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Just place the board in a waterproof box that also acts as a nice heatsink. Then you can put it wherever.

IMO it should be cheaper than the V11. No suspension, and no substantial extra parts in terms of production cost (unless that screen is really high-end). 2000 (€ with tax or USD without tax) and it will sell like hotcakes. I believe the V11 has been pretty successful, I think also because its price is better than it could have been. What I also like about this thought (reasonable price and competitive speed+battery) is that it would mean Gotway would have to reduce their crazy prices a bit. 3000 for a 2700Wh wheel (EX.N) and 3500 for the EX and MPro, with their typical build quality, isn't going to cut it in such a market. I wonder what KS is doing... they might show something soon. They did show the S18 in reaction to the V11. Exciting times!

Nikola and 16X are old (and the latter is slow), and now Inmotion has a competitor which they didn't have before. Seems logical to me. The only way this can go wrong is if the price is too high imho. They already have a 18/19 inch wheel, the V11. Why would they build another? As a more performance/extreme alternative to the commuter V11? For what? It has a fan already (presumably). Or do you mean for the battery? In that case: f**k no!! We don't need unnecessarily complicated stufff. Passive cooling would be ideal, no fan noise.

It's compact and looks robust and crash-proof. Not sure why some people are complaining about the looks. Also 70kph rated is crazy high, especially for Inmotion. And that touchscreen surely beats the Sherman. It apparently has a real waterproofing concept! What else do some even want, realistically? If those aren't enough innovations...

I think one charge port for 1800Wh battery is ok. But a 5A stock charger would have been nice.

USB type C port in addition to the regular USB port!

Touch screen!

I am intrigued!

You're right, it got too much. Split off into its own topic.

Some semi-related discussion (what to expect from the battery) has been split off to here. Sorry for the spam.

I think mileage means little on a EUC. If something is wrong, it's often right away. Bad board or battery or whatever, from the start. But past that phase, not much that tends to break. Or can break. Hardly any wear and tear just from usage, unlike cars for example. So 6 months or 2 years warranty - probably no big difference for the seller. But it assures the buyers and is a nice unique selling point. Also, what mileage should it be? I can't make up a number that somehow makes more sense than any other number. 1000, 2000, 5000? It's just easier for everyone to not have a pointless mileage limitation. That's my guess.

@Alien Ridesstarted their own EUC/PEV shop (US - San Francisco). https://alienrides.com/ They offer 2 year warranty and have their own related, already existing EUC/PEV repair and service business. You should be in good hands there, especially if you're in the Bay Area anyways.

As long as the voltage is good (= not empty or full), is there actually a problem when the cells are unused? Does something happen on its own? Unbalanced cells are a problem when discharging. Because then they are stressed unevenly. Is there a problem when cells are unbalanced but not used? All that is needed is a full charge that balances them. I don't know, but I find this hard to believe. But I don't know. Anyways, lots of questions but no definitive answers (here). - Personally, I would not worry about a battery that has sat unused at a good voltage/charge state as long as it charges to full.

Review video by @Alien Rides. He likes it. I guess tastes are different between various people. Also starting his own EUC/PEV shop with 2 year warranty (US)! https://alienrides.com/ I sure hope selling Begodes doesn't sabotage that endeavour

Note how it is cycles, not age. The ten miles this wheel has is not even one cycle. Not sure what a (presumably mint condition) 100V MSX should sell for. Depending whether it's 1230Wh or 1860Wh, I'd guess... somewhere between $1000 and $1400? I have no idea.

If you force a wheel up a crazy hill, especially with a heavy rider, it might still fry before it had a chance to warn you, because something dies before the heat gets to wherever the sensor is. So a current alarm is a nice "okay, I shouldn't be doing this for a long time" warning, as is the motor making "aching" noises. So for these purposes, it can be helpful. If you don't do crazy hills, no need for it, and no need to worry if it just appears momentarily as well. So yes, it's mostly superfluous.

(I split this off into its own topic, it wasn't really related to where you posted it Welcome to the forum!) In my opinion, bigger wheel with higher side wall for your legs to lean against, and with a wider tire = easier to balance. So I think the V11 might be easier. What exactly didn't work for you on the E+? Good on you for trying again!

Check out ewheels.com for pictures etc. of the wheels in question, and an overview of most of the wheels available in the market. They also exclusively sell the Sherman in the US.

