I love this product! Super fun to ride. Easy to learn and has a fantastic self balancing mechanism! I never did rollerblading, skating of any kind and I was able to pick it up in a day or two. Amazing!

It’s easy to ride (once you practice for a little bit) and the only negative thing about it is my shins hurt (get sore) from riding it for long periods of time. I think it has to do with me always leaning forward (speed demon here). I ride this thing everyday now for the past few weeks to work and back, and I actually look forward to it, it’s fun, not as fast as a vehicle but I can literally smell the flowers as I go to work and back home ;) great purchase, I did wish it went a little faster but in some ways I am glad it doesn’t because I would probably hurt myself.

Nifty machine, I bought one for fun. I'd use this recreationally, as you're probably not supposed to be on the sidewalks in many places, but it's a bit dangerous to ride in streets. You're standing up, so any crack, pothole, etc, can catch this and you'd go flying off. Definitely make sure to wear a helmet, knee, elbow, and wrist protection with this. Too many people get thrown off standing devices like these or scooters and can break a collarbone. Because it's small enough to be portable, you can drive it to a bike path, or somewhere with protected bike lanes, and ride it there. Using it is really easy. You'll pick it up in about 10 seconds. It's self-balancing which is really cool, so one you learn to step on, you'll be up and running in a minute. Leaning forward or backward to move, and swaying gently side to side to turn a particular way feels really natural. You need to ride for a certain distance in safety mode before you can unlock full speed, which is a good idea. You can put it back into safety or new rider mode in the Segway app, which is good if you let someone else try it for the first time (it limits the speed). The app also has other options, such as changing the glow / lighting color and modes, locking the device, and seeing the speed you're going, how far you've traveled, battery/distance remaining, etc. The reason I knocked off 2 stars is that the knee bar that you lean against is really uncomfortable, to the point that it hurts. It's not adjustable, so it's stuck at the height that it's at. Depends on your height, but for me it hits just in and slightly under the inner knee, where it's delicate. It hurts and is uncomfortable any time I need to turn and push my leg against the bar, which is obviously a problem. I did purchase a third party steering column ($50-$60), so that may mitigate the problem, but it hasn't come yet. You basically take off the knee steering column, and install that instead. I purchased one that collapses so I can still use it as a knee steering column, or an adjustable height steering column. Kind of like how the original Segway were set up, so you still move by leaning forward or backward, but turn by using the bar with your hands. I think that will have the added benefit of some stability if you need something to hold on to, in bumpier areas. However, an adjustable bar should have come with the device, so that's a problem. I've also purchased a third party kickstand for $12. Super easy to install and totally worth it. Self balancing turns off once you turn off the device, so the kickstand is nice in that it keeps the device from falling over when you're done with it. Overall this is a fun, but potentially dangerous device that you need to treat with caution and respect while riding. It's nifty, fun, but can be very uncomfortable to ride for some people at a certain height.

Very disappointing, ordered item and wrapped it as the big gift for all my kids for Christmas. It was opened Christmas morning to extreme excitement and soon after I realized it was dead. It would not not turn on nor would it charge.

I am almost 65 years old and my balance isn’t what it used to be. When I first got on this contraption, I initially wobbled back and forth and thought, “Oh my gosh, what have I gone and done!” After a couple more tries, I was able to mount and dismount minus the wobbling. Fortunately, there is a low speed learning requirement before the throttle is able to be moved up a bit. I took the Ninebot to a quarter mile runner’s track, and did 6 practice laps before taking it out into the “real world.” I am glad I did, because even with the smooth flat surface, I still took a spill. But only one, and there was no audience! After only 3 days of occasional use, I’m getting rather comfortable on this, and am sure I will only get better with continued use. It doesn’t like inclines very much, and the instructions say a 5% incline is all it will do. I am inclined to believe that. I’m still a bit shaky over slight bumps, but am again certain I’ll become more comfortable with use. Good purchase for me..., as long as I don’t ride it off a cliff...