Fast Answer for Busy Riders ⚡ (TL;DR)
The Apollo City Pro is the more rounded scooter for most people: better weather protection, saner ergonomics, quicker charging, and a far more commuter-friendly package at roughly half the price. If you actually need to get to work on time in any weather without a drama, it simply makes more sense.
The Dualtron Man, on the other hand, is a rolling piece of sci-fi art with huge range and a very distinctive "surfing on asphalt" feel, but it's heavy, expensive, and far from practical. It suits experienced riders and collectors who want uniqueness and long joyrides more than day-to-day commuting.
If your heart wants the Man but your brain pays the bills, you'll probably be happier on the Apollo. Now, let's dig into the details and see where each one shines - and where the marketing gloss starts to crack.
Electric scooters have grown up. On one side you've got the modern, app-connected "serious commuter" like the Apollo City Pro, trying hard to be a car replacement without terrifying your neighbours. On the other, you have the Dualtron Man - basically a concept vehicle someone forgot to keep in the design studio and accidentally sold to the public.
I've put real kilometres on both: daily city grind on the Apollo, and long, slightly ridiculous weekend rides on the Man. One tries to make your commute painless; the other tries to make your inner 15-year-old scream with joy.
They live in similar performance territory but completely different universes of purpose - which is exactly why comparing them is fun. Stick around, because which one is "better" depends heavily on whether you want practicality, or a conversation starter that just happens to have a throttle.
Who Are These For, and Why Compare Them?
On paper, both scooters sit in the upper mid-to-high performance bracket: fast enough to feel properly quick, with enough battery to outlast most riders' legs. In reality, they point at different lives.
The Apollo City Pro is pitched as a premium urban commuter: integrated lights, high water protection, sensible deck, dual motors for easy hill work, and a weight that is heavy but just about manageable in a city routine. It's for people who genuinely want to replace part of their car or public transport use.
The Dualtron Man lives in a different mental category: it's an enthusiast toy with serious range and performance, wrapped in a "look-at-me" hubless-wheel chassis. You buy it because it looks outrageous and feels different, not because you're optimising your commute.
So why compare them? Because if you're shopping in the "I want something powerful and special" space, both appear on the radar - one as the sensible premium option, the other as the exotic. The question is: do you want a very competent tool, or a fascinating compromise?
Design & Build Quality
These two don't just come from different design schools; they're from different planets.
The Apollo City Pro tries to be the MacBook of scooters. The frame feels dense and cohesive, with most cabling buried inside the stem and chassis. The single front stem and clean swingarms give it a modern, almost corporate look - the kind of scooter you can park next to a glass office building without security giving you side-eye. The rubber deck is grippy and easy to clean, and the whole package feels like a finished consumer product rather than a kit of parts.
Yet, under that polish, it's still a fairly conventional scooter. You've seen this overall silhouette before; just not executed quite this neatly. Tolerances are tight, there are very few rattles, and the finish holds up well after months of abuse - but nothing about it makes you drop your coffee in disbelief.
The Dualtron Man absolutely will. The hubless 15-inch wheels dominate the design. There's no normal hub, just hollow rings with the motor built into the rear rim. It looks like something that escaped from a Tron storyboard. The chassis is a chunky, low-slung block of forged aluminium and polycarbonate covers, with that usual Dualtron vibe: industrial, slightly raw, proudly mechanical.
Build quality on the Man feels brutally solid. The frame is overbuilt in typical Minimotors fashion, and nothing flexes that shouldn't. But it also feels older in design language - less integrated, more "engineer-first, aesthetics later". It's a tank carved into a sci-fi shape, rather than a sleek urban appliance.
In the hands, the Apollo feels more refined, the Dualtron more indestructible and outrageous. For pure quality they're both good; for modern product polish, the Apollo edges it. For sheer presence, the Man doesn't just win - it changes the rules.
