Why do you need an app to use THIS??!? - NIU KQi3 Kick Scooter 

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Love to watch Taran’s Long Circuits

I didnt know taran was the scooter guy as well as the funny input devices guy

An app should always be a secondary option or one for convenience.

OG’s remember the LTT electric bike/scooter reviews

the sound effect when he poked his eye got me, i have to admit, hehehehe lol

The app is an immediate deal breaker. I don't want to get hit with a subscription fee that bricks my hardware unless I pay or something like that

I've waited years for this. I remember asking Taran if he would do more vehicle reviews and it's finally here after years... God bless today

In the followup part of the review, the scooter looks like it's been regularly used for months.

The fact it needs a sketchy app makes something like this a complete no go for me. Its completely unnecessary to the point where its clear they're doing it to harvest your data.

I got mine this year (2 years after this video) and the experience has gotten way better. The screen on my kqi2 is easy to see during the day, the app isn't strictly necessary, and its been solid. And since I have a cable bike lock I just thread it through the front wheel to lock it up when I go to the store or other places where I need to lock it up.

"I got shit on by a bird, what a terrible experience this has been!" 0/10 would not recommend.

all the features on this have been on my Xiaomi m365 pro for a while to say the least. And i'm guessing that costs a little less, + u don't have to use an app.

My first thought (because of the packaging) “oh look, it’s made by Nintendo.”

Good review but I think you got stuck way too much about the app and not about the fact that it's not rated for use during rain? Literally the first thing about an electric scooter should be water proofing.

The app is really good actually lol. It works across all their models, has security features like locking and movement notifications, battery status, etc. This is kind of like complaining that a car needs a key fob to work because then you have to carry it around with you and it might be listening to you and selling your info to some vague evil entity.

Damn I love that Taran's doin more videos now! Such a funny dude! "WORST EXPERIENCE EVER, A BIRD POOPED ON ME"

I need a ShortCircuit T-shirt that has an outlined 20amp Circuit Breaker on it

Hi ShortCircuiters and NIU fans, We appreciate the feedback, both positive and critical. We have been making e-mopeds for years and the smart app is a key feature for many of our riders. The version of the NIU app that supports the KQi3 is still in beta, so we will continue to improve the experience for our users. The reason we require the app to unlock the full speed and performance of the scooter is to ensure the safety of new users who may be unfamiliar with e-scooters. We want to make sure they complete the tutorial before they go out on the road with no experience or familiarity with the functions of the scooter. We also have the utmost respect for your data privacy; the app data connections are to ensure the functions of the scooter and app work properly together for ride stats. Just as with the app, the KQi3 featured in the video is an early version and may differ from the final product. We will continue to improve based on our user feedback, as always. Thank you! -- The NIU Team

New Taran video while I was watching his 4 hour long tutorial. Nice coincidence.

It's clear this is the 1st time Taran has ever seen an electric scooter; all the "features" he loves are literally mandatory due to regulations and present in basically any scooter 😅

7:50 you know you're in for a good time when the instructions say IT IS FORBIDDEN

The “Chinese company you never heard of” is one of the biggest e-scooter (including the bigger bike-like kind with seats) manufacturer in China. The indiegogo campaign is most likely they trying to see the demand and decide wether not setting shop in US and Canada, after all US have famously bad public transport (outside of cities like LA/NY/Chiacago) compare to say Shanghai or Stockholm.

No rain, forced app... nope i'll just ride my trusty Crescent moped.

Tarren is Brilliant!! Love watching when he's on!

oh dude I love Canadian and US laws, totally just a handout to the automobile industry

I’ve missed the Taran transportation videos so much

The retail version only requires the app to setup you don't need it after that. Also this scooter is AMAZING fast, long range premium features and looks great. The only "negative" is it's heavy af I live up two flights of stairs. Anyone who got in at indiegogo prices got a steal.

rule of thumb: if you can't use it without an app - it's overpriced garbage.

I think we all should be called "Circuit Breakers" or "Breakers"

10:39 "I can't see sh*t" made me laugh

A few notes I have on this. 1) Basically all the features he loves are already on Xiaomi/Ninebot scooters. Large mod communities and plentiful aftermarket and replacement parts. 2) Dual brakes is an interesting feature, but not absolutely necessary. 3) You can easily use a disk brake lock on this kinds of scooters, and wire style locking chains will go through the non-motor wheel with some fiddling (I would just stick to a disk-brake lock system)

We have basically the exact same things here in Australia on most streets in the city, they're owned by companies and you pay per minute/km and they need an app and you can just Park them basically anywhere

Awwwww yeah Taran's back with weird vehicles

Forcing users to install an App is unacceptable.

Taran is adorable tbh. Oh yeah, and good review. I have an electric scooter similar to this and I love it. Max speed on mine is 30 mph.

Taran's reviews are always a treat!

Taran back at it again!!! Love it, absolutely one of the best on the ltt team besides Madison, Riley and Colton! Or wait, has Colten been fired again? 🤭

I absolutely LOVE the way LMG host their videos. Brilliant.

