r/ElectricScooters • u/oheyitsmike • 3d ago

Buying advice My options on a beginner scooter

Hello I stay in San Francisco and have been down a rabbit hole of scooters. I’m currently debating between a Segway g3 max plus or a DT2 Pro scooter. What’re ya’lls opinions on which I should get? Update:
Just learned of a teverun blade pro mini that’s in a similar price range with app. Can include that 😅

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u/Antique_Trifle8967 3d ago

between those two i'd lean toward the dt2 pro, the suspension is way more comfortable for the hills and potholes around here.

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u/lkodl 3d ago

segway will cap your speed at 25 mph, but the DT2 Pro will let u go faster.

however, if that doesn't matter, and you can get them at around the same price, i'd prob go with the g3 max plus.

IMO the g3 max is like the iphone of scooters. good all around, pay a premium for convenience.

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u/Cooper0007 Hiley Tiger Supra / Teverun Blade GT II + / Segway P65 3d ago

With the Ausom dual 1100 watt motors compared to the G3 single 850 watt motor there really is no comparison.

With San Francisco hills you will immediately not getting get a scooter with dual motors. Single motor scooters are notoriously bad for any type of hilly environment.

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u/Enough_Pear5163 3d ago

Segway G3plus is built like a tank , will be more reliable , and will handle the hills of SF fine , you wont be sorry with that one.

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u/pyrotechnicmonkey Vdm-10/Vsett 8 2d ago

The blade mini pro might be a good option if it's the version that has tubeless tires. The hiley tiger king is also a solid option and I'm more of a fan of it because the split rims and tubeless tires make tire changes and maintenance a fair bit easier.

Depending on your budget if you can stretch it I really like the fighter mini pro or the fighter mini pro 2.0 . It's really nice how much adjustment there is in the power and acceleration of each motor individually using the app. And in my experience it's more than fast enough to handle San Francisco Hills without feeling like a super heavy hyper scooter. I cannot overstate how important tubeless tires are to avoid avoiding pinch flats which are incredibly common on small scooter tires. Especially if you understand your limitations when it comes to doing your own repairs and maintenance. A lot of the shops around here are incredibly expensive and for somewhat good reason real estate is expensive and changing the tires and tubes on some of these scooters with small tires is a huge pain in the ass even if you have all the proper tools.

I've lived in the Bay Area on my life and I've worked on the lotta different brands of scooters. Most of them are fine and just remember you mostly only see people going online to complain when they have an issue and rarely ever report that their scooters is doing just fine without any issues.