Ride Comfort & Handling
Comfort-wise, both can be excellent - in very different ways - and both have their little "are we sure this was a good idea?" moments.
The Apollo City Pro uses a firm but forgiving triple-spring suspension combined with 10-inch tubeless tyres. On beat-up city tarmac, it smooths out the chatter nicely. You still feel potholes, but you're not performing dentistry on your own molars after a bad road. The deck is long enough for a natural staggered stance, and the wide bars give decent leverage, so weaving through traffic feels intuitive rather than heroic.
After a longer mixed ride - say a couple of dozen kilometres of bike paths, rough roads, and the odd cobblestone stretch - I still step off the City Pro feeling functional rather than shredded. The suspension tuning leans urban: firm enough to stay stable at speed, soft enough that your knees don't lodge a formal complaint after every manhole cover.
The Dualtron Man comes at comfort from the big-wheel angle. Those huge 15-inch off-road tyres roll over pretty much anything - stones, cracks, small country borders - with arrogant ease. Add the internal rubber suspension and you get a surprisingly composed ride, especially in straight line. On rougher roads, the Man often feels calmer than the Apollo simply because the wheels don't drop into every little canyon.
But there's a catch: the stance and handling. You're standing more sideways, snowboard-style, on flanking boards. Steering comes heavily from leaning and subtle bar input. Once you "get it", carving long arcs is deeply satisfying, but the learning curve is real. In tight urban spaces and low-speed turns, the Man feels ungainly; its turning circle is wide, and it's not thrilled about quick U-turns on narrow paths.
Over a long ride, the constant active stance can tire your ankles and calves if you're not used to board sports. The Apollo lets you switch between relaxed "tram driver" mode and more aggressive carving; the Man basically expects you to stay engaged the whole time. Great fun for an hour. Slightly old for three.
Performance
Both scooters are quick enough that your local speed limit signs will start to feel personally offended, but their characters are very different.
The Apollo City Pro's twin motors deliver a smooth, linear shove. Off the line, it's brisk but not brutal - more "confident launch" than "hold on to your dental work". In city traffic, you're easily keeping pace with cars up to typical urban speeds, and there's still some headroom left if the road opens up. The Mach controller keeps things civilised; you rarely get surprise lurches unless you deliberately go hunting for them in the app settings.
Hill performance on the Apollo is genuinely competent. On long climbs, it keeps a respectable pace without dropping into the crawl-of-shame territory. You don't buy this as a hill-climb monster, but you also don't arrive at the top sweating more than the scooter.
The Dualtron Man is another story. With its big rear motor and higher-voltage system, it has that classic Dualtron feel: a heavy, insistent push that just keeps building. It's not as violently snappy as some dual-motor Dualtrons, but it gathers speed in a way that makes you very aware how little plastic and aluminium separates you from the scenery. Cruising in the mid-speed range feels rock solid; pushing nearer its maximum is where you need proper skill and a clear, smooth road.
On hills, the Man pulls with a deep reserve of torque. It may not leap up like a race-tuned twin-motor racer, but it won't embarrass itself on steep city gradients either. The riding sensation is more "electric cruiser" than "sport scooter". Acceleration is strong, but the geometry and stance mean you're always conscious that you're riding something unconventional at significant speed.
In real life, the Apollo feels more manageable and repeatable day in, day out. The Man feels faster and more dramatic - and a bit more work to ride near its limits without supervising angels.
Battery & Range
This is where the Man flexes its oversized battery pack, while the Apollo counters with efficiency and common sense.
The Apollo City Pro's battery sits comfortably in the "serious commuter" category. In real mixed riding - actual city speeds, some hills, not babying the throttle - you can reasonably expect a distance that covers most people's daily needs with margin. Lighter, slower riders will stretch it further; heavier or full-throttle riders will pull it down a bit, but you're not constantly watching the percentage plummet.
