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The Sharper Image:: TEA-ELECTRIC
X-2 SCOOTER (Scooters)
"Free-wheeling" Sharper Image Electric X2 Scooter
is fun, fast, quiet, portable and less than $200!by Richard
ThalheimerOur Sharper Image Electric X2 Scooter is right up
there with some of the most exciting new works of design art
and engineering craft I've seen. It has a gorgeous aluminum
body with trim lines; a premium Nickel Metal Hydride battery
and peppy motor; plus cool, chromed polyurethane wheels all
for less than $200.The "X2" is created by Sharper Image Design
our own product development group. I'm especially pleased with
our "free-wheel" innovation, making the "X2" as easy to push
as many regular kick scooters.Fun. Fast. Quiet. Portable.The
motor is quiet, trim and compact. Onlookers will wonder how
your kick scooter got so turbo-charged! Step aboard, grip the
handlebars and pull up on the variable-speed throttle the 5-inch
polyurethane wheels glide smoothly along on nearly frictionless
bearings. To stop, just step on the rear-fender brake. To save
power, cut off the motor with a handy switch near the grip.The
"X2" weighs only 15lbs., and the steering column folds down,
for unparalleled portability in an electric scooter. In crowded
cities, on campuses, in suburban communities, this versatile
electric vehicle can be the fastest way to go from Point A to
Point B even out-pacing faster bikes or cars because of the
time saved not parking and locking them in remote locations."Free-wheeling"
electric!Other electric scooters are impossible to push. Often,
they're simply too heavy, and the motor drags it down when pushing.
Their wheels won't roll freely so you can't kick unless the
motor is not just turned off, but actually disengaged, manually.
With competing electric scooters, if you're out of juice, you're
out of luck!In contrast, the "X2" is a kind of "moped" that
makes it fun to kick and use the motor at the same time. The
platform sits low to the ground; the trim motor is well out
of the way; it's super-lightweight it's just so much fun and
easy to use. The combination of your pushing and the drive of
the motor feels like scooting "on the moon" in a gravity-free
environment!"Free-wheeling" is not just fun but also practical:
you can go just as far as you want and, if you use all your
power, it's no problem; the X2 pushes as easily as any other
kick scooter. And if youre not getting enough power (say, going
up a hill), just kick and you'll be fine.NiMH is best.The "X2"
features a high-energy Nickel Metal Hydride battery. NiMH batteries
are smaller and lighter than comparable lead-acid or Nickel
Cadmium (Nice) batteries with the same power rating. Plus, NiMH
batteries are environmentally friendlier. Best of all, a NiMH
battery has no "memory" effect. Other kinds of rechargeable
batteries lose their capacity if charged too frequently before
they're fully depleted. In contrast, the admittedly more expensive
NiMH batteries can be depleted wit
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