It’s time for a weekly entry in my diary.
:: Statistics ::
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Scooter 🛴 Total trips: 252
- Trips this week: +7
- Theoretical earnings: $561
:: 1 year since purchasing the scooter ::
One year has passed since I bought my Xiaomi 4 Lite 2nd gen scooter. 🎉 I have completed 250 trips over 365 days.
🟢 Positive: low price. The scooter cost $300, so it easily paid for itself in a year.
🟢 Positive: the scooter is reliable; it has never broken down once.
🤚 BUT: sometimes the electronic unlocking via the app doesn’t work, so I stopped using it.
⚠️ Negative: the scooter is stiff—there is no suspension. It shakes on bumps, and there are few smooth roads.
⚠️ Negative: small battery; about 20 km on a single charge.
I have also noticed a certain peculiarity lately: I’ve started having chronic pain in my right shoulder. Specifically, I have to constantly press the scooter’s throttle with my right hand for it to move. If I stop pressing the handle, the scooter stops immediately, so the tension is continuous and prolonged. I don’t know exactly how much the scooter is to blame for my problem. However, I now try to strain my right arm as little as possible while riding. I came up with a rule: the right hand should press [the throttle], and the left hand should steer. I need to try to avoid situations where the right hand both presses and steers. Otherwise, the tension builds up from daily trips. I also try to always fasten my backpack across my chest; this reduces the load on my shoulder.
🐇 Despite some problems, I think there are still plenty of scooter adventures waiting for me in the future.
