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King Song 16X Demo Thoughts


Hsiang

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I had the wheel longer than Chris and was able to get some solid riding time in; may be 50 miles? so I'll try to do a quick summary:

Problems-

  • the high speed lumps, at top speed, around 28mph or above, the wheel has a slight shake, it feels like you are running across a series of painted lines on the road. This was an improvement from before bust still noticeable.
  • The firmware still feels beta, the battery level stick at 100% so I have no idea how much power I have left. haven't dug in to see if there are any other weirdness.

The wheel-

  • This is the most fun wheel I have ridden so far. There I said it, I love the Z10 more, however it is a wild ride and you need to constantly be on top of it. The 16x have the same sense of weight and stability in turns but is completely predictable.
  • Acceleration and braking both feels smoother than the Z10, more subdue which is both a good and bad thing.
  • The wheel is dead quiet, in a quiet room I can actually hear the hum when I turn on its head light. no one will know when you come up behind them.
  • You can ride at the top end (31mph), but I feel slightly iffy doing it. However I feel more confident doing so than when I am riding the Z10.
  • It is very very maneuverable, carving feels great on this wheel.
  • the body feels very comfortable between your legs, I like to keep my right leg bend with my right knee right up against the body, works very well with this wheel.
  • They weren't kidding about the trolley handle, compare to the handle on this, the one on a z10 is like a random tree branch you picked up on the road and duct taped to the wheel.
  • Head lights works very well, I don't like lights in general but the angle and spread works fine.
  • The placement of the LED strip is not ideal; its right on the corner and unprotected, if the wheel takes a tumble there's a good chance the lens will get scratched, cracked or what have you.
  • Not sure about real range, since I can't see the battery level, but I rode the wheel hard today 30 miles including up and down the tall Queens borough bridge twice and no throttling at all.
  • Have to say this again, this is a fun FUN wheel to ride.

Will try to answer any question anyone have; wheel is going to Tishawn next.

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