| The craze for motorized scooters for kids continues | | | | her mini electric scooter has two speakers and a |
| to sweep America and mini electric scooters are just | | | | docking station where she can plug in her Apple iPod |
| right for younger children who are moving on from | | | | and listen to her own tunes or FM radio. |
| push scooters. | | | | It's so nice to see both my kids outside playing, instead |
| The first mini electric scooter that I saw was the | | | | of being glued to the computer or the TV. Clare's |
| X-treme X-10 scooter that my husband bought for our | | | | Sweet Pea scooter has the safety twist throttle and |
| son, Paul, at Christmas and he's always out on the | | | | can go up to 15 mph, so that makes her feel really |
| pavement riding about in the fresh air. Its top speed is | | | | 'grown up'. She loves to go to the store for me and |
| 8mph and its range is just 5 miles, so I never worry | | | | with plenty of storage space under the seat, carrying it |
| about him going too fast or too far away from home. | | | | home is no problem. I make sure that they both wear |
| My husband chose it because of its good safety | | | | crash helmets and knee and elbow pads at all times |
| features which include a variable speed twist throttle, | | | | when they go out on their mini electric scooters, but up |
| which means that if Paul ever falls off it will stop | | | | to now we haven't had any spills. |
| immediately. And it has a good rear hand lever | | | | One of the snazziest mini electric scooters that I've |
| operated brake, so if he accidentally goes off the | | | | started to see the older kids riding on is the Euro-Style |
| pavement, he can brake straightaway. | | | | scooter from Razor. It's a scaled down version of a |
| This model of mini electric scooter is recommended | | | | classic adult scooter design and looks just like a real |
| for kids that weigh no more than 100 lbs. It's got 6" | | | | moped. It can go up to 15mph and has a range of 10 |
| solid, polyurethane tires that give him a smooth ride and | | | | miles per charge. It's for ages 12 and over has a high |
| the handlebars are adjustable for height, so when he | | | | torque motor and variable speed chain drive which |
| grows it will grow with him. It came complete with two | | | | gives it maximum power transfer and a quiet ride. It's |
| 2 volt sealed batteries which are easy to recharge on | | | | got 12" front and rear pneumatic tires and comes in |
| a regular electric outlet for between 3 - 6 hours, so | | | | purple or Bistro green. Its maximum weight load is 150 |
| that's easy for him to do himself. | | | | lbs and it also has the safe twist-grip acceleration |
| Being electric, it doesn't make any noise to upset the | | | | control and hand operated rear brake available on |
| neighbors and I'm pleased because it's environmentally | | | | most mini electric scooters. Like the Sweet Pea range, |
| friendly. This model is part of a range of mini electric | | | | this model has storage space and a 12 volt |
| scooters by X-treme, and is only for use on flat, dry, | | | | rechargeable battery plus a center mounted kickstand. |
| level ground like a pavement, you can get tougher | | | | I must say that kids toys have certainly changed a lot |
| models for use where there are rocks or gravel on | | | | these last years and on mini electric scooters kids feel |
| the ground. | | | | a little more independent and 'grown up' than they do |
| For my daughter, Clare, we chose the Razor iMod | | | | on a bike. Let's hope that the love affair with scooters |
| Sweet Pea pink mini electric scooter. She loves the | | | | continues so that when today's kids do grow up, there |
| style of it and I must say I think it's pretty cool myself! | | | | will be fewer cars polluting the air and more electric |
| It's got a European look which is like the Vespas you | | | | scooters taking folks where they want to go! |
| see everywhere in Italy. Clare also loves the fact that | | | | |