Segway

Hubby and I both bought this scooter each in June of 2024. We have been using them since then weekly most often but sometimes daily. We've tested it… Read more

on grassy sidewalk areas, pavements, pavers, bridges, roads and park ovals. As well as over some gravel at times when we had no other choices.

Pros - Speed is great! Top speed is very fast and it gets there very quickly. - Though it does slow down on grassy areas, it is still quite capable and travels at a decent speed. It also handles gravel well but was a little scary for me personally. I got off and walked out of fear of stacking it but hubby rode his with absolutely no worries. - Breaking is very good. It breaks effectively and smoothely - Comes with a 12m warranty - Horn is quite loud. You definitely cannot not hear it even in wind and high traffic areas. - Great weight allowances. - I love that the handlebars' ends are just blunt and rubber coated so we could attach chair leg rubbers and streamers to "pimp my ride". Plus the rubber ends of the handlebars prevents any possibility of it scratching anything as it goes past. Eg the car as you're getting it out of the garage etc. - Can be used in mildly wet conditions - Range is excellent. We get a good 2 hours before it's even half way used and that's going up and down big hills. - Quiet while driving. - I really appreciate the little hook for ones helmet so you don't have to leave it on the handlebars. - Easily copes with almost all surfaces - Auto slows without having to break if you enable that setting - Comes standard with bell, light and blinkers - Blinkers and light are bright and very easily visble in both daytime and night - Decent foot well, Hubby wears a size 12 mens shoe and fits with ease. - Room for accessories on the handlebar eg a little basket or cute horn etc - Fast charge time - Comes ready to use right out of the box - Easily sourced. We got ours on sale at JB HIFI - Stands really nicely by itself. Takes a fair bit to make it tip over. - Wide sturdy tyres that are easily inflated. We haven't slipped yet! Even though on the same surface (our driveway) I can slip over walking because its slippery

Cons: - Suspension could be better. Its quite jarring on the knees and ankles when the ground is uneven eg a lip on the pavement. - Semi difficult to transport via car. These definitely will not fit even folded in a small car. We have an Audi q5 and have to lay the back seat down to fit them in. - The "go" thumb peddle/stick location is unintuitive and difficult to use for those with smaller hands so it gives a very jerky start/stop when activated. Hubby uses his just fine and can accelerate very smoothely but for me, it made my hand cramp painfully and constantly until I worked out to hold the entire thing with my whole hand, using the web part of my thumb/palm to push it rather than push it with only my thumb. It still feels uncomfrotable and I still get a jerky start and stop because I cannot control the lever smoothely (especially on a bumpy road) but it's getting better with practice and technique. Hubby has absolutely no problems though, so I'd say this is either a 'me' issue or a small handed issue. - I wish there was a way to reduce the volume level on the beeps it makes when you're ready to ride and when it's plugged in to charge.

It would be cool if: - It came with a helmet so you can just buy it all and use it asap. - I wish the phone holder accesory came with the scooters. To make it easy to google maps new areas without having to fork out extra for the attachment. I'm sure kmart or the like would probably sell one for cheap though, but for a thousand dollars, it'd be nice if it were included. - Stickers and other cool things came with it as optionals to put on. Eg a tiny basket and or stickers that stick well to the steel.

Overall we really love our scooters and they're a blast to drive. Highly recommend them to anyone wanting a decent scooter.

Internal charger failed – After 1 year(minimal use) the internal charger failed. Segway won't assit CASE C01250203144203370