There are two concepts you need to push to one side, erase from your memory store, place into a dark room and throw away the key. These two concepts are what I suspect are largely responsible for stopping people taking up kick scooting.
The first concept is that kick scooters are not for adults. You may have had one as a child, as I did, though I do recall wishing I had a bicycle instead. And back in the day you didn’t have the stunt scooters we have today. You see plenty of children on kick scooters these days but at some point, they mostly stop using them, though a few enlightened teens, and even adults, can be seen now and then, kick scooting, even here in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Why kick scooters fall by the wayside at some point in young lives is likely due to a combination of factors such as simply growing up, outgrowing your kick scooter as you develop. Kick scooters are also not as efficient as other forms of transport such as bicycles and then there’s the arch enemy, that all pervading concept of peer pressure and the desire to fit in.
The second concept that prevents people from using kick scooters is they look odd, particularly those with different size wheels, such as my Yedoo Trexx. And, in addition, there is also the fear of what people might think of us riding a kick scooter. I occasionally meet people while out scooting and stop to chat. They often express an interest but when you suggest they have a try, they almost always decline. The concepts kicking in again. Kick scooters are for children and what if someone sees me on one?
I must admit to having those same thoughts when I bought my first adult kick scooter in 2017, a Frenzy F205P, which was fine on smooth tarmac but pretty useless on anything else. But when I actually started riding, you soon realise the fun you are missing. Then I bought the Swifty Zero the following year and haven’t looked back since. I did have to push those two concepts aside, that kick scooters were for adults and what people might think. And the older I get the less I care, something I wish I had when I was younger.
Now, another episode of Yedoo Trexx Disc Modifications. Having completed almost everything on the original list of stuff to change, modify or add new, I only had one task remaining, sorting out some luggage capacity. With the front rack installed and working fine I was disappointed that the Aventour Compact bag I use on the Swifty scooter is just too large, so I went for a pair of Alpkit 4L Toploader handlebar bags which fit neatly each side of the front rack. This gives me 8-litres carry capacity, just enough for day rides or turf sessions with the top of the rack providing strap down space if required.
That’s the one thing I do find with kick scooting. You start off wearing three layers – my usual is t-shirt, long sleeved t-shirt or a light fleece with a windproof on top. It does not take long to work up some heat and off comes a layer, or even two, and you need somewhere to carry stuff. And I loathe having to wear a rucksack when kick scooting or cycling. I always carry a few Velcro straps for securing stuff onto the rack. Back again soon.
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