I addressed that, you simply cant just buy slower scooters with more range, companies upgrade the speed, power, battery and suspension all at once. Dual motors mean better traction on acceleration, thats a safety feature, when a powerful single motor can spin and slide on wet or muddy terrain. Larger tires offer more comfort and stablity, there are many benefits to having a higher performance scooter than the top speed alone. Why would OP not want a more capable scooter for almost the same price? Many people like myself bought a basic scooter that barely suits their needs, only to find that they enjoy riding it and want more power and speed down the line when their skills improve. You can limit the power and speed on a faster scooter if you want, but you cant magic more oomph out of a basic scooter. I ended up selling that first scooter at a loss, because thats how it is with used stuff, just trying to save a new rider from making the same mistake.
You can get a teverun blade gt2 for $1600, I have 4000 miles on mine, great scooters. You may not need a 52mph top speed but its nice to have to grow into as your riding skills improve. They have great kke hydraulic shocks for a smooth ride, and come with a steering damper, which is required safety equipment IMO for anything that goes faster than 30mph.
Segway is pretty overpriced for what they are, and the range they have is pretty low, parts and tires size are proprietary so you have to buy from Segway for big money. Ive absolutely beat the crap out of my teverun, even broken bones in crashes on it, replace a brake lever that got ripped off, and its good to ride again.
I wanted a scooter that could hit 50+mph, so that when the battery gets low I can still maintain 45mph to stay in front of the traffic on 35mph roads, but I needed one weighing less than 100lbs so I could manage carrying it up a flight of stairs. There are very few scooters capable of 50+, at <100lbs, its a nearly perfect scooter for my needs.
Its either the same weight or 15lbs less, depending on which figure you trust for the weight of the gt2, 12 mph slower and only runs 10in tires. 10in tires are a dealbreaker to me, the size of the tire is the most limiting factor for scooters, 11 to me is the bare minimum if you plan to go faster than say 30mph. That extra inch will make a huge difference in comfort and stability, plus PMT tires upgrade a scooter to such a degree that I veiw scooters that cant fit them as being effectively handicapped. Though I think there might be 10in pmts by now, I havent checked.
I would recommend buying PMT stradale tires and a wider handlebar, swap those in from the get go. Its nearly a perfect scooter, just those parts have to go. The stock tires are closer to car tires and they have a squared off profile, so when you lean in a turn only the corner edge of the tire is touching the ground and its much more likely to skid. I race my scooter at Intro 2 Speed events and I cant go back to stock tires, they just suck too much. With the rounder profile on the PMTs, in a lean you have more tire touching the ground than you do on a straight, I found that even with the powerful motors on the blade, once I set my lean angle I could full throttle through the apex without losing traction. Feels incredible shooting through that apex at full blast.
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I purchased it from teverun's offical online store about a week ago. I recall both the black and yellow versions were in stock at the time, hoping this helps you. 🤗
I'm biased towards Teverun partly cause Superscoots is very good about their warranty. But I live in Canada where they're based out of. If you're in the US idk if there's a better place
I replaced 90% of my car with my G3. It’s light enough to go on public transit and at 28 mph I have made it to work running late several times. If you are seriously thinking about replacing your car the G3 would be a good option. You can also look into Teverun, Kaabo or Dualtron etc but those are heavy and more expensive
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