Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Recently I had the opportunity to ride one of the new bird scooters in my town. I really loved the convenience and idea of not having to move my car when I went to lunch or get coffee, but I found that ride-share could also be not so convenient when I was in a time crunch, as they are sometimes hard to find. So I decided why rent when I can buy. Last year I had  purchased a hoverboard from gotrax.com and it worked out great for my son, so when I received an email from them about their new product launch I decided to give the gotrax gxl commuter scooter a shot. Here are my thoughts... Speed, obviously the first thing I noticed is that mine was faster than the advertised speed of 15.5 mph, I had this thing clocking almost 18 in second gear.  With that speed the stopping power was equally as great, they conveniently placed a foot brake on the rear of the deck which controls its rear wheel disk brake which works amazingly... the kid in me had this thing getting sideways on the gravel like I used to do with my kick scooter when I was younger. Overall it just feels like great craftsmanship, it is really sturdy,  well constructed, and folds perfectly to fit in the trunk of my car. Oh ya the headlight is really nice too. Additionally it also has another feature of regenerative disk braking, that is suppose to add power back into the battery system, although I am not quite sure how to test. I'll have to say I am brilliantly surprised at how great this folding electric scooter is for the price point at which they are selling them, the other e scooters on the market are way higher priced. I will likely buy another for my eldest son as he is getting ready for college and this will be great for helping get across campus and to class on-time. I am now a scooter guy.