HopCycle N3 DS Electric Scooter

It shares the HopCycle N3's motor, battery, app and accessory kit, but it is a different scooter, not the N3 with springs added. The N3 DS adds the front swing arm and rear shock, swaps the N3's rear hub brake for a rear disc, rides on air-filled tires and adds turn signals. It also weighs 36.5 lb against 28.4, and its listing drops the N3's UL 2272 line. If you carry your scooter, the N3 is the lighter buy; if your streets are rough, the N3 DS should ride more softly, on paper.

The listing gives three modes and a 21 mph top speed, without per-mode speeds. That is just over the 20 mph line in New York's e-scooter definition (VTL §114-e), over New Jersey's 19 mph and over California's 15 mph limit (Vehicle Code §22411), so use a lower mode where your state caps scooter speed. Scooters are not e-bikes, so the US e-bike classes do not apply, and Pennsylvania does not allow e-scooters on public roads.

HopCycle claims 15 to 23 miles. We estimate range by dividing battery capacity by 22 to 27 watt-hours per mile, a band from published full-speed tests adjusted to a 175 to 180 lb rider: about 10 to 13 miles a charge at full speed for 280.8 Wh, or roughly 5 miles each way on a commute without a charger at work. The 23-mile figure needs about 12 Wh per mile, which only slow riding by a light rider reaches. A full charge takes about 4 hours.

This listing makes no UL 2272 claim, which matters in New York City, where Local Law 39 requires UL 2272 for e-scooters sold there, and in California, where SB 1271 has required UL 2272 battery testing for motorized scooters sold there since January 1, 2026. It states no water rating either. The warranty is 180 days, limited. No CPSC recall found for HopCycle as of October 2026.

The listing also contradicts itself in places: the title's "10''/8.5'' Tires" and "28/23/21 Miles" describe other scooters in HopCycle's family, while the spec table says 8.5 inches and 23 miles. A second Amazon listing carries the same N3 DS spec table but describes a lighter scooter with a front fork and a drum brake in its bullets, so check the photos show a swing-arm front end and a rear disc before you buy. HopCycle's scooters come from the same Amazon manufacturer of record as WAWSCOTE and Oslich.

• HopCycle N3 ($159.98 as of Oct 22, 11:10 AM EDT, subject to change): the same motor and battery at 28.4 lb, rigid, with a rear hub brake and a UL 2272 line that names TÜV Rheinland.
• MAXSHOT V1 SPRO ($265.99 as of Oct 22, 11:10 AM EDT, subject to change): dual suspension on airless 10-inch honeycomb tires, a 500 W motor and about 378 Wh (an estimated 14 to 17 miles), but 22 mph and no water rating.
• Hiboy S2 ($299.98 as of Oct 22, 11:10 AM EDT, subject to change): rear springs on 8.5-inch honeycomb tires, a rear disc, IPX4, and a maker with a US store and published specs.

Buy the N3 DS if you want suspension at both ends and air tires for a short, bumpy commute of up to about 5 miles each way, and the price matters more than paperwork. Skip it if you need UL 2272 for New York City or a building, ride in the rain, want more than 180 days of warranty, or carry the scooter upstairs; the rigid N3 is 8.1 lb lighter, and the Hiboy S2 has a maker behind it.