So far i’ve had the SwiftyOne for 4 months and it still rides as good as the first time I jumped on. Some people have been shocked at the £499 price tag but it’s cheaper than you would pay for a good quality bike. Meeting mates is easy, the SwiftyOne works on grass as well so when the sun is beating down and everyone is splayed out on Clapham Common I can easily scoot on over. It’s not just the commute that I use the scooter for. There’s been a few wet mornings when i’ve decided to jump on the bus but my folded Swifty comes with me for the journey home. It’s also light weight so you can take it pretty much anywhere. The SwiftyOne has 16 inch wheels which provide a surprisingly smooth and fast ride. Scooters are legal to ride on the pavement but living in London, pavements are often bumpy and broken. I came across Swifty Scooters when searching for bikes online and after reading the positive reviews, decided to give it a go. Introducing the SwiftyOne, my new method of transport. My commute to work used to be a minefield of car dodging, maneuvering between buses and avoiding those pesky white vans but since I swapped my bike for a scooter I haven’t looked back. The Swifty One Mk3 kick scooter is available at My Bike Shop for S$999.“Scooters are for kids aren’t they?” I’ve received mixed responses since bringing my new scooter into the office but it doesn’t bother me one bit. It may not be the smallest kick scooter around, but it is one of the most comfortable ones you can ride. In all, the Swifty One Mk3 is a quality-made kick scooter and the price is a reflection of that. A kickstand would have been nice as well, but I found it was good enough to just to lean the edge of the handlebar against the wall. But I guess that’s now how they intended it to be used. If they can include a way for you to hold onto it comfortably, that would be great. Swifty says you can roll the One on its front wheels when folded, but it’s rather uncomfortable to do so for extended periods of time. Similarly, it may be a little cumbersome for public transport. When folded it just about edges over a meter length-wise, so smaller cars may struggle. Using the rear brake will take some getting used to, though, if you’re new to this.įolding up the One reduces its footprint slightly, and makes it easy to place it in the boot of the car – but not every car though. The One has both a front V-brake and a rear pedal brake, giving you a little bit more control when you need to slow down quickly. While it doesn’t have a suspension, it can take its fair share of bumps without too much discomfort to yourself, so you can do a little off-road if you have to. So you can park your car on the outskirts of town, pull out the One from the boot, and zip around to your destination in relative comfort without having the headache of hunting for a lot during peak hours. The trade-off, of course, is in the form of weight: 8.3kg, which is light for its size, but might feel a little heavy (it’s not that bad, actually) if you are new to kick scooters and have to bring them around.īut that’s still OK you may feel inclined to persevere given the stability the weight brings, plus it looks as though Swifty has designed it to be ferried around in cars. With its 16-inch wheels, the scooter also feels very stable, and it feels very assuring when you’re travelling at higher speeds. But it is impeccably balanced, and someone like myself who doesn’t quite have the best sense of balance found it very forgiving in that respect. The One isn’t a little scooter by any means.
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