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{{Short description|American folding kick scooter manufacturer}}[[Image:Mama Xootr 34 jeh.JPG|thumb|Xootr Mg (left) and Xootr Street (right) models in use at New York City]]
'''Xootr''' (pronounced "zoo-ter") is an American manufacturer of folding [[kick scooter]]s<ref>{{citation | title = FAQ | publisher = Xootr | url = http://www.xootr.com/xootr-kick-scooters-FAQ.html | access-date = 2010-11-15 | archive-date = 2011-04-23 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110423051031/http://www.xootr.com/xootr-kick-scooters-FAQ.html | url-status = live }},</ref> and was formerly a seller of [[folding bicycle]]s. Xootr scooters are characterized by 180mm wheels with [[aluminium|aluminum]] hubs, and a hand brake for the front wheel (for the rear on old models). One defining feature of Xootr scooters is the relatively large wheels they are equipped with, as well as the hinge system, which uses a pin. 

Xootr scooters were originally introduced in 1999 by ''Nova Cruz Products''. Since 2003, the Xootr scooter has been manufactured and sold by Xootr LLC.<ref>{{citation | publisher = Business Week | url = http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/07/0729_IDEA_best_of/6.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090803210506/http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/07/0729_IDEA_best_of/6.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = August 3, 2009 | title = 50 Coolest Products of the 21st Century}}.</ref>

==Manufacturer==
Xootr began when Karl Ulrich, Nathan Ulrich, and Tom Miner (along with partners, Lunar Design and Cheskin Research, and several other investors) founded Nova Cruz Products.<ref>{{Cite book |last=America |first=Industrial Designers Society of |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BdzcNXEzE20C |title=Design Secrets: 50 Real-life Projects Uncovered. Products |date=2001 |publisher=Rockport |isbn=978-1-56496-638-4 |language=en}}</ref> Nova Cruz designed, manufactured, and sold the Xootr kick scooter. Including the Xootr eX3 electric scooter, and the Voloci [[Electric motorcycles and scooters|electric motorbike]].

==Products==
{{Update section|date=December 2022}}

===Kick scooter models===
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! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |Name
! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |Deck
! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Max. Rider Load'''
! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Components'''
! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Availability'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xootr.com/kick-scooter_mg.html |title=Xootr Kick Scooter Line |access-date=2010-06-13 |archive-date=2010-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420090419/http://www.xootr.com/kick-scooter_mg.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | Ultra Cruz
| style="text-align:center;" |9-layers of birchwood laminated in polyurethane
| style="text-align:center;" |300&nbsp;lb (136&nbsp;kg)
| style="text-align:center;" |N/A
| align="center" {{yes2}}  Available
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | Mg
| style="text-align:center;" |Solid cast magnesium. Available in Black, Red, and Blue
| style="text-align:center;" |250&nbsp;lb (113&nbsp;kg)
| style="text-align:center;" |Single-component deck-rear wheel assembly.
| align="center" {{yes2}}  Available
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | Roma
| style="text-align:center;" |6061-T6 aluminum
| style="text-align:center;" |300&nbsp;lb (136&nbsp;kg)
| style="text-align:center;" |N/A
| align="center" {{yes2}}  Available
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | Venus
| style="text-align:center;" |6061-T6 aluminum
| style="text-align:center;" |300&nbsp;lb (136&nbsp;kg)
| style="text-align:center;" |N/A
| align="center" {{yes2}}  Available
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | Street
| style="text-align:center;" |6061-T6 aluminum
| style="text-align:center;" |300&nbsp;lb (136&nbsp;kg)
| style="text-align:center;" |N/A
| align="center" {{yes2}}  Available
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | eX3
| style="text-align:center;" |Solid cast aluminum
| style="text-align:center;" |250&nbsp;lb (113&nbsp;kg)
| style="text-align:center;" |Battery-powered electric motor. Single-component deck-rear wheel assembly.
| align="center" {{no2}}  Discontinued
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | Comp
| style="text-align:center;" |Carbon fiber deck
| style="text-align:center;" |300&nbsp;lb (136&nbsp;kg)
| style="text-align:center;" |N/A
| align="center" {{no2}}  Discontinued
|-
|}

===Swift folding bicycle (discontinued)===
The [[Swift Folder]] is a [[folding bicycle]] designed by Peter Reich of Design Mobility Inc. of [[Brooklyn]], New York, in collaboration with [[Jan VanderTuin]] of the [[Center for Appropriate Transport]] in [[Eugene, Oregon]]. The Swift Folder folds more quickly, though less compactly, than many other folding bicycles. From 2004<ref name="story">{{Cite web|url=http://www.swiftfolders.com/swift/Story.html|title=Story|access-date=2018-05-16|archive-date=2018-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914095151/http://www.swiftfolders.com/swift/Story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> until about the end of 2016, the bicycle was sold under license by Xootr as the Xootr Swift — fully assembled to a standard specification, in a choice of single or 8-speed models.<ref>{{citation | title = Models - Swift Folding Bicycle (showing the beginning of the clearance at the end of 2016) | publisher = Xootr | url = http://www.xootr.com/swift-folding-bicycles-models.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160831102650/http://www.xootr.com/swift-folding-bicycles-models.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2016-08-31 | access-date = 2018-05-16 }}</ref>

===Bicycle rack system===

The Xootr CrossRack Bicycle Rack enables the mounting of a standard bicycle bag to almost any bicycle especially bicycles with small wheels.

===Hand trucks===

Xootr markets a line of folding [[hand truck]]s as well.

===Clothing===
Xootr markets its own line of [[baseball cap]]s and [[tee-shirt]]s.

=== Wheels ===
Xootr wheels were originally sold in two styles: standard (translucent yellow) and ultra (black), with the ultra wheels having 10% lower rolling resistance.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}

Teams using Xootr wheels with a custom rubber formulation won the top three places at the All-American [[Soap Box Derby]] Ultimate Speed championships in July 2008.[http://www.xootr.com/gallery_xootr-kick-scooters.html?pictureId=91] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421032450/http://www.xootr.com/gallery_xootr-kick-scooters.html?pictureId=91 |date=2011-04-21 }}[https://web.archive.org/web/20110723001055/http://aasbd.net/webdev/aasbd71/index.shtml]

==In popular culture==
The Xootr was featured in the film [[Little Manhattan]], where a Xootr Street serves as the primary means of transportation for the main character, Gabe. In one scene, one of his friends has a Xootr Ultra Cruz while another friend makes do with a [[Razor (scooter)|Razor]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}

== References ==
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[[Category:Human-powered vehicles]]
[[Category:Folding bicycles]]
[[Category:Kick scooters]]