E-Scooter Vs Bike! | City Centre Selfie Challenge
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 8. 10. 2021
- What is the quickest way to get around a city to snap selfies at famous landmarks: e-scooter or superbike? This is certainly a challenge for the 21st century as Hank and Manon race around the beautiful city of Bath to see which method of travel is fastest. Who do you think will win?
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Hank: "it's cost me about ÂŁ10"
Manon: "that's not cheap" (while sat on a ÂŁ10k bike) đ
If you ride the scooter 5 miles every day, a 10k bike is covered in 2.7 years. Totally worth it for an every day rider... But the real kicker is a comparable scooter to what the ride shares provide would only cost you 600-800 dollars, that's covered after 80 rides.
@@itainteasy They also offer monthly subscription for ÂŁ40. So the bike would be covered in 20 years as long as you don't need to maintain it.
â@@24pavlo that's kinda backwards, but you could own a scooter in a year that doesn't shut down when you turn a corner into a safety zone. In the US they even offer a service where you get to keep and charge the scooter at home for a slightly smaller fee, but they still have the no parking/no riding GPS. they make it seem like you can leave it just anywhere, but then you realize there are entire neighborhoods that won't let you leave the scooter at all... it's electronically blocked and you will receive a hefty fee for abandoning the scooter there, after you already rode into them. Sure owning your own scooter is pretty lame feeling, I don't feel this way about a bike... but the economics and true easy of use is in favor of owning one.
@@itainteasy Privately owned electronic scooters are still only allowed to be used on private land in the UK. They still aren't legal for use on public roads, cycle paths etc. yet as far as I know.
â@@JoshuaRPearce_ I believe you are correct, but it's not a prohibition on electric motor vehicles, you simply need pedals, so everything from pedal assist to super73's & Honda U Be's are allowed (probably some bike paths say no e-bikes). There are e-bikes like the u be that are comparable in price, but probably not in stock in the US or UK. Does seem backwards, I drive a car in Los Angeles, it's clear what scooters are privately owned, and who is riding for hire, and it's the ones for hire who I worry about causing accidents following pedestrian cross walks, those who have unmarked scooters all seem to be aware they follow traffic laws like a bike. Although they are following traffic laws they look like lame grown up razor scooter kids compared to a super73, or even a pedal assist bike rented from the city.
Talking about escooter danger at 6:07 and run a zebra crossing with a pedestrian waiting to cross đ the irony
I chat to a chap on an e-scooter at the lights each night on my commute home. He used to be a keen cyclist before a bad accident meant that he could no longer cycle. It's a great way for him to get in and out of work in Bath without being sat in traffic. It's not the same but we are all doing the same thing. Be kind to our fellow road users!
Still burn him off the line tho ;)
They are illegal
@@chirpy999 Hey Dave, this is part of a trial in Bath that is legal. You have to snap your driving licence and scooter are insured. Give it a Google, it's a great initiative.
Squirrell ok , I am in the sticks , they are not round here, and I see folks zooming along the pavements, accidents waiting to happen
Hey Dave,
Not a problem, happy to help.
Mr. Squirrel
More powah baybe
Discussing escooter safety whilst filtering and not stopping at a zebra crossing đŹ whoops!
Good eye, I spotted that too!
If it's the one I'm thinking of, he didn't need to stop as the pedestrian had yet to step onto the crossing. But that could of changed in the last couple of years
He and the person filming, from a motorcycle I guess, actually overtook a car that had stopped to allow a person to use the crossing. Absolutely criminal behaviour.
@@markyycz I bet your fun at partys
@@ellie-jay2217 Ask your mum :)
Watching Manon ride aggressively always makes me wanna get the eff outside - getting a little chilly here in Canada đšđŠ
Harden up.
Calgary soon otw
Perfect weather for riding right now! Air is fresh and cool.
