publication date: Jul 22, 2009
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author/source: Alex Bell
There is a clear
hierarchy on the pavements, just as on the
road. I'm not talking about
pram envy amongst mums but
scooter lust! And the
Maxi Micro T-Bar is a clear winner.
Toby, aged four and three quarters (and big for his age), has a
close relationship with scooters. At the age of two, he stepped onto his
first model, complete with
flashing lights and bright chrome work. After 18 months of
endurance-style riding led to its
mechanical demise and we replaced it with a similar
metal model. Meanwhile almost all of
Toby's friends ventured forth on the familiar pink and blue
Mini Micros which fill our local pavements and parks.
It was with
enormous pride and a little
trepidation that Toby ventured onto the
splendid new Maxi Micro T-Bar scooter. Would the
increase in speed for an already
rather reckless four year old be
offset by the improved
handling? Happily, Toby took to the
Maxi Micro almost instantly, after one or two
minor scrapes when gradient and scooter were
ill-matched with his
experience.
In no time, the
silver two-wheeler scooter was all but
forgotten, and the
admiring glances given to his new ride by
school boys and pre-schoolers alike only
served to add to its
superiority. 
Micros are much
imitated, but the real deal is
beautifully designed and engineered, with
wheels and
bearings that allow for true
skateboard-style gliding and give the well-balanced child
plenty of scope for tricks and other vital bits of
showing off. For a mum, the
Maxi Micro's inherent
stability provides a certain amount of
peace of mind as Toby points it down the nearest hill, and the
brakes - when he chooses to use them - are certainly
effective.
It's hard to fault the
Maxi Micro, this superior scooter offers
fantastic looks and offers great speed, handling and
manoeuvrability to its young riders. it is a truly
cool scooter and Toby certainly feels as though he is
king of the
pavement!
The
Maxi Micro T-Bar £89.99 is available exclusively from
www.micro-scooters.co.uk
