Spanish · 5 years on Samui
Spanish cycling enthusiast and eco-travel advocate on Koh Samui for 5 years. Carlos covers all bicycle and e-scooter content with a focus on sustainable exploration.
Updated: May 2026
Riding the full ring road circuit from Chaweng clockwise to Nathon, Mae Nam, and back last January - 52 kilometres total - I used 78 per cent battery at an average speed of 55 km/h. The CPx's 70 km/h top speed is most relevant on the ring road sections between Chaweng and Nathon where traffic moves between 60 and 70 km/h. I kept pace without straining the motor. The ring road circuit is the CPx's defining Samui route - the one route where its speed advantage over the G5 Pro and NIU is consistently evident.
On the north coastal road from Chaweng to Mae Nam last February - 18 kilometres of flat, well-surfaced tarmac with sea views across the Gulf - I averaged 50 km/h on the CPx without touching the speed ceiling. Battery used: 22 per cent. The north coast road is the CPx's most relaxed Samui route: consistent surface, low gradient, predictable traffic flow. It also connects the Fisherman's Village, the Big Buddha, and Mae Nam beach - three destinations within a single low-battery-cost corridor.
South from Chaweng to Lamai last November on the CPx - 14 kilometres of coastal and slightly elevated tarmac - I arrived at Lamai with 78 per cent battery remaining, having averaged 45 km/h through the beach road traffic. The return added 14 kilometres and consumed a further 17 per cent. Total for the round trip: 35 per cent battery. The Chaweng-to-Lamai circuit on the CPx is genuinely relaxed - enough range for the return trip plus two additional beach detours before battery becomes a consideration.
Planning the Big Buddha and Fisherman's Village circuit last October, I deliberately started with 50 per cent battery - a late-morning rental handover - knowing the partner swap point was near the Big Buddha junction. The circuit from Chaweng used 38 per cent for 32 kilometres. At the swap point I exchanged the battery and continued to the Fisherman's Village evening market without range concern. The swap network extended an otherwise range-limited afternoon into a full evening circuit - a route option no other Samui e-scooter enables.
At the central mountain viewpoint above the Nathon junction last March, I stopped the CPx and assessed the remaining route - a 7-kilometre unpaved track to a temple - at 22 per cent battery. The CPx is built for tarmac. On gravel or loose surface, the 14-inch wheels and low ground clearance make the ride uncomfortable and increase battery consumption at the motor. I returned to the ring road and completed the asphalt circuit. Mountain tracks, plantation roads, and beach-access sand paths are the CPx's limits; every tarmac route on Samui is within reach.
Five years of riding the Super Soco CPx on Koh Samui has produced a consistent set of route recommendations that use its strengths: the ring road circuit from Chaweng to Nathon, the north coast corridor to Mae Nam and the Fisherman's Village, the Chaweng-to-Lamai beach day, and any extended circuit that passes a battery swap point. All four routes stay on tarmac, all four stay within 65 kilometres, and all four use the CPx's 70 km/h capability on their ring road sections. These are the routes where the CPx is the best e-scooter on the island.
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