It’s been a long, long while since I was out on the Swifty Air kick scooter during the wee small hours of the morning, though I do prefer the term silly o’clock, a term I heard from a neighbour while chatting one evening. But I was out for three hours a few days ago and it did not take me long to rediscover the delights of nocturnal kick scooting. Why I’ve not been kick-scooting recently I cannot say, though having too many bicycles to ride may have something to do with that.
My night-time adventure included a circuit of two of the local golf courses, Broomieknowe and Melville, always keeping to the side of the fairway and clear of the greens to prevent damage, as is only fair and reasonable. My main aim is to see what wildlife is about with deer, rabbits, badgers and foxes all making an appearance. Then it was across Millerhill, a small but growing village, and home via Dalkeith country park. But I would be a poor narrator is I did not mention that I was stopped by the police as I waited at a roundabout, there deciding which route to take. Of course, they queried where I was going which I avoided, quite unintentionally I might add, by launching into an explanation of the game of turf. You can read more about that here. No further action was taken and I was soon on my way.
Later that night, after returning home and downing a welcome mug of tea, I pondered how the Swifty Air kick scooter might be improved, perhaps finding ways to make is handle cross country terrain that little bit better, easier, quicker, more comfortable. Then I recalled that fellow scooter enthusiast Scott of Mutts Cycles, had just the thing, a kick scooter from Yedoo, the Trexx Disc. Actually, a kick scooter I had thought about purchasing in the past but had never got round to doing so.
The Yedoo Trexx Disc is a rather odd-looking beastie, coming with a 26″ diameter front wheel and a 20″ diameter rear wheel, which together with a longer wheelbase than the Swifty, should make all the difference for my needs. I should also mention that Swifty Scooters, the manufacturer of the Swifty Air is no longer trading having gone into administration. Anyway, after further research and a few questions fired at Scott, I took the plunge, filled in the online form and ordered the beastie you see above. Fingers crossed, it should be here the usual 7 to 10 days. Seems a long wait but it is coming from the Czech Republic, also known as Czechia.
Now, even before the kick scooter arrives, plans are already afoot for a few essential modifications. The first is the swap the supplied Kenda tyres for my favoured 1.75″ Schwalbe Marathon Plus, as fitted to almost all my bikes. Along with adding tyre sealant to the inner tubes. The Trexx comes with cable-operated disc brakes and as I have an unused pair of Shimano SLX hydraulic callipers in the spares box, these will be installed to increase braking performance. At the handlebars, grips will be replaced with Ergon GP1, a bell added, along with a mobile phone mount. I’ve also ordered mudguards as well. One other potential issue I need to look at is where to mount rear lights for night-riding.
This only leaves sorting out some sort of carrying capacity but that can wait until the Trexx arrives. Unlike a bicycle, options for load carrying on kick scooters are limited but there is always a way. One option is to install a front rack and rack bag. There is also the option of a handlebar bag, though these do tend to get in the way of handlebar mounted lights. It may just be possible to mount onto the stem, but will have to wait and see how things work out. Yet another option I quite like is for two fork cages mounted on the sides of the main frame with two pouches attached. Simple and east to access. More soon.
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