Xootr (pronounced "zoo-ter") is a manufacturer of folding
kick scooter
A kick scooter (also referred to as a push-scooter or scooter) is a human-powered street vehicle with a handlebar, deck, and wheels propelled by a rider pushing off the ground with their leg. Today the most common scooters are made of aluminum, ...
s and was formerly a seller of
folding bicycle
A folding bicycle is a bicycle designed to fold into a compact form, facilitating transport and storage. When folded, the bikes can be more easily carried into buildings, on public transportation (facilitating mixed-mode commuting and bicycl ...
s. Xootr scooters are characterized by 180 mm wheels with
aluminum
Aluminium (aluminum in American and Canadian English) is a chemical element with the symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately one third that of steel. It h ...
hubs, and a hand brake for the front wheel (for the rear on old models).
One defining feature of Xootr scooters is the relatively large wheels they are equipped with, as well as the hinge system, which uses a pin.
Xootr scooters were originally introduced in 1999 by Nova Cruz Products. Since 2003, the Xootr scooter has been manufactured and sold by Xootr LLC.
Manufacturer
Xootr began when Karl Ulrich, Nathan Ulrich, and Tom Miner (along with partners Lunar Design and Cheskin Research, and several other investors) founded Nova Cruz Products. Nova Cruz designed, manufactured and sold the Xootr kick scooter, the Xootr eX3 electric scooter, and the Voloci
electric motorbike.
Products
Kick scooter models
Swift folding bicycle (discontinued)
The
Swift Folder is a
folding bicycle
A folding bicycle is a bicycle designed to fold into a compact form, facilitating transport and storage. When folded, the bikes can be more easily carried into buildings, on public transportation (facilitating mixed-mode commuting and bicycl ...
, designed by Peter Reich of Design Mobility Inc. of
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Kings County is the most populous Administrative divisions of New York (state)#County, county in the State of New York, ...
, New York, in collaboration with
Jan VanderTuin of the
Center for Appropriate Transport The Center for Appropriate Transport (CAT) is a non-profit community center dedicated to bicycles and alternative transport located in Eugene, Oregon, United States.
CAT holds publicly funded educational workshops for teaching youth from ages 12 ...
in
Eugene, Oregon
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As of the 2020 United States Census ...
. The Swift Folder folds more quickly, though less compactly, than many other folding bicycles. From 2004
until about the end of 2016, the bicycle was sold under license by Xootr as the Xootr Swift - fully assembled to a standard specification, in a choice of single or 8-speed models
Bicycle rack system
The Xootr CrossRack Bicycle Rack enables the mounting of a standard bicycle bag to almost any bicycle especially oicycles with small wheels.
Hand trucks
Xootr markets a line of folding
hand truck :''"Hand truck" may also refer to Pallet jack.''
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s
Clothing
Xootr markets its own line of
baseball cap
A baseball cap is a type of soft cap, hat with a rounded crown and a stiff bill projecting in front.
The front of the hat typically displays a design or a logo (historically, usually only a sports team, namely a baseball team, or names of releva ...
s and
tee-shirts.
Wheels
Xootr wheels were originally sold in two styles: standard (translucent yellow) and ultra (black), with the ultra wheels having 10% lower rolling resistance.
Teams using Xootr wheels with a custom rubber formulation swept the top three places at the All-American
Soap Box Derby
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Ultimate Speed championships in July 200
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In popular culture
The Xootr was featured in the film
Little Manhattan
''Little Manhattan'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mark Levin and written by Jennifer Flackett, starring Josh Hutcherson and Charlotte Ray Rosenberg. It is set in Manhattan, and follows a ten-year-old boy as he expe ...
, where a Xootr Street serves as the primary means of transportation for the main character, Gabe. In one scene, one of his friends has a Xootr Ultra Cruz while another friend makes do with a
Razor
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While the razor has been in existence since before t ...
.
References
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External links
Xootr USA websiteXootr Australia websiteXootr Israel websiteUK web siteXootr Europe
Human-powered vehicles
Folding bicycles
Kick scooters