Customer Reviews

Kent Super Scooter (Blue/White)

5 star:		(98)
4 star:		(50)
3 star:		(25)
2 star:		(9)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I ordered one Kent Super Scooter with the Schwinn Scooter as a pair. The Kent was a few buck cheaper than the Schwinn and much Nicer. Wheels are bigger, back and front brakes and handel bar adjustmet for small and somewhat larger kids. The Schwinn is too small for my 8 year old and cannot be adjusted. The Kent is still a little too short for my 11 year old, but a MUCH Better Buy than the more expensive smaller Schwinn. Now I'm just looking for a scooter built like the Kent with taller handel bars for bigger kids. Wish I could ship the Schwinn Back and get a second Kent for my 5 year old.

Got this scooter for a ten year old who has developed a resistance to learning to ride a bicycle. We have tried for years to teach him to no avail. He can do pretty much anything else; plays soccer, baseball and basketball well. He simply has developed a fear of the bicycle and refuses to try. We hoped that the scooter would help and it has! He took right off on it after a few tries and can now balance himself for several hundred feet until he runs out of downhill road!
He loves the scooter, and Dad(me)does too! It was relatively easy to assemble, although I did need an extra pair of hands to get the brakes adjusted properly. Assembly time was under 10 minutes. The scooter has a strong frame like a bicycle and all the hardware to match. I would rate the quality equivalent to a Huffy or Murray bicycle that you would get for a kid this age. I expect that it will last until long after the first son has outgrown it and the second son will use it also.

UPDATE March, 2008: I bought a second one last summer for my other boy. He loves it, too. Both scooters have held up very well. Money well spent!

I ordered this item for my son for Christmas and found it fairly easy to put together (always a plus!). The brakes gave me some difficulty until I figured them out but other than that it was easier than other toys I've had to assemble. My son hasn't used it much yet (we live in northern PA and it's a little cold out to be riding a scooter around) but he's tried it out and is very comfortable with the way it handles. It appears to be a solidly built scooter and doesn't look as if it will break easily (another plus when you're talking about a scooter bought for a 12 year old boy!). All in all, I would recommend this scooter to anyone looking for something to ride off-road (the bike tires are the main reason I went with this model instead of one of the Razor scooters -- Razors may be nice but they don't work well on gravel and dirt roads).

I bought two of these last Christmas for my 7 and 9 year old children. We live in a place with few sidewalks so I wanted something with wheels that could handle asphalt and gravel. These are great! Very sturdy and smooth on bumpy surfaces. The hand brake adds some security. I do agree that the handlebars don't go high enough for tall kids, though. Overall a great buy!

Got this for my 6 year old cause he kept falling off his razor, I guess because of the small wheels and because I wanted him to learn how to balance properly when I took his training wheels of his big kids bike. He loves it and we're both happy with our purchase. I would definitely recommend. Now his sister wants one so she can put her razor aside.

As the name implies, this is really a "super" scooter. It is well built and even supports my 190 pounds when my granddaughter takes a break. Others have complained about the quality of the wheels, but they are no problem. The brakes are somewhat hard to adjust, but work well. The 12" wheels work well on the grass yard, and paved surfaces are not required. I have nothing but praise for the quality of this scooter. I bought it to help my granddauhter learn her balance and graduate to a bicycle, which she did in just a few weeks, but she still enjoys the scooter. I ordered and received a 2nd scooter for another child, so they can ride together. Does that indicate satisfaction for this product?...and for Amazon.com?

Great Scooter for kids, maybe age 4 to 9. It's not too tall and the area to put your feet on is only about a foot long. The limited foot space is the only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5. We bought ours for our tall 3 1/2 year old who loved to ride his razor. Runs way smoother, faster and more silent than the razor. Heavy duty construction.

We purchased this scooter in January to give my son for his 9th birthday in early February. He already has a Razor and enjoys it; we felt that the addition of larger wheels and handbrakes would be a plus.

And they would have been, had we been able to assemble the handbrakes without help. But four hands working together with our own tools were not able to tighten the rear brake sufficiently and align the calipers to the wheel rim. We ended up taking it to the bike shop, and even the technician there told us it was a difficult job.

Once it was assembled, the scooter was greatly enjoyed - until something happened (we think our child or a friend dropped the scooter on its side) to bend the brake calipers. We would've thought they were sturdier, and certainly we couldn't muster enough strength to bend them back, but in any case the brakes are now useless, and we don't feel the scooter is safe to ride any longer.

The frame really does seem sturdy, and we think the design is good. For that, the scooter gets two stars. But between assembly issues and having it only two months before seeing major damage, I can't give it more than that.

This is a great all terrain scooter for the whole family, I am thinking of getting another one. If you want something to take to camp, or for off road, you will not be disappointed.

We bought this scooter for our 9 y.o. daughter who has trouble with balance and is timid around scooters and bikes. She loves it. It is sturdy enough and stable feeling with the big tires that she feels very secure using it. She is getting better and better every time she uses it.