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I'm not sure the if these are the right size, they were a tiny bit tight, but my screws came out on like the third ride I did and replaced them with these. They've been working great for the last month though.

They were on the motor cover, I didn't disassemble anything, just tightened easy to access bolts.

That's awesome, I was just thinking about this haha, love the design!

I just went over all the bigger hex screws and found only 2-3 that could be slightly tightened on the shell/body, that said, I found 3 on the motor that were loose enough I could unscrew with just my fingers, though all the others on the motor couldn't be tightened further. Edit: Also for just additional context: I have 78.9 miles on the wheel, mostly riding at 25-35mph 95% street (very crappy & bumpy streets), some light curbs, no stairs/jumps.

I've ridden about 35miles 43miles so far on the wheel. (66lb street tire) and it's awesome. ~20 of that going 28-35mph; and 15 going 10-20mph, still have 3 bars of battery left(~35-40% battery). Love the feel of it, the responsiveness, I got back on my Nik+ and it felt like a toy haha, like a little go cart. The nik+ is definitely a little more "zippy", but the feel on the Patton is just so good haha, I'm not sure when I'd choose my Nik+ over the Patton. Like maybe if I was going to be riding around in a big glassy floor unused warehouse I might choose the Nik+, but other than that, Patton all the way. I'm sure I'm still in the honey moon phase, but I will say I now have a massive bruise on my inner right shin/calve. While I don't have them yet, I think power pads are a must to really unlock the acceleration & braking of this wheel. I love the street tire, it has a great profile and I feel really secure leaning into my turns at speed. I had trouble with this on my Nik+, partly b/c of pedal scraping, which with the Patton's height, is non-existent. But also, the tire just feels like has great contact & grip with the road. I did ~2-3 miles of dirt trail riding and it was awesome there too. No regrets. The beeps are definitely loud, my wife was pretty annoyed with me when I was changing settings and she was trying to was TV haha, but on the plus side you can hear them while riding. The pedals feel great to me, but I also haven't been on a long ride yet. When I get a new wheel, I mostly make a lot of 2-8mile rides for the first 100mi. Trolleying is a bit different than on my Nik+; on my nik+ I could just man handle it to have it go where ever and the wheel is so light it took very little effort. With the Patton, the wheel is heavy & the position towards the back of the wheel I find I have to exert a little more effort. That said, it's also a little more just changing how I trolley it, now I tend to lean the Patton a little to get it to turn instead of trying to turn it via the trolley and that has made it was nicer to use. Also, the height of the trolley handle is a godsend; being 6'4" I always had to slouch a little to use the Nik+ handle and the Patton is a breeze. So overall, I prefer the Patton's trolley now haha. The front light definitely "sprays out" and like others, I've added a little electrical tape to the top of it to help mitigate the affect. That said, I rarely ride at night so it's not a big concern for me. Honestly, the only real complaint I have is just the lack of padding, it's a heavy wheel and it's pretty brutal on your inner shins/calves. I've ordered a few different foam pads to test out, but also need the power pads to arrive so I know where to place them.

Patton just arrived, did a short 2 mile ride, absolutely amazing! Coming from a nik+ it feels pretty similar but just way more smooth & stable. Maybe slightly less "torque-y" but most likely just b/c I don't have much time on it yet. I was a little concerned that the 66lb spring might end up being too stiff, but for my riding weight ~185lbs, the out of the box settings seem excellent for me. Might play with them later. Though w/out any padding my inner calves are pretty sore after even just that short ride, fine while riding for the most part, but mounting/dismounting w/out any padding is... not enjoyable haha. LOVE the wheel though!

For me, I've never done drops, but I don't do drops, because going off virtually any drop w/out suspension is brutal on my knees/back/wheel. I'm kind of hoping with suspension, I'll be a bit more adventurous with curbs/stairs/drops than I have been with any of my previous wheels. Guess wheel see I'm 6'4" and about 190lb/86kg riding weight and went with the 66lb after seeing youtubers recommend it as well. (Originally placed for 62lb and bumped it up, like 15 minutes after ordering haha, had a lot of mental back and forth then decided 66lb would give me room to "grow")

I got my invoice yesterday afternoon (~3:30pm PST)

I just got my fedex tracking number! It says it'll arrive this friday, pretty pumped! (Patton 66lb street tire, order placed in May)

Just for the sake of completion to this thread; yes they were the bad batteries and ewheels was awesome and sent me the replacements. I also went ahead and bought a new motor. Figured this would keep me riding until I decide to pull the trigger on my next wheel. Still love my Nik+ so much, but recently moved to norcal and the roads where I'm at now are... less than ideal.. so looking forward to suspension. Now I'm struggling to decide which wheel hah, leaning towards the Sherman S or the Fatton

Hey guys, I just moved from socal to just a little north Sacramento area(Orangevale). Have a Nik+ (though thinking about upgrading sometime in the next few months), let me know if any of you are looking to go on a ride, I'd try to join!

@FlyingWigs Thanks, yeah I think I have about 7k+ miles on my current Nik+, I'm surprised you calculated your range to only 50 miles though, as I know I've managed to go 62 miles on my wheel (fully depleting it) averaging 22 mph in hilly mountains; I also weigh 185lb. But the Nik AR is still sounding very enticing, just wondering if I wouldn't want a slightly larger wheel and go to 19" or maybe even 20"

Hey All! I've been riding my Nik+ for the last 2ish years and I absolutely love it. A while back I bent the rim pretty heavily and while the wheel is still riding fine, I think I ought to either fix it (buy new rim) and or get a new wheel. Here are some of the things I care more about: -Speed (40mph+) -Weight ideally < 70lbs -range: 70+ miles -Durable: I want something I don't need to be fiddling with and "just works" nik+ is great in this regard -Suspension: don't care, if it has it great, if not great; just don't be a source of problems -Not sure if I want a wheel larger than 20", the 22" wheels seem a bit larger than what I'd prefer Honestly the nik+ hits pretty much everything I care about, was even thinking about just getting a Nik AR+? (not sure how much work to safetly upgrade my existing Nik+ to have more batteries?) Curious what others in my situation would do: -Fix existing nik+ and just move on -Buy nik AR+? -Fix existing nik+ & add extra batteries? -Buy new wheel? (what wheels?) Thanks! (apologies if this is in the wrong section!)

Hi all, I was hoping someone might know of where I can find a list of all the different firmware versions and the changes that each version made for the KS-16s. I've spent like 20 minutes and can't find anything except a few comments on the forum about specific versions. Ideally I would also like to know the date they were released and if it's safe to upgrade straight from v1.07 to 2.01 or do I need to be cautious about how I upgrade? Appreciate it!