Came across the Xiaomi 1S scooter for $449.10 when the coupon PLUSET10 is used.
Features:
• 30KM battery life
• Max 25KM/H
• Smart Display
• Dual braking system
• Management System
• Mijia APP Control
• Skid-resistant and shock-absorbing tires
• Aluminium alloy body.
Can come down to $435.63 if you have access to Suncorp Benefits 3% off eBay gift cards.
Bought one :).
…bikies?
Was thinking MS Paint jobs where people try to show where the police pulled them over. First post, of course.
in b4 …. "you cant ride that on the road/path/whatever! Its illegal!"
Can you all just stop posting these deals?!
I really, really want one; but live in NSW and they are illegal to ride in public.
Must… resist….
bend the law, cut the rules
I'm about to risk it all, I ain't got too much to lose..
I saw someone on here (or maybe Whirpool) that copped $2,000+ in fines.
If I had that much to risk, I'll be doing so at the Cashino.
Not everyone lives in NSW :), as mentioned before in numerous threads.
Hahaha i live in Sydney, gave in and bought one from Dick Smith / Kogan ($480 with Latitude Pay). Have to ride past Parramatta Police Station everyday to get to work; shall see how it goes :')
You'd have to do a little more than that to get noticed by Paramatta police.
Well duh he didn't say anything about driving by with clothes on
As Benjamin Franklin once said ''Fk the police''. Probably.
How??? I can't seem to impress any police
Ride on Privare property. Just don't get caught. lol
Really, just saw a girl went pass me today riding one of this.
How about in victoria? Illegal too?
With these becoming famous they made some changes to the law.
If your motorised scooter:
is powered by a petrol motor
has an electric motor with a maximum power greater than 200 watts
has a maximum speed greater than 10 km/h
then it cannot be legally used on a road or any road related areas, including footpaths, share paths and public areas. The fine for an illegal device is $826. Other penalties may also apply.
Just copy pasted it from VicRoads (https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/safety-and-road-rules/road-r…).
In my area , Bankstown,,,heaps of ppl ride these cos I suppose cops have got bigger things like gang shootings n drug dealing to worry about haha
Do petitions work?
I signed… I feel like we need to try…. these days democracy seems to be slowly going out the window.
@Mintee: Signed too, if you can have a manual bike that can exceed 40km/h, I can't see a reason not to allow these.
@AEKaBeer: There is no way that a bike should be ridden at 40km when pedestrians are sharing the path. Duuuuude!
Petitions and protests are a cute way to get your frustrations off your chest without causing any to minimal social disorder, and feel good that you've done something, whilst no to negligence change takes place.
Convince some greenies, that this is the way to cut carbon emissions.
Signed it.
Stupid cos when I'm riding bikes fly past me all the time and omg the uber eats guys are far more reckless as well.
We just wanna go to and from work and the occasional ride
I think these should make some noise by default. It's the silent assasins that annoy me. Give me a warning yo!!!
Haha yeah they sometimes scare the shit out of me when im day dreaming n they fly past
Signed. Thanks for posting the link!
After what the NSW transport minister said recently it's gonna take more than a petition to change his mind.
The guy hates these things with a passion.
Perhaps we should do something similar to allow recreational drone flying using fpv
Maybe I'll buy it and ride in secrecy at 10:30pm…
Jokes aside this is a great deal, pounce now
Make it 11pm, the later the better
Bedtime :(
anyone know what's the rules to use these in victoria?
Must not exceed 200W
Must not be able to travel faster than 10km/hr
Cannot use on the road
Must wear a helmet
if you comply to that, they're fine to use…
Can imagine Officer Karen sitting right there with the radar gun checking if people are going 10km/h.
Whats the penalty if you go 11km/h? :)
The issue is its not if youre doing 11km/s its the the PMD cannot exceed 10km/h…. I dont have an issue riding slow to the laws catch up. But none of the PMDs out there at the moment are limited to go this slow… so you actually risk a whole bunch of other fines, such as driving an unregistered motor vehicle.
Whats the penalty if you go 11km/h? :)
Some people have been pinged thousands… Including loss of demerit points on your driver's licence.
Are there different categories?
10km is, let's be honest, is barely above jogging pace - too quick for footpaths but too slow for roads.
A helmeted young lady who frequents my local area rides an e-scooter on-road at considerable speed. Perhaps the police don't know the rules or turn a blind eye.
A helmeted young lady who frequents my local area rides an e-scooter on-road at considerable speed.
Very fines for riding an unregistered motor vehicle on the road.
Not to mention, if she collides with a car and anybody is injured, she would not be covered by any insurance and could also be sued for any medical bills in addition to the vehicle damage…
Sounds like a really stupid person…
@jv: Imagine calling someone stupid for riding a (profanity) escooter slightly faster than a regular scooter. What's the difference between these and a bike, or an E bike? Which are completely legal. I don't think she's stupid at all. What is stupid is the regulations surrounding these, and your comment.
Imagine calling someone stupid for riding a (profanity) escooter slightly faster than a regular scooter.
On a road… unregistered, no insurance…
yep, stupid is a good adjective for them…
What's the difference between these and a bike, or an E bike? Which are completely legal.
e-scooter cannot be covered by any type of insurance for one…
it falls under uninsured and unregistered motor vehicle under the law.
