There are many mobility scooters with suspension. This includes a great many small take down boot scooters and folding options. Smaller scooters will inevitably have more limited suspension, of course. Some might just go with rear wheel suspension, which, with a small scooter, is often the more functional bit. Some consider that front wheel suspension on a mobility scooter can be almost decorative when it comes to actual effect on ride experience.

Whilst this may overstate matters a bit, there is a bit of a “cut-off point”. Beyond this cut-off point, the effects of suspension will be quite limited. Scooters which are much smaller than the TGA Zest Plus, shown below, may not benefit much from suspension.

Even the Zest Plus, which, as the lifestyle photo opposite shows, is considered perfectly suitable for usage in parks, is on the small size for suspension.

Which 4mph Scooter has the Best Suspension?

That’s an interesting question. As mentioned in the last article, the LuXe Mobility scooters are excellent for ground clearance. However the mid-size LuXe products adopt an either-or approach to suspension and pneumatic tyres which some may prefer (after all, pneumatic tyres are a puncture risk) The Zest Plus would be a contender, but, to some extent, it is fundamentally more of a pavement scooter. The most noteworthy compact off-road scooter available right now is the Pride BAJA Bandit. However, whilst its impressive suspension allows it to handle varied terrains, it is an 8mph scooter.

Indeed, if you want to find a mobility scooter which can handle some truly rugged terrains, look at larger models. And this is what the fourth and final part of this series will do.