FWIW living in Maine has its good parts and its bad parts...the road surface generally doesn't qualify as one of the good ones. Living as I do beside Acadia National Park I also plan to do a lot of riding on the gravel carriage paths that wend their way through some of the most beautiful sections of the park. So when I began investigating kick scooters I had more than a few reservations about narrow urethane wheels. Ultimately I decided to go with the Razor A5 Air because of its larger 8" diameter inflatable tires. As is the case with most things there are pluses and minuses with these wheels. On the plus size the Razor A5 Air gives an amazingly smooth and quiet ride! There are times, in fact, where if you closed your eyes (which you of course should never do on a scooter!) the only way you'd know you were moving would be from the breeze on your face. Bumps and cracks that would prove jarring on a urethane wheeled scooter pass almost unnoticed on the A5 Air! But eyes open or shut if you have much experience on a urethane wheeled kick scooter you would readily notice that this scooter is both slower and harder to push. It also has nowhere near the glide of a urethane wheeled scooter. Long story short on level stretches you do a bit more kicking then gliding. On uphills you really slow down but if you "gear down" by shortening your kick you can get up some fairly steep hills without having to dismount and walk. Downhill speed is also slower but there are still times when I find myself using the fender brake to slow things down a bit and for all but the young and fearless a steep downhill provides more than enough speed. All and all having ridden the A5 Air around 50 miles over a wide variety of surfaces and up and down some pretty steep 6% grades I have been very happy with this scooter. The two somewhat negative characteristics I have encountered are the very low deck, and the somewhat difficult to inflate tires. In an effort to increase of the ease of propelling this scooter Razor has lowered the deck to make kicking easier. On most surfaces this is no big deal. Small obstacles can be cleared by simply lifting the front wheel just before reaching the hole or bump. TH-cam overflows with videos explaining how to do this. The problem comes when encountering what we here in Maine call "frost heaves" which are fairly wide humps in the pavement caused by freezing conditions in the winter. Lifting the front wheel will simply not keep you from scraping when attempting to cross over one of these. And at speed you could easily wind up crashing and injuring yourself...so keep a sharp eye out for these kind of bumps. The second problem as to do with inflating the tires to 60 pounds pressure. The valve stems used to inflate the tires come out of the rim at a sharp angle which makes it difficult to attach the pump head to them. This is not due to sloppy design, but rather because if the stems came out in the normal manner they would catch on the frame members. There are several excellent TH-cam videos explaining the technique to get around this problem so I won't attempt it as it's nearly impossible to do so without photos or illustrations. I will say, however, that putting air in the tires is a great deal easier using an air compressor as the small metal pump head allows much easier access than the far bulkier heads found on bicycle tire pumps. Happily I own a compressor but if you don't a trip to the local garage will suffice. How important is it to pump the tires up to the recommended 60 psi? Very! In fact I have a hunch that a lot of the folks complaining about the A5 Air are doing so because of under inflated tires causing a huge drop in glide and speed as well as requiring much more kicking force. Summed up I would give this scooter high marks. It is built out of quality materials, offers a smooth, quiet, rattle free ride and does so at a very affordable price. It folds up quickly to a package so small that you don't need to put it in the trunk of your car, you simply stash it on the back seat. Perhaps the best thing of all is that that after years and years of saddle sores, sore wrist and neck, and painful knees, I rode 6.5 miles yesterday through hilly country and have not one bit of soreness in my body...and I'm 75!
I do like my A5 Air also for most riding conditions - it goes over rough surfaces with a breeze and on pavement that is not totally smooth, it is way more comfortable. The only downside is keeping the tires inflated up to 60 psi, they hold the pressure for a couple of weeks though.
@@rosiemoto3052 inflating the tires can be a little tricky but there is a video on this platform with some advice. You should get a bicycle pump with a gauge to read the pressure. Happy scootering.
The thing to watch for on amazon is products being swapped and the reviews not matching. Be sure to show only the reviews for what you're buying. Also try searching for the sku on ebay, you can sometimes get a hell of a deal.
I ordered one used just in case I end up not liking it, less money lost, and the scrapes it already has, chances are I'll end up scraping it up just the same in time anyway. I'd say half price used ain't too bad.
@@rosiemoto3052 I bought 3 light stands and a tripod that way. Both were good as new. Often the used items I priced higher than the new items which makes no damn sense...
For me on bumpy unsmooth cracked up sidewalks, the Razor A is plain scary the whole ride; nearly every bump feels like a possible fling over the handlebars. I had a generic 8" wheel'd scooter before and yeah I'd say it's definitely safer; I've hit rocks and things and it would wake me up for sure, but the scooter never fell. I'm hoping the A5 Air will be a more similar experience to how bicycle tires feel, and although the Air's tires are smaller I believe, I hope it'll handle the bumps and things better.