Just as important: recharge time. The City Pro refuels from empty in a handful of hours with the standard charger. For a pack this size, that's commendably quick. Park it at work in the morning; by afternoon you're back to full, no drama. You don't have to plan your life around its charging schedule.
The Dualtron Man is all about capacity. Its pack is roughly double the energy of the Apollo's. That translates into genuinely long-range capability: proper there-and-back cross-city rides, extended weekend cruising, or several days of shorter rides without even seeing a wall socket. In relaxed riding, you can clock serious kilometres before range anxiety even crosses your mind.
The price for that giant battery is charging time - and here the Man really shows its age. With the basic charger, you're looking at a "charge today, ride tomorrow... maybe the next day" situation. The optional fast charger shrinks this massively and, in my view, isn't really optional if you actually ride the scooter regularly.
So: Apollo for pragmatic, fast-turnaround daily use. Dualtron Man for people who think "I'll just plug it in overnight" means overnight and half the morning - and who value marathon range over charging convenience.
Portability & Practicality
Let's not sugarcoat it: neither of these is a featherweight, and neither is something you joyfully carry up five floors. But one at least pretends to care.
The Apollo City Pro sits around that awkward borderline where you can carry it, but you'd really prefer not to. A flight or two of stairs? Manageable if you're reasonably fit. Doing that every day in a walk-up flat? You'll start scouring property listings for "ground floor" much quicker than planned. The folding mechanism is sturdy and locks solidly in the riding position, but the hook to keep stem and deck together when folded can be fiddly until you learn the angle.
Bars don't fold, which means its folded footprint is sizeable. Storing it in a hallway or car boot is fine; wrestling it into a packed train at rush hour is... optimistic. As a home-to-office-and-back machine with elevator access, it's perfectly serviceable. As a multi-modal "sling over your shoulder on the metro" toy? No.
The Dualtron Man doesn't really bother to even pretend. It's not just heavier; its shape is awkward, and that hubless-wheel architecture doesn't give you nice obvious grab points. You can fold the steering column, but you still end up with a long, wide, dense object. It's in e-bike weight territory, minus the convenient frame triangle to hold onto.
Where the Man works is as a ground-floor, roll-in, roll-out vehicle: from garage to road, from road to garage. If you don't have stairs, tight lifts, or public transport in the mix, fine. If your commute involves much lifting, dragging, or storing it under a café table, choose literally anything else - including the Apollo.
Safety
Both scooters take safety seriously, but they do it with very different toolkits and, frankly, very different philosophies.
The Apollo City Pro scores big on everyday, "sensible adult" safety features. The dedicated regen throttle gives you strong, progressive braking without needing to grab the mechanical drums most of the time. It feels natural quickly: you modulate speed with the left thumb, almost like a volume dial for momentum. And when you do pull the drums, they're sealed, consistent, and unaffected by rain.
Lighting on the Apollo is one of its best features: a bright, high-mounted headlight that actually throws light onto the road instead of just impersonating a glow stick, rear light that signals braking, and - crucially - integrated turn signals. Being able to indicate without removing a hand from the bar is a massive real-world benefit in traffic. Add the strong water protection rating and self-healing tubeless tyres, and the Apollo is clearly designed for the real world, not just sunny promo videos.
The Dualtron Man approaches safety in a more "physics brute force" way. Those big tyres give great straight-line stability and swallow holes that would trip up smaller scooters. The mechanical rear disc plus powerful electric braking bring it down from speed with authority, provided you manage your weight shift. However, with that rear-biased stance and low body, grabbing full brake without thinking can unsettle less experienced riders.
Lighting is decent-typical Dualtron LED array-but because you're riding low, you're not as naturally visible as on taller scooters. A bright helmet or backpack light becomes more or less mandatory if you ride in busy traffic. And there's the handling factor: until you've really learned the Man's carving style, emergency manoeuvres aren't as instinctive as on a conventional scooter like the Apollo.
