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have you ever wondered what is this whole last mile solution thing all about you might have heard about it and it's really a class of electronic vehicles that allows you to cover short distances maybe finish something like your commute or get you around town without the need for a car now I've tried things like the Eco rico's scooter or a boosted board and I don't like the idea of standing up plus they just aren't versatile enough and I'm not willing to spend $1,000 for that but now enter the Irby sport I didn't use this for a quick ten minutes just for a review I use the Irby sport GT for over a week in my real life they like to call it a foldable electric vehicle I like to just call it badass now the company launched with the Irby classic in 2015 it started at $1500 it was a little too rich for what I was looking for until they introduced the new Irby sport that's cheaper starting at 899 and 20% lighter in weight at 30 pounds the sit down experience feels natural from the start I don't want to be standing all the time when I'm on the go what makes this unique how about a removable battery that not only powers the Irby sport but can be used as a portable power source with 4 USB 2.0 ports and a USB C let me repeat myself a removable battery that can be used as a portable power source yeah awesome at full capacity it can charge an iPhone 40 x or a MacBook five times you can even charge your phone while you're riding and there's a phone mount that's an extra attachment and there's more like a cup mount or even a cargo basket that can be used to grab some groceries now the battery covers 16 miles of travel and the Irby sport hit speeds of 14 to 18 miles per hour sure it's not the fastest but honestly it's fast enough I'm not here to knock the boosted board but do you really want to be riding 20 miles per hour standing up I don't one challenge 30 pounds isn't something that everyone can carry around easily for me it's not that bad because I can curl 50s but there is some effort the point of these last mile rides is really to take them out only carry our wheel them around for short distances maybe even steps before you head out now let's compare what's out there a boosted board is the lightest electronic vehicle weighing around 15 pounds it starts at $12.99 with a twenty mile per hour top speed and a seven mile range with a standard battery but I'll never feel safe on one the Eco reco s3 model starts at 799 it's about twenty nine pounds with the top speed of 20 miles per hour as well and anywhere from a 10 to 20 mile range now another cool part of this story Irby is made here in the good ole USA not just assembled we're talking about manufactured and assembled right here in Pasadena like literally there's a mall over here there's a BJ's a Subway's right next door there's a dim sum house on site and Irby comes off the production line every 15 minutes they even have a tumbler that removes burrs or rough edges on parts why did I show you this because it's cool I live two point seven miles from work by car that's about a ten minute drive by Irby it's roughly eighteen minutes now I do wish there was an option to get the softer pneumatic tires that handle bumps and divots a lot better but I get it they want someone like me to make the jump to the pro but let me be clear this isn't for everyone it depends on where you live the weather and what type of things are around you but there's actually a growing group of people that could benefit from this like any of these last mile rides prices range all over the place when you're talking about quality you're looking at something around the $1,000 price range now the urban sport is in that range and when you really stack up its foldable design it's removable battery and its ability to hold cargo beyond just a backpack come on this by far is the best last mile ride oh yeah and one more thing and that's a feature to Fanta there's a body good you