04-24-2023, 04:31 PM
I took one of Neuron's scooters out for a ride today. Route went down Duke, over Cedar Hill, and over the rail overpass on Stirling.
The scooter had a tough time getting up Cedar in the designated bike lane, would not be able to make it up under its own power and had to foot pump a bit to get it up the hill.
Detected that I was riding on the sidewalk when in the middle of a traffic lane at a couple points.
The app then "reminded" me not to park on the grass, despite all of the other scooters at my drop off point parked in the grass boulevard between the street and the sidewalk, instead of in the middle of the sidewalk like I was supposed to. There really needs to be dedicated parking space put aside for parking so it's obvious where the drop off points are supposed to be.
I also found it difficult to take my hand off the handlebars in order to signal traffic movements properly.
Would I use again? Probably not. I own a bike which has bigger wheels and a smoother ride, and transit is cheaper.
The scooter had a tough time getting up Cedar in the designated bike lane, would not be able to make it up under its own power and had to foot pump a bit to get it up the hill.
Detected that I was riding on the sidewalk when in the middle of a traffic lane at a couple points.
The app then "reminded" me not to park on the grass, despite all of the other scooters at my drop off point parked in the grass boulevard between the street and the sidewalk, instead of in the middle of the sidewalk like I was supposed to. There really needs to be dedicated parking space put aside for parking so it's obvious where the drop off points are supposed to be.
I also found it difficult to take my hand off the handlebars in order to signal traffic movements properly.
Would I use again? Probably not. I own a bike which has bigger wheels and a smoother ride, and transit is cheaper.