Micro Maxi Deluxe Scooter

The morning school run in Carnegie is a chaotic speedrun, and the Micro Maxi Deluxe has completely revolutionised how we get out the door. My eight-year-old absolutely flies down the footpaths on this thing, completely bypassing the morning traffic.

It perfectly gamifies the ‘Health and Physical Education’ strand of the Victorian Curriculum. It is a massive cardiovascular workout that heavily develops their gross motor skills, core strength, and spatial awareness, all before the first school bell even rings. We also constantly drag it down to the local footy oval on a freezing Melbourne Saturday morning. While I’m watching my eldest train on the damp grass, my youngest is endlessly carving laps around the concrete path, burning off all that excess energy instead of whinging for an iPad.

While it stays home during our rough off-road Grampians camping trips, it is the undisputed king of the suburban concrete jungle. It is practically indestructible and effortlessly handles all the bumps, cracks, and inevitable wipeouts that come with an active Aussie childhood.