I know this comment is 7 months late but I can agree I live in Canada to and it was chilly đ„¶ in cannafa
Love the whole team but Manon has been an absolutely amazing addition
6:07 Hank (and his camera vehicle) ride straight over a zebra crossing whilst someone is waiting to cross, in the middle of a piece-to-camera about safety! You couldn't make it up.
Manon was on an F12, that e-scooter didn't stand a chance.
Advantage of scooter: can abandon anywhere without worrying about it being stolen.
Advantage of bike: literally everything else.
what about not having to push and getting sweaty?
My son had his scooter stolen. We found it in 2 ft of water in a lake.
@@timroden6617 they're more talking about rentals
@Scartoons Did you know that you can actually buy e-scooters too? When used often they're far cheaper to buy than use rental scooters. No restrictions either, and you can pop it in your car too, even take it with you on holidays (in countries where it's allowed).
A bike has no chance to beat an e-scooter in everyday use:
-No sweat. E-scooter is actually the most comfortable thing other than a car in really hot weather!
-No uncomfortable position, more relaxing, no impotence problems
-You can pop it in your car boot easily, unlike a bike (I'm talking about bought e-scooters, not rented). It's a fantastic companion for a car, really handy!
-You can take it anywhere, through shops and malls and easier to take through walking-only zones, don't have to leave it locked if you don't want to
-No need spend time and go through the hassle of putting your bike in storage or get it out of there every time. Just take it inside.
Did Hank really overtake a car that stopped at a pedestrians crossing when he was talking about E-Scooters being less dangerous than bikes? ;D
he overtook the car while it was moving and before getting to the crossing :)
and remember that he follows the moped that has a cameraman on it, so you can safely say that the car behind them stopped for the crossing.
Gg is right that car stopped to allow pedestrians cross!!
He did, outrageous, that pedestrian could have had a shock when she appeared passed the white car! Plod may have a word.
You shouldn't overtake on the zigzag lines at a crossing. Bad Hank
Yeah he did, I noticed that the second he did it. If the granny that wanted to cross had gone just a few seconds earlier he would of clipped the poor woman. Plus it's illegal to pass the lead vehicle at a zebra crossing so the fact he's following a camera scooter just means there was 2 illegal manoeuvres done there.
Hank-"I don't think it has any carbon on it actually". Egg heads the world over - *snicker* *giggle*
Great video! And the chemistry between Manon and Hank is fantastic
Love how Hank just ignored the lady on the zebra crossing that all the cars were stopped for at 6.06 and over took on the crossings zigzag area which is a legal breach just as he was saying the word dangerous !!! "You MUST NOT overtake the moving vehicle nearest the crossing or the vehicle nearest the crossing
which has stopped to give way to pedestrians. In queuing traffic, you
should keep the crossing clear."
It wouldâve been nice to have Connor in this video. He wouldâve given us a brief history summary of each landmark đ
And had some ice cream
Only if it had pictures of wangs drawn on it...
Then the challenge would have taken him 3 hours, not 32 or 36 minutes...
I don't think they make scooters that large
MYSTIC MAC đźđȘđŠđ
Haha I got add for 'Scooty' mobility scooters for elderly xD xD
Iâd take my road bike through short cuts and e-scooter wouldnât have a slightest chance! ;)
Taking an e-scooter on the same trails or paths that my fat tire bike is on would be comedic.
Stop fooling yourself. I been riding a folding e bike when I work in the city and park for free. I beat everyone with a regular bike. No one knew that my folding bike was an E bike until I told them 2 months later. They knew I was a roadie. E scooter can keep up some are even alot faster. They have big wheel scooter that go up to 50mph. They can manage through traffic better than a bike carrier. Guys that know me know I'm fast on a road bike from riding on weekends but I'm 58 so word spread to try to beat me to free parking after work. I work in construction with many competitive young fit people. This video has a low end scooter and someone that didn't typically ride them or know about the zones. Anyone with one of the high power scooter and rides it regularly can smoke a professional racer or a bike courier through the city.
