Why I love my TravelScoot

Rhonda wrote to tell us about her day on Tuesday:

I had a great day on my scoot. My regular work day involved parking in the garage and riding the 1/4 mile to the courthouse. Because of the weather, today would have brutal for me without my TravelScoot. I started with an asthma attack as soon as I got out of my car in the garage.

If I had walked that distance afterward someone would have had to call 911 for me as soon as I arrived at the building. My day also included a trip across the street to City Court and back again. I had to make two out-of-the-ordinary trips to my car today (totaling three round-trips), I would never have been able to do that without my scoot. The best part of the day was that I was able to ride my scoot about three city blocks at the hottest part of the day to go to lunch with friends. I wouldn't even have attempted that trip on foot had the weather been cool and clear. The food was less than stellar but the company was good and the trip was great. I can't say that I have regretted my purchase one bit. In fact, for me the value of the scoot far outweighs the cost.

I know I would already have had to quit my job this summer if it were not for my scoot. I love it, I'm having lots of fun with it, but the bottom line is that it is keeping me working.

In the picture (left to right): Elizabeth's hubby Alan, Hardy Huber (TravelScoot inventor), and Rhonda

Georgia's Getting a TravelScoot!

Georgia wrote...

"You're such an enabler. LOL I just ordered the scoot, an extra battery, an
extra belt, the travel set, AND the clips and drink holder from Think King. It's
all your fault and I am so excited. It should all be here in 3 days. I had to
order the heavy duty motor (290 lbs). I assume yours is the same. Does it slow
you down? What are the differences? Georgia"

(NOTE: For all you who have been asking this isn't my sister Georgia.)

Georgia, you don't do things in a small way, now do you? LOL

I'm so glad to hear you're joining the ranks, and I'll happily take the blame for enabling you! I hope you'll send me pictures (elizabeth@ifisher.com) of your adventures too. My TravelScoot has enriched my life, and I know the same is true for the others here, and it's going to be true for you too. Riding it gives me such a feeling of joy, freedom, and independence.

We'll be happy to answer millions of questions, so ask away. I'm not sure what you mean by heavy duty motor. The changes I know that Hardy Huber makes for larger folks is that he puts a non-delay throttle on our scoots, but that just means that when we give it power that it takes off immediately instead of reducing the power for a few seconds. I think the throttle delay is designed to keep skinny people from falling off when they are taking off, but that's just my theory.

Hardy may have given you an 11-tooth motor instead of a 13-tooth motor. He'd be much better at explaining the difference than I am, and why one works better for some than the other, but he does that for some people who are large (but not over 400 lbs), so they have an increased ability to climb inclines. I've heard that it slightly decreases your top speed and total distance, but not significantly. I don't think you're going to be disappointed in the speed. I am impressed with how fast mine will go. I've gotten SEVERAL comments from men in parking lots over how fast I'm able to zip around.

Hardy may have also talked to you about a larger, more reinforced seat that's going to be available soon. He told me he'd be swapping seats out for people who order before he gets the new seats in. I do like the wider seat better.

There is one thing I want to warn you about when you get your scoot and are assembling it. When you go to put the battery on, DO NOT plug it in too hard. The connector you plug together to give it power barely needs to be connected. My hubby connected mine too tight the first time and it took pliers and lubricant to get it apart.

Don't fear assembling it either. The parts hook together like vacuum cleaner wands, where you're fitting a bump on one piece to a circular hole on the other piece. It clicks together and you're done. We were so careful assembling mine, just to be sure we didn't do anything wrong but when I went to Rhonda's house and helped put hers together, we had it together in a couple of minutes. It was so easy. The first thing you'll want to do is to get the battery out and start charging it, so it's ready to go. Mine was already mostly charged, so it didn't take long to be fully charged.

What kind of vehicle will you be carrying it in? And if you don't mind sharing, what part of the world do you live in? It's nice to know where people are from. I'm in Louisiana.

Think King drink holder and hook get gold stars

I attached my Think King cup holder today. Because it's soft and attached with velcro, I had doubts about how well it would stay attached, but I put a full large drink in it and off I scooted to shop in Walmart.

I had no problem removing the drink and putting it back (over and over and over again). The velcro held tight, and the cup holder is the perfect size for me.

As you'll see in the pictures, I've also figured out the best use for the Think King hook -- it holds my keys!

I feel like I've found a good, workable combination for me. I have a small purse with a long strap and I hook that over the handlebars and the purse rests in the fabric caddy. My drink is within easy reach, and so are my keys. I'm also able to leave both items attached when I fold my TravelScoot.

I give the Think King cup holder and hook big gold stars.

The Think King website is at: http://think-king.com/.

Scooter Discussion

There's an interesting discussion going on on the Cruise Critic message boards about scooters that you might enjoy reading. It started off as a post from a woman who is trying to get her hubby to use a scooter, and she says she has a fight on her hands to get him to agree.
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=19844005

There are posts about the TravelScoot in the thread too.

Think King Mighty Buggy Hook

Here's another post about the Think King Mighty Buggy Hook that Cynth told us about. I ordered a pair and wanted to let you see how one looks attached to my TravelScoot.

The velcro holds it tight and it fits beautifully. I also ordered a buggy cup, but I haven't gotten that attached yet. The woman who owns the company is very nice though. She wrote out instructions for how I might be able to attach the cup holder to my scoot. I'll post about that when I try it out.

The hooks are $14.99/pair on her website, at http://www.think-king.com/. I gave Rhonda my second one to try out so we'll see what she has to say once she's had a chance to use it.

I promise this isn't an infomercial! Wonder if I could pull an 18-wheeler with this hook and my scoot? :-)

Drink Tote Bag

From Cynth:

This is a tote my daughter found at Target. it has an insert in the bottom so it holds its shape. It fits nicely in the TravelScoot's basket and holds 6 drinks. We used it at the zoo.

Note from Elizabeth: I saw this at Target too. If I remember correctly, it was in the dollar section.

TravelScoot at the Zoo and Discovery Center

From Cynth:

We went to the zoo today and to the discovery center. We all had a great time. We were gone from 9:30 AM to 6 PM and I rode the TravelScoot for a very good part of that.

There were lots of inclines at the zoo and I did have to get a run at them and use my feet to help push the scoot up them but it never overloaded or even flashed red like it was going to cut out. The only place I had to walk it out of was the penguin exhibit and it was down a very steep incline so we could go "under the water".

I feel a lot more confident about the scoot's capabilities after today. The picture is of my sister, my daughter and my grand kids Kira and Luna trying out the Fox Ears.

Today rocked,

Cynth