Category Archives: Scooting

Mud in your Eye

There is no doubt about it, kick scooters throw up sticky mud, dirty water, wet leaves, small trees and just about anything else you care to run across. This lovely concoction usually ends up on the rider, legs liberally sprayed … Continue reading →

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Minor Issues

Both my Swifty Zero and Swifty Air scooters are really very good, not much I can fault with them, to be honest. However, over the course of time and as I experiment with different components, adding accessories and so on, … Continue reading →

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Midnight Adventure

Having set my internal alarm clock for Midnight, I was delighted to find myself waking up at 12:15 am, often known as silly o’clock. And the purpose of getting up at this un-godly hour? Well, to head out on the … Continue reading →

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Micro Adventures

One of the keys to an exciting life is the adventure key, unlocking the front door, getting out into the Great Outdoors and having amazing adventures. However, what people sometimes don’t realise is that an adventure can be anything you … Continue reading →

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Made for Mud

Despite their small size, the 16″ wheels on a Swifty scooter kick up a lot of stuff in wet weather including dirty water, even dirtier mud and all manner of nasty unmentionables that will remain, well, unmentionable, and a good … Continue reading →

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Lockdown Scooting

With the entire country in the grip of the dreaded Coronavirus and the population only permitted to go outdoors once a day for exercise, what better way to do that than on a Swifty Air kick scooter. However, the need … Continue reading →

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Loch Leven Heritage Trail

The Loch Leven Heritage Trail runs for 13 miles around the shores 0f Loch Leven, immediately next to Kinross in Central Scotland. The trial is mostly level or slightly undulating, other than a short climb at RSPB Loch Leven and … Continue reading →

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Load Carrying

The Swifty Zero kick scooter is an amazing creature, great for scooting around the back streets, hidden lanes and places where you really shouldn’t be scooting that I won’t mention, but it lacks one thing, the ability to carry a … Continue reading →

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Kick Scooting FAQ

A few questions and answers about myself and Scooting. If you have any questions you wish to ask or any suggestions for a question and answer to include on this FAQ, please use the Contact form above to send them in. … Continue reading →

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Home to the Sea

A trip to the coast had been on the to-do list for a while and after checking the weather, which seemed rain-free, I loaded up the Swifty Zero for the 10 mile scoot down to Musselburgh from my home in … Continue reading →

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