You must not be in a “No Ride/Non-Operational Zone”, otherwise you will not be able to end the ride. Also, it would be best if you had an Internet connection and Bluetooth turned on on your phone. Also, in some cities, Bird offers a monthly package, where you can rent the scooter for an entire month for just $25. To find a Bird scooter near you, all you have to do is open the app and look for available scooters on the map. Every Bird scooter’s location is tracked in real-time through GPS, and you can choose the one that’s closest to you. Bird scooters are available in 16 countries and more than 400 cities as of November 2023.
The Icon’s front headlight is mounted pretty low to the ground — just above the front wheel — so it provides some, but not great, visibility in darker conditions. I did like the rear brake lights, which are nicely integrated into the rear of the Icon’s frame. Razor’s mechanism for folding the Icon is pretty simple and foolproof. You loosen and then pull a small lever at the base of the downtube to unlock the handlebars, which then swing down and lock into the stored position. It feels a lot more secure than on scooters which require you to latch the handlebars to the rear fender. Some 20 years ago, Razor invented the scooter craze with its simple, iconic aluminum scooter that quickly became an icon during the dot-com boom.
In some countries and markets, the Bird app operates by crediting your account before the ride, and one of the predefined amounts that it might credit is $20. If you believe you will not use a portion razor moped scooter of that amount, you can contact Bird’s support team and ask for a refund. According to Bird’s rental agreement section 1.12, you may be held responsible for any damages in the case of an accident.
Whether it was from the noise or from the recalcitrance of an 8-year-old, Chase didn’t always come back to his dad when asked. With its twist-grip acceleration control and hand-operated rear brake, the E300 HD puts power and control in your hands. Check out the Bird map to find out exactly where Bird scooters operate. However, you can choose to preload your account with funds and deduct the cost of the ride from that balance. Lime chargers (also known as juicers) have reported making between $10 and $15 per hour on average.
The all-new design and all-steel construction make the Razor Black Label E100 electric scooter a solid and stylish ride. While there are many products out there, choose Razor, a brand America knows and trusts. With speeds up to 15mph, wider tires, and steely-gray profile, your ride just got way more interesting. There may be custom firmware packs and installs available for privately-owned Bird scooters, but increasing the speed of a rental Bird scooter will typically not be feasible, nor recommended.
And like our commuter and high-performance picks, we pored over reviews from parents where accessible. Thanks to its dual 250-watt motors, the Unagi Model One Voyager powers up hills with aplomb, zipping along twice as fast as other scooters with just a single motor. Using both motors (you can opt to use just one) causes the battery life to drop significantly lower than the scooter’s advertised 20-mile range. The vast majority of electric scooters are designed to travel at speeds of 15 miles per hour. Others can go even faster — we’ve seen (and rode) models that exceed 30 MPH — but here, you’re getting into a gray area when it comes to state motor vehicle laws and regulations.
Commuter scooters don’t need to be the fastest things around, but it helps if they can manage at least 15 MPH for a sustained time so that you’re not holding up anyone in the bike lane. Extra features like headlights, reflectors and available speedometer also factored into our commuter picks. To be sure, its actual range is a good deal less than its advertised range of 40 miles, especially when you’re cruising up hills, but was plenty long enough to get us around for a week without recharging. You can also use the Niu app to customize the Kqi3 Max’s ride, and even lock it.