Best Kids Scooter – Work Out What You Want First

With so many scooters out there, you may be wondering what are the best kids scooters on the market. In most cases it hard to be definitive and say this is the best or that is the best. It comes down to a set of criteria in the end. So before you get a scooter or even work out what is the best one for your kids get your own set of criteria together. This will narrow down the number of options available to you and ensure you get what you wanted.

As a starter, here are a few things that you should probably consider

Age group of your child

Obviously, you want the scooter to be within the age group of your child. If you have a few kids in your family and they plan to share the scooter then get one that fits all the age groups.

Price

Price can't be ignored and kids scooters can vary from 20 odd dollars through to five hundred dollars. Despite this vast difference, a $29 scooter can be just as much fun to ride as an expensive one. It just depends what your kids are expecting and, more importantly, setting their expectations if money is going to be an important consideration.

Kick or Motorized

Scooters tend to be differentiated as either a push or kick scooter and a motorized scooter. Obviously motorized scooters will cost more and require different skills to ride them, different maintenance and an older age group.

What your children want to do/rideability ?

Some scooters are 2 wheeled, some are 3 wheeled, some look like skateboards and others are made to go over rough terrain. It really depends what you kids want from a scooter (or what you think they want anyhow).

For instance, the standard kick scooter from Razor is fine to play with on flat surfaces like a driveway or at the park but the wheel are not really made for rough terrain. The scooter will get bogged down on grass. A scooter with pneumatic, rubber tires would be more suited for that task.

Also some kids might be into skateboards and want a scooter that lets them develop their skateboard skills. You can actually get scooters that have the four wheels of a skateboard with a handlebar of a regular bike.

Other scooters, like the Powerwing are set on caster wheels so that the rider can perform awesome turns and trick maneuvers. This couldn't be down with a regular kick scooter or something in that design.

Finally, if your kids want a bit more independence and freedom then an electric scooter (like the Pocket Mod Scooter) might be more for them. Simple electric scooters can be ridden down to the shops or to their friends house although it should be pointed out that these scooters are not street legal. They need to be used on the sidewalks or paths ways where cars and other vehicles won't be present.

Other factors that really apply to the companies that make the scooters are overall quality. The quality can really only be derived by reviews and feedback from other buyers of these items. Razor seem to have plenty of good reviews on places like Amazon. You don't get many people saying that the product didn't work out of the box or broke after the first time it was used. Not many people complain that their Razor scooter was hard to put together either.

So on the whole, I'd say that Razor is a good maker of scooters. And the scooters that they do make, especially the kick scooters seem easy to put together. They also seem to last and handle the wear and tear they are sure to get from energetic kids.

Another brand that has received some decent reviews and generally positive feedback is Radio Flyer. They don't make as many scooters and mainly aim at younger kids but on the whole, reviews are positive.
 
Other facets of the general quality of the product is the support, guarantee and ease of getting spare parts.

Razor and Radio Flyer both have good looking websites. This would be my first port of call if I had a problem with anything I had bought online. If you bought it from a store then it might be better to take it back to the store.

Another thing that you should also check is availability of spare parts. You could either check this in the store where you bought the product or online.

Both Razor and Radio Flyer have a hotline phone number you can call for any problems. They also have a spares department that you can access to get most spare parts you will need. The tires and likely to go and even parts of the suspension are bound to need replacing after a few a year or so.

Another nice feature that I noticed on the Razor site is a service center locator so that you can take your scooter into a venue near you should you have any problems. I don't suppose this is as much of an issue with the kick scooters but maybe the more expensive and complicated electric scooters may need to be taken in if you have any problems with them.

So work out what your child wants or what you think they will like and then fit it in with your own criteria like price and value for money. This should give you the best kids scooter for your children and yourself.