Does Anyone Use Electric Scooters For Photography?
Anytime I'm in a city, there are often TONS of photo opportunities but since a city is usually pretty large and it is a pain to drive around and park and pay to park in every new spot I don't usually cover anywhere near as much territory as I'd like to be able to.
For a while I've been considering an electric scooter. I guess you might call it a "kick" scooter, like the kind you can rent on the streets of DC, Columbus, Ohio and other cities around the country.
I've never even been on one but it seems like it would be a great way to be able to cover MUCH more territory while just parking once and leaving the car there. Something like this Segway
https://www.amazon.com/Ninebot-Electric-Long-range-Foldable-Portable/dp/B07WYXXL4V/
looks pretty good. On any given day I typically weigh 195 - 205 and the weight limit for these and similar ones is usually listed at 220# so with camera gear, I'd be right about at the limit.
If you've used one for this or just commuting, when it says it gets "up to" 40 miles, what is a safe range that you can plan for it to last, 75% of that? I assume 40 miles is traveling on flat terrain with someone who weighs more like 160 pounds?
It would be nice to have something that had a 250# weight limit, a 40 or so mile range and came in around 40 or 45 pounds. Anyone have anything like that?
Segway has some new ones like this:
https://electric-scooter.guide/reviews/segway-gt1-review/
that are rated to 330 pounds but the thing weighs 105 pounds so carrying it anywhere or taking it on a bus or something if needed wouldn't be very practical.
Has anyone gotten one of these things to use for wandering around cities or elsewhere for photography?