File:Gotrax scooter removed axle covers.jpg - Revision history

Sojourna at 01:18, 3 June 2026

2026-06-03T01:18:10Z

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	== Summary ==		==Summary==
	The two black plastic caps that covered the rear axle bolts on a reader's [[Gotrax]] electric scooter, removed and set on the concrete. Getting them off took security Torx bits the owner did not already own. For someone unwilling to buy a specialty bit set for a single tire change on a roughly $200 scooter, the cheaper path is to throw the scooter away, the outcome this hardware encourages.		The two black plastic caps that covered the rear axle bolts on a reader's [[Gotrax]] electric scooter, removed and set on the concrete. Getting them off took security Torx bits the owner did not already own. For someone unwilling to buy a specialty bit set for a single tire change on a roughly $200 scooter, the cheaper path is to throw the scooter away, the outcome this hardware encourages.

	Photograph supplied by the scooter's owner in an email to Louis Rossmann, June 2026. Firsthand, not independently verified.		Photograph supplied by the scooter's owner in an email to Louis Rossmann, June 2026. Firsthand, not independently verified.

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Louis: Tighten description to match article caption (axle-bolt caps)

2026-06-01T23:30:48Z

Tighten description to match article caption (axle-bolt caps)

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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
	The two axle ~~covers removed from~~ a reader's [[Gotrax]] electric scooter, set on the concrete. ~~To get~~ them off ~~and reach the tire the owner had to buy~~ security Torx bits he did not already own. For someone ~~who does not want~~ to buy a specialty bit set for a single tire change on a roughly $200 scooter, the cheaper path is to throw the scooter away, the outcome this hardware encourages.		The two black plastic caps that covered the rear axle bolts on a reader's [[Gotrax]] electric scooter, removed and set on the concrete. Getting them off took security Torx bits the owner did not already own. For someone unwilling to buy a specialty bit set for a single tire change on a roughly $200 scooter, the cheaper path is to throw the scooter away, the outcome this hardware encourages.

	Photograph supplied by the scooter's owner in an email to Louis Rossmann, June 2026. Firsthand, not independently verified.		Photograph supplied by the scooter's owner in an email to Louis Rossmann, June 2026. Firsthand, not independently verified.

Louis: Owner photo: removed axle covers on concrete

2026-06-01T22:52:47Z

Owner photo: removed axle covers on concrete

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== Summary ==
The two axle covers removed from a reader's [[Gotrax]] electric scooter, set on the concrete. To get them off and reach the tire the owner had to buy security Torx bits he did not already own. For someone who does not want to buy a specialty bit set for a single tire change on a roughly $200 scooter, the cheaper path is to throw the scooter away, the outcome this hardware encourages.

Photograph supplied by the scooter's owner in an email to Louis Rossmann, June 2026. Firsthand, not independently verified.