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> It was easily 4-5 times faster than walking I can walk a mile in 20 minutes which is 3 mph. This implies these scooters can maintain 12-15 mph? Am I just un
by umvi 7y ago
> It was easily 4-5 times faster than walking
I can walk a mile in 20 minutes which is 3 mph. This implies these scooters can maintain 12-15 mph?
Am I just underestimating how fast you can get going on these things? That seems kind of fast unless you are going downhill both ways.
- dougmany 7y agoI averaged about half the time vs walking when I used my kick scooter regularly. Reading the next though, I think they are gaining time by linking transit hubs.
- aveni 7y agoI ride an electric scooter approx. 4 mi each way Caltrain <-> work everyday. I regularly maintain 15mph+ trip average.
- umvi 7y agoRight, and the guy I was replying to was claiming that speed on a non-electric "Xootr".
- higginsc 7y agoThey top out at 15 mph in SF. I wish they went faster. I am a cyclist and usually maintain close to 20 mph (not counting lights). It's kind of maddening not to be able to go 20 or 25 on them.
- eldenbishop 7y agoYour right. Electrics can do that kind of speed but I was on a kick scooter and probably in more of a 3-4 x range and probably averaged 9mph after lights, pedestrians and the like are taken into account.
- chestervonwinch 7y agoYea, they can get up to 15-20 mph. Some areas are throttled in Austin, though, e.g., in and around UT campus.
- CarVac 7y agoThe Xootr in particular glides really really well. If you're used to the cheapo Razor scooters, it's worlds apart, even from the larger-wheeled Razor A5. The relative speed depends on the terrain. If you're on concrete sidewalks, like I am, I'd say it's 3x faster. If you're on asphalt, then 4x is reasonable. Downhill, 5x easily.
- xurias 7y agoIs a Xootr really worth so much money? I just checked because I like the idea and they're close to 300€ here.
- CarVac 7y agoI got the cheaper Dash model with the narrow plastic deck for US $200. If I were going longer distances (more than a mile/1.5km) then one of the more expensive wider-deck models would definitely be worth it.
- mips_avatar 7y agoThe boosted rev goes 24 mph