I live in San Diego, California and am blessed with SO MANY beautiful scootering location options here. I did a LOT of research before I finally chose a Boardy as the perfect scooter for my needs. The boardy is compact, nimble and travels well. It even fits in the trunk of my Miata which means I don’t have to bother with a bike rack to get it somewhere and go! The 12 inch pneumatic tires and more importantly the flexy wooden deck makes the Boardy far superior to the rough handling I experience on other smaller-polyurethane-wheeled scooters. The Boardy is smooth, quiet and fast. I recently scootered over 32 miles around a beautiful San Diego bay and the Boardy was the perfect “Goldilocks” scooter to ride. Not too big, not too small, but smooth and just right over a variety of surfaces. Here’s a link to some photos of my adventures that day: http://bit.ly/boardy32miles