Ergonomic Bicycle Seats

This question is from Ronnie, who is wondering.. 

Has anyone ever tried one of those ergonomic bicycle seats on their TravelScoot?

Brian at the Arts Festival

Brian and his TravelScoot at the Arts Festival in State College (Penn State University) 

TravelScoot in Australia

From Denis, in Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia

We took my TravelScoot with us on a holiday around Australia and it performed very well.  We purchased a more robust (than the one it arrived in) and wheeled case for it and it survived the trip without any damage. We plastered fragile and scooter stickers over it. In total we had about 8 flights.  I obtained written approval for the LI Ion battery before I left and had no issues with taking the battery on board as hand luggage.  The approval was checked each flight.   The case itself caused some indecision due to its large size and fragility but , with patience , it eventually got the ok for all flights.  I would recommend you give yourself plenty of time to check in – at least  1.5 hours prior to departure.

Next time I think I will try the alternative “ride the scooter to the plane” strategy. I think it will result in less explaining and will also allow me to ride those long airport corridors without “hitching” a ride on a airport cart or slowly walking.

Overall the scooter was a tremendous asset. It allowed me to go for many long “walks” with my beloved and family. My 3 y-o grand-daughter just loved riding on my lap , especially when she worked out how to twist the accelerator!

Share your experiences with Frankie

I have been corresponding with Frankie in Chicago, who is a big guy thinking about purchasing a TravelScoot.  He actually told me I "made his year" so I suspect he's got his finger on the "order" button, but he's wanting your input too.  Do you think the TravelScoot will work for him?

Frankie wants to get his life back and go back out in the world, while also having a way to carry his oxygen. And as we say in Louisiana, the lagniappe (little something extra) is that the scooter is small enough and lightweight enough to fit in his car.

What words of wisdom do you have for him?

Where's the TravelScoot?

Hi all!  I thought you might enjoy seeing how helpful (and fun) a TravelScoot can be when you're shopping.    

Sorry I've been so quiet lately.  I hope you're all scooting along nicely!

Broken Brake Cable

When I get on my scooter I squeeze the brakes to keep the scooter still while I swing my leg over the seat. A couple weeks ago while doing this I heard a weird noise and my brake handle went limp. I got off the scooter and squeezed the right brake and noticed the little bar that gets pressed against the back wheel when applying the brakes wasn't moving. The brake cable had broken. I saw a spring and 2 round washers on the floor and this little small barrel looking thing with a piece of my brake cable attached to it:

I called TravelScoot and talked to Bonnie, unfortunately they were out of brake cables. Fortunately my son was visiting that weekend so I waited for him to take a look at it. My son went to a bike shop and picked up a new cable and housing (the housing is the black covering for the cable) for like $8. It was kind of tricky to get the new cable on because you have to thread it through the frame of the TravelScoot. It took about 30 min and my brake was back in business.

If your brake cable breaks I recommend looking for the parts that fall off when this happens, you can reuse them: one spring, two washers and the barrel looking thing above. I recommend taking a look at the brake assembly by the back tire and note how the spring and washers and barrel thing fit while it is not broken so you know what the parts look like if your cable breaks.

Question about Smaller Size TravelScoot

Jodie needs help deciding on which size TravelScoot.  Do you have any thoughts or want to share your experience?

Hey there! Believe it or not I got my TravelScoot from the "original creator" Hardy. I picked it up after he built it in his airplane hangar in FL. I obviously LOVE it & have enjoyed your blog too. My question is this...I'm obviously in need of a new one after the wear and tear over 7-8 years and am not sure if I'd be better off on a junior size one that's available now? I'm fairly small (110 lbs or so) & think I would like a little smaller frame. Does anyone have any ideas regarding the comparison? I'm hoping for someone's (anyone's) outside experience with them.

Thank you!

Jodie