SegwayNinebot ES2 Electric Kick Scooter, Lightweight and Foldable, Upgraded Motor Power, Dark Grey Large

Got the scooter a few days ago and put it together yesterday. It was very nicely packed and was easy to assemble. All that was required was to bolt on the steering bar onto the stem after plugging in the small electric wire. The scooter is smooth and sleek looking. It charged to 100% within about 3 hours. It shows the % on the digital display.After that i downloaded and registered the Ninebot app from the Google Playstore and opened it. I turned on my phone's Bluetooth and then turned on the scooter. Like the booklet said, the scooter started to seek out its BT target and easily matched up my phone. Once that was done I upgraded the firmware via the app. The mileage on the app is km and i could not find how to switch it to miles.Then i played with the under light settings and i must admit that this is beyond cool! I will only have them on at night though because i am sure they drain the battery. You can also turn off the rear light on the app. The front light is turned on by a click in the digital display top of the stem.So then I closed the app and just studied the digital display. It is bright and viewable in direct sunlight. There are 3 speed modes low, medium (white s), and fast (red s). You double click on the digital display screen to move through them. Easy and easy.I like the low, broad, wide floorboard with room to shift feet. I don't like the idea of hard rubber tires and never did, in theory, but they are not as hard as i imagined.Suspension is on the front fork and back mid platform. The scooter is reasonably light. I had no problem carrying it and putting it in my car. The folding feature is easy to engage aka easy to open and close.The ride: i rode it around on a variety of concrete surfaces in low speed, averaging 10mph to get a feel for the scooter's handling. The tires aren't horrible and the handling and turning of the scooter are quite nimble. Of course I slowed down at some big cracks in the pavement but the scooter easily traversed them.The ergonomics of the scooter felt comfortable for me, a short person. The throttle wasnt real twitchy and that is fine for me as I don't like twitchy.Same with the brakes. I let off the throttle then gently pressed on the brake paddle and the brake engaged without being too jumpy. I am not much for the notion of using the rear press brake so i was glad that the front brake did not feel like it was going to toss me off. Nice gentle slow down.The lighting in front and rear plus the "light show" underneath are awesome. I bought a bell and have yet to figure out a rear view mirror but am working on that.All in all i like this scoot and really like not having to worry about getting a flat. It is worth the "road feel ride". You do feel the suspension in the front which is a plus and the ride just feels flexible on the platform.The app is easy to use and has some fun features. I enjoy looking at photos from worldwide riders and tracking my miles. I don't ride with it open but if it's on it will track my ride. I do admit to playing with the lights in the living room while watching tv!At some point I will get the extra battery for sure. I have read many reviews and seen some bad things re error codes, etc. I just hope my scoot holds up. I will likely add the extra insurance just to be safe.If you want a user friendly app based scooter to commute on or just have fun on, I strongly recommend this one.This is my basic run around ride to the grocery store scooter. It can be locked to the bike rack or wheeled around in the big grocery cart. It is light enough to cart in the car for glides in the park. For longer rides and exploration I am saving up for a big brother Max.Try to not let negative reviews dissuade you. Every, and I mean every, scooter brand that i looked at has lemons. I had to move through this reality in order to work up to buying any of them.Get the extra buyer protection and note the manufacturer's warrenty and you should be ok.I got the bell, a good helmet, and the Ninebot bag that hangs on the front stalk. I now get more excited about scooter riding than cycling.At 65 it is never too late to take up a new passion. The kids in my neighborhood follow me around and i have got a few others thinking about buying a scooter.The ES2 is a good basic scooter plus you can increase range, but not top speed, with the extra battery. And oh how beautiful those lights!2021 Update: I am on my 2nd ES2 after my 1st got stolen. I did order and try the seat but found it uncomfortable and plus I was unable to stand on the scooter once it was installed. I have also added another longer range, bigger wheeled scooter to my stable. Not a Max but better. Even with that, there is still something sweet about this ES2. They are becoming scarce so get an ES4 if you want one and can't find one. It is just the ES2 with the long range battery, which I will add at some point. I hope mine keeps running for a long time. Just sweet, easy to fold, lightweight, no chance of flats, cool lights! Love it!Update 2022:I have found a way to switch over to miles versus kilometers in the app. Go to settings and explore. Also, by adjusting the front and rear shock tension you can smooth out the ride. Happy scooting!

This scooter is perfect for me. I've had it for over 100 days and I've ridden it for over 200 miles and love it. It does exactly what I wanted, and seems to be fairly durable.I'm a 230 pound male who often carries textbooks and laptops with me, so I'm impressed with how well the scooter is able to handle the weight.Extremely easy to fold up and bring with me into stores and shops. My smaller female friend would struggle to carry it consistently, but for me it's fairly easy and you can also always push it as well.Its range maxes out at 8 miles for me (despite saying that it has a 15 mile range in the app - I assume this is due to my weight and me riding it at max speed most of the time), but I can easily bring it with on city buses, which increases its range immensely.The usual speed is about 10mph for me, getting up to 15 on slightly down-sloped areas and up to 18mph down a hillThe scooter struggles up hills, even on the max speed mode (and refuses to go up them if not on max speed mode), but is generally still faster than walking.If you hit a bump in the road, the shocks are not great and the scooter will make a loud clack sound that may disturb others around you, so try to ride on smoother roads or learn to hop over sidewalk height changes.Kickstand is also very loud and will make a clack noise when put up (not down).It's not ideal over snow and ice, but also doesn't immediately cause you to slip and fall. I live in a place where it snows but plowing is good, and it has been able to handle the patches of snow (I've never fallen), but is clearly a little more unstable on them.App works great. Has a guard mode that forces the scooter to stay on, but it only locks the wheels and beeps a little if it starts being ridden. (It would be very easy for someone to just pick up and walk away with it, even with guard mode on.) So I recommend locking it down if you're going to leave it outside.App allows you to change the lighting effect and colors, set your max speed, set a charging limit (to save battery life over time), set the imperial/metric system, toggle whether it goes into cruise mode and set the energy recovery amount (I don't quite know what this does yet). It also allows you to track a trip which uses up a little more battery but does GPS tracking along the trip, showing you where you went fast or slow, how far you went, and how long the trip was. I really with the trip feature also showed you how much scooter battery the trip used up so you could better plan future trips, but it does not.They also updated the app while I've had it, so it's unlikely it's going away soon. Also, the scooter doesn't need the app to run, so even if some day this company goes out of business, your scooter will likely still work despite being tied to the app.