Review on Scooter Micro Scooter Sprite Alu (SA0019) Aluminum by Stanislaw Jastrzebsk ᠌

Name: Scooter Micro Scooter Sprite Alu (SA0019) Aluminum
Item: Scooter Micro Scooter Sprite Alu (SA0019) Aluminum
Rating: 5

June 20, 2023

I'm amazed! It was definitely worth the money!

More about the benefits

4. Soft enough

The wheels are small: 120 mm - front, 100 mm - rear. There were fears that every unevenness would be felt.
But the fears were not justified.
That part of the wheel that is "rubber" (actually PU), it is quite thick - this can be seen from the pictures on the net. In addition, the wheel itself is soft (much softer than, for example, in the Oxelo Mid 7, where there are 175mm 87A) - offhand somewhere 83A. Therefore, there are no special vibrations from ordinary asphalt.

From bad asphalt and small tiles it can give in the heel - this is unpleasant, but nothing more. The grips on the scooter are foam rubber, they perfectly dampen vibrations, they don’t give anything to the hands at all (unlike the same Mid 7, which is extremely uncomfortable for hands even with cycling gloves).

5. Brake

Judging by the forums, in other scooters this is sometimes a problem.

In dry weather, it is easy to slow down and just stop at zero. It's not scary to go, neither in the crowd, nor from the hill.

I don't know about wet weather.

6. Speed

It was a pleasant surprise. The wheels are small - you don't expect much from them. But it seems to be good bearings. Plus, the scooter weighs little. Therefore, in a straight line on ordinary asphalt, it flies just like a rocket.

7. Deck height

Does not catch anything on the road, but it is easy to push off. That is, if you don’t want to drive and push off while crouching, but you just want to go at a walking pace, then you can just keep one leg straight and lightly push off the asphalt with your toe, and so maintain a speed noticeably higher than that of a pedestrian.

8. Design :)

The thing is very beautiful and stylish in any color. Nice to look at, nice to pick up, nice to ride and show to others.

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In general, for the task of getting from / to the metro to work / study, it fits perfectly. Simply best buy!

On normal asphalt, about 5 km per day (if you take it in total), it is a pleasure to drive on it.

For long walks and varied road surfaces, it’s better to look at something with 180+ wheels and at least one shock absorber.

Pros

Lightweight, compact, fast, reliable, brakes well. 1. The most important advantages are light weight and compactness In the hand just like a feather. When folded, it takes up almost no space. The ideal scooter for the option street - land transport - metro - street. In transport with him it is convenient even at rush hour. When it is complex - not exactly like a cane, but close to it. If you fold and put a bag on the deck, you can conveniently put the scooter in front of you, pressing it against your leg or simply put it between your legs. There are no roundings on the deck, only right angles - on one of these corners the scooter in the folded state gets up very well; you need to hold it a little with one hand, but in general it doesn’t cause concern at all, it doesn’t dangle, it doesn’t fall - you can safely drive and, for example, read something from your mobile. 2. Good permeability for its size In front of the curbs, I don’t really want to stop every time. It is much more convenient to call them on the go. To do this, it is enough to lift the front wheel - the second one will drop by itself without problems. You can walk on high curbs with it at speed. You can drive off small curbs without unnecessary movements. You can jump off the big ones. On large tiles rides moderately well. Almost does not lose speed, moderate discomfort. Small tiles - infernal hell. You can drive through, especially if the junction is not "checkered", but simply like a shallow straight "rut" - you just go along this rut. But there is little pleasure. After 50 meters, the heel already decently aches. Abrasive asphalt and a road with patches and potholes - the same hell. Better to go around. 3. Strong and reliable Stoically transfers all the above-described jumps from the curbs and stepping on them. After a couple of months of driving like this, nothing came loose. I note that my scooter is used (before that, a child rode) - therefore, he had already seen everyone before me. The folding mechanism works like clockwork. You can even unfold it on the go - on weight in your hands. I pressed the button - the scooter decomposed. Never had anything stuck. Other pluses in the comments.

Cons

Rattles on rough roads, splashes from the front wheel, the steering wheel is not well fixed 1. Chatter On poor asphalt or small tiles, your approach will be known long before (the footboard and folding mechanism rumble). Such a sound notification has its advantages, but it would be better if it were not 2. No front mudguard Watering trucks periodically pass through the streets, and the "mushroom" rain also passes every now and then, even if the forecast for the day did not promise precipitation. And then there is the splash problem. We are not talking about knee-deep puddles, but about wet asphalt The rear wing more or less saves from splashes - a minimum of them gets on the leg. But the spray from the front wheel is real Satan. There is nothing between the wheel and the leg, so the trouser leg and boot of the leg standing on the deck are actively irrigated with a brownish slurry from the asphalt. It helps a little to put the foot of the pushing leg in this gap between the wheel and the leg - so that the drops fly to the sole. But in fact, this does not save much - if neatness is important, then it is better to dismount on wet pavement 3. Rudder The lock button is only for the highest position of the steering wheel. But it's not comfortable to ride with the steering wheel too high. For intermediate positions of the buttons, there are no latches, so every 2-3 kilometers the steering wheel decently goes down (from shaking and from the fact that you lean on it). You have to stop to squeeze the clamp, raise the steering wheel and tighten the clamp again 4. Corrosion The previous owners apparently kept the scooter on the balcony for a couple of years. Therefore, he became a victim of corrosion: the nut of the folding mechanism rusted a little from the bottom + rust appeared inside the scooter pipe This is not so much a claim to the scooter itself, but to the storage conditions. However, distributor websites sometimes state that the Micro is "corrosion resistant". It's not, it's not stable 5. The steering wheel tends to loosen up and warp. That is, after a couple of days of skiing, the front wheel looks in one direction, and the steering wheel in the other. Needs to be adjusted/tightened from time to time.