FWIW living in Maine has its good parts and its bad parts...the road surface generally doesn't qualify as one of the good ones. Living as I do beside Acadia National Park I also plan to do a lot of riding on the gravel carriage paths that wend their way through some of the most beautiful sections of the park. So when I began investigating kick scooters I had more than a few reservations about narrow urethane wheels. Ultimately I decided to go with the Razor A5 Air because of its larger 8" diameter inflatable tires. As is the case with most things there are pluses and minuses with these wheels. On the plus size the Razor A5 Air gives an amazingly smooth and quiet ride! There are times, in fact, where if you closed your eyes (which you of course should never do on a scooter!) the only way you'd know you were moving would be from the breeze on your face. Bumps and cracks that would prove jarring on a urethane wheeled scooter pass almost unnoticed on the A5 Air! But eyes open or shut if you have much experience on a urethane wheeled kick scooter you would readily notice that this scooter is both slower and harder to push. It also has nowhere near the glide of a urethane wheeled scooter. Long story short on level stretches you do a bit more kicking then gliding. On uphills you really slow down but if you "gear down" by shortening your kick you can get up some fairly steep hills without having to dismount and walk. Downhill speed is also slower but there are still times when I find myself using the fender brake to slow things down a bit and for all but the young and fearless a steep downhill provides more than enough speed. All and all having ridden the A5 Air around 50 miles over a wide variety of surfaces and up and down some pretty steep 6% grades I have been very happy with this scooter. The two somewhat negative characteristics I have encountered are the very low deck, and the somewhat difficult to inflate tires. In an effort to increase of the ease of propelling this scooter Razor has lowered the deck to make kicking easier. On most surfaces this is no big deal. Small obstacles can be cleared by simply lifting the front wheel just before reaching the hole or bump. TH-cam overflows with videos explaining how to do this. The problem comes when encountering what we here in Maine call "frost heaves" which are fairly wide humps in the pavement caused by freezing conditions in the winter. Lifting the front wheel will simply not keep you from scraping when attempting to cross over one of these. And at speed you could easily wind up crashing and injuring yourself...so keep a sharp eye out for these kind of bumps. The second problem as to do with inflating the tires to 60 pounds pressure. The valve stems used to inflate the tires come out of the rim at a sharp angle which makes it difficult to attach the pump head to them. This is not due to sloppy design, but rather because if the stems came out in the normal manner they would catch on the frame members. There are several excellent TH-cam videos explaining the technique to get around this problem so I won't attempt it as it's nearly impossible to do so without photos or illustrations. I will say, however, that putting air in the tires is a great deal easier using an air compressor as the small metal pump head allows much easier access than the far bulkier heads found on bicycle tire pumps. Happily I own a compressor but if you don't a trip to the local garage will suffice. How important is it to pump the tires up to the recommended 60 psi? Very! In fact I have a hunch that a lot of the folks complaining about the A5 Air are doing so because of under inflated tires causing a huge drop in glide and speed as well as requiring much more kicking force. Summed up I would give this scooter high marks. It is built out of quality materials, offers a smooth, quiet, rattle free ride and does so at a very affordable price. It folds up quickly to a package so small that you don't need to put it in the trunk of your car, you simply stash it on the back seat. Perhaps the best thing of all is that that after years and years of saddle sores, sore wrist and neck, and painful knees, I rode 6.5 miles yesterday through hilly country and have not one bit of soreness in my body...and I'm 75!
Great to hear, I hope you do a good review of the scooter and your experience .
I do like my A5 Air also for most riding conditions - it goes over rough surfaces with a breeze and on pavement that is not totally smooth, it is way more comfortable. The only downside is keeping the tires inflated up to 60 psi, they hold the pressure for a couple of weeks though.
Thanks for the feedback! I can't wait for mine to arrive.
@@rosiemoto3052 inflating the tires can be a little tricky but there is a video on this platform with some advice. You should get a bicycle pump with a gauge to read the pressure. Happy scootering.
This one seems nice. It has nice wide tires and would probably absorb the bumps better. Hopefully it rides as good as it looks!
We'll see! I should have it within a week.
The thing to watch for on amazon is products being swapped and the reviews not matching. Be sure to show only the reviews for what you're buying.
Also try searching for the sku on ebay, you can sometimes get a hell of a deal.
I ordered one used just in case I end up not liking it, less money lost, and the scrapes it already has, chances are I'll end up scraping it up just the same in time anyway. I'd say half price used ain't too bad.
@@rosiemoto3052
I bought 3 light stands and a tripod that way. Both were good as new. Often the used items I priced higher than the new items which makes no damn sense...
The ones with bigger wheels are safer
For me on bumpy unsmooth cracked up sidewalks, the Razor A is plain scary the whole ride; nearly every bump feels like a possible fling over the handlebars. I had a generic 8" wheel'd scooter before and yeah I'd say it's definitely safer; I've hit rocks and things and it would wake me up for sure, but the scooter never fell. I'm hoping the A5 Air will be a more similar experience to how bicycle tires feel, and although the Air's tires are smaller I believe, I hope it'll handle the bumps and things better.
@@rosiemoto3052 yeah air filled tyres gota be better
the sound of your voice 😺
Will you do videos with the scooter like you did with the bike?
I would, but because of privacy issues I can't do those types of things anymore. :(
Girl, you need to make ASMR videos. Just saying...