How far you can go? For someone considering the purchase of a mobility scooter, it is a legitimate question. You can always consider the Shoprider product brochure specifications to be The Gospel in regard to scooter travel distance and speed. Let’s find out.
Select two of the most popular and general duty Shoprider scooters for the test. The GK 10 ($2,995 MSRP CAD) with its twin 35 amp hour batteries, and the SLN ($3,995 MSRP CAD) with its dual 50s. You can pilot the GK-10 with your 195 bs, and another person would ride the SLN dragging his 285 lbs (chuckle). If you decided on The Lochside Trail to Sidney as the test course then Town and Country Mall can be considered as the starting point while, the Rum Runner Pub the finish line. Not leaving anything to chance, you can pack an additional pair of 35 amp hour batteries each at your feet for insurance; an extra 60 lbs of payload per scooter.
Having never done The Lochside Trail before, it can be a very scenic and interesting. So, took it in a natural beauty of the lakes and countryside, while Inspector Gadget can check speed and location by GPS (ground positioning satellite.) Wind in teeth, try to manage a whopping average speed of 6.9 km per hour. That may be darn close to the published specs on those scooters while considering payload, hills and road surface that varied from sidewalk, to pavement, to cedar plank trestle, to gravel trail.
The scooters will perform flawlessly. Chair backs reclined cruised along as if traveling in motorized lounge chairs. The SLN had the speed advantage on the flats, but you could outperform your competitor on the hills. The fat free tires can afford you to travel confidently, while the full suspension SLN gave the more comfortable ride.
Jim Smith is autor of Eclipse Medical.For more information about
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http://www.eclipsemedical.com/