Hi! The problem might be the pedals not being suited for your weight, and simply breaking (too) easily. The powerful EUCs themselves should be powerful enough if you don't overdo it (no hard accelerations, stay away from the top speeds, don't jump curbs). As far as powerful wheels: Begode (=Gotway) RS - 19 incher, available as HS (high speed) or HT (high torque) version Begode EX.N or EX - 19/20 incher without or with suspension, respectively Begode Monster Pro - 24 incher, I would never recommend it to a new rider (too unwieldy, might break too easily if falling over), and it doesn't seem to be very good (most of all shitty braking) so I wouldn't recommend it to any rider tbh Veteran Sherman - 19/20 incher, the performance wheel of 2020 Inmotion V11 - 19 incher, should be strong enough too. Great build quality and great features, it's a popular wheel for a reason! Maybe not quite a scrazy strong as the others. - You can't go wrong with an RS and probably the V11. Those are the standard options for not too crazy expensive "18 inchers" (18-20 only differs in the tires), with a focus on pure performance (RS) or overall nice package (V11). What range would you like to have? Maybe you simply need a bigger battery than those. The Sherman is maybe the best wheel of them all (especially for you, it is probably the most powerful wheel due to its crazy battery), but it's a bit more pricy and heavy. And it has a regular axle (if I'm not mistaken), which might be a weak point. On the other hand, if they rate it for 150kg/330lbs instead of 120.... The Sherman would be my #1 recommendation if it isn't simply too expensive for your liking. The EX isn't bad, too, but it is also a bit more expensive, and heavy. The people who have one seem to love it and think of it as a sleeper hit. Not sure if the suspension could deal with your weight, so I'd tend towards the EX.N. (?) - Truth is, all of this is just guesswork, only you can find out how one of the wheels in question can deal with your weight. I think they should be ok if you ride on the conservative side. But 400lbs is simply a lot Inform yourself about custom pedal options that might be a bit stronger (I'm a bit worried about pedals, but it's just a hunch, nothing substantiated). Side note, I'd definitely focus on good protective gear. Not because I don't trust the wheels, but because your weight in a crash has a lot of power behind it. Finally: if the part of your weight that isn't muscle goes away... every pound helps - Short answer: Sherman, or maybe a well-built electric scooter?

That's what big batteries are for!

Your pictures don't show Maybe missing permissions for the public to see them? See here: Too bad you never got the hang of it (why not give it another chance?). What is the battery size? People will want to know. Good luck with the sale (or better: not selling it and riding it). You'll probably have to reduce the price a bit, wheels depreciate fast.

I don't think using a EUC control board makes too much sense. EUCs control their motor only by how the board is tilted. Not only would your control stick somehow have to tilt the board very precisely (EUCs react to tilts very rapidly). The board would also not be level when you go up or down even a slight incline or decline, leading to unwanted and uncontrollable acceleration or braking. For example, assume the board is mounted to the bike like it is mounted to the EUC. As soon as you start going down a hill, it will accelerate (because the board leans forward) and never stop accelerating (because the lean doesn't go away). So it would uncontrollably catapult you down any hill. And if you started going up a hill, it would brake first (lean backwards) and then rapidly accelerate backwards (lean still there) until you are on the level ground you came from. Doesn't sound very useful No problem with the motor/battery pack if you find some other board to control the motor (where you control what you want it to do, instead of the lean). Or you mount the EUC board in some self-leveling contraption (it has to work very well, and be fast), and then you can subtly manipulate (tilt) the board to control the motor. That probably won't work in real life. Maybe the better alternative is to do something like go-karts for hoverboards (it's a frame and you put in the hoverboard as motor/control - look it up). You could simply replace the front tire of your bicycle with a EUC. Just make the connection via the pedal mounts. Then you only need to figure out some way to control the EUC's tilt, and you're there. And you get a full, working, non-dissected EUC out of it! I you don't want to go the EUC route, you can use a EUC motor and battery packs along with some other board to control the motor.

Did the Nikola and MSP/RS have any extra protection the Pro/EX do not have? There must be something different. Gotway has been making 900Wh 21700 packs for a while now, but only with the newest wheels the fires started.

Monster Pro and EX have the same bog-standard 900Wh packs as every other wheel Nikola-sized or bigger, do they not? Is there something different about the packs in the Monster Pro/EX? And I meant that Gotway's 18650 packs were basically flawless, so I'm surprised the change to 21700s (while everything else presumably stayed the same) produced the current mess.

Wow, what happened to the Gotway battery packs? Gotway's 18650 packs were the best of all! How can they even f**k this up by only using different cells when nothing else changed? Or is it the cells themselves? What changed?