6 minute pace? That's below jogging speed for most people
Blind eye because is a young lady I assume
I see a lot of people using them now days in Melbourne .. no cop stops them ..
They are today in the city… It's in the newspaper.
ohhh damn!
Good thing this deal isn't just (if at all) aimed at Victoria…
Damn those rules completely make sense! IT will make these so boring to ride yo!
How are your supposed to enforce that speed? Go to the judge and say I don’t have a speedometer how am I supposed to know what 10kph is. Or the gun was aiming at my legs which go faster than 10kph.
How are your supposed to enforce that speed?
Manufacturer's specs.
It's illegal to ride a scooter that is capable of exceeding 10km/hr…
@jv: They're referring to the article, not specifically this thread's topic. The linked article is aimed at all cyclists and scooterists. A lot of bicycles and scooters (aside from electric) don't have speedometers hence it can be difficult to know if you're going under or just over 10km/h.
Its your responsibility to keep it under the limit use a mobile app to check your speed
Its your responsibility to keep it under the limit
The product must not be capable of exceeding the limit, so no need to check.
Also, I don't believe you are allowed to use your phone whilst riding…
Not sure how to enforce. Same way that police enforce other speed limits I suppose.
Better to ask the question, how do I ride safely and keep to the speed limits.
I can see it now, cyclists and scooters slowing to 10km/h getting overtaken by joggers whilst the popo pings them with a speed gun.
Ahh, the communist state of Victoria.
Thankgod you have the VicPol Gestapo looking after you down there.
NSW laws on e-scooters are worse than VIC.
Why the (profanity) do you bold random words in your posts?
They are not random.
But it is lame
So I can't use this to er ride to the train station from home and work? (Sydney)
You can, just not legally and risk getting a fine. Its up to you to decide if the risk is worth it.
Was waiting to get a Segway E25 for under $600
Can children ride this to school in the footpath? ;)
These mofos are very common in Canberra. There is some sort of rideshare or scooter hire thang going on here. They are being left on the side of random roads!
Had this in QLD for at least 2 years, Lime and Neuron, bloody brilliant.
Price wise its not that much cheaper than an uber, actually dearer once there is 3 of you, but much more fun.
But yes you do see them litering the streets in random spots sometimes. Neuron in particular has alerts and set parking areas so you can't put them in places that annoy the general public.
TBH I don't like the goons who hoon past me when I cycle or walk the paths. Recently I jumped out of my skin and almost had heart attack.
I would love to be riding them and terrorising the neighbourhood though.
If I can't win, I join the winning side.
Like all things in life unfortunately there are a bunch of idiots who ruin it for the majority.
I've had a few close calls with drunk pedestrians being idiots and holding their arm out to coat hanger you and not pulling it back in time.
These hire ones are speed limited to 15km/h on the Neuron but you can select a speed mode to get it up to 25km/h. They are also geo fenced speed limited in certain areas in the CBD and with good reason.
@TheGiant: Speed limiting them is a good idea. Also they should make some friking noise!!!!! I don't have a warning and no time to react to these phools.
I too would like to know the minimum age recommendations to ride these for children if there is one ?
You've gotta make that call dude - can your child safely operate an electric scooter? Keep in mind coming off these at any speed is a really bad time.
My grandson is just turning 5, so I’ll ask he’s dad’s opinion as I wanted to surprise them.
We have 4 elect scotters, my youngest is 6 handles it very well.
We do speed restrict them to 10 km and they wear safety gear.
Im in Victoria the state opposition leader was on the radio the other day, he was raving on about how much he loves his electric scooter. There's no way he has a 200 watt electric scooter, they don't carry the weight of an adult very well. I don't even think he's aware of the law he recommended everyone gets one. Ha ha.
What we really need is for people to get seriously hurt first. Then legislation will come.
See how we did with pool fencing? Quite nicely but some people had to get hurt first; badly.
A guy was killed in Brisbane coming off a Lime down some stairs.
No SA regional shipping :(
Photos look different than the one in Mi Store.
https://www.mi-store.com.au/xiaomi-mi-electric-scooter-1s?gc…
Probably has to do with the Chinese vs European model - the mi-store shows the European model whilst eBay shows the Chinese. Not sure if there are any major differences, other than the rear fender getting a bit of support?
$499 on Catch so it works out cheaper there if you have 15-20% off gift cards
https://www.catch.com.au/product/xiaomi-mi-electric-scooter-…
I don't know why this is illegal in some states. Absolutely ridiculous. I'm in QLD luckily. If they try outlaw it here too I'll be furious.
How do I avoid seeing deals from certain brands / type of deals?
Click Hide in the deal and then choose the options to not see deals like this
Are there any other scooters at this price range can do 30km/hr?
Seems that JB also has a deal
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/segway-ninebot-kickscoote…
thanks OP
Xiaomi scooter can be hacked to go 30km ;)
Search YouTube and follow prompts! 👍
Thanks mate, let's all make it faster!
This Xiaomi 1s is probably equivalent to the segway E25.
The one you linked is probably a step down.
Sorry didn't know
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in b4…..