Hi all - If you'd like some advice on how to set up a website so that the Yahoo group and everything else is included, just let me know - or you can use a few...
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sant1353
Aug 5, 2010 7:08 pm
Hi everyone! I'm a new member of the group and a proud owner of a brand-new Xootr MG, which arrived from the good people in Scranton just this Monday. I live...
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hplangford
Aug 5, 2010 10:26 pm
Congratulations on your new scooter. I don't think a Xootr would be allowed as carry-on. I have taken Xootrs on a domestic US flight twice -- first in a large...
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Perry Fletcher
periwinkledf...
Aug 6, 2010 12:59 am
hey Vivek, We flew via a domestic airline from Sacramento,CA to/from Newark,NJ with connecting flights and my Xootr Ultra was allowed on-board as carry-on....
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Firdaus Mat Nayan
b3n1tora
Aug 6, 2010 3:02 am
Hi, Do you guys think it worst it to purchase the Xootr carry bag or just get ourself others brand. Thanks....
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maskedmarvelswat
maskedmarvel...
Aug 11, 2010 4:34 pm
I've been thinking about the best solution for flying with a scooter. I can't handle the uncertainty of not knowing whether I'm allowed to take my scooter on...
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powershrimp
Aug 11, 2010 7:44 pm
You can always take a Xootr as a carry-on item and give it to the flight attendant to store it with the fragile items. Nobody has ever been rejected....
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nycewheels
Aug 11, 2010 7:54 pm
Its not a really big problem to make a lighter, more compact scooter as long as there are enough customers willing to pay for it. Spacecraft type materials,...
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maskedmarvelswat
maskedmarvel...
Aug 11, 2010 9:32 pm
Bert, what if you could make the selling point that not only is this the world's lightest adult scooter, it is also the only one that will fit in your carry-on...
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dorlene
Aug 11, 2010 10:17 pm
I'm willing, Bert. Let's get started! Dorlene...
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maskedmarvelswat
maskedmarvel...
Aug 12, 2010 2:40 pm
How do you ask for this? Do you say, "Please put my scooter with the fragile items", or what? Where is the storage space for fragile items on an airplane...
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hplangford
Aug 12, 2010 4:16 pm
I'd love a more easily portable scooter but doubt I'd pay for it. I'm having trouble convincing myself to spend the money for a lighter bike -- because the old...
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maskedmarvelswat
maskedmarvel...
Aug 12, 2010 6:19 pm
You may be right, but then again, not many people took their desktop computers on planes before the laptop computer was invented...And not many people took...
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nycewheels
Aug 12, 2010 8:04 pm
Seems like this is the kick scooter <http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/12/trolley-suitcase-scooter-by-samsoni\ te-and-microscooter-doesnt-do-tailwhips.html>...
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onefastcaddi
Aug 12, 2010 9:07 pm
Can someone measure the platform on their lux for me? Only gives total dimensions on razors site. I"m sorry if this has already been posted- but I did look...
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roybassist
Aug 12, 2010 9:23 pm
... The length of the "footroom"; (the space actually available for your shoe between the folding mechanism and the rear fender/brake) is 13 inches. Width is...
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dorlene
Aug 12, 2010 9:35 pm
For future reference, the following is on the NYCKS home page: "For a comparison of kick scooters suited for adult urban transport click HERE." The HERE link...
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maskedmarvelswat
maskedmarvel...
Aug 12, 2010 10:12 pm
That's neat! Unfortunately, it's not a high performance scooter, due to the tiny wheels. Also, according to this, it repels women: ...
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powershrimp
Aug 13, 2010 12:10 am
On larger planes, they have closets at the front. I keep my suits and duty free bottle purchases there. You can ask the flight attendant to store your scooter...
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powershrimp
Aug 13, 2010 12:20 am
Even at $1000, a titanium/carbon Xootr would pay for itself in a year, given the cost of an MTA pass ($90/month). All scooters are free because they pay for...
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onefastcaddi
Aug 13, 2010 5:48 am
Thank You!...
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maskedmarvelswat
maskedmarvel...
Aug 13, 2010 4:20 pm
Compared with titanium, carbon fiber is 6 times stronger, 3 times lighter, and less expensive: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensile_strength ...
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powershrimp
Aug 14, 2010 1:59 am
Carbon sounds good. Some types of wood composites may also be lighter than metal. Who knows, perhaps organic materials will take over from metal in this...
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hplangford
Aug 14, 2010 1:57 pm
Yes, organic materials might indeed. I really, really want a bamboo bike. Pam...
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rolbud
Aug 23, 2010 4:42 pm
Hi everyone, I'm wondering if anyone else has done any modifications to improve performance of their Xootr MG. I've had mine for about three years: love it...
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JV
jv711
Aug 23, 2010 8:13 pm
cool roll-bud. How about some pictures of your Home Depot mods and Mtn bike bar ends? Although I loved the look of the black xootr MG, I went xootr street,...
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rolbud
Aug 24, 2010 10:08 pm
Thanks, JV. I'll try to post some pictures soon. I've learned that the Achilles heel and associated muscles can get sore/injured if I "flick" my toes at the...
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wireguy1944
Aug 25, 2010 3:44 pm
I installed the 3/8 bolt and put the pin in my pack. Did make a big differance. Thanks for the tip. Gary, a 65 year old Xooter nut from cental Indiana!...
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drzout
Aug 25, 2010 7:06 pm
hello everyone, I am new to the group and new to xootring. Has anyone bought the skoot bag from roadrash-nyc.com? What do you think about it....
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Nate
naturn28
Sep 7, 2010 1:02 am
Hi all Xootr devouts, just have a question regarding some creaking sound on the MG Xootr? I notice a creaking sound after I kick and place the weight of one...
