iScooter - W8 750W

I see. I typically don't subscribe to the whole brand elitism thing. But I supposed the guy that replied to you wasn't wrong (nor did he mention a specific brand)... Particularly if this is going to be your main means of transportation. Riding at least 4 days a week multiple times a day. You would ideally want something that can take a beating, including getting rained on. Airless honeycomb tires. Fromt or dual suspension. Electronic assisted drum brakes... Basically indestructible...😅 I'm a casual user so I only ride long distance on weekends and maybe only a couple of blocks during the week to shop. I picked up an iscooter W8. It's considered a budget scooter. But it is a hybrid so it's for City and light off-road. It works well in my city's completely neglected sidewalks roads and parking lots. But I'm starting to dislike the idea of air filled tube pneumatic tires.

Do ***not*** buy anything iScooter. Quality-wise we know them as the scrapings from the bottom of the barrel, and their support is known to be terrible to nonexistent. Hiboy are *somewhat* better but their low-end scooters are uncomfortable and not very safe, as they all have solid tires but no suspension on the front fork; they only start being OK above your budget. On a side note, none of these are *manufacturers* - they all import generic scooters from relatively unknown Chinese manufacturers. Only Ninebot/Segway, Niu, Brightway/Navee and a few others make their own scooters. As for suggestions: more info please. In particular, you don't specify a range - we don't know how long the trip to school is. If it's short enough - and keep in mind [the marketing lie factor](https://reddit.com/r/ElectricScooters/wiki/rangespecs) - then a Niu KQi1 or KQi 100 could be a good idea. Whatever you get, keep in mind that the tires must be pumped up to specced pressure more often than many people think - ideally weekly. A cheap bicycle pump *with a manometer* works well for this, otherwise they sell electric inflators that are more practical.

$300 wont buy even a decent scooter, must less a good one. If that is the price point you are working with, I would recommend checking the used market. I have ridden Gotrax, iScooter, Segway and eMove scooters, among others. Gotrax was complete garbage, the iScooter was decent, the Segway was built like a tank. I have mixed feelings about eMove Cruisers, which is my current ride. On the one hand the suspension is phenomenal, as is the range. But the tires, brakes and other bits haven’t lasted very long. I don’t have a ton of miles on mine, I right now need to replace both tires, possibly the brake calipers and one of the brake lines snapped for no apparent reason.