Not very fast when itâs been seized by the police and crushed tho đ€Ł
@@chrishemming9976 how often does that happen to an adult. The the stuff cops do to the youth who don't know the cops can't just take people personal property without an opportunity to reclaim it and if crushed the city would have to pay for another one plus damages. People who think like you make taxes high paying for mistakes made by cops with same mindset. At most they can give a citation.
Still don't change the fact the average roadie like us can't keep up with them even on an E bike. That fact hurts your ego. That's why you want it crushed. Cops who chase someone on that scooter can lose their job if that person dies in accident and cost city millions of dollars.
This video is to boost the ego of cyclist. Nothing more and not based on facts of what is actually going on in the streets
@@apm9507 how many ride a fat tire bike on a commute in a city? And they have fat tire e scooter.
1:21 Manon's eyeroll đ
Let's have Si vs 4 e scooters.
Best comment so far :)))
i've seen an E-scooter have a transformative effect on a work colleagues quality of life but i have to say i don't like how the rentable ones are just littered everywhere as they in London.
In Washington, DC you now have to lock e-scooters to bike racks or other specified fixtures at the end of a ride, and you have to submit a photo through the app showing you locked the scooter in an approved location.
@@Dr.Schlitz So now a private business is taking public infrastructure from cyclists? If that isn't the most American thing ever...
@@cjohnson3836 the roads and everything that cyclists use are public infrastructure also, it's not like we're paying a special bike tax for our paths.
In many places the companies have their own racks and you must return the scooter/bike to one of that company's racks. That prevents bike public/private bike racks from being used and keeps them from being scattered everywhere, kind of a win win except it limits the usefulness
@@cjohnson3836 Well that was totally illogical.
How is 'private business' any factor in this, are you some kind of rabid socialist?
Where did you get your bike, a socialist collective that has nothing at all to do with private business? OMG are you some capitalist pig with your _privately owned_ bike?
How does where you get your mode of transportation affect whether or not it's ok to use bike racks? What does it matter if it's rented or bought, it's people using them in any case.
Seriously I just don't get how some people are so badly indoctrinated by socialist lunacy.
Yeah I have actually leased a proper, far better e-scooter. I can't stand those poor quality (and dirty) rental scooters. With my own e-scooter no restrictions either. I chose monthly leasing because it was available where I live and I wanted to first see how this thing works, how handy it is. For me it's been great: now I don't need to use my very impractical bicycle at all and I just use my car or e-scooter or both (e-scooter in car's trunk and then continue the last bit on the scooter).
I might soon end my lease and buy one, but actually the lease is so cheap that I'm in no hurry, and I want to see how it lasts after several more months.
love your videos keep up the good work
I use a bike or a scooter depending on the need. I also use an electric unicycle, which is immensely practical.
It's so portable I can ride up to the shops, step off, pull the handle up & just walk in.
Everything has its place, & if it means less car use, then that can only be a good thing.
Electric unicycle sounds cool... is it hard to ride?
@@arnoldhau1 Initially it takes quite a bit of practice. It's a bit like learning to ride a bike for the first time. The more you think about it, the harder it is. It's more of a subconscious muscle memory learning.
Once you get over that, it's really easy & feels very natural, like you're connected to it.
Electric unicycle sounds really awesome, i didnt know something like this existet đ
"...an electric unicycle, which is immensely practical"
No, it's not
@@matthewlewis2072 Do you ride one?
Iâm a bigger fan of cycling but I think anyway we can get people out of cars and onto other forms of transportation is a major plus! Awesome video guys đ
Cycling señor is the best
You both took a selfie with the River Avon. Not the Kent and Avon canal đ€Ł
I simply love this woman! đ
I saw the GCN headquarters on that map at 27 seconds. The circus
Donât think so
U really think gcn can afford a place on the circus đ
Hank, when you took a selfie of the nice view, you should've took the gamble and gone to the finish. I'm sure all the locations would've been in the picture somewhere đđ
Hack/Bodge đ
Hack!
