Razor



Razor is a company that makes freestyle kick scooters for beginners.

Design
The casual scooter design consists of an aluminum frame, polyurethane wheels, and a hinged fender over the rear wheel, which is pushed down by the foot to act as a brake. The handlebar and headtube fold when a quick release latch is opened, allowing for easy carriage and storage.

Today there are 4 A versions, the A, A2, A3, and Pro Model (A4). There's also the Razor Cruiser scooter and the Razor Powerwing, a "castor scooter" plus the Carvr, a kick scooter with skateboard trucks at the rear of the deck.

Freestyle Riding
Freestyle scooter riding is a growing sport in the United States, Australia, France, Japan and elsewhere. Due to the rough demands of trick riding, people often reinforce most of the scooter to withstand impacts and high force. In 2004, Razor released the Pro (A4) model scooter, modeled after the discontinued B model scooter. This scooter is preferred by most freestyle riders because of its bigger size and added strength.It was also developed and tested by razor team riders. The Pro Model built upon the strengths of the B model to become the strongest freestyle scooter released.

Scooters are unique because of the amount and variety of tricks possible; not only can they do the tailwhips and 360 spins found in BMX but they can do the grabs and grinds found in skateboarding.

Freestyle scootering has a moderately large niche market of riders due to the quick learning curve and many easy "beginner" tricks, as well as the relative low starting cost ($45-$60 for scooter and basic modifications).

Aftermarket modifications
Most aftermarket modifications that are made for freestyle scootering are usually made to fit a razor pro, as it is one of the most popular and used freestyle scooters.