- I'm Andru Edwards, and you're watching Gear Live.
Electric scooters are all the rage,
with companies like Lime and Bird
offering on-demand scooter rental in metropolitan scooters.
It's safe to say this is becoming a trend.
GoTrax is taking a different approach,
and selling similar electric commuting scooters
directly to consumers.
They sent out a couple of their GXL models
over for to check out,
and in this video, I give you my thoughts.
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As I mentioned today, I am taking it outside
and we are riding the GoTrax GXL scooters
around the neighborhood.
Before we get started I wanna give a big shout out
to GoTrax for sending over two
of the GXL scooters
and for sponsoring this video.
Now if you wanna pick one up,
there is a link down in the description below
and you should know that they're currently offering
an additional ten percent off the already discounted
holiday promotion price on Amazon
if you use the promo code 10GXLYOUTUBE.
Again, I will leave that link down below
along with the promo code so you can copy and paste that
into Amazon if you wanna pick one up
and save some extra cash.
Now if your curious why you might wanna pick up one of the
GoTrax GXL scooters, I've got my top five features
of the scooter for you in this video.
Let's get started with design.
The GoTrax GXL has eight and a half front
and rear pneumatic ait filled tires
with great shock absorption
and even anti slick treads.
Although I probably wouldn't wanna ride around on this in
the pouring rain, it is enough to keep you steady
and not feeling all the bumps as you're riding along.
That is paired with a 250 watt motor which is designed
to deliver a smooth riding experience.
So if you're going through the neighborhood
or even commuting on this thing,
you're not gonna have a crazy bumpy ride.
Now when you're on a scooter like this
that can go pretty fast,
breaking is also an important part of the scenario.
So I was glad to see that the GoTrax GXL
had front and rear breaking.
You've got a ditch base breaking system
along with regenerative breaking as well.
One other nive tough I'm gonna highlight here
and mention is the built in headlight,
which also helps with visibility in the evening
and at night.
Now second let's talk about ease of use
'cause I've seen a lot of scooters
and I've seen a lot of hoverboards and one wheels.
A lot of things out there either have a complicated
learning curve or a complicated set up process
and the GXL has neither.
Everything about this was easy,
set up out of the box was really just open the box,
take out the handle unit, take out the board,
remove two screws, insert the handle bar,
put the screws back in and that's it.
Power it on and you're ready to ride.
Now that leads me to my next feature,
number three and that is portability.
If you're picking up something to commute on or commute with
you want it to be something that's portable
and easily carryable and easily storeable as well.
The GoTrax GXL features a lever activated holding frame,
which allows it to fold down into a compact form factor.
Not only does this make it easier to carry around if you're
bringing it on a bus or train
but it also makes storing it simple as well.
Now of course if you don't need to fold it up,
you can store it as is, unfolded
and it does have a built in kick stand,
which makes it easy to stand up pretty much anywhere.
Alright now you've got it set up,
you know how to fold it, you know how to carry it around,
you know how to store it.
Now it's time to get on and ride.
My next favorite feature, number four,
it's the speed and range.
With any electric motor transportation,
whether it's commuting scooter
or whether it's a Tesla,
speed and especially range, are key.
First talking about speed,
the GXL sports two gears.
You got first gear which goes up to 10 miles per hour
and if that's not fast enough for you,
you can kick it into second gear,
which will go up to 15 miles per hour
and by the way that is a little bit faster than it sounds,
it's hard to imagine going 10 or 15 miles an hour
but it is fast enough that you could injure yourself
if you don't take proper precautions,
the main one of which being that you should be wearing
a helmet when you're riding these around
as recommended by GoTrax.
If you wanna know how fast you're going,
you do have a digital display right up front,
which gives you two important pieces of information.
You got the speedometer to see how fast your going
and you've got the battery meter
which shows you you're remaining battery life,
so you can see just how much juice and range you have left
just by glancing down.
Now let's move on to my last favorite feature
and it basically encompasses all the first four
and that is that this complete package,
of those first four features, results in number five,
this thing is super fun.
Going at a decline in second gear
I was actually able to hit 18 miles per hour
but I never felt unsafe because the breaks are rock solid.
I love that you have breaks up front on the handle bar
but also have the physical rear break as well.
The breaks are regenerative so it allows you to actually
add power back into the battery when you're breaking.
So that means if you're breaking just a little bit while
you're going down a long hill,
you will actually not be wasting battery,
you'll actually be adding battery life into the scooter.
Now GoTrax does refer to this as a commuting scooter
but as a lot of you know, I don't have a commute,
I work out of my home office,
my commute is basically walk from the bedroom to the office
or into the studio
but I've still been having a great time
with the GoTrax GXL.
They sent over two like I mentioned,
I've been racing my neighbors, racing my family
and having a great time with these.
So even if you're not commuting and using them to commute,
they're still a super fun gift either for yourself
or for a loved one or for both.
Alright guys, now I want to hear from you.
What do you think of the GoTrax GXL,
what do you think of electric scooters in general?
Let me know in the comments below,
I'll meet you there for further discussion
and don't forget again,
if you wanna pick one of these up or check them out online,
links below as well as the promo code
to save an extra 10 percent off of the already
discounted price.
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until next time,
I'm Andru Edwards, thank you so much for watching.
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