![]() The small LED screen isn’t fancy but gives you a good readout of your speed and battery life. For such an inexpensive and lightweight little thing, it works quite well. ![]() The rest of the scooter is pretty positive from there. But it’s something you get used to and so I won’t complain too hard there. I’d have loved for the scooter to simply fly off from a stop when you hit the throttle, since sometimes you have to kick off harder than you’d expect to actually hit 2-3 mph and get enough speed to activate the motor. Sensorless motors are cheaper and have fewer parts to go bad, and so it also surely helps support that fairly low $599 price tag on the Razor Icon (or apparently sometimes even cheaper on Amazon). But it’s really because the motor is sensorless (hall sensors in brushless electric motors are needed to let e-bikes and e-scooters start with good power from a standstill). Surely Razor will say that’s a safety feature so that it’s hard for small kids to hop on and ride, or something to that effect. There is one little annoying thing about the motor though, which is that the scooter has to be moving at around 2-3 mph or so in order for the thumb throttle on the handlebars to work. Whatever the reason, the scooter really picks up and moves. Maybe it just feels so strong because the scooter is quite light (26.5 pounds!) and so you expect it to be a weak little thing. That rear motor gets a surprisingly peppy 300W motor. The rest of the scooter is nearly a dead ringer for the original one, except for all of the electric updates. I wouldn’t want to hit any brick pavers or Zeus-forbid any cobblestone streets, but the wheels feel just fine on smooth bike paths and decent-quality roads. The Icon at least received a rubber upgrade to make them a bit softer, but the solid rubber still prevents flat tires from ruining your ride. Razor’s original wheels from the early 2000s were hard polyurethane wheels. ![]() These 8.5″ tires may be larger, but they’re equally flat-free. ![]() In fact, they’re around twice the size of those original little pucks that Razor called wheels. The only immediate giveaway that this isn’t the same as the scooter gathering dust in your parent’s attic is that the wheels look much larger. The Razor Icon electric scooter certainly looks the part of a classic Razor. Extras: Front and rear LED lights, LED display with built-in thumb throttle, kickstand, folding stem.Brakes: Rear motor braking and rear stomp brake.The shiny aluminum deck, colorful wheels, minimalist foot brake, and folding stem all harken back to the scooting days of yesteryear.īut at the same time, the scooter carries a number of fun new upgrades that I would have loved to make use of as a kid.Ĭheck out my testing video below to see the Razor Icon in all its orange glory (though other bright colors are also available). The Razor Icon certainly does a good job capturing the iconic flair of the original Razor scooter from twenty-something years ago. I’ve had some fun by riding, testing, and crashing the new Razor Icon electric scooter over the last few weeks, and now it’s time to tell you what I think. But now both are possible again with a modern twist thanks to Razor’s introduction of an electric scooter based on its classic design. If you’re between the ages of 25 to 50, the name “Razor scooter” likely brings with it a certain nostalgia, the flavor of which may depend on whether you associate it with the childhood freedom of cruising the neighborhood or the unforgettable sound of aluminum on ankle bone.
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