*Insert Si screaming "BODGE"*
What a superb challenge and show. These comparisons are really inventive and fun, plus good tourist publicity for Bath (now I'd like to visit there again). Keep it up guys. Thanks.
Any video with Mannon is always a very nice video! Mannoooon ftw đ đČ
For this kind of travel you really need a dutch city bike, nothing can beat that.
Combined preferably with Dutch cycling infrastructure đ
@@MrWoezoe And Dutch hills....
Brilliant race. Well done.
I was wondering about this and searched it. You guys really have a video for everything.
@6:00 straight across the zebra crossing đ€Ł
I knew Manon would win and the bike is way cooler - come on!
4 minutes difference in exchange of not having to arrive to my destination all exhausted and soaked in sweat? I'm sold.
Love this challenge!
No way I'd park a Pinarello F12 in front of a shady bar or leave it there when I've had enough that it's safer to Uber home instead of ride... or just abandon it when I run into mates and plans for the day change. I ride a Bianchi and eScooters... living in Rome, each has it's place.
I would take this bike and attach it to my backpack.
if the shopkeeper wouldn't like that . I politely apologise and find another place where I can do the damn thing.
many times that worked.
Hank got dizzy...going to Alexandra park and âarriving â at Henrietta? đ
great video Hank and Manon. Manon the cycling commuter, who would've thought
I spent a few days in Gothenburg riding around on e-scooters. I have to say, they were brilliant, especially considering I didn't have access to a bike. It helped that the Swedes have plenty of infrastructure for these kinds of things.
Given the distances and times, I think running would have actually been the fast option here.
what's running?
I think I would struggle to run 7.5k in 32 min to be honest, and that's not including 'selfie time'!
Or would it be more like Hank's 5k if you were able to take short cuts? That would be more doable...
Faster? Maybe, if you are fit enough to actually run 5km. But whether you're fit or not, you'd be sweaty and barely alive by the time you finish.
I think helicopter would've been the fast option.
Are u crazy amigo , a road bike is 3 times faster than running, you drinking đ» to much cervesa señor
I think the ÂŁ500 escooter performed well against a 10k bike. I like the escooters. They just need to come up with a safe way for them to be used.
They wouldn't be able to make a SAFE way for people to use them. People would need to be safe on them anyway. They can put all the safety measures and insurance out there. But if someone is dangerous on an escooter and doesn't know how to ride they can still hurt themselves. Its all down to rider's capabilities. Cos even with regulations for cars there's still 100s of accidents
even a ÂŁ100 bike can beat a scooter.
Cheaper and healthier while better on your health and environment.
@ incorrect.
@@JaredJames-bm9fp the non-electric adult kick scooter also exists, itâs so fast down hill and light enough to kick, walk or carry up hill! Watch out for the plastic wheels ones, rubbish in the wet but pneumatic wheels exist too đ
Great contradiction of what Simon was saying a couple of weeks ago about escooter use in Bath - no reduction in car usage so the escooter journeys are people who used to previously walk, cycle or use public transport; all of which are cleaner than escooters.
That has always been my main argument to people who use escooters. You have to consider what mode of transport is *displaced* when people switch to escooters. In my experience, it's always people who would have/could have walked, biked, or taken the bus/train.
@@ConsciousBreaks yep. Nobody is getting out of their Range Rover to ride an escooter.
Are you really saying a diesel bus is cleaner than an e scooter?
@@Scooby2606 are all buses diesel? And if they are, do they need to be nowadays? First West of England in Bath have a fleet of electric buses. So 40+ people on one e-bus or 40+ scooters đ€·ââïž
@@sfetriathlon2432 Hopefully we'll see a lot more electric buses, but that will take time and a lot of investment. In the mean time I'd rather sit behind an e-scooter at the traffic lights then an IC bus. Not saying e-scooters are the answer at all. I've never used one as the wheels look to small to me, hit a pothole and you're coming off.
Bikes every time! Go Manon!
This is a beast !!!
