Hotter, More Cross BunnyIf you own a mobility scooter please tell me about it and what I should look for.
surdfishBonus Puppy definitely warrants a closer look. I worry those wheels look a bit flimsy...trade-off for a portable and fold-downable ride.
I'm not in the market for a 4-wheeler yet, but I've been daydreaming about an electric bike that resembles my childhood whip--banana seat & ape hangers...low to the ground, so my rickety ass doesn't have far to fall ;)
Good luck out there, HCB ✌️❤️🔥
This might be why I'm drawn to orange ones. With a black racing stripe.
Mad Engineering@HCBunny The radmobile. 
fan boy 🪭Oh, shit yes. I see dudes at physical therapy getting them out of the trunk for their wives. A TRUNK!
And, you know, maybe you don't know shit about poor mobility or the need for a mobility scooter, but if you can't boost this post you may rethink that. You might think again. Got some mobility issues there, I think. Ferfuckssake.
KimThank you! They are expensive and I don't want to waste money!
They are. I'm in "sometimes I use a cane" mode. Who knows what's around the corner. 👩🦼
I've bern using the cane for almost ten years. I should have recognized when I could no longer stand I'd need something else.
Lisa 🦔@HCBunny I’m an occasional cane user, but I’m an elder caregiver so… I’ve been around them a lot. A few things to be aware of just off the top of my head:
• Look into used/refurbished. We have two places near us that sell new but also have stock that they’ve refurbished and sell with a comparable-to-new warranty.
• The lightweight collapsible ones are great, but make sure the battery is hella easy to get to and remove. That’s could make a big weight difference for getting it in and out of the car. I can manage it with the battery installed, but a friend with less upper body strength struggles without first pulling the battery. Also makes it easier to pull the LiOn battery for safe charging.
• Be extremely cautious around ramps. Nearly every single one of the lightweight/portable scooter or power chairs I’ve seen is a tipping hazard, and I’ve seen it happen several times. It absolutely does not take much speed and angle to make you tip backwards, so get in the habit of leaning forward whenever you anticipate an angle change like that.
• Very few of them are weather rated, so getting caught outside in a quick rainstorm could void your warranty.
• Paved surfaces or hard packed grass only. Any kind of remotely loose gravel (or worse, sand) is a nightmare.
• While in a “regular” wheelchair an ambulatory pal could assist if you lose power or just can’t deal anymore, the motorised ones with small wheels just aren’t built for manual assistance beyond manoevering for a few feet.
These aren’t universal issues, but they are REALLY common.
OMG!
This was all SO helpful!
@HCBunny I hope you find one that’s a good fit for what you want!
We have a Jazz Carbon these days, which collapses down like a fancy stroller with a single latch. It’s around 40lbs but the newer models are down to something like ~25lbs.
Forgot to mention this! The thing I like about the chair vs scooter style is that with the chair you don’t have to have your arms lifted the whole time you’re driving. Because that shit gets old when you’re out and about all day.
@mycrowgirl
Oh, yeah. I couldn't even consider anything not a chair.
Oh, yeah. I couldn't even consider anything not a chair.
@HCBunny (just to clarify in case I muddied things…)
so I mean “chair” as in motorise wheelchair with a joystick to steer and “scooter” as in motorised chair with like scooter/crossbar handles in front for steering.
😅 not like the stand and kick kind of scooter.
Power Chair: https://www.pridemobility.com/jazzy-power-chairs/jazzy-carbon/
Mobility scooter: https://www.pridemobility.com/go-go-travel-mobility/go-go-super-portable/
Megan Lynch (she/her)@HCBunny Haven't owned one, but one thing that occurs to me because it applies to wheelchairs (friend was wheelchair user) and to e-cycles is to scope out the repair places near you - because if at all possible you want to pick a brand/model that a place near you that's competent can fix. So if it were me, I'd scope that out and make a list of brands/models that the repair places say they can easily get parts for yet are not constantly breaking down.
@HCBunny Then you can look at reviews and prices out of that list.
VERY good point.
Moz@HCBunny depending on your needs and budget, an ebike (possibly with more than two wheels) might also go into the comparison list. An upright trike with assist is less stable than a 4 wheel scooter, but also faster, probably cheaper and has longer range.
Similarly, LFP (LiFePo4) batteries are a huge upgrade on lead ones, but you may be better off buying those off AliExpress and DIY'ing because the disability market requirements make things slow to arrive and expensive when they do.