{"id":2972,"date":"2008-08-06T09:46:52","date_gmt":"2008-08-06T03:51:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-01-16T16:37:36","modified_gmt":"2013-01-16T23:37:36","slug":"xootr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/xootr\/","title":{"rendered":"Xootr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My commute is the typical metro mix: walk to train, take train, walk to work (25 min. of walking; 20 min. of train). There had to be a better waym and I found it:  the Xootr MG scooter. This is no kids scooter. Made from lightweight magnesium, the scooter weighs a mere 9.9 pounds and folds up small enough to take on public transportation and easily store at home\/work. Unlike the Razor, the Xootr sports a big front wheel, which makes it less likely to get stuck on a sidewalk lip and pitch you forward &#8212; though you still have to be careful! The wheel is also a hard, smooth, thin black rubber, which tracks in very little dirt (unlike inflatable grooved tires) and loses less energy than skateboards or lesser scooters. I chose the MG model, since its deck is lower and 7.5 inches wide (my feet are size 13). Unlike the previously-reviewed <a href=\"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/k2-kickboard-sc\/\">K-2<\/a>, the Xootr&#8217;s handlebars are full, two-hand handlebars with agile steering that is the same as a bike. I actually replaced the grips with thicker more absorbent ones from <a href=\"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/ergon-cycling-g\/\">Ergon<\/a> (I&#8217;m a software developer and don&#8217;t want to screw up my wrists). The Xootr also has a familiar bike-style front brake for when you need to stop in a hurry. You can also push down on the rear fender, but I&#8217;m not in the habit of using that method and have read it may wear down the tire more rapidly. The brakes basically don&#8217;t work in the rain; there&#8217;s a real loss of friction\/stopping power, so I don&#8217;t recommend riding in those conditions. When it&#8217;s not raining, though, this scooter makes getting around sans car not a drudgery, but efficient and fun. I&#8217;ve found I can go about 8mph with the Xootr. It&#8217;s a workout.<\/p>\n<div class='ctx-module-container ctx_default_placement ctx-clearfix'><\/div><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><!-- --><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wide, fold-up scooter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2972"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2972"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8971,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2972\/revisions\/8971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}