This is the least gay* (adult) scooter I have ever seen! And trust me, as an adult living in Boston without a car, I have looked at a lot of scooters and other alternate forms of transportation.
*When I moved to New Hampshire, where I attended high school, I had to learn a whole new set of vocabulary that I will share with you so that you can understand the lingo in this post:
- gay – Not happy not homosexual – these definitions were only reserved for English or health class…gay meant stupid, ridiculous or absurd. Often used when one was speaking of another’s parent. “Are you kidding me? She [the mother] won’t let you go out on Friday? That is so gay…”
- wicked – very or cool – depending on usage. “Wicked gay” would be “really stupid” but “Wicked!” would be “Cool!”
- pisser (pronounced piss-ah) – cool. Often used in conjunction with “wicked.” If something is “wicked pisser (piss-ah)” it is considered pretty damn awesome, unless of course it was said with a lot of sarcasm…then it really sucked.
- Not! – Said after something else untrue was said in a believable tone, then “Not!” is said quite emphatically (and annoyingly) to nullify what was said previously. i.e. “Mary loooves Michael. Not!” This means Mary does not love Michael.
- Tons – Ton is not backwards but I guess it didn’t sound right in the singular so if got pluralized. Tons is used very similarly as “Not!” but is said more sarcastically (but just as annoyingly) within the sentence instead of after a sentence. i.e. “I would tons ride a Razor.”
In fact, this is a wicked pisser scooter, if I ever saw one! Seriously.
All NH lingo and kidding aside – I like this scooter so much, I want one! If I had the extra money I would buy myself a netbook
Things I love about this scooter!
- Sure, it isn’t the least expensive scooter out there but if you check out their website and see the materials that go into the making of this, you are getting a quality scooter. One for an adult that weighs a bit more than your average ten year old and will want to ride it more than one week before it collects dust in the basement or garage. This is something that you are going to buy because you imagine commuting to work, the train, my (er…your) boyfriend’s house, etc. A great way to get some variety as far as exercise goes.
- It looks sleek. Sure, looks aren’t everything but really, an adult on a scooter could be pretty redonkulous looking if it looked like they were riding some kiddie scooter.
- It looks safer, if used properly! Because the wheels are bigger I imagine not getting a front wheel lodged in some hole and flipping over the front. Because of the quality materials I imagine feeling like I have something solid under me instead of something rickety.
- Check out the Amazon reviews
- It looks stable enough that I could even ride it! Let’s just say, I am a disaster when it comes to balancing on moving objects…sometimes even my own two feet, but in particular roller skates, roller blades, ice skates…you get the picture. Honestly, I bought a pair of roller skates last year and while I eagerly anticipated their arrival I told my boyfriend what a hard time I was probably going to have and he just thought I was being dramatic or something…until he saw me. Then he banned me from even trying them further until I had safety equipment. This was not meant to be mean or controlling but because he was genuinely (and rightly so) worried about my safety. Think of the scene with Bambi
on ice and that is pretty much what I look like.
- Love the wide base! If you fast forward through this review to about minute:second/6:40, you’ll see the hosts riding the Xootr and will be amazed at how far it goes off of one push. It glides! Well, here is where that wide base comes in handy…if you don’t have to kick all the time you can put both feet on the base and just ride. How fun would that be? Wicked fun!
Okay, I could go on and on about this baby. I’m in love! Trust me, I have a good eye for these things and I do my research…if you are going to spend some money on a scooter – for your dad (*ahem* Father’s Day is coming up), sports lover, active loved one, your favorite commuter, a great way to exercise with the whole family or surprise your sweetie with his and hers scooters so that you can have fun side-by-side this summer, spend the little bit extra and get something quality like the Xootr. No matter who you think would love this gift, it doesn’t seem like you’ll be disappointed with either the product or the customer service. And really, when you give a gift like this, you want it to be a quality gift and very usable for a long time to come.
Don’t forget safety equipment
The Xootr is only available on Amazon
Happy gifting!
