I want to get kids scooters for Christmas. Does anyone have personal experience with any of these? I am looking for something that will travel on a tar/chip road and in short grass.
I want to get kids scooters for Christmas. Does anyone have personal experience with any of these? I am looking for something that will travel on a tar/chip road and in short grass.
No electric scooters for kids. They need scooters that need to be pushed by their growing legs.
The scooters look like fun BUT I would not get them for my young kids. Every parent needs to evaluate the safety and danger issues for themselves. If you decide it is safe enough then buy them. I would encourage you to read about the safety issues and make an informed choice.
I have had kids riding just about every kind of machine you can imagine in the field behind my shop for the last four years. One of them started riding a small ATV at five years old, he now owns a 125 cc Honda motor bike and is one of the safest drivers I have ever seen. I think age has less to do with safety than where they ride, the young ones just need a safe space.
Last edited by Keith Outten; 11-24-2020 at 10:02 AM.
From my personal experience I would get these:
Razor Authentic A Kick Scooter - Ages 5+ and Riders up to 143 Pounds - Walmart.com - Walmart.com
Light, durable. Good on asphalt and concrete. I think it would be fine on chip seal. Not sure I have seen a scooter that would be that good on grass.
Says five and up, but my ten year old was riding his around on Saturday.
I would not get an electric scooter for kids.
If you are dead set on one I would start with Razor on the assumption that their electric models are probably similar quality to the basic version.
The razor e-90 would be a good choice. My son has an older e-100 and my nephew recently received an e-90. The e-90 runs in the grass easy with a 100 lb. boy on it.
Are these your kids or grandkids. If your kids it’s your choice, if grandkids it’s the parents choice!
And I see you’re a respiratory therapist - thanks for all you’ve surely been doing during the pandemic.
The review site “wirecutter” just released a review of kids’ scooters, but not the motorized kind. There is a review of motorized scooters from August, but I haven’t looked at it. Don’t know if they discuss one suitable for kids, but it might be helpful. Their top pick is currently on sale for $520, down from $700.
Last edited by Jon Nuckles; 11-27-2020 at 4:58 PM.
Matthew, my only experience is from reading the medical journals https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...c-a9f9415cd3b3 Best of luck, Mark