It’s a shame those micro-scooters didn’t really catch on. Never used one, but they must be pretty handy for getting about, plus quick and you get a bit of exercise.
They’re fine! For children.
Saw a grown man on one of these today wearing a bike helmet with a go pro attached. On the pavement. What a tool
can you get them with a carbon stem?
Once saw a grown women going down the pavement on her scooter while wearing a cycling helmet. I’m all for safety but she looked ridiculous.
Also saw someone commuting on a penny farthing.
What have you got against children you horrific monster?
Yeah, sure, you can get a carbon stem. I actually prefer a Reynolds 725 heat-treated chrome-moly steel set-up. TIG welded of course.
my old boss said when he worked in our other offices, which were split between two building, he’d steal his kid’s scooter and use it to go between meetings.
don’t care how much time it saved, he must have looked a complete fud.
so so gutted that heelys didn’t exist when I was wee. they look amazing.
Went to the Tat Modern when Heelys were at their peak popularity. Loads of pre-teens nailing it down the big slope in the Turbine Hall, having a great time and winding up all the bores
typo or great, great satire (typo)
On a similar (but not directly related) theme how do people feel about people whizzing around a supermarket using the trolley as giant scooter type thing?
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annoying when other people do it but great fun when I do it
Scooters yes, skateboards no
Alright, Alvril Lavigne’s boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend’s friends
There’s no way you step off your micro scooter into your next meeting and command any kind of respect in that room. Just no way.
There are a couple of scooters I see around various parks. One has two places to put your feet, you kind of wiggle from side to side to get it moving. Then there is one with a rocker which you do a see-saw move on to get it going. Seems very pointless. Helmets with mohawks are popular too.
Those tiny quiet skateboards seem fine means of transport. Would die of embarrassment myself obviously but not particularly annoying.
you’d be in the room first due to all the time you saved scooting, and if the film big is anything to go you would probably get a promotion.
what if you leap off the scooter, fold the sofa with a flock of the wrist, then swing the scooter over onto your back (using a strap attached to the scooter) in one seemless, fluid motion?