I really appreciate the transparent frustration and unhappiness with the anti-consumer design that requires both an app, and unnecessary/invasive permissions. I've thrown back two free devices that I was interested in. Google sent me a $50 product as a promotion, and a friend gave me a product from a different brand. Both required apps for initial setup, and both apps required signing an extensive anti-consumer contract including binding arbitration and a class action waiver (typical TOS these days). I threw the Google one away, and gave the other back to my friend.

In Germany, this scooter would be illegal as the top speed can't be higher than 20km/h.

Taran: "Do read the manual." Also Taran: "What is this? A compartment?"

NIU is a huge company and they are legit awesome. Buy with confidence.

I'll be honest - I've not actually watched the video yet; I've just been watching the first 10 seconds on repeat and crying with laughter 😂 I'm sorry Taran, I really am. I've been there before, getting pooped on by birds. In fact, I once had a sandwich halfway to my mouth when it got pooped on. You are the king of dry humour, and the editing on this video for comedic timing was impeccable! 👌

This chinese company you’ve never heard of is actually one of the biggest manufacturers of electric scooters (real sized ones that you sit on) and you can barely go more than a mile in a european city without seeing one of their scooters. They are also being used by a lot of scooter sharing companies and can generally be considered marked leader for electric scooters.

Why does an influencer has a mindset of a Nokia 3210? And it would be nice if you guys would know the basics about NIU and their different products.

5:20 Taran looks like a Linus stunt double

Lol... I don't normally watch ShortCircuit, but Riley referred to this video after he reviewed a Lectric bike. Well I can't say much about NIU Scooters because it's max weight is a mere 264lbs and the biggest joke here is there is no way to chain the thing up. They give a locking mode, but so what. It's so light (40lbs), the thief could simply walk away with it and it's not like the faint beeping would attract much attention. My scooter is the Arwibon Q30 a single rear 48v, 2500W motor electric scooter which weighs in at 78lbs. Not easily carried away. It has a max user weight of 200Kg (440lbs) and even at max weight it can still do 25° - 30° grades. Oh and FYI... as of July 21, 2021 Vancouver allows eScooters, but they follow the eBike specifications, no higher than 500W and they limit speeds to 24kph and must wear a helmet and have lights if riding between sunset and sun rise. This video was release July 10, 2021 - so just 11 days too early. Here in Toronto, eScooters also follow the eBike laws. So my 2500W badboy could be considered illegal, especially if I'm caught doing 60+ Kph lol... vancouver.ca/streets-transportation/electric-kick-scooters.aspx

The app thing seems good for security and theft prevention. Although it probably wouldn't be hard to get around it.

hey what about making a review of unicycle? or one wheel?

I don't care about the product whatsoever, I just love to see Taran in a video!!!!! More please!!!

For the people ragging about the app, there are some countries where the maximum speed of the scooters is limited. The app is a way to make a global version of it and sell it without having to limit it according to every country. You use apps for the wearables... This is just another one and this one is way less intrusive. Uses location so it can find Bluetooth devices nearby (android things) and Bluetooth and WiFi for data transfer.

9:25-maybe try installing it in VMOS or a similar app

When I see Taran, I settle in for a cozy learning session. I miss his reviews, this was a welcome surprise!

Dam Taran is the new hello fellow kids when it comes to the main LTT audience lol. See you next season for your next camera appearance

Most everything you said about it was really good except for getting overly freaked out about the app. It sounded pretty good to me.

Yes most of the braking power comes from the front on bikes. You know you've stopped when your over the handlebars

We need to get e-scooters legalised! We can't use them on public roads or walkways here in the UK either but it'd be soooo handy for me to nip to college on

Agreed! Not everything in this world needs an app and if I have to have it to use the thing, it's not worth it!

As imperial units were added, you guys should also add metric ones when required. It's just a small window with convenient unit for the world(not U.S.).

Taran: *OVERLOADED & YEARNS TO GET BACK TO EDITING.. AND AWAY FROM THE SCOOTER & BIRD POO*

Yay, I love Taren videos!

there are scooters like this that go up to 45-50 km/h, but here in Denmark they require a motorcycle license because they go faster than 30 km/h, and you must have a license plate and drive on the road. So scooters here effectively have to be capped at 30 km/h so you can use them without a license (as long as you're over 18) and can drive on the bicycle path. The same rules apply to electric bicycles btw, because they technically are a motorized vehicle (meanwhile you can go up to the speed limit on a pedal bike without any restrictions)

A Taran video is always so satisfying to watch. A complete, through, breakdown of every single dumb problem with the product.

I missed Taran' electric scooter/ bike review, how long has it been since the last time?

Even though, it's locked, we can still steal by carrying this.

He's probably getting paid by a competitor of NIU for saying he would never buy this because it's the best kick scooter out there, all the other reviews are saying it.

