E-bikes and e-scooters beta · Hiboy
Owners keep the Hiboy S2 as a plain daily rider: a work commute, a kid's scooter, or a first e-scooter that ran for years before they moved to something bigger.
The one long-distance account is strongly positive: an owner rode the S2 past six thousand kilometres in hot, humid weather and had nothing go wrong. Another came to a newer scooter from an S2 and holds it up as the trouble-free baseline.
Hooking anything to it is on you. One owner trying to attach a bicycle dog trailer could only find hitch parts sold overseas, with nothing available in the US.
The Hiboy S2 is a folding electric kick scooter for short city trips and commutes. It is meant for adults and teens from about 16 years old who weigh up to 220 lbs. It has 8.5-inch solid tires, rear suspension and lights.
| Motor | 350W rated, 500W peak |
|---|---|
| Battery | 36V 7.5Ah Li-ion |
| Range | 17 miles (max) |
| Top speed and class | 19 mph |
| Weight | 35.49 lbs |
| Brakes | Electronic brake and disc brake |
| Warranty | 1 year |
From the maker's spec page, checked October 10, 2026. A blank row means the maker does not state it.
17 miles is the best case, so expect fewer miles with a heavier rider, hills or full speed. A 5 to 8 mile round trip should work on one charge, and a full charge takes about 3 to 5 hours. At about 35 lbs, you can carry it up a flight of stairs, but it's heavy to carry far. Having both an electric brake and a disc brake means it slows down well.
Pick up to three. You get a page with just those, side by side, on the subjects owners raised.
Once the novelty passes, the S2 settles into being transport. One owner uses an S2 Pro purely for the ride to work and treats it hard, leaning it through turns like a longboard, and says people around him enjoy watching it. Another household runs it as a kids' scooter alongside a Gotrax, and the parent, at around 235 pounds, says it carries him fine as well.
The adjustments owners mention are about riding, not the scooter. Gear is the recurring one, and owners land on both sides: one wears a full-face motorcycle helmet even at a 25 km/h legal top speed and points out it also keeps bugs out of the eyes, while another owns a helmet but skips body protection because the work commute feels safe enough. Anyone planning to tow or attach accessories should expect to hunt for parts.
What there is points to a scooter that keeps going. The longest account covers more than six thousand kilometres in a climate consistently above 35 degrees Celsius with high humidity, with no failures reported. A second owner mentions the S2 only as the scooter they came from before a newer model gave them intermittent connection faults, which reads as the S2 having been the more dependable of the two.
That is nearly the whole record. Only a couple of owners speak to how the S2 holds up over time, nobody describes a specific part breaking or a repair, and there is no account of battery fade or warranty dealings. Treat the durability picture as promising but thin until more long-term owners weigh in.
From 1 owner account that said how long they have had it. Own one? Add how long yours has lasted.
Nothing with a clear majority yet. Owners who raised these subjects were split, or too few to judge.
Nothing has a clear majority against it yet. Counted from the owners who raised each subject, not from everyone. A subject is judged once at least 4 owners raise it.
5 more subjects came up from fewer than 4 owners each, which is not enough for a fair reading. To see how it stacks up, compare it with another machine.
The same owner, asked again at each point. Fills in as owners answer.
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Among the 1 owner accounts here that gave a duration, 0 described a failure.
Before you buy one used, ask the seller: how old it is, whether it was ever repaired and by whom, and whether any of the parts above have been replaced. Ask to see it run. A receipt tells you the warranty start date; most makers honour the term only for the first owner.
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