Hey Hank, should have stopped at the crossing at 6.10!
As to the accidents. Walking drunk out of the bar, "I can't drive, but look a handy e-scooter that will get me home safe."
In the US they can get you operating a bicycle, scooter or even a canoe while over the same limit as for a motor vehicle, currently 0.08%.
I was hoping it would be a personal no limits scooter, as these can go faster and anywhere, but I'm still surprised a rentable one was nearly a match! Good video.
Personal e scooters are illegal unless ridden on private land! For the very reason you mention in your comment!
@@jimmcewen8994 wow really, never knew that, thanks for replying
@@jimmcewen8994 well , I see more people fly by their own escooters here in London than owned by gov.
@@fireinthenight9028 absolutely and I don't agree with the law. However it's because people chip them so they go faster that currently they're illegal in public spaces. Read a report about the Met confiscating thousands of them.
@@jimmcewen8994 I get it.
you're able to use these escooters as long as are speed restricted but often people want to go faster , so they hack them .
which from the road user perspective this kind of scooter is illegal. right?
it's something like building a moped from a normal bike. Just need to comply with some set of rules to be accessible as road friendly.
What would you rather use for city-centre travel: a bike or an e-scooter? Let us know in the comments below! đ
I would prefer my flat bar bike đ
@@user-rx8gl6ug1b Depends what I am doing- I have a road bike for speed= a mountain bike with racks for carrying things and a folding kick scooter that I can reliably carry on the bus or train if I need to go into the city- with the benefit that you can use a kick scooter anywhere. An e-scooter could be useful for those last mile situations if walking or kicking along are too much, but I cannot bring one of my bikes. I have a folding bike, but it is far more cumbersome to fold than a scooter and far more bulky. If I can bring a bike, 9 times out of 10- I will, but even a kick-scooter in a busy place gives you a huge advantage over walking (something else I do a lot for utility).
eBike for me. If that's not an option, then a commuter regular bike. Those little wheels and twitchy steering... not for me.
On the other hand, Manon's bottom probably didn't feel great over those cobblestoes with the 110 psi tires and no suspension of any sort...
Brompton đ€·
Easy choice, escooter
To be a stickler plastic are hydrocarbons so there is carbon in pretty much everything, also I'll not mention the energy used to recharge them/ mine for the batteries
Worth it!
Hysterical!!đ
How pissed off was the motorbike and BMW and old woman at the zebra hank Haha
Beautiful city! Fit girl. Fun scooter!
âDo you know running?â
âO⊠runningâ
Great effort Hankđđ»
Manon - looking like a bike messenger! (except for that "stopping at the red light" part)
3:11 Yes. But there was a study about scooter's use in Paris that shows that trips of scooters, if not taken for fun and amusement (most of the trips), replaced mostly short walking trips and the frequency of car and public transportation per capita was practically not affected.
Short conclusion: same traffic jams and pollution, more nutcases on sidewalks and designated bike and pedestrian pathways.
Iâm addicted to Manonâs selfie
Another great zwift video riddled with long adverts for E-Scooters.
Did anyone see the guy at 3:18 gesturing at hank after he cycled past? And Hank tactically blocking him out of frame. LOL.
interesting route!!
The cobbles made hank Sounding like the Joker beaten up by Batwoman
That's a cool video. We have recently received a bunch of those e-scooters as a pilot project here in Vernon BC, Canada. I see them used all over the place in town. They seem very popular and many people can be heard laughing while riding them so it must be enjoyable. When I'm not in a car I'm using an ebike to get around so haven't tried them yet. I hope they are popular enough for the city administrators to decide to keep them around. They are a good transportation option.
6.06 doesnât stop for a pedestrian crossing
My god they are shooting an important vid!!!!
Seeing Manon win so convincingly doesnât make me feel any better about being overtaken on Bathwick Hill by one of those e-scooters. Neither of you made it to the canal, that was the river! Great to see so many local landmarks.
Good and Groovy.