Bottom line: the Apollo feels like it actively wants to keep you safe in daily chaos. The Dualtron Man can be safe in capable hands on appropriate roads, but it's less forgiving of lapses.
Community Feedback
| Apollo City Pro | Dualtron Man |
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What riders love Smooth, "floating" ride; excellent regen braking; great hill performance for a commuter; strong water resistance; integrated signals and lighting; very solid build; low maintenance drum brakes and self-healing tyres; fast charging; modern design and app. |
What riders love Unmatched head-turning design; huge real-world range; big-wheel stability; "surfing" ride feel; strong torque; tank-like frame; powerful regen braking; sheer uniqueness and collector appeal. |
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What riders complain about Heavy to carry; price on the high side for a commuter; rear mudguard could protect better in heavy rain; folding hook can be fiddly; wide bars awkward in narrow spaces; some thumb-throttle fatigue on very long rides. |
What riders complain about Very heavy and awkward to move; long learning curve; slow charging with stock charger; difficult tyre changes; front getting light at very high speed; wide turning radius; expensive for the performance; sideways stance tiring over long distances. |
Price & Value
Value is where the Apollo City Pro quietly, if a little reluctantly, takes the moral high ground.
The Apollo sits in the premium commuter bracket, but you do get a full suite of quality-of-life features: proper weather protection, integrated signals, app tuning, strong regen, tubeless self-healing tyres, and a package that works well straight out of the box. You're paying for a reasonably complete experience, not just raw numbers on a spec sheet.
The Dualtron Man costs roughly twice as much. For that, you get way more battery, a bit more top-end speed, very distinctive design, and longer range - but, strictly speaking, not better commuting performance. If you judge it purely on euros per kilometre of range or per unit of battery, the price is not absurd. If you judge it on "how sensibly this scooter improves my daily transport", it's very hard to justify unless money and practicality heavily favour the hobby side of your brain.
In other words: Apollo is premium but logical; the Man is expensive because it's a rare, engineered spectacle. You choose it for emotion and uniqueness, not cold value metrics.
Service & Parts Availability
Apollo has worked hard on being an approachable, consumer-facing brand with decent support and documentation. In much of Europe, you'll find service partners, and the City line is common enough that spares, tutorials, and community help are easy to come by. Standard components like tyres and brakes are simple to source and relatively simple to work on.
Dualtron, via Minimotors and its distributors, has a big enthusiast network and a mature parts ecosystem. Getting generic Dualtron spares in Europe is usually straightforward. However, the Man's hubless design adds complexity: tyre changes are far from beginner-friendly, and not every shop is thrilled when you roll in with a sci-fi wheel they've never dismantled before.
So while both have support, the Apollo is friendlier to the average rider who wants straightforward service. The Man fits better into the world of hobbyists, specialists, and shops already familiar with the Dualtron ecosystem.
Pros & Cons Summary
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Parameters Comparison
| Parameter | Apollo City Pro | Dualtron Man Ex+ |
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| Motor power | Dual 500 W (ca. 2.000 W peak) | Single rear 2.700 W peak |
| Top speed | ca. 51,5 km/h | ca. 65 km/h |
| Claimed max range | up to ca. 69,2 km | up to ca. 100-110 km |
| Realistic range (mixed use) | ca. 40-50 km | ca. 60-80 km (≈70 km typical) |
| Battery | 48 V 20 Ah (960 Wh) | 60 V 31,5 Ah (1.864 Wh) |
| Weight | 29,5 kg | 33 kg |
| Max load | 120 kg | 140 kg |
| Brakes | Dual drum + regen throttle | Rear disc + electric brake |
| Suspension | Front spring + dual rear springs | Rubber suspension + 15-inch tyres |
| Tyres | 10" tubeless self-healing pneumatic | 15" off-road tube pneumatic |
| Water resistance | IP66 | No official IP rating stated |
| Charging time (standard) | ca. 4,5 h | ca. 16 h |
| Price (approx.) | ca. 1.649 € | ca. 3.013 € |
Final Verdict - Which Should You Choose?
