It’s a bit more expensive, ($1500 USD) but If u were interested in the Apollo Go or City, then look at the Nami Super Stellar. It’s 60lbs, reaches 38mph on turbo mode, has really good suspension, pretty good range as well. Pushing it even in turbo mode I’ve gotten around 25 miles out of 1 charge. I have 2k miles on mine since I got it in May of this year and it’s still doing good
Hmmm, not gonna lie, the closet I know with those specs, with decent water resistance is probably the Nami Super stellar. Only issue it’s about 10 lbs overweight. But pretty portable. And you can buy your own foldable handlebars.
The regular Stellar falls short of your preferred speed, but it’s only 5 lbs overweight.
Other than that, it’s gonna be pretty hard finding the perfect scooter for those specs.
Also, tire change speed usually comes with experience. At least you’re in control of that. I never paid for someone to change my scooter tire, only to blast it with air after I install it ($5 or less if I couldn’t do it myself). Mind you it’s my first tubeless setup.
If you care about having something that’s high quality and easy to repair, I would check out the Nami super stellar. I got mine about a month ago and I have 400 miles on it. I would have even more, but it rained for like 2 weeks straight so I wasn’t able to ride.
I would not go fir gotrax, especially for $2000. You can do so much better for that amount of money. I have a Nami Super Stellar and with its 25Ah battery riding it moderatley, I’ve never ran the battery out after multiple rides without charge, or even one really long ride. I rode 28 miles in one go and I got home with 34% left on the battery riding moderately to even a little more aggressively. It has a top speed of 35mph, of which I almost never use because 30mph is fast enough and uses less battery. In my opinion this scooter is super versatile because it gives you the choice between balls to the walls performance, still with decent range. Or you can slow it down to 25-28mph and get way more range out of the thing. It was $1,599, so you’d be able to save a little cash too. The Nami Klima is the bigger brother for $2000. The thing about the Klima is that it’s more powerful, faster, and about 20lbs heavier, but still has the same 25Ah battery so range will be less than the Super Stellar. You can get the Klima Max with a 30Ah battery but that’s about $2400, so it’s a fair amount over your budget. I also can appreciate that Nami has tons of parts available on WyrdRyds website where you buy it from, and everything is insanely easy to replace. For reference I’ve ridden my super stellar over 250 miles and there isn’t even a hint of anything going wrong. Hope this helps!
I would HIGHLY suggest Nami. I just got the lower end model, the Super Stellar and it’s amazing. Built to just as high quality standards as the Burn E. I would go for the Klima/Klima Max, or the Burn-E2 Max.
Yeah I thought speed wasn't going to be much for me as I wanted better acceleration. After owning a Nami Super Stellar, which is a mini Klima, I can see how/why people want to go 50-60mph. It makes a huge difference when you're on a really stable platform with really good suspension. You won't be phased going 40mph on the Klima because of how smooth and comfortable it is with the adjustable KKE hydraulic suspension. 40mph is definitely enough speed, and even with that being said, I rarely travel at my 35mph top speed just because it isn't necessary most of the time. It's not that its scary, these scooters are incredibly stable, even going downhill at 42mph. I would definitely go for the Klima, save yourself about 2k and you wont be disappointed. But personally I'd spend the extra \~$300 and go for the Klima Max, just so you can get that extra boost in range since your budget is 4k anyway. Also as batteries drain, you get less performance, so you'll get more performance for longer with the 30Ah battery, versus the 25Ah in the base model.
I saw someone mention Nami, and I completely agree. I love my Nami, and I love not having to connect an app even just to record my trip, or the miles of the scooter. You can just use the app to set the scooter up, and then never use it again. However… With my old NIU scooter, there were features that you just wouldn’t be able to use without the app. For example, the most important feature (to me) that I think blows that it requires the app. The electronic locking.. I would be able to hold the power button on the scooter for 5 seconds and it would lock the scooter so if anyone tried to move it the E-brake would engage, and it would start beeping. I used this in conjunction with a physical lock. But without your phone, you wouldn’t be able to unlock the scooter again. Some other more useless features that maybe you might care about would be scooter mileage, trip miles, or a battery percentage. Most low-end commuters don’t tell you the percentage on the screen, just bars or dots representing 10-20%. So if you want to know the specific percent, you have to use the app. I don’t know how much you care about any of those features, but it’s worth mentioning.
Perfect Scooter does exist and it’s called the Nami Klima ! A Nami Stellar or Super Stellar sounds though like it is more up your alley as far as weight sizeetc! My spouse has the Super Stellar and it rides like an absolute dream! I have a Klima, but would love a Burn E 3. It’s like gliding on a cloud, you can literally ride it with similar physics and mechanics of skiing or snowboarding. Incredible piece of engineering! If you want speed and agility that’s super light I’d give the Apollo Go a Go! Probably the closest you will get!
Came here to say this! Yeah the Nami Stellar or Super Stellar are great options! My spouse rides along with me on my Klima and it keeps up just fine with it! It’s quick comfortable and noticeably more compact compared to the Klima!
I have no big complaints with my Nami. I'm not thrilled with how the regen breaking functions, but that feature that can be disabled and doesn't make a huge difference.
I'm also in Seattle and my first scooter, a Segway Max G2, would not cut it. When I was commuting downtown I had to plan my routes very carefully. A hill right by my house would cause it to stop and roll backward unless I put my foot down. That was rated 1000W peak.
With the NAMI I can just go right up the steepest hills downtown and keep up with car traffic. It will climb stuff so steep I can barely stand on it, and I'm 220lbs.
I used to plan every route with Google Maps using bike mode, and paid close attention to the slopes. What was most frustrating is that all around, cars are driving 30-35 in 25 zones, and on a moderate grade (for instance 25th Ave from 55th St to 75th St) my scooter was limited to about 14MPH in 22MPH Sport mode. It's not safe to ride around the parked cars in the right lane, and I had people passing me in the oncoming lane. It's a very unsafe situation. Being able to maintain 25 at least keeps them behind me.
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