I don’t know a family without a scooter. It’s the perfect transition from pushchair to walking and means that you can still get to places at a reasonable rather than painful walking pace. LBG has had her Mini-Micro Scooter since her second birthday. It probably took her a year to master the art of scooting but since then (and since her sister got one for her second birthday) they have lived in the back of the car. Wherever we go, they go.
Turning Six meant an upgrade and LBG was a very lucky girl because the people at Microscooter sent her a fabulous Limited Edition Purple Maxi Micro Scooter with coloured T-Bar and co-ordinating Floral Dot helmet and scooter ribbons to review. It was perfect timing too because we set of to Holland for half-term shortly after the Big Six and our scooters (Dimples got a ribbon upgrade too!) came along for the ride.
In fact it was a Micro-Scooter European Tour since the Pink-and-Purple-Bombers saw action in France, Belgium and Holland, and would have been the first to scoot the Eurotunnel train if they hadn’t been packed under so much stuff. Which goes to show how robust and compact the scooters are: broken down, they take up very little space in the car, even when you have packed for a week of glamping and swimming!
Microscooter deserve massive credit because this was the first holiday since we had children that we haven’t needed to break out the – also awesome and compact- pushchair. Holland is a great place to take children because it is so flat, which makes scooting a breeze, not to mention that all the roads and paths are designed with bikers in mind so they are well-maintained, plentiful and easy to use. So easy to use, we saw many scooters whilst there. Which is why the bright and bold purples of the scooter and helmet – not to mention the ribbon accessories- were such a great choice: my children were easy to spot speeding off in the distance. And the helmet did double duty on the adventure playground too.
I really value the good quality of the Micro scooter. I value the ability to accessorise and personalise, which help keep the scooter special. I value the ability to buy replacement parts. All of this makes what seems like a big cost actually work out a budget investment: the scooter that LBG no longer uses is still in great condition for resale, so I’ll get some of my money back on it. And the person that buys it can change the look to make it new for their child. Or I may just keep it in the attic for the Grandchildren: MicroScooters are bound to be around in 30 years: they think of everything a parent looks for in a product. That kind of service deserves to last forever. Even if my children don’t stay that small forever.
Maxi Microscooters cost from £99.95
Helmets cost from £19.95
Ribbons cost £7.95
Free delivery for orders over £50.
Disclosure: we were sent a scooter, helmet and two sets of ribbons for the purposes of writing this review. We paid for our own holiday! All opinions are honest.
OOH i love love the purple
It’s the perfect colour imho @ninjakillercat.
I love these scooters, outdoor fun for all Country Kids