I know Apollo City has been getting a lot of bad rap lately due to the stem issues, but I talked to them about it and they've indicated that all their stems have been thickened. And as far as they've seen so far, none of the new stems have broken.
I used to have a City and it was a great scooter to ride on for myself. Quite decent speed and range., good suspension, all around solid. Slightly higher than your budget at $1199
[https://apolloscooters.co/products/apollo-city-24](https://apolloscooters.co/products/apollo-city-24)
The stem issues on the Apollo City Pro were limited to certain serial numbers. They recalled all of them. I have >1500 miles on mine and no sight of stem issues. Stay vigilant, obviously, but the risk vs other scooters is fairly overblown.
I too would wait for the Go Stellar if you have the option. It is basically a lighter City Pro, as opposed to the new City 2.0. 75 pounds is a lot of scooter, tbh. The City Pro is hefty at 65.
People on this forum absolutely despise Apollo for a whole host of reasons - the biggest being they advertise to "normies," they were very expensive for the specs on release, and *then* they had QC issues. Every mid-tier scooter - the Segway GT2, the EMove Cruiser, Niu's KQi3 Max etc have all reported stem issues. It makes sense that they have them; novice riders tug on the handlebars, and the growth in power of motors has outpaced the growth in strength of materials on the frame. If you're only paying for the increase power without the increase in stability to keep costs under 2k, this is what you get.
How about the Apollo City on sale for $1099 right now, gets up to 32 mph with a range of about 22 miles. It is IP66 rated so you can ride it in the rain no problem. I'm not sure if this review is the previous iteration of the scooter or the current one:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbBATuFPQB8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbBATuFPQB8)
Another option is the Solar P1 3.0. Goes up to 41.4 mph as tested by ESG with 27.7 mile range:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqLGj5vnDUc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqLGj5vnDUc)
It's currently 20% off, $1040, although that doesn't include the tron lights. But I don't think the tron lights are worth it especially for this scooter. The seat is probably worth it though, at $60. It's only IP64 rated, so it's not sufficient for rain riding. I'd just ride the Inmotion when it rains, and ride the Solar on sunny days.
Otherwise keep saving up more and get like the $2k-3k range scooters, Apollo Phantom/Stellar, GSPACE GTR/ECO, Segway GT3 Pro, or Solar Hyperion RST. Having typed that, I think the latter options may be too big for you, not sure what you mean when you say you need it to fold. Apollo Phantom is 102 lbs, and Phantom Stellar is 109 lbs. Hyperion is the most manageable of the bunch at 110 lbs.
Dont even bother with the Segway if the Apollo city will suit your needs. Apollo city is extremely water resistant to where you have nothing to worry about getting caught in rain or going through puddles. The Segway is nice but id prefer the water resistance rating over the gt1
Look at ninebot g30s. I have beaten the absolute shiiit out of mine and it Is still going very strong. It's actually significantly more durable than my $1.8k Apollo city pro. Just no where near as fun
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