The story so far. Well, the Yedoo Trexx Disc kick scooter is all but finished with most of the modifications completed. Ergon handlebar grips, Schwalbe Marathon Plus 1.75″ tyres, Yedoo mudguards, Shimano SLX hydraulic brakes, jingly bell, Mous mobile phone mount, Knog Blinder 1800 front light, Knog Blinder Link rear light and an Alpkit handlebar bag have all been installed. The handlebar bag is temporary for now as I wait for the front rack to arrive. I ordered an aluminium Pelago Commuter Front Rack (small) from Santafixie on 30th August and while the tracking states it’s been delivered, it’s no-where to be seen. Now waiting for Santafixie to resolve the issue.
However, I have been out on the Yedoo Trexx and I must say it’s totally amazing. Yes, it looks rather odd with a 26″ front wheel and a 20″ rear wheel but it seems to work exceedingly well. Though I’m not entirely sure what the reasoning is behind the different wheel sizes, though at a guess, I suspect something to do with maintaining forward momentum and no doubt other factors as well. Not that it matters, though it does attract a lot of attention. Same as riding a folding Brompton bicycle.
Not found anything to complain about with the Yedoo Trexx. Did have a few annoying squeaks and rattles from the rear mudguard but tightening up the bolts seems to have resolved that. The rear Knog light also rattled on rough ground but a couple elastic bands cut from an old inner tube have sorted that one. One other aspect of the Trexx is the low 60mm footboard height, something you need to be aware off when crossed from pavement to the road or over traffic calming bumps. Fortunately, the footboard has additional sacrificial metal for these bumps and scrapes.
Now, the brakes. Not impressed with the supplied Tektro cable-operated disc brakes and, as noted above these were replaced with Shimano SLX hydraulic brakes, however, the discs are very noisy and take a lot of effort to get any effect. But, lurking in the back of the spare parts cupboard I recalled I had a pair of Shimano 160mm rotors which I’d ordered in error for another bike. So, fitted these, carefully re-aligned the brake callipers and what a different. Plenty of grab abd very little noise. Perfect. Now I’m tempted to upgrade the 2-pot brake callipers to 4-pot brake callipers. A project for another day.
Managing the Yedoo Trexx is different from a bicycle. While it’s relatively lightweight at only 9.1kg, discovering a suitable why to lift it, for example, when descending or ascending steps, is going to take some trial and effort. Not quite perfected a suitable method yet. The issue is that there’s nothing high up at the rear to grab, like you would a standard bicycle. Having said that, it’s a breeze lifting into the car for taking places especially with the acres of space in the Ford Focus estate I bought recently.
Comparing the Yedoo Trexx to my Swifty Air, which has two 16″ wheels, reveals that the Trexx is smoother, faster and more comfortable. Feels like you have to put in more effort with the Swifty, though as a result you feel like you’ve had a better workout afterwards. Must take each out back-to-back for a test run and see how they compare with each other. The quality of the Yedoo scoter is much better than the Swifty.
Now, returning to the topic of the front rack. The front rack I ordered from Santafixie has finally arrived and after considerable fiddling about with different variations of brackets and positions, finally got the thing installed. Looks good, very sturdy but thoughts of fitting the Aventour Compact bag I use on the Swifty kick scooter are out, just not enough space available to open the lid. So, onto Plan B, and that is to use a pair of Alpkit 4L Toploader handlebar bags, one each mounted on the side of the front carrier. Simple and neat. More soon.
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