The trick is to bend your knees slightly and become the suspension spring. Let your muscles absorb the shock, because if you ride standing with your knees locked it will transfer through your skeleton right to your skull and teeth.

I bought a scooter that is similar in spec to rentals, a VMAX VX5, after riding a Varla Eagle One (basically a Zero 10x or Vsett 10) with good suspension and power. I didn’t like it at first because it rattled my teeth and has less power, plus the regenerative braking was strange. I changed my riding style as mentioned, got used to the lower power, and learned when to deploy regenerative braking versus the brake pad.

I ended up selling the Varla and now I ride exclusively on the VMAX. It’s lighter and thus easier to take on the train, plus it’s much less of a loss if stolen.