Popular Post Alien Rides Posted July 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) I recently decided to refresh my EUC fleet with the latest offerings from GotWay with both the Nikola Plus and Monster v3. I'll mostly be doing video reviews, but wanted a single thread to collect the videos on these two amazing wheels. I want to create a short mini-series on these wheels, my first video with an unboxing and some first impressions can be found here: GotWay Monster V3 Ride Footage: Nikola side pad upgrade: Edited September 26, 2019 by Alien Rides 12 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoCan Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 IMHO that Monster is the sexiest thing I’ve seen on one wheel. It’s such a shame I can’t risk losing my license by driving on the roads in the UK. I’d be off to Scotland on a tour in a flash. One day maybe Great Vid! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Rides Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 hour ago, RoCan said: IMHO that Monster is the sexiest thing I’ve seen on one wheel. It’s such a shame I can’t risk losing my license by driving on the roads in the UK. I’d be off to Scotland on a tour in a flash. One day maybe Great Vid! Thanks. It's sad you can't drive on the roads I love wheeling too much that I might have to move to another country if that happened here. The Monster v3 is definitely a sexy wheel, I'll share a pic of me and the wheel that my buddy took. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seage Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 I was surprised by the height. I didnt expect the nikola to be around the same height as the monster. Although that tire....holy...the monster is like a small body trying to contain a motorcycle wheel, lmao. I think, for me, another big difference comes to play when you slap a seat on that big boy. I saw a guy from china put a seat on his nikola and is doing a ride through tibet i think. But of course that was just a custom thing. Not sure how strong the handle is for that to work (especially at my weight) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Rides Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 42 minutes ago, seage said: I was surprised by the height. I didnt expect the nikola to be around the same height as the monster. Although that tire....holy...the monster is like a small body trying to contain a motorcycle wheel, lmao. I think, for me, another big difference comes to play when you slap a seat on that big boy. I saw a guy from china put a seat on his nikola and is doing a ride through tibet i think. But of course that was just a custom thing. Not sure how strong the handle is for that to work (especially at my weight) Yeah, I think I definitely want to attempt to use a seat on the Monster. For most other EUCs a seat is not very comfortable for me due to the low height, I think it could work well on the monster though. The Monster is already such a smooth ride, putting a seat will be like riding a gyro-stabilized lazy boy cruiser. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell Wesh Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 (edited) On 7/22/2019 at 9:51 AM, Alien Rides said: I recently decided to refresh my EUC fleet with the latest offerings from GotWay with both the Nikola Plus and Monster v3. I'll mostly be doing video reviews, but wanted a single thread to collect the videos on these two amazing wheels. I want to create a short mini-series on these wheels, my first video with an unboxing and some first impressions can be found here: Anyone know the 80% alarm for the 100v Nikola? I hope it can reach 40mph Edited July 27, 2019 by Darrell Wesh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRobot Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Alien you're crazy for actually riding with those motorcycle boots. I bought the same pair off Amazon and only used them like two times. Couldn't get solid grip on the feet and they chewed up my side pads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Kim Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 (edited) On 7/27/2019 at 1:08 AM, Darrell Wesh said: Anyone know the 80% alarm for the 100v Nikola? I hope it can reach 40mph about 39 MPH for a 150 lb rider. You can push a bit beyond and hit 40 no problem. Edited August 13, 2019 by Ben Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell Wesh Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 31 minutes ago, Ben Kim said: about 39 MPH for a 150 lb rider. You can push a bit beyond and hit 40 no problem. Nah, if you know how to speed tuck in 190 lb and can hit 40mph for 80%. 150lb should do more 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Kim Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Just now, Darrell Wesh said: Nah, if you know how to speed tuck in 190 lb and can hit 40mph for 80%. 150lb should do more seated with a tuck for maximum aero This was a report from another user in NYC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell Wesh Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 13 minutes ago, Ben Kim said: seated with a tuck for maximum aero This was a report from another user in NYC. I highly doubt you can hit 40 seated on a nikola. It’s too low and thus shifts your weight too far back. Irregardless, I wonder what his conditions were for him to get inferior results to someone almost 50lb heavier 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_fuel Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 19 hours ago, MrRobot said: Alien you're crazy for actually riding with those motorcycle boots. I bought the same pair off Amazon and only used them like two times. Couldn't get solid grip on the feet and they chewed up my side pads. The fact that the soles are not flat but have a heel (made to grip behind the foot pegs on a motorcycle) would be a reason for me not to buy them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Rides Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 On 8/12/2019 at 4:24 PM, MrRobot said: Alien you're crazy for actually riding with those motorcycle boots. I bought the same pair off Amazon and only used them like two times. Couldn't get solid grip on the feet and they chewed up my side pads. Hah, interesting - I don't really notice a problem with grip. They don't hