Electric Scooters
Discussion
Sorry if this has been discussed before, but I can't find anything on the forum(s).
We carry two electric folding bikes in the moho currently - and when I say 'carry', that's more or less it!
We have dragged them all over Europe, yet have only done maybe 50 miles on them in total, which is a waste of carrying capacity tbh.
I'm quite happy to use mine, but the boss really isn't comfortable with hers (or bikes in general as it happens).
We were wandering through a small town in Alsace this afternoon, and there were leccy scooters buzzing around everywhere, and that prompted a discussion.
She seems right up for getting one now, so I'm in full research mode.
Has anyone here any experience of them? Carried them in a van? Any major issues?
I realise they'll be down on range on a pedal/electric bike, but as long as they'll cover say 20 miles on a charge that would be more than enough.
OK, we tend to off grid quite a bit, but also use the odd campsite and Camping-Car Park aires, so charging needn't be too much of an issue.
Any hints, tips, yeas or nays appreciated.
We carry two electric folding bikes in the moho currently - and when I say 'carry', that's more or less it!
We have dragged them all over Europe, yet have only done maybe 50 miles on them in total, which is a waste of carrying capacity tbh.
I'm quite happy to use mine, but the boss really isn't comfortable with hers (or bikes in general as it happens).
We were wandering through a small town in Alsace this afternoon, and there were leccy scooters buzzing around everywhere, and that prompted a discussion.
She seems right up for getting one now, so I'm in full research mode.
Has anyone here any experience of them? Carried them in a van? Any major issues?
I realise they'll be down on range on a pedal/electric bike, but as long as they'll cover say 20 miles on a charge that would be more than enough.
OK, we tend to off grid quite a bit, but also use the odd campsite and Camping-Car Park aires, so charging needn't be too much of an issue.
Any hints, tips, yeas or nays appreciated.
I've got one of these https://www.coopop.co.uk/product/coopop-rugged/ which fits inside my Knaus Boxdrive, I used a modified motorbike trailer rail to retain the wheels and a couple of clamps to hold it in place.
Only slight drawback, its classified as a 50cc scooter so you need road tax (free), insurance and a crash helmet.
Only slight drawback, its classified as a 50cc scooter so you need road tax (free), insurance and a crash helmet.
wilksy61 said:
I've got one of these https://www.coopop.co.uk/product/coopop-rugged/ which fits inside my Knaus Boxdrive, I used a modified motorbike trailer rail to retain the wheels and a couple of clamps to hold it in place.
Only slight drawback, its classified as a 50cc scooter so you need road tax (free), insurance and a crash helmet.
Looks good, but not what we're looking for (perhaps I should have clarified that I was talking about stand-up scooters like we used to tazz around on as kids?). It'd also probably take up more room than the two folders we have now!Only slight drawback, its classified as a 50cc scooter so you need road tax (free), insurance and a crash helmet.
Cheers though.
Two things mean I'd stick with the bikes:
I used to ride an eScooter in London. I felt far more intimidated by motor traffic than I ever do on my bikes. You're slower, harder to see, and the level of hatred is a level above even that which cyclists experience.
The reason I stopped riding an eScooter in London is that I saw someone rapidly become horizontal after the front wheel went into a pothole, with resulting gruesome facial injuries. European roads tend to be better, though.
I used to ride an eScooter in London. I felt far more intimidated by motor traffic than I ever do on my bikes. You're slower, harder to see, and the level of hatred is a level above even that which cyclists experience.
The reason I stopped riding an eScooter in London is that I saw someone rapidly become horizontal after the front wheel went into a pothole, with resulting gruesome facial injuries. European roads tend to be better, though.
HardtopManual said:
Two things mean I'd stick with the bikes:
I used to ride an eScooter in London. I felt far more intimidated by motor traffic than I ever do on my bikes. You're slower, harder to see, and the level of hatred is a level above even that which cyclists experience.
The reason I stopped riding an eScooter in London is that I saw someone rapidly become horizontal after the front wheel went into a pothole, with resulting gruesome facial injuries. European roads tend to be better, though.
Yep. Fair points.I used to ride an eScooter in London. I felt far more intimidated by motor traffic than I ever do on my bikes. You're slower, harder to see, and the level of hatred is a level above even that which cyclists experience.
The reason I stopped riding an eScooter in London is that I saw someone rapidly become horizontal after the front wheel went into a pothole, with resulting gruesome facial injuries. European roads tend to be better, though.
However, I've taken the plunge and bought a couple.
I won't be using them in the UK though as it's totally unfriendly to e scooters. The only reason I bought them is for use on the continent where they are far more enlightened, and where we tend to spend about six months of the year anyway.
I've kept the e bikes for now, so we have that option for the extremely limited time we tour in the UK (which tends to be no more than two weeks total per year. We tend to lightweight tent camp here).
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