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Review on Electric scooter Ninebot Kickscooter ES2, up to 100 kg, dark gray by Wiktor Niekrasz ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The quality exceeds all expectations, I recommend to buy.

After watching YouTube videos about collapsed scooters with a run of 300 km, I was not sure that the scooter would last me more than a month. But I have already driven 500 km, and the scooter is in great shape. I followed the recommendations from the instructions - vertical obstacles no higher than 1 cm, gaps in the road no wider than 3 cm, which means no jumping from curbs. Somehow, at the very beginning, I drove 10 km along a dirt road - dust clogged the rear shock absorber. The crunch began - I had to clean and lubricate. More on the primer did not meddle. The question is, are such shock absorbers needed at all (the rear one adds 1.5 kg)? Wouldn't it be better to have no cushioning, but air wheels like on xaomi? The steering wheel is not adjustable. I am comfortable with my height of 180 cm. When you get on this scooter, the first thing that strikes you is silence. The feeling of flying past the surrounding space. Silence even becomes a problem - pedestrians do not hear at all when you overtake them. Many are afraid of surprise. So the first thing I did was to place a call. Oi bell small - in the photo. It's about 15 miles from home to work. In standard mode, there was enough charge in one direction. I did not want to put on recharging at work, so I bought an additional battery. The scooter has become heavier by 2 kg. After installing the additional battery in standard mode, it travels 25 km / h, and in sports mode - 30 km / h! The range of the trip increased by 2 times - 30 km. A little advice - if you need to recharge the scooter with an additional battery when folded (for example, at work under the table), then do not snap the steering wheel on the fender and turn the steering wheel a little - then you can easily insert the charger wire. I am satisfied with the scooter, but from disappointments - weight, “childhood illnesses”, the possibility of operation only in ideal conditions. I was lucky to find the perfect asphalt route in parks and bike paths. When choosing a scooter, I would recommend comparing all the pros and cons of this model, its main competitor Xaomi 365 and Jack Hot Pro (which has a weight of 7 kg, and the characteristics are very similar to ninebot es2)

Pros
  • Cool design, powerful braking by the front wheel, silent and comfortable ride on new asphalt and tiles, quite powerful headlight, comfortable leg, quick folding, the ability to put an additional battery. Soft and quiet rubber. Possibility of braking by recuperation if you release the gas. For an emergency, wing braking.
Cons
  • Pretty heavy at 12.5kg and 14.5kg with optional battery. The rear wing does not cope when driving in wet weather. If the obstacle is more than 1 cm, the front shock absorber breaks through. Designed for driving in ideal conditions on smooth asphalt, you can not jump from the curb. No call. The rubber is soft and the tread wears out quickly. After the purchase, the “childhood diseases” of the scooter will have to be corrected. You need to put a 5mm corrugation on the cable from the steering wheel to the deck. Glue extensions and an additional mudguard to the rear fender - otherwise, every trip, the back will be covered in mud (it helped me, but not completely). Buy automotive lithium grease in a can right away - it needs to regularly process the shock absorber axles so that there are no squeaks. Regularly adjust the rubber seals in the folding mechanism - they constantly fall out and get lost.