Scootering
Scootering (also scooting or freestyle scooter or scooter riding) is a relatively new action sport which involves using kick scooters to perform freestyle tricks, in a manner similar to skateboarding and BMX freestyle.

Scooter Parts

1)Bars
Bars more commonly and reliably are made out of 4130 Chromoly or 6061 Aluminum. Originally the first one piece bars were, created by RAD, in the form of a T which is still the predominant form of bars today. The next type of Bars which had an uprising in the mid 2000s were Buff bars, an aluminum steer tube with a stem to fit any size of tube preferred. Other types of bars have been made to accommodate not only abuse but to bar width. Many bars are gusseted in some way or other.

2)Forks
Most companies make forks, note worthy Proto, Inward, and French ID. SR forks (The Scooter Resource), created by Andrew Broussard (president and owner of Proto), were the first forks developed. They consisted of a fork tube, a flat somewhat triangular shaped bed for two pipe legs and the fork tube to be welded into. Most companies have followed this general design usually changing the types of legs and adding gussets. Inward is noted as perfecting the appearance of this general design and the first company to allow an option for zero offset. Proto more recently released the Striker fork which actually has some resemblance to the Razors fork design, but with thicker legs, gussets, and thicker fork tube.

3)Wheels
Eagle-Sport, Proto and Micro-Xtreme, "Bob" and "Yak" are presently the only brands producing metal core wheels specifically to scooters. Many riders before the existence of scooter specific wheel brands turned to roller blade companies for wheels. Some of the first old school metal cores to be marketed for scooters were vapors, drives, and a hard to get five spoked metal core made by Razor restricted to the luxury B Model.

4)Clamp
Clamps are made to hold the one piece bars onto the forks. There are many different types of clamps, ranging from: a single clamp, double clamp, triple clamp, and even a quad clamp!!!

5)Brake
There are three popular types of brakes and two types of brake systems. The Razor stock brake is probably one of the most popular brakes because it has the ability to be modified to allude to a more solid brake. Razor brake installation involves a thin bolt that runs perpendicularly through the back of the deck and utilizes a spring system. This system is used with most other brakes including Madd and Blade. Madd and Blade brakes are both thicker aluminum breaks. They are also slightly wider so there is less space for movement and so have the ability to be quieter and stronger. The second type of brake was created by and for the TSI. At first it was integrated into the deck plate as one piece. The brake resembles a curved and lifted tab that hovers over the wheel. Through testing and cracking they changed the design to be a separate part. Instead it is bolted to the deck vertically with two bolts so it may be replaced upon damage.