micromobility is defined as the use of lightweight small vehicles for traveling short distances
usually less than five miles since Urban caffeine is all about promoting public transit and micro
Mobility I'd figured we'd review a Transit option that's becoming more and more popular
today we are reviewing the turbo ant M10 light scooter
welcome to Urban caffeine my name is Thea and you're watching a channel that helps ease the
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ant did give me the scooter to review and give my honest opinion on so let's get to it
the turbo and M10 light scooter has a 350 watt motor with a range of 15 and a half miles and in
New York City this is plenty by Subway most people travel on average of five or more miles by walking
it's one or less mile so for a biker scooter the scope is usually between that one to five
miles I personally biker scoot up to two miles because in New York City everything's so dense
that a mile might as well be 10 miles so for the range of 15 and a half miles here in New York City
that's more than enough according to the manual of 15 and a half miles is what this scooter was
tested at with the second speed level and we'll get to these speed levels later in this video
at full battery with a rider of 165 pounds on a beautiful day and with full tires on a flat road
so the range of the scooter is plenty for most trips around the city even if you include Hills
I didn't have a separate speedometer to measure the speed independently but here's the thing I
never had to go full speed on the scooter because with traffic conditions in New York I rarely need
to go to the top speed on the M10 Lite which is 16 miles per hour but no I'm not a super aggressive
scooter or scooterist or whatever you call a person that rides a scooter a scooter rider the
majority of my rides stay around 13 miles per hour according to the Scooter's odometer and speaking
of the Scooter's odometer let's take a look at the cockpit you have the power button of course
your speed is this number right here these lines or bars indicate the battery levels right now the
scooter is fully charged showing all the bars and this is the motor icon being on means that
propulsion power is available you can toggle between two speed levels level one is slower
and you max out at 10 miles per hour level 2 lets you max out your speed at 16 miles per
hour and acceleration is faster I can think of two advantages to this first if you're new to scooting
you probably want to go at a slower Pace this will prevent you from suddenly speeding up too quickly
and secondly if you want to conserve battery but are not too concerned about how fast you are going
especially if you're going up hills then this is great to have going slower will help save battery
with another push of the power button the lights of the scooter turn on you
have a light at the front which is adjustable
and in the rear
your throttle is on your right hand if you keep a consistent speed and hold the throttle in the
same position for six seconds cruise control will engage to disengage cruise control just
use the throttle again the brake lever or the speed button I'll touch up more on this
break later which is weirdly on the left you also have a bell and a built-in hook
to hold the stem down which I'll mention once we get to folding down the M10 light
the turbo and M10 light is a Kickstart scooter meaning you have to manually Kick It Forward
before starting the motor honestly it doesn't take that much to get the scooter started the
scooter is equipped with a dual brake system this means there are two ways to stop the
scooter the handbrake engages both the manual brake and the electronic brake regarding this
brake as someone from the United States it's a bit weird that the brake is on the left hand
it's usually on the right hand with most bikes and scooters and motorcycles and mopeds in the
United States but I got over this pretty quickly it took about five minutes of writing and I barely
noticed I was breaking with my left hand at least for me it wasn't that big of an issue
the maximum load is 220 pounds when thinking about the maximum load to any scooter remember
that's not just your body weight to consider the average backpack is between 10 to 20 pounds it
depends on if you're bringing your laptop some sports equipment or that heavy chain to tie your
scooter with on a tangent I made this entirely different video on backpacks and New York City
if you're curious as my thoughts on backpacks check out this video this scooter has eight and
a half inch pneumatic tires this means that yes you have to inflate your tires but I prefer air
tires anyways these absorb shock better when the streets are bumpy so you're not clattering your
teeth especially in New York when the physical streets are as diverse as the people who live here
the charge report is at the bottom of the board which is super convenient since Outlets are
usually near the floor it takes four to five hours to charge fully from empty so even less when the
battery is half full when I tested the scooter I went for nine miles and only depleted one bar
of the battery granted I'm pretty lightweight someone who's heavier or carrying heavier things
with them will consume more battery but despite this despite being lightweight spite not carrying
a lot with me covering nine miles with a quarter or maybe two-thirds of the battery is impressive
like most scooters the M10 light is foldable to fold it just turn the stem safety latch and pull
down the folding spanner then you can fold the stem down and secure it with the built-in hook
and you carry it from the stem the M10 light weighs about 30 pounds in case
you were wondering and want to take it to the subway I personally did not take the scooter
on the subway just because the subway is not friendly with anything with wheels
having said that even though I just used the M10 Light Within my neighborhood it's
extremely useful I use it when meeting up with people for coffee attending neighborhood events
reading at the park or just going for a ride on a nice day
by walking I can comfortably cover about a mile distance from where I live with the
scooter I can double or triple that as I said earlier one mile in New York might
as well be 10 miles because it's so dense with shops and restaurants and businesses
so if I can double or triple my range with a scooter think of all the access that I gain
and now we come to the cause the full price of the turbo and M10 Lite is 369.98 as of recording it's
40 off on the turbo ant website if you're thinking of buying the scooter and like this review I
invite you to use my affiliate link which is in the description below using that affiliate link is
one way of helping out this channel regarding the price electronic scooters nowadays range anywhere
from two hundred dollars to two thousand dollars so the M10 light is on the lower end but for the
price I think this is a great recreational scooter or for first-time scooter riders and if you live
in New York City remember that a round trip on the subway is five dollars and fifty cents just using
the subway twice a week round trip is about forty four dollars a month and New York City gets about
seven months of good scooter weather so for twice a week round trip on the subway for seven months
is equal to 308 dollars almost the same price as the scooter something to consider and it's just
not the money-saving aspect that I like about having a scooter but it's also the time you're
no longer at the mercy of the schedule of the subway especially if you're only traveling short
distance because sometimes you ride a Subway and it's only a 10 minute ride on the subway but then
you have to wait for the train for 10 minutes so that doubles the time that you're traveling all in
all I think the turbo and M10 Lite is a great beginner scooter or recreational scooter for
those that need a faster way to get around the neighborhood without a lot of fuss what I like
about it is that the battery life is excellent and the design is simple and easy to use my only wish
and this goes for all scooters across the board is that manufacturers would add a metal ring on the
stem to put a lock through unlike a bike you can easily lock it because of the shape of its frame
but with a scooter it's hard with just a stem I had a scooter stolen once because the thieves
were able to wiggle out the stem from the chain so make sure you learn how to lock your scooter
properly that's all I've got thank you turbo ant for letting me review one of your latest products
until next time thank you all so much for watching and until the next video happy new yorking