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"run smoothly on air: our pneumatic tires are shock-absorbing things that make for a less bumpy ride" No proper shock absorber is a deal-breaker. Especially in Europe with stone paved streets.

"Setting new standards for user experience with customized end-user App" What a nice way to spell "vendor lock-in"




Oh yes, that's the other thing - since apparently there is no way to start the scooter without the app, expect it to turn into a brick in few years time when the company/app disappears or if they simply decide it's not worth supporting a few years old product anymore.


Yeah, as soon as I saw a mention of an app I stopped reading.

Why can't these things just use a key like most other powered vehicles!


> No proper shock absorber is a deal-breaker.

Not to the millions of cyclists in Europe.


The size of the wheel matters.

I have both a bike and an electric scooter, and any small bump, twig, or slightly deteriorated road can be felt much more to the point that I specifically avoid a part of my way to work to avoid a deteriorated road. With my bike before having my electric scooter, I didn't even notice the road was bad.

I simply can not drive on stone paved streets more than 5min, its really insufferable. And my electric scooter have shock absorber on the front but not the back. My next one will have shock absorber on both wheels, it's non-negotiable.




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