Micro Luggage II: Road Test
It looks like an ordinary travel bag for the plane. But give it a few twists, and hey presto!
What is it?
A real-life Transformer. It looks like an ordinary piece of hand-luggage – but if you pull this tag, yank here and extend that, ta-daaaa! It turns into a scooter.
Who’s it for? Frequent flyers with a fear of walking. With the wheels and handlebar folded away, it’ll fit in an overhead compartment. It has a 26-litre capacity and weighs 5kg.
Sweet ride? Maddeningly, we couldn’t get the wheels down until a Micro Scooters rep came to sort out the glitch. After that, the office was transformed into a skate park. Great fun.
Food for thought: As you glide past the other schmucks on the long walk to Gate 67, everyone – everyone – will stare. They’ll either be thinking, “There goes a man who’s ahead of the curve” or “What a PLONKER.” Could you live with that?
$499.95, microscooters.com.au
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