GOTRAX - XR Elite MAX

I just brought the the Gotrax elite Eclispe on Sunday. I love it but it's super heavy at 60 pounds. So I can't take it on the bus. I just brought XR Elite Max today. It weighs 30 pounds less and Im only using it to take it to work. It comes next week from Amazon. So far I love Gotrax. I have no problems with their scooters. I still love my Eclispe Ultra. It's just so heavy. 

I've owned a good number of scooters: Segway GT2 (nothing in 2 years) Gotrax XR Ultra (nothing in 5 years!) Razer e90 (nothing for 4 years, barely used though and battery life is shorter) Dualtron Victor (brakes issue, barely used) Emove Cruiser (brakes issues, throttle issue, several tire issues, fender issues, motor down on power, 6 years owned)

I used to ride a GOTRAX commuter scooter every day, and the biggest problem was how fast everything started rattling and getting loose. The folding mechanism got wobbly pretty quick, and the ride just got rougher and rougher the more I used it. For like casual weekend rides it's totally fine, but for actually commuting on it daily? It didn't hold up nearly as well as I was hoping. The cheap price is why people go for them, but the tradeoff is you end up spending way more time fixing stuff than you really want to !!!

Honestly, a lightweight used regular old bike. Second would be a lighter e-scooter. I had a POS over priced go tracks that was way top heavy.. But it made it the mile to my bus more enjoyable. Bought it during covid, but even with the higher prices and less choices, I got 1,000 miles out of it. Had to carry to the second story for over a year..

Extremely cheap and "higher quality" do not got together here...but for 2.5 miles if you spend $500 you will be all set. Avoid the parts bin temu/amazon crap. It will not last. NIU or ninebot or navee. Either one will be fine for a rather short ride. My job is 6 miles away. At one point I had a go trax and I could get there in like 18 min....i do not recommend go trax though. You best bet is one the "N" brands.