Category Archives: Scooting

When I bought my first Swifty kick scooter, way back in September 2018 – and I’m amazed to see that’s now over three years ago – I didn’t really consider the folding Swifty One as an option. I wanted something … Continue reading →

On this page I’ve pulled together a few useful links to web sites and blogs relevant to kick scooting including scooting blogs, adventurers, manufacturers. Please use the Contact form above for any suggested additions or link errors. Dave Cornthwaite – one … Continue reading →

In the Scooting Blog section,  we venture out into the Great Outdoors, exploring here, there and everywhere, from busy city centers to desolate mountain trails and a few locations where kick scooting is, let us say, unusual. Bo’ness Trails – … Continue reading →

In the Scooting section, I’ll be taking a look at a range of articles relating to kick scooting with the Swifty Zero and the Swift Air, from tackling different types of terrain to finding places to scoot and whatever else … Continue reading →

Swifty Scooters, of which I own both the Swifty Zero and the Swifty Air models have recently brought out a revised version of their electric kick scooter, available as Swifty Zero and Swifty Air versions and also as an electric … Continue reading →

In recent years, dedicated cycle paths have become much more common, at least in Midlothian, the region where I live in the south of Scotland and many of them have been created along the course of disused railway lines. These … Continue reading →

Having scooted the lower sections of the Water of Leith walkway, from the Port of Leith up to the Slateford area of Edinburgh, the previous weekend, I was keen this weekend to complete the final upstream section. This would take … Continue reading →

With quite a few miles clocked up on both the Swifty Air and Swifty Zero, one part in particular is showing signs of wear and tear, the scooter deck, though more accurately the griptape on the scooter deck. Each deck … Continue reading →