Lime Scooter Share

[danbrotherston]

In related news, for kicks, tomorrow I will attempt to add a kick scooter (haha) to my commute, I've only ever used it as a toy before, but given how cheap they are compared with the surprising cost of the lime scooters, I thought I'd give it a try. Given it's foot powered, it'll also be a lot more exercise than escooters. Given my commute is 5km at it's shortest, and 6-7 to stick to paved trails, I'm thinking it's going to be a little long, but we shall see.

Which model of scooter are you going to use? My commute is only about 5 km, and I haven't tried it with a scooter before. I really don't know much about kick scooters.

I have a Razor A5 Lux...it's basic but functional and light, there are probably better and less childish looking options for commuting.  I think big wheels were the key, makes it feel safer going over curbs and cracks.  I don't think there's too much else too them though, simpler than bikes for sure.

I can tell you 5 km is doable, but long on a scooter, I would probably bike, but for a variety of reasons, I'm not doing that right now.  Certainly it was fun enough this morning, and quite a bit faster than walking, that I'd definitely consider it if it was too close to be worth biking.

@plam Yeah, I get the idea they're really popular in some places, the UK maybe as well, but less so here, perhaps because our distances are longer, and walking is less common, but that's just speculation at this point.  Electric scooters would partially solve the distance problem, I definitely got much more exercise than walking this morning.