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These are awesome, but they are too small (and too slow) for the road and too big for the bike path or sidewalk. I ride a scooter to work everyday. (Inokim Ox)

These are awesome, but they are too small (and too slow) for the road and too big for the bike path or sidewalk. I ride a scooter to work everyday. (Inokim Ox). Its legal on the sidewalk where I live. I really think scooters are the future.

alexisread 5y ago
In the UK, many of these solutions are held back by regulation - electric scooters aren't legal yet, despite a significant fraction of the population using them. Similarly for electric velomobiles and bicycles, limited to 15mph is limiting given that many cities have large 20mph zones. Once the regulation has caught up, I can see the price dropping for many of these vehicles. There are gaps in the market for (weatherproof!) city transport for 1+1/luggage eg. for shopping, school runs, work commute, mobility etc. As far as scooters go, with such small wheels, they put you at risk every pothole. Hire scooters should really be using 12" or larger to be safe. They're also not weatherproof so not ideal for many demographics and locations. Agreed that we need more innovative transportation though!
MrBuddyCasino 5y ago
Agree, Twikes combine the disadvantages of both. Its more the expression of an identity instead of a rational decision.
bipson 5y ago
Thank god they swiftly banned scooters from the sidewalk in Austria. And enforced reasonable speed limits as well. Right after Lyft, Lime and whatnot started to literally litter the sidewalks of Vienna with their (almost free) electric scooters (mind you, these sidewalks are almost always full of people), you were constantly almost run over by some Schmuck with headphones on and an arrogant look on their face, screaming "This is the future you peasants, now get out of my way..."
- jay_kyburz 5y ago
  I'm going to get a monocle and a top hat and ride with my nose in the air to enhance my arrogant look!
Kichererbsen 5y ago
Just checked the website - the Twike 5 (2021) with the largest battery should be able to do 190km/h and have a range of 500km. Those are optimistic numbers for sure, but not really "too slow", right?

alexisread 5y ago

In the UK, many of these solutions are held back by regulation - electric scooters aren't legal yet, despite a significant fraction of the population using them. Similarly for electric velomobiles and bicycles, limited to 15mph is limiting given that many cities have large 20mph zones. Once the regulation has caught up, I can see the price dropping for many of these vehicles. There are gaps in the market for (weatherproof!) city transport for 1+1/luggage eg. for shopping, school runs, work commute, mobility etc. As far as scooters go, with such small wheels, they put you at risk every pothole. Hire scooters should really be using 12" or larger to be safe. They're also not weatherproof so not ideal for many demographics and locations. Agreed that we need more innovative transportation though!

MrBuddyCasino 5y ago

Agree, Twikes combine the disadvantages of both. Its more the expression of an identity instead of a rational decision.

bipson 5y ago

Thank god they swiftly banned scooters from the sidewalk in Austria. And enforced reasonable speed limits as well. Right after Lyft, Lime and whatnot started to literally litter the sidewalks of Vienna with their (almost free) electric scooters (mind you, these sidewalks are almost always full of people), you were constantly almost run over by some Schmuck with headphones on and an arrogant look on their face, screaming "This is the future you peasants, now get out of my way..."

jay_kyburz 5y ago
I'm going to get a monocle and a top hat and ride with my nose in the air to enhance my arrogant look!

Kichererbsen 5y ago

Just checked the website - the Twike 5 (2021) with the largest battery should be able to do 190km/h and have a range of 500km. Those are optimistic numbers for sure, but not really "too slow", right?