Xootr Scooter Stand

I was looking for something to keep up with the kids on their Micro Mini Deluxe scooters. The salesman described the Xootr as "the Porsche of adult scooters".

The scooting experience with the Xootr is very good, but I was left with two issues:

First, people look at me like I'm a complete tool while riding it, like "look at the big dork riding the scooter". I don't have an Instructable to address this.

Second, where the Micro Mini is a three wheeled design that stays upright when not in use, the Xootr is a two wheeled design that lacks a kickstand and does not store in an obvious manner. Too often it would end up in a heap on the floor.

Like most problems in life, we attempted to fix it with 2x4s.

• 4' 2x4
• 4 * 2.5" nails
• Wood glue

There are a number of different models of Xootr scooters. Most of the differentiation is in the deck design...the base chassis is consistent across models.

You want to cut a notch in the 2x4 to receive the scooter chassis. The width of this notch should be 1.75" and it's worth keeping the air gap on the snuggish side to help keep the scooter upright while in the rack. The depth of the notch is 2.75" which is deep enough to let the chassis sink into the notch, and for the underside of the deck to rest on the top of the 2x4.

The provided schematic is setup with 3 notches for 3 scooters, and the gap between the notches is enough to allow for the widest Xootr MG decks to fit side by side. If you have fewer scooters or narrower decks, tweak the design for your herd.

Our rack is two pieces of 2x4 cut 23.75" long. To cut the notches we used a combination of a table saw and a chisel. Don't forget that a table saw removes material and you are shooting for 1.75" wide. Cut two identical pieces of 2x4 and assemble them using wood glue and nails. The doubled up 2x4 is much more stable than a single piece would be on its own.

The finished project has a pleasant minimalist heft that just gets the job done.

Thanks Dad for assembling to my specifications. This might be the only project we ever did where v1.0 was perfect and required no redos, enhancements, revisions, etc.