All of our kids are very active and they love being outdoors, so when I was asked to review Kick Scooters, I was happy to do so and thrilled that it would solve our current 2:3 scooter to kid ratio at our house.
Research is the key to any good product review, so I went to the website to find out what I could.
These scooters are huge in Europe. They are Swiss engineered and designed, but manufactured in Asia (Under strict quality control) where they produce more than 6,000 kick boards a DAY!
All of the Kick products are made to be user friendly and promote a healthy, active lifestyle starting with the youngest member of your family.
Being the professional that I am, I thought I should assemble a panel of experts to help me with my research.
Here they are:
Name: Rebecca
Age: 5 (and a half)
Occupation: Part-time kindergartner, part-time gymnast, full-time funky chick and occasional tom boy
Comments: “I like that it has 2 types of handles. I like the ball handle, it’s easy to use”
Name: Ethan
Age: 8
Occupation: Full-time grade 3 student, verging on full-time hockey player, total jock, and wanna be skate boarder
Comments: “I like the Maxi Kick, it’s like a skateboard”
Name: Eleanor
Age: 10
Occupation: Full-time grade 5 student, part-time swimmer, tweenie bopper, and accomplished toy destroyer
Comments: “I like both scooters, but I’m too big for the Mini Kick. I like the way they turn”
I knew I would also need an engineer:
Name: Tom (AKA Daddy)
Age: Old as dirt
Occupation: Chief Pooper-Scooper, light bulb changer, lawn mower and, of course, toy assembler
Turns out I didn’t need him, it was as simple as pop the handle bar in and go! (He did it for me though)
It was chilly this weekend, and Eleanor was slightly under the weather, but we trekked outside to give the scooters a try. I told Eleanor she could sit this one out if she wanted, but she was too excited to miss it.
Rebecca was up first, and she took a spin on the *Mini Kick. She took to it like a duck to water. The kick scooters are very low to the ground, and have two front tires making it easy for even the youngest kids to keep their balance. I like that it stands up on its own and won’t be left lying on the garage floor.
Ethan went next on the *Maxi Kick. He was excited about the steering. You don’t turn the handles like other scooters, but rather move the handle bar from side to side (it’s called lean-to-steer). He also liked how wide the board was and likened it to being on a skateboard because he could ride it sideways.
Eleanor went next on the Maxi Kick. She likes that they are brightly coloured. After riding it, she went straight to her Christmas list and added a Maxi Kick (in yellow). Thankfully, it comes in a variety of colours.
Tom liked how little time it took to put them together, and I liked that it got the kids outside burning off some energy. Also, they have non-marking wheels, so I didn’t freak out when they weren’t ready to stop playing with them once we were inside.
In true parent style, I asked how the braking system worked, the girls said it was good, easy to use. Ethan said “There’s a brake?”
Both, the Mini Kick and the Maxi Kick got the thumbs up at our house.
Erica suggested that I tell the kids that I had to give the scooters back, and then surprise them with them for Christmas, but I see that causing a very un-festive fight. I’m back to that 2:3 scooter to kid ratio. No-one is going to want to ride the old scooters now.
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*Mini Kick is good for up to 25 kg
*Maxi Kick is good for up to 50kg
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