Patton250 Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Ok don’t laugh. Newbie here. How are you guys sticking the pads to the wheel? When I pull my backing off the pad the sticky part is on the backing and not the pad. I can’t see where it’s double sided. What am I missing? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
who_the Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Welcome to the Nikola family. I just got mine yesterday. Had the same issue, the adhesive wanted to stay with the backing and not the pad. You need to reapply the backing to the pad and try to get it to adhere. Then, use a tweezer or something to separate the edge of the backing so you can peel it away while keeping the adhesive attached to the pad. You could use the same technique to separate the adhesive from the backing and then apply it to the pad, but the adhesive layer is very thin and susceptible to getting stuck to itself without the backing. Best to work with the backing on as much as possible until the adhesive layer is attached to the pad and you are ready to connect it to your EUC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patton250 Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 58 minutes ago, who_the said: Welcome to the Nikola family. I just got mine yesterday. Had the same issue, the adhesive wanted to stay with the backing and not the pad. You need to reapply the backing to the pad and try to get it to adhere. Then, use a tweezer or something to separate the edge of the backing so you can peel it away while keeping the adhesive attached to the pad. You could use the same technique to separate the adhesive from the backing and then apply it to the pad, but the adhesive layer is very thin and susceptible to getting stuck to itself without the backing. Best to work with the backing on as much as possible until the adhesive layer is attached to the pad and you are ready to connect it to your EUC. Thanks man. This unit is very different from my KS18XL. I’ll post about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzlchef Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 The pad backing sucks! I had my daughters working at it for a while before they could properly separate the tape. I made my own pads which are vastly superior. This is the link that started it for me and there’s a picture of my wheel towards the bottom of page 1. https://forum.electricunicycle.org/topic/6531-another-option-for-protection-padding/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nils Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 23 hours ago, Dzlchef said: The pad backing sucks! I had my daughters working at it for a while before they could properly separate the tape. I made my own pads which are vastly superior. I can only agree, what the hell was that, some kind of finger agility test? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photorph Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Same happened to me. The pads don’t have any adhesive because the adhesive stick to the film you peel off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neurokinetik Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Couldn't you also just stick the backing on the wheel, and pull it away, leaving just the adhesive stuck to the wheel, then drop the pad onto the adhesive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photorph Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, neurokinetik said: Couldn't you also just stick the backing on the wheel, and pull it away, leaving just the adhesive stuck to the wheel, then drop the pad onto the adhesive? wow, you're a genius haha. Seriously that worked! Edited August 13, 2019 by photorph 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lutalo Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) Eff this! What the frigg? Either my fingers are too big or the backing design sucks. Judging from the comments I have a better idea of which one it is. Time to go find my double sided tape. Edited January 28, 2020 by Lutalo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Sijnke Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I was wondering if Ks18L pads would be fitted for Nik. (?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EUCSTEVELA Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Neoprene pads custom cut covered all over top with gorilla black duct tape works great and looks good too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
systema Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I've been using this tape to good result: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L69S5HQ/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Algoet Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Just got mine.... do you need those paddings? And where do you put them? Depends on the lengt of your legs I guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rywokast Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 19 hours ago, Steven Algoet said: Just got mine.... do you need those paddings? And where do you put them? Depends on the lengt of your legs I guess? not that you can ever need padding but i found it to be way too much, very uncomfortable.. the wheel is already very fat and the pads made me feel totally bow legged lol.. im someone who prefers no padding on any wheel i like to smoothly and freely slide back and forth without anything "grabbing" my legs.. of course you should try them, and try them in different positions to see if anything is comfortable to you... but do not use the double sided adhesive on them until you are absolutely sure, because it is a bitch to remove that stuff.. just use some painters tape to hold the pads on and try them out for a bit... what i found to be much more comfortable and not intrusive at all are the baby bumper foam stuff a lot of people use for beginner protection, its super cheap, doesnt look horrible, and is very soft but also thin and smooth so it has no grab that will twist up your pant legs and constantly annoy you.. i did this on my ACM because the stock pads were very very thick and actually had so much grab that they chafed my legs from one day of riding lol, i would prefer no pads but it is ugly underneath when you remove the pads on most wheels so i did this instead.. on my inmotion wheels the padding is super minimalistic or non existent so no problem, on the kingsong wheels i remove the pads and have an euc bodyguard, on the GW wheels i remove the pads and replace it with this stuff 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leucistic Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Those pads can be too thick. This could be good alternative. Two different types. It depends how much movement you like. https://www.eazi-grip.com/shop/eazi-grip/eazi-grip-universal/eazi-grip-cut-your-own-tank-grip-sheets-black-2/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leucistic Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Turns out that there were 3 different types. Went for the silicon series. Good control. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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