Scooter assemblies and scooter deck assemblies

Abstract

A deck assembly for a scooter comprises a deck having a top surface, a bottom surface, and two side surfaces, and a grind plate having a front end, a rear end, a mating surface, and a grinding surface. The grind plate may be slidably attachable to the deck such that the mating surface of the grind plate mates with the bottom surface of the deck, and the bottom surface of the deck and at least a portion of each side surface of the deck are covered by the grind plate. A scooter assembly may further comprise a neck, a handlebar assembly, and steer tube extending through a down tube. The steer tube may be a butted tube member having a first wall thickness near a bottom portion of the butted tube member and a second wall thickness near a top portion of the butted tube member, the first wall thickness being greater than the second wall thickness. The steer tube may define a linear slot at or near the bottom portion of the steer tube and a key adapted to fit into the linear slot.