Boosted is launching a scooter next week too: https://boostedboards.com/coming-soon/scooter/
Bird One Scooter – Pre-Order
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Re: Bird One Scooter – Pre-Order
#142This is too expensive for what I need to commute to work and back. Any other recommendations for electric bikes/scooters/boards?
The Micro Merlin is $799: https://www.microkickboard.com/micro-merlin
RAD Power bikes are reasonably priced, but a bit more at $1499 for a RadCity: https://www.radpowerbikes.com/products/radcity-electric-comm...
Re: Bird One Scooter – Pre-Order
#143Or if you're a hacker you can buy one at auction for almost nothing.
https://hackaday.com/2018/12/07/liberating-birds-for-a-cheap...
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#144This is a weird offering for an individual purchase. Look at the unique features: 1. Non folding stem: Adds durability for a rental, but the super quick fold is a huge part of the appeal of a scooter, because it means you can easily take it with you on the train, put it in the trunk of a car, or store it under your desk. If you didn't care about compactness, you'd probably buy an e-bike. 2. Huge battery: Adds to the…
I own a Xiaomi Mi m365 scooter that I use daily for commutes around downtown Denver and while it's lighter than this bird, it is by no means lightweight. It won't fit under a desk. It attracts funny looks if I bring it into a business or restaurant, and locking it up on the street is annoying and time-consuming. Even when it's folded and locked up, people try to steal it. The Bird One marketing document doesn't reall…
>If it's stolen you look up its GPS location and the police help you get it back.
Do your police do that?
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#145$1299??? Apart from the GPS and "Free Rides Package" and "Bird Service Center", what's the value added? I could just get a Segway Ninebot ES4 for less than $800?
$800 for a Segway Ninebot ES4??? You could upgrade to a Bird for only $600 more. /s
Of course I wouldn't spend that kind of money for either a scooter or whatever the hell the Ninebot wants to call itself.
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#146Earlier quoted context omitted.
3. If you leave it parked outside a place, people will assume it's part of the shared fleet or "force ride" it without unlocking while it beeps the whole way.
Or if you leave it parked outside, people can rent it and you make money... :) Ala Tesla auto driving fleet
And then never get it back...?
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#147Earlier quoted context omitted.
3. If you leave it parked outside a place, people will assume it's part of the shared fleet or "force ride" it without unlocking while it beeps the whole way.
Or if you leave it parked outside, people can rent it and you make money... :) Ala Tesla auto driving fleet
So Bird is unable to recoup the costs of buying a scooter from rentals but somehow an individual, paying more for each scooter, and getting a smaller rental share than Bird does, will?
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#148Earlier quoted context omitted.
I own a Xiaomi Mi m365 scooter that I use daily for commutes around downtown Denver and while it's lighter than this bird, it is by no means lightweight. It won't fit under a desk. It attracts funny looks if I bring it into a business or restaurant, and locking it up on the street is annoying and time-consuming. Even when it's folded and locked up, people try to steal it. The Bird One marketing document doesn't reall…
>If it's stolen you look up its GPS location and the police help you get it back. Do your police do that?
I want to know the answer to to this. Must be a nice place to live.
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#149Earlier quoted context omitted.
For auctions [0]? Or hardware [1]? [0] https://www.usa.gov/state-surplus-sales [1] https://www.ebay.com/itm/Durable-Board-Dashboard-bluetooth-M...
For scooters themselves. None of the auctions I've been to physically or online have had any, in a major Northeast metropolitan area.
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#150$1299??? Apart from the GPS and "Free Rides Package" and "Bird Service Center", what's the value added? I could just get a Segway Ninebot ES4 for less than $800?
The GoTrax GXL v2 can be had for less than $300, and the only downside compared to the Segway is slightly less range.