TEST TROTTINETTE TOUT TERRAIN ÉLECTRIQUE CEROS

Here's an unusual meeting and test ride.

I've been riding and accompanying TT electric scooters for several years, on the
best-known and most widespread brands to date, and this October I've been invited to
meet Ronny, Ceros, and try out these new electric scooters.

The meeting took place in an

XC mountain bike area, together
with a concrete skate park, allowing
us to consider several possible test
rides.

What I didn't know at the

start of this meeting, which I
imagined would be a quick product
presentation, was that in reality the
meeting with this enthusiast would
last 4 hours....

Over a cup of coffee, Ronny

explained to me that, like many
people, he'd taken a ride on one of the scooters on the market today, and was both
excited and disappointed.
Wrapped up by the fun and playful side of scooters, but disappointed by the poor
power and "light" assembly of components.

Ceros and its manager Ronny, is a workshop in the south-west of France.

At Ceros, scooters are designed, built, assembled, tested and constantly

improved, so the product never stands still.

Ronny therefore brought 3 different scooters for this test, with different
management and evolution for each of the 3 models.
 Ceros scooters are designed, developed,
machined and assembled in the brand's own
workshops from high-rigidity steel tubing. Painting is
also carried out on site.

These all-steel frames, including the rear triangle,

are assembled from motorcycle-industry components,
not bicycle components like today's leading brands.

These include motorcycle bearings and joints,

such as steering bearings, as well as ball joints and
swingarm assemblies.

Suspension, after having been tested in the bike

version, with DVO components - although good stuff -
is entrusted to Beta for the fork and Fournales for the
shock absorber.

Only braking is entrusted to peripherals from the bicycle industry, with variations
and brand tests on these test scooters.

The scooters have two drive wheels. Powered by a motor in each wheel, ranging
from 725 to 1500W. 24" FAT wheels.

But Ronny's desire for development and

efficiency is even more evident in the electrical and
energy management.

Whereas the competition "sticks" standard

electronics without any in-depth development, i.e.: two
motors, two displays, two accelerators......, and you
end up with a scooter that's complex and abstract for
most occasional customers.

Ronny, on the other hand, has taken the

decision to develop these cables and connectors, so
as to have a single display, a single gas pedal, a
battery integrated into the frame and two motors.....in
practice, this changes everything.
Enough talk, let's take a closer look.

All three scooters, at different stages of

development, sit on a custom-built trailer in the brand's
colors, with a matching van in between. The tone is set.
The scooters and van present themselves very well.

Unloading, it looks imposing and serious.

I can't wait to ride these different scooters, whose

choice of equipment suggests they'll be very capable.

Let's not be greedy: I start with the "small" model.

Two 725w motors, trial beta forks and Fournales shock
absorbers.

Ronny briefs me on the functions and the

only display present, and off we go.

First few meters, first sensations,

it's got power, lots of torque in a very
smooth way and above all wahou.....that
the whole thing is supple and docile,
everything is smooth, the scooter
responds perfectly, gets on the corner
effortlessly and what a shock absorber. A
smoothness that impresses me and
almost makes you want to cruise through
the most beautiful panoramas. That would
be a shame, given the scooter's potential.

For the test, the Ceros are unclamped, with full batteries and different handlebar
configurations.

The rake angle and very vertical frame

tubes totally eliminate any inertia that might
have been present due to the integrated
batteries and overall mass superior to the
competition.

This "little" model goes everywhere,

accelerates quite strongly and never loses
grip. On the various paths in our test area,
whether over roots, loose soil or long gravel
straights, the scooter never failed to deliver.
 As with competing bikes and scooters, you can even indulge in noise-manuals and
bunny-ups.
A scooter so playful and light once
in motion that Ronny and I were tempted
to test the "thing" in the skate park.......

What an idea.......... it would have

been wrong not to try it out.
Admittedly, the first few turns of the
wheels in the park were a little tense, but
once I'd got the hang of how these toys
worked, we played so hard that we stayed
in the skate park for an hour and a half,
taking pictures and making people
envious.

Take an orange all-terrain electric

scooter, a slightly unstable rider and a designer who just wants to see these scooters go
everywhere, and you get an afternoon that takes you out of your routine and puts a smile
on your face.

Wall rides, jumps, interaction with a skateboarder (who's not very stable either...)
and the videos and photos taken will end up on the young brand's advertising media.

Time for a break, hydration and then it's time to move

on to the big model.
Two 1500w motors, a single display brimming with
information and parameters, a double battery with
record autonomy and, above all...... a regenerative
system.
After a short explanation from Ronny, a small additional
button, judiciously placed under the left thumb, is able
to brake the scooter and recover energy when braking.

Here we go, at put......, boy, the 1500w sends

some serious power.

The other surprise is the regenerative braking,

which can be set to two levels of recovery. And
fortunately, because what I didn't understand, or didn't
listen to, in Ronny's explanations, is that this braking
acts on both motors, so both wheels brake. At this
point, it's best to keep your arms locked on the
handlebars.
This system should provide all its interest and power on long mountain descents, as I've
done with many of my customers.

The rear shock, then a DVO, works very well but has its limits.

I can't wait to put the Fournales on this rocket. It accelerates hard, very hard
indeed. The speed reached is really exhilarating, but the scooter remains hyper-stable, set
down on the ground.

The greater weight of the big motors and

batteries never prevents you from playing with this
orange arrow, and the bunny-ups are placed on every
relief, only the stoppies are harder to reach because of
the machine's greater mass.

We've already been riding for 2h30 without

moderation, and only 7 to 10% of the batteries are
worn out........which is really impressive.

A few more laps and technical trails with the

big model to finish off this afternoon of discovery.

I choose to finish off with a very technical

single up and down, through rocks, ultra-short bends,
slalom between trees...I even lost my guests....too
technical, they stalled.

But the scooter didn't falter at any point:

acceleration, regenerative braking, stability and
maneuverability, everything was there to end this test
with really top sensations.
Well-built, robust, confident and with virtually no limits, these new scooters are
serious contenders in today's market.

CEROS produces the most exhilarating and powerful scooters on the market
today.
With these CEROS scooters, the ride won't
stop because the scooter is empty, but because the
rider is empty...

For professionals and rental companies, Ronny

also proposes and implements various forms of
attractive business plans.
https://ceros-hagetmau.com/trottinette-electrique-
tout-terrains/