No 09
The Razor A is the scooter every kid has ridden since 2000: an aluminum frame that folds in two seconds, polyurethane wheels, a rear fender brake, and a handlebar that adjusts as they grow. It weighs about six pounds, which is light enough to carry up the school steps and tough enough to be thrown down in the driveway for years.
It is the Christmas gift for a five-year-old who has outgrown the three-wheeler, the birthday present for a kid who walks to school, and the thing that gets a child outside without an argument. The blue shown is the classic; the colors rotate.
Ages 5 and up and up to 143 pounds, so it survives into middle school. A helmet is the right add-on. Around thirty dollars for the scooter that outlasts three bikes.
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