Stepping back from the spec sheets and the sci-fi styling, the Apollo City Pro is the scooter that makes the most sense for the most riders. It's fast enough to be fun, refined enough to trust in bad weather, and civilised enough for everyday commuting. It doesn't excel wildly in any single metric, but it rarely lets you down, and that counts for a lot when you actually live with a scooter, not just stare at it on YouTube.
The Dualtron Man is the exact opposite: brilliant in its uniqueness, deeply impressive in range and presence, and occasionally awkward in everything that looks like normal transport duty. If you're an enthusiast with space, budget, and a taste for the unusual, it can be a joy - a toy that also happens to go properly fast and properly far.
If your priority is a dependable, weatherproof, integrated scooter that'll quietly replace a lot of car and bus trips, go Apollo City Pro and don't overthink it. If you already own a sensible scooter, love board sports, and want your next purchase to be part vehicle, part art piece, then the Dualtron Man will give you an experience the Apollo simply cannot.
Numbers Freaks Corner
| Metric | Apollo City Pro | Dualtron Man Ex+ |
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| Price per Wh (€/Wh) | ❌ 1,72 €/Wh | ✅ 1,62 €/Wh |
| Price per km/h of top speed (€/km/h) | ✅ 32,02 €/km/h | ❌ 46,35 €/km/h |
| Weight per Wh (g/Wh) | ❌ 30,73 g/Wh | ✅ 17,71 g/Wh |
| Weight per km/h (kg/km/h) | ❌ 0,57 kg/km/h | ✅ 0,51 kg/km/h |
| Price per km of real-world range (€/km) | ✅ 36,64 €/km | ❌ 43,04 €/km |
| Weight per km of real-world range (kg/km) | ❌ 0,66 kg/km | ✅ 0,47 kg/km |
| Wh per km efficiency (Wh/km) | ✅ 21,33 Wh/km | ❌ 26,63 Wh/km |
| Power to max speed ratio (W/km/h) | ❌ 38,83 W/km/h | ✅ 41,54 W/km/h |
| Weight to power ratio (kg/W) | ❌ 0,0148 kg/W | ✅ 0,0122 kg/W |
| Average charging speed (W) | ✅ 213,33 W | ❌ 116,50 W |
These metrics put numbers to different efficiency angles: price per Wh and price per km/h tell you how much raw hardware you're buying per euro; weight-based metrics show how much scooter you lug around for each unit of performance or range; Wh per km indicates energy efficiency on the road; power-to-speed and weight-to-power hint at how strongly the scooter is geared and how much "oomph" you get per kilogram; and average charging speed shows how quickly energy flows back into the battery. The Dualtron Man wins the power-per-kilo and battery-per-euro war, while the Apollo hits back with better energy efficiency, cheaper speed, and far quicker charging.
