No idea what skip-it is but yo-yos were always totally bitchin', man. Though I usually only ever got one successful motion in before I screwed it up.Dags90 said:I wonder if that means yo-yos and Skip-It are going to make a similar comeback. Here's hoping.Daystar Clarion said:Scooters are back?
12 years ago, nearly every kid had a scooter
I didn't because I was cool, and edgy, and it had nothing to do with me spending all my birthday money on video games instead.
I had a Razor scooter at one point, those things are ridiculously dangerous on any pavement that's less than perfect.
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Holy Shit i remember that infestation!! Mainly because i was one of the scooter riding kids, i was only about 10 at the time, but I remember scooters being damn fun when i was little.Daystar Clarion said:Scooters are back?
12 years ago, nearly every kid had a scooter
I didn't because I was cool, and edgy, and it had nothing to do with me spending all my birthday money on video games instead.
Now i'm too big for scooters, grrr *ragefist*
None in Cambridge proper. Though I did see one guy rollerskating down the road (as in, in the road). That was unusual.teqrevisited said:
On the whole though I got no scooters here. Hipsters though, hipsters everywhere.
As my previous post states I live on the Isle of Wight and the Scooter (adult version) has become the vehicle of choice for Chavs, they also remove the muffler to be extra scummy.Elementary - Dear Watson said:I'm with you there... I am Wiltshire too and I see more Motorbike/Scooters than kids toy ones...U71L7Y_F0RMUL4 said:A few people I knew in school have gotten scooters. There do seem to be a lot about...
Wiltshire, by the way.
EDIT: Wait, you mean the kid's toy thing? I thought you meant one of these.
However I did see a lady the other day taking her kid to school, and they were both riding scooters... I nearly wet myself laughing... she didn't look remotely chavvy, and she didn't seem to know how odd she looked at all! :S
I've also seen some remove the muffler on Motorbikes and run them almost exclusively in first gear so it sounds like a Scooter, which seems stupid as fuck to me because Motorbikes rock (and Scooters suck) and they're completely destroying their engines by not leaving first gear.
I hear you there. When I was... 9 or 10, I had the first one, the folding one. Damned thing flipped me forwards, giving me a massive scar on my chest and really hurting and damaging my knee.Random Fella said:
I always wondered with those folding scooters, did anyone really ever lose a finger folding them? 'Cause if all those stories I heard of kids lopping off their fingers when they folded the scooters were true, I assume there must be thousands from my generation with missing digits...
On topic - I'm in London at the moment, and my answer is 'sort of'.
I have seen a lot of kids with scooters but they aren't like the ones you've posted. They're three wheeled (2 wheels up front, very close together, 1 at the back), they're brightly coloured, and look to be made from plastic. Only seen really young kids (primary school I assume) riding them, and only on the school run.
I'm going back home to Yorkshire this week though, so I'll see if the plague has spread.
Seen plenty of wazzocks with skateboards though. They're either really badly dressed hipsters, or 40 year olds. Can never tell the difference.
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Wiltshire gang high-five!IntangibleMango said:Whoo! Wiltshire! Represent!
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I've seen a fair few here yes, also I go to University in Yorkshire, and all the kids seem to be riding them. I guess the fad has come back around, in record time I might add.
OT: I haven't really seen any around my hometown, however a fair few people ride them around campus. My friend brought his up for a bit...tried to start a trend...but soon got bored.
I'm not from the UK (what you gonna do about it, huh ?!), but it's spreading in Belgium too. I've got assholes riding those things in the middle of the night. It sounds like a bee in a megaphone. I'm planning on waiting for them behind a corned with a baseball bat.
Is this what the mayans predicted ?
Is this what the mayans predicted ?
I suppose there has been an increase in scooter usage in Cheltenham but it's nothing compared to the longboards.
So many longboards...
So many longboards...
It's not just the UK. Here in New Zealand scooters have been the in thing for a year or two.
I remember ten years ago when I was about 11 it was the cool thing too. Its all been done before. Although those swivel skateboards (Ripstick seems to be the most common name here) that were the thing before scooters were pretty different.
I remember ten years ago when I was about 11 it was the cool thing too. Its all been done before. Although those swivel skateboards (Ripstick seems to be the most common name here) that were the thing before scooters were pretty different.
Oh definitely. Even out here in Staffordshire everyone seems to have one of these things. I had one about 10 years ago... don't remember using it much though as rollerblades had a resurgance shortly afterwards.
I'm not in Wales at the moment, but I've just seen a picture of the skate park in my home town (Abergavenny ftw!) and there were a horde of scooters. Completely dominating even bikes and skateboards