric analogs are in any way comparable. Lots of people have a knee-jerk aesthetic aversion to the self balancing seatless unicycle, but those always struck me as the most practical electric transportation device... once you get over the hurdle of learning to ride it.

davidhyde 9y ago

No, my scooter has full suspension. I can hit a one inch high obstruction without a problem. Makes a bang but I don't come off. I have fallen off twice in wet weather. Once whilst going round a corner and another on wet autumn leaves. You instinctively stick your left or right foot out, trip, and put your hands out to break your fall. You don't go over the handle bars or anything. You land on your hips or knees then hands, in that order. The scooter slides away. So now I wear gloves because I grazed my hands the first time. You also feel like an idiot for falling off a 'toy' I bought an after market gum wheel to replace the too-hard stock back wheel and the grip is a lot better in wet weather now.

walshemj 9y ago
Two accidents in under a year! I have only had 2 accidents in my life on a bike.
- davidhyde 9y ago
  I would say that you're more likely to have an accident on a scooter than a bike but it's less likely to be more serious. Kind of like the difference between being tripped while running and someone pushing you off a bike. Your body has a better chance at protecting itself in the former case.
  - walshemj 9y ago
    Depends on circumstance in my case: 1 Came of descending a hill hit black ice (in traffic) - no problems 2 Tripped on paving stone in London - gave my self concussion and had to take the day off.
pkulak 9y ago
What scooter is it, if I may ask? I've never heard of full suspension on a scooter!