Author's Category Battle
| Category | Apollo City Pro | Dualtron Man Ex+ |
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| Weight | ✅ Slightly lighter, less awful | ❌ Heavier and awkward |
| Range | ❌ Adequate but modest | ✅ Genuinely long-distance capable |
| Max Speed | ❌ Fast enough, but lower | ✅ Higher top-end thrill |
| Power | ❌ Respectable, commuter-focused | ✅ Stronger overall punch |
| Battery Size | ❌ Medium-sized commuter pack | ✅ Huge long-range battery |
| Suspension | ✅ Tuned for city comfort | ❌ Big tyres do heavy lifting |
| Design | ✅ Modern, integrated, sensible | ✅ Wild, iconic, hubless |
| Safety | ✅ Better lighting, IP, control | ❌ Demands skill, lower profile |
| Practicality | ✅ Realistic daily commuter | ❌ Toy-like, awkward in city |
| Comfort | ✅ Relaxed stance, easygoing | ❌ Active stance, tiring |
| Features | ✅ App, signals, regen lever | ❌ Sparse, older feature set |
| Serviceability | ✅ Standard parts, easier work | ❌ Hubless wheel headaches |
| Customer Support | ✅ Direct consumer-focused brand | ❌ Distributor-dependent experience |
| Fun Factor | ✅ Fun without exhausting you | ✅ Wild, surfing sci-fi vibe |
| Build Quality | ✅ Refined, rattle-free chassis | ✅ Overbuilt, tank-like frame |
| Component Quality | ✅ Solid commuter-grade parts | ✅ Premium cells, strong hardware |
| Brand Name | ❌ Smaller, younger brand | ✅ Dualtron prestige factor |
| Community | ✅ Growing, commuter-focused | ✅ Huge Dualtron enthusiast base |
| Lights (visibility) | ✅ Signals, high-mounted headlight | ❌ Lower, less comprehensive |
| Lights (illumination) | ✅ Proper road illumination | ❌ Adequate but lower-mounted |
| Acceleration | ❌ Strong but civilised | ✅ Deeper, stronger shove |
| Arrive with smile factor | ✅ Daily grin, still practical | ✅ Huge grin, total spectacle |
| Arrive relaxed factor | ✅ Calm, low-effort ride | ❌ Demands attention, tiring |
| Charging speed | ✅ Quick turnaround charging | ❌ Painfully slow stock charge |
| Reliability | ✅ Sealed drums, tubeless tyres | ✅ Stout frame, proven electronics |
| Folded practicality | ✅ Less bulky, still big though | ❌ Large footprint even folded |
| Ease of transport | ✅ Just about manageable | ❌ Only roll, don't lift |
| Handling | ✅ Intuitive scooter dynamics | ❌ Learning curve, wide turning |
| Braking performance | ✅ Excellent regen + drums | ❌ Strong but trickier weight shift |
| Riding position | ✅ Natural forward-facing stance | ❌ Sideways, niche preference |
| Handlebar quality | ✅ Wide, stable, comfortable | ✅ Solid, good leverage |
| Throttle response | ✅ Smooth, tuneable via app | ❌ Strong, less refined feel |
| Dashboard/Display | ✅ Modern, app-enhanced interface | ❌ Older-style Dualtron display |
| Security (locking) | ✅ App lock, integrated design | ❌ Standard, no extras |
| Weather protection | ✅ High water resistance rating | ❌ No serious rating, caution |
| Resale value | ✅ Holds value reasonably | ✅ Rare, collector appeal |
| Tuning potential | ❌ Less mod-centric platform | ✅ Dualtron ecosystem friendly |
| Ease of maintenance | ✅ Conventional wheels, drums | ❌ Hubless tyres are painful |
| Value for Money | ✅ Price fits capabilities | ❌ Niche toy at high price |
Overall Winner Declaration
In the Numbers Freaks Corner, the APOLLO City Pro scores 4 points against the DUALTRON Man's 6. In the Author's Category Battle, the APOLLO City Pro gets 32 ✅ versus 16 ✅ for DUALTRON Man (with a few ties sprinkled in).
Totals: APOLLO City Pro scores 36, DUALTRON Man scores 22.
Based on the scoring, the APOLLO City Pro is our overall winner. For me as a rider, the Apollo City Pro is the one I'd actually live with: it behaves in the rain, doesn't demand constant concentration, and quietly blends enough speed, comfort, and features into something you can trust every day. The Dualtron Man is the one I'd happily borrow for a sunny Sunday - it's thrilling, weird, and unforgettable - but I wouldn't want to wrestle it into my daily routine. If you want a scooter that just works and occasionally makes you smile on the way to work, pick the Apollo. If you already have that box ticked and now want something gloriously impractical that makes strangers stare and your inner geek purr, then the Man is your beautiful, ridiculous indulgence.
That's our verdict when we try to stay objective – but hey, riding is mostly about emotions anyway, so pick the one that will make you look forward to your commute every single day.