I have a roadrunner and an Ausom. I've had go Trax, I've had a parts bin scooter. Roadrunner is designed in the US and the build quality is superior to any scooter I've had so far. The Ausom is a great scooter. It was $1000 less than the roadrunner and it gets the job done..I have 1200 miles on the roadrunner and I park it for the winter.
Whats the budget Chief ? Do you see it being for fun also. What speed you want...?
Ausom L2 is what i use for my daily 5km commute. Couple thousand km on clock now and no issues. Shes been very dependable ....
I also have a dual motor kukirin G2 Master, thats more for shits n giggles, ripping through forest etc. Also been very reliable and a lot of fun...
I have a slightly more powerful L2.
You'll hit 30 so long as it's above 50% charge. Dip below that and you start teetering on 25. Gods help you if you end up at a stop sign with a slight incline, and you need to go from 0-30 reasonably quickly so that cars coming in from the left don't slam into you where there's no bike lane or side walk to safely get up to speed.
It brought me back and forth a 20 mile round trip with something like 20-30% battery remaining across a hilly ride.
It's less "Fun" than a no suspension, low to the ground scoot, because the suspension and height feels like it deadens the sense of speed. But it will work as a mode of transportation.
At this size and form factor, you want a dual motor setup that can reach 40MPH, not because you WANT to go 40, but because the acceleration characteristics will get you out of road and hill anxiety. Any less, and you feel like you're in a really big car that had it's engine stripped out to some dinky 1.0 Liter 3 piston thing from 2005.
[Or you get a Vmax which apparently has amazing range.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oToTrsM6C_8)
Ausom's pretty big. Borderline not portable for anyone who actually needs to go into shops with it.
L2 Single motor goes 30, but I don't feel the speed so much as I'm conscious of it as a data point when on roads.
More of a cruiser than a nippy ride.
I too have a climber as my daily driver scoot.
I Picked up an EUC, an Aero, mostly because it's significantly smaller while going the same speed and more, once you become confident enough at handling the fact that you only have one wheel and are reliant on your balance.
It'll rip up hills before wind pressure and inclines force me to accelerate slower at 26 MPH, but before that it GOES.
It satisfies the "Go faster" itch by virtue of feeling faster and getting more adrenaline going because of the inherent risk involved, it fits in a gym locker, and you can sit on it while it self balances when you go out and have to stop for pedestrian crossings, or are just sitting in line.
You probably won't even enjoy going 30 on a scooter, TBH. Used to have an Ausom that could, and it felt more sterile than the climber without the fun factor.
I have the L2. The extra 150$ or whatever is totally worth the tiny boost in motor and batter size. Tiny bit faster and farther. Hydraulic vs mechanical discs. Headlight placement is more sensible.
Other than that they are nearly identical.
I'm an Ausom guinea pig. First time escoot. I figure if shit goes belly up I'm out $900.
There were so many damn variables I pretty much said fuck it. I guess my big reason for going this Ausom route is because I was emailing them prior to purchase and got a decent sense of security.
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That being said Ive been having a blast.
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