Accessories

Bigger wheels make this the best Razor scooter but still not good.
I am 52 years, 5'2", 52 kg. For years I used the 98mm-wheel Razor for quick visits to neighbors. Not recommended for children because a small pavement crack can send you flying. This one has bigger 125mm wheels. This certainly makes it better on those cracks but not as much better as it should be.

Shock absorption? I don't notice any. This is just as bumpy as the other one.

Breaks? Poor. This one does not break as well as the small-wheel one. No breaks at all if the wheel gets wet.

The answer to better shock absorption, breaking and crack-jumping is quite simple: make the wheels soft. Also give them a bit of tread for traction, and as an indicator of when to replace them. The manufacturer would even make more money by selling more replacement wheels. Evidently however, they are not capable of thinking in terms of basic practicality, any more than any fashion designer.

Razor Scooters were not the first scooters, but they rejuvenated their popularity by making the wheels tiny, unsteady, unsafe, and thus better able for children to do tricks, win prizes, impress girls, destroy their knees, bash in their skulls and all that. Aside from that, Razor Scooters are made of fairly sturdy materials. They are now a well established brand who probably wants to minimize lawsuits. If you must buy this type of scooter, then this is certainly the brand to get.

However if I were looking for a scooter for my child, I would try for the Kent Super Scooter.

For me, gliding a scooter downhill is second only to hang gliding in feeling like a bird. The small wheels do add to this a certain feeling of finesse. Going from 98mm to 128mm already loses some of this feel. So I do not prefer big clunky wheels. (Although who knows, maybe that will be the next fad.) The 128mm wheels would be big enough if only they were built like wheels instead of castors. However that's the way it is. I would buy the Kent even for myself, instead of buying this again.

Well balanced, smooth ride
Purchased this scooter for my 8 year old. He has no trouble balancing it and the wheels give a very smooth ride. The wheelie bar is positioned right behind the brake making it very difficult to use the wheelie bar without also slamming on the brake.

Razor A3 Kick Scooter
My purchase arrived in a timely fashion and the merchandise was packaged professionally. The scooter came in it's original box and everything was perfect.

Green
I had the original A1 Scooter for a few years, a while back I came home and found it ripped in half! I had been without a scooter for a few years and decided to buy a new one. The A3 is a great improvement on the other Razors, it's handel bars are much higher than the A1, high enough to perfectly fit a five foot five inch teenager like myself, I ordered a green one from this page and it came exactly when it was estimated for delivery. The weight resrictions I don't beleive are acurate, I way several pounds more than the recomended weight and can ride it just a well as my 11 year old neighbor. It is important to hose of and theroughly dry this scooter after every use (if you want to keep it looking new) the weels atract dirt and dust very easily.
~BD

great scooter, bigger wheels and brake
We just bought these scooters for my daughter's 8th birthday and my son's 5th birthday. They both love them. I am hoping that my 5 year old will gain enough skill balancing on the scooter to ride a 2-wheeler bike soon. The bigger wheels and brake are nice features on this version of the scooter.