What scooter to buy?....

[kill.me.heal.me]

ok, so I'm new here, just started scootering about 2 weeks ago after seeing some of joshes vids on the fingerboard forum.I am currently riding an OLD razor model (A2 I think) nothing fancy. I jumped back to back seven sets last week and it has been acting funky ever since (handlebards and fork come out of alignment, chipped wheels etc.) and i was thinking of gettign a new scooter. I was lookign at the A3 since i have never had a wheely bar and the new front shock looked nice for big gaps. What are your thoughts? oh, and do you guys weld your brakes?

thanks

 

[mattM]

ok first of all wheely bars dont do anything they just get in the way and shocks suck and the will pop out after awhile, and if you want to get a good scooter buy a pro model

http://www.razorama.com/a4promosc.html

 

[Travis House]

Welcome to SR and the sport itself. I belive everyone here would recomed a old A model or a B model. New a's, a2, a3 are not very good and will not last very long (unless you put a B folding mech on it) The A4 (Pro Model) Is a very good scooter from what ive heard, so if you have the money, get that. Ive never heard of anyone welding thier brake. Although shocks make a smooth ride they also break easy. Most of the rider ride hard forks. About your forks coming out of alignment, tighen the bar clamp or put on a second one. Check out the Scooter Mod Bible at the top of the Scooters board and the diagram of scooter parts also.

 

[kill.me.heal.me]

thank you all, im glad to know that cheaper is better

 

[razorscooters]

with pro models its harder to whip but i wear size 11- 13 (depends what shoe) if i use like an old a or any thing i land on the break

 

[Brian Boston]

READ THE FAQ!!! http://scooterresource.com/content.php?content.2

Ansewr is right in there. Read the scooter mod bible once you get your new scooter to see what you can do to make it last longer.

 

[Slasher]

id recommend the old A1's...for me, their decks last the longest and are easier to overkrook and shit....good pop also...and the forks arent too bad.. i love em.....= my recommendation...

 

[Travis House]

There is no "pop" in a scooter

 

[CodyChirichiello]

my pro model sucked. both wheels broke. my back wheel broke in the second day i got it and the front brokae about2 weeks after i got it. i just like modified A1s

 

[A-Brad]

id recommend the old A1's...for me, their decks last the longest and are easier to overkrook and shit....good pop also...and the forks arent too bad.. i love em.....= my recommendation...

hahahaha

 

[Miles Quirk]

buy a new a, put a b model folding mech on it.
or buy a pro model since it doesnt sound like youve ever even broken a scooter

 

[Matt Dibble]

get a pro model.. bolt it up... get some new griptape... and everything else in the mod bible

 

[Tyler Boner]

my pro model sucked. both wheels broke. my back wheel broke in the second day i got it and the front brokae about2 weeks after i got it. i just like modified A1s

haha your pro model sucked because the whels broke.lol that makes me laugh because all wheels break, and they're stock wheels.
and kill.me.heal.me. just get a pro model it will last you a really long time if you just started.and when you get t be sure to read the scooter mod bible.

 

[kill.me.heal.me]

ok, i think im going to go with the pro if i make enough money to get it...is the deck longer on it?

 

[VillageFox]

its just alittle longer, and alittle heavier

 

[Thomas Agasid]

It should last you awhile though, so you really don't have any worries.

 

[kill.me.heal.me]

what makes it better?

 

[Thomas Agasid]

Stronger Dropouts. Double Clamp on the steering column. those are the main things.

 

[dreads3213]

more reinforced deck. easily boltable unlike the new A's which involves drilling. slightly heavier which makes tricks more solid

 

[Slasher]

hahahaha

yes there is pop on a scooter, pop is how high you can get on a certain skooter...with me, the way i stand and everything aloows for the old a1's to have better pop for me....