Tag: scooter design

Mike Silvestri, the Moox developer, created his own bike after observing commuters in San Francisco using both traditional kick-scooters and bicycles to get start and (or) complete their daily commutes. Mike could see that both types of vehicles had advantages on the city streets and in crowds. Mike had the idea to create a hybrid, taking the best of both vehicles and combining it into one interesting vehicle. He added the all-terrain fat tires to overcome both the bumpy city…

Cargo bikes are already a frequent enough sight in cities, but you might be seeing a different sort of cargo transport on the streets soon. This Nimble scooter features a cargo rack between the front wheel and handlebars, creating a platform built to carry 136kg of cargo and can fold in half for easy storage. Nimble Scooters is a California based start-up that specializes in people-powered cargo transportation. The first sketches and prototypes came out in 2011 when the founders,…

Small wheels on electric scooters can easily get stuck in potholes, causing the rider to fly over the handlebars. The SnikkyBike combines the agile riding properties of a kick scooter with the stability and comfort of a road bike transform it into an effortless electric vehicle. Developed by a group of entrepreneurs based in Montreal, Canada the SnikkyBike electric scooter is fitted with a large 700C bicycle wheel in the front and a small 16-inch motorized wheel at the rear….