Getting crapped on and saying "what a terrible experience this has been" is the 2021 equivalent of that guy getting punched and saying "I can't believe you've done this" (2007)

Why does everything require an app? I don't even see what the company gets out of it

"excellent build quality" - disc rubbing on caliper fresh from the box

Same sort of restriction where I live in Ontario. It's the main reason why I've never bothered to get an electric bike, board, or scooter. I can live with the up-front cost, but fully automated electric devices like this are heavily restricted in where you can use it, and those that only offer assist, I don't have much use for. They're basically treated like vehicles (that you don't need a license to drive), which I guess they sort of are, as regular bikes technically are as well and you can in fact ride those on the road, but I wouldn't feel all that safe trying to use these sorts of vehicles on the road among cars (and I'm super sure I'd be popular if I did /s), and if the sidewalk is a non-option (at least legally), I just feel like giving up on the venture entirely. Also, basically forcing us to use them on the road like cars while at the same time the government forces artificial speed limits on them is just asinine. "You can basically only use these on the roads among the cars, but we sure won't let you use them at speeds that make sense under those circumstances." Either they should let us use them at full speed or let us use them on sidewalks. Preferably both.

The stock is up 11% today! All because of this channel.

I love how Taran adds the rite amount of cringe to his reviews. Also that photoshop work to make it look like he was on the road instead of a treadmill was incredibly realistic.

Xi Jinping looking at my GPS history: ah yes, I see you go to the store a lot. Part of my evil plan. 😈

These road scenery Photoshop skills are unbelievable

I love this guy on any video.

This thing can go 1/3 the distance of the Mini Cooper EV 🤦‍♂️

honestly that thing seems like a terrible piece of crap

5:10, all mechanical disk brakes will have some rub as one of the brake pads is stationary. Source: I work in a bike shop

00:40 "I LOVE the smell of a new NIU in the morning....".

"if you can't ride on the sidewalk or the road then where can you!?" the bike lane....not sure how some people make it to adulthood

He sounded just like Seinfeld when he got crapped on 😂

Thank you for taking a stand against stupid app data mining.

We have reached such levels of dystopia that top speed in vehicles are becoming DLC, let that sink in for a moment...

It's nutty that so many scooters have Regen brakes but almost no ebikes have it

With most electric scooters, you only need the app to unlock speeds, set cruise levels, etc. You don't need to use it every time. That said, my scooter (the Swagtron Swagger 5 Boost) doesn't have a feature in the app to lock it to prevent (or at least discourage) theft, and I REALLY wish it did. On mine, I managed to get creative with a Kryptonite lock at the fold point, with a chain wrapped around it multiple times, for locking it up. For heavier riders, beware the low weight limits on many electric scooters. On this one and most of them, the limit is 220 pounds. The Swagger's limit is 320 pounds , which is one of the highest I've found for a low price ($300) scooter.

He won't review one with an app ever again? Hire this guy, he's great!

I remember when skateboarding was at its highest point in around 2008-2012 (in LA at least) taking a scooter to school was cringey, even just walking with one. It was like riding a skateboard was a hobby and lifestyle cause of the trend (but low key transport), while scooter screamed "I have no ride and need to go home quick cause I have no alternate hobbies or friends to hang with and did I mention I don't have a bike or can't skateboard" lol, didn't help if it was a off-brand scooter cause now you can add in addition that you were broke lol. I never minded scooters though, but peer pressure pushed me away from being seen on one, its crazy how now that skateboarding died down a bit (though recently I've seen some younger kids skating) its cool to scooter again. I think the rental scooters helped kill that, but I still kinda chuckle cause its kinda like when you a segway, like its people who you know for a fact if they fall off are going to have a bad day lol or I guess think of it like seeing Cathy Mitchell trying to do a Tre-Flip lol While skateboarders fall all the time, god forbid a pebble the size of fly hits the wheel XD

taran is such a nerd and i love it

Agreed, you shouldn't need to use another device like a phone to be able to use a product, as someone without a mobile phone it's rather annoying

NIU is mainly a electric motorcycle brand, Revel's scooters are made by them

Best thing about this is that it feels like old LTT 😌

Love that Taran is back on camera.

I live in Ontario canada and bought a cheap 300 dollar escooter from walmart and it goes about 15km a charge at 25 km/h its pretty fun

Im convinced that the person in the clip at the start is Seth Rogen

2:41 once again the editing is hilarious

Alternative title: man sees electric scooter for a first time. Like really, all these “amazing” features that are just typical things in most scooters and the “safety” features that are not because of safety but because of cutting costs/energy efficiency (like the requirement to kick before throttle is just a consequence of the type of electric motor used in those scooters).

10:03 to 10:15. OF COURSE we want to see that Taran!! Most of us are a bunch of sadists who get a kick out of other's torture!! IT'S THE INTERNET !! HAHAHAHAHAHAH!! xD

You NEED to check out the Apollo Phantom e-Scooter!! No app required and much more fancy and powerful. Company is based in Montreal

1:29 I thought the box was on a table, like the one behind, which made the movement of him pulling himself up while holding onto a cardboard really interesting. I still wish the box was on a table and not on the floor :(