Maybe I am getting old but the scooters round Birmingham are always rode on the pavements and they are so quick proper dangerous I think in city centres. They are to slow to use on the road but way to quick for pavements.
I am suprised hank wasn't in lycra though for aero benefits đ
@ 8:10 Handsomeness rivaling all of BTS combined? Love GCN!
Those scooters are really making traffic dangerous around where I live. Kids zooming with full speed to blind corners all the time.
That's not the scooters it's the morons riding them and the shit parents letting them do so
No scooter of any kind has a chance against the Dragon Ladyâą!
Really like the idea of not having to lock it up, just log out and leave it.
Considering that statistically cars are unused 90% of the time, this is a great way of not contributing to the problem more, without worrying about it being stolen, maintenance, place to leave it, etc.
I also like how UK is implementing it - you don't get manually derestricted scooters flying between people, through a park.
Hank's 36m trip sounded expensive though
I'm wondering how much he spent :/
Probably not as expensive as a Pinarello ;)
@@JohnBaxendale doesn't have to be a Pinarello
@@azraphel He says at the end that it was almost 10 Pounds(almost 12 Euros).
I love this video for two reasons. One, Bath is beautiful and the city was the winner here. And, two, because the presentation was low key. I love manic Hank but it's nice to see a video with the presentation in a conversational tone.
@6:54 Picture Purrfect! Define Cuttie Pie for me. GCN is undoubtedly the best channel on CZcams!
where I live there are largely two categories of scooter users
1) people who want to be mobile in a city without a car, but don't want to be labeled a "cyclist"
2) bored tens
In NY (and some other cities in the US) we have e-mopeds that you use just like the scooters. Love them! So much better than the scooters especially because you park them like cars so they arent strewn all over the place making it impossible to walk, but are so easy to park between cars it is never an issue. They cap at 25ish miles an hour and are super convenient and fun!
i know e-Scooters are still not legal in the UK, but this feels a little unfair with all the slow zones lololol. great vid tho. Hopefully things get sorted out with e-scooters and you guys can try this again with a bit more level playing field! maybe add a third person on an ebike? lolol
I appreciate the following is a specific personal response of a Bath resident and in a convoluted way supports cyclingâŠ
Although the concept of this video is very good and something Iâve considered itâs slightly flawed (Iâm Bath anyway!). Thatâs because the actual quandary most face is not, âshall I take my scooter or bike sightseeing in a world heritage site?â, but in fact âhow can I get from my home to point B without turning up hot and sweatyâ. Taking the latter, with the majority in Bath donât live in the E-scooter area so unless theyâre an avid, all weather cyclist will probably just drive.
It would be interesting to see this video redone in Bristol as their E scooter area is much larger and could be a âday of chores/commuteâ instead.
The worst/most dangerous place in Bath to ride the scooters is along the top of Victoria park as it picks up the âslow zoneâ of the inner park. Cars donât appreciate it when the scooter in front of then suddenly slows down to 10kph đ
It's a win for planet earth because you guys got around by NOT being in a damn car.
Iâm really impressed with the Voi Scooters in Bristol, use them a lot for short trips, to the shops etc.. Donât have to lug my Brompton down six flights of stairs and donât have to either lock it up đŹ or carry it round the shops.
Anything further Iâll use the bike, âcos itâs quicker and Iâm more comfortable in traffic on a bike. Itâs a good balance and Iâm still not using a car đ
I think this is a key benefit of the scooter and bike rentals, security of the bike becomes a non-issue. Especially when combined with other forms of public transport, trains buses etc. it wouldâve been interesting to compare the energy used as well. Clearly Hank had to run a bit but the rest of the time he wasnât expending a lot. And for arriving at work not needing a shower etc can be important too.
Yeah I got a proper Micro scooter which are a million times better than those rental ones. It's made by a European company too, not Chinese. When you use them often proper scooters are cheaper than rentals. No restrictions either. Far better to ride than rentals.
E-scooters absolutely murder bicycles in practicality: even in the summer and with hills there's no sweat, a million times more comfortable, as you said no need to go get a bike from a bike storage or alternatively carrying an e-scooter is easy. I do have to lock my e-scooter but I live in a country and town where I actually feel safe enough to not even lock it most of the time.
And what's really great is I can just pop it in my car and take it anywhere! I've even managed to make my runs far better by dropping off the scooter at the end of my running route, drive on to the start of my running route, then after running I just scoot back to my car. That way I don't always have to do loops or back-and-forth-routes and am far more flexible.
I took my scooter to Italy on holiday this summer and it was the perfect way to cover ground in the heat and long walking distances, especially when I could so often only get parking miles from the destination.
@ 8:22 Photogenic to the Max!
5:26 this year's paris-roubaix was brutal
Wnen I'm on my bike, drivers are more eager to pass than when its Mannon riding in front... đ
Manon will win the photo contest anyway - no matter of the means of transportation! đđ
Talking about safety and accidents while he runs a zebra crossing
5:29 cobbbllllllessssss.... priceless
Shortcut - the longest distance between two points.
nice video manon.
Hank, You spoke a lot about safety on e-scooters then at 6.00 minutes you overtook a car on the zigzags approaching a zebra crossing so didn't see the lady waiting to cross. Silly mistake to make that could have caused an accident.
Yes really bad. The sort of thing that gets cyclists hated. Not good at all GCN. Expect better of you. Amazed you didn't even edit that out. Very poor.
6:00 Hank, and camera bike, literally overtook a car slowing down for a pedestrian crossing with zero visibility/checks of who was about to cross, then ploughed straight across it. Zero cool
Oh man just watch the video and enjoy it. Your comment is 'zero cool' we all make mistakes....do you feel better now for pointing it out in CZcams?
Here in Qatar, they're selling unrestricted e-scooters capable of 80 kph for only 2000 pounds. I've already seen one boy in hospital for three months after taking one onto gravel at that speed. I trust the EU/UK will have sense about not allowing sales of derestricted versions.
If you done that challenge in Glasgow you would have been sitting without the bike and scooter at the end
I don't know, but where I live an electric scooter is legally the same as a bike, so you can take exactly the same routes
The same where I live.
But you can walk through shops (at least with a folding proper scooter, not those rental ones)
In UK, currently you are only legally allowed to use rented e-scooters, not on pavements (sidewalks) and there are other restrictions.
@@matthewlewis2072 That's why private e-scooter riders are such badass outlaws. Bad to the bone. All the girls love the bad boys.
(Fortunately not every country is the UK)
Yes baby
I mistakenly thought this was an escooter vs an ebike competition.
Apologies to Manon for my dog barking at her whilst filming this in Bath. I think it took her by surprise. He's not the biggest fan of bikes/motorbikes.
Closer than I thought it would be. I don't imagine than anyone considering commuting on a top-spec Pinarello would considered an e-scooter or vice versa, and I doubt most people would get close to either Hank or Manon's time!
I (or more specifically, my feet and lower back) don't like standing for long periods of time, so for me, the e-scooter loses as the commuting tool of choice. Especially on the cobb-bb-bb-bb-bb-bb-bb-bb-bbles... đ
I'd pick the e-scooter to ride with Hank. no way I could keep up with Manon on a bike
5km cost ÂŁ10 on the scooter, thatâs extortionate, they may be the future, allegedly, but your bank account will be in the past.
Great video though.
Scooters are way cheaper than bikes though, well they are illegal in england but here in Germany you can get a pretty decent one for< 300âŹ
Nice to see Hank have fun in a ride. The bike was going to win all the way, but scooter looks pretty fun. I would stick with a bike.
Weird premise... Hank's on a tourist-friendly accessible rental, intended for urban use, etc. Manon should be on a bikeshare bike if we're comparing like for like, but I don't think the point of an e-scooter OR a bikeshare rental was ever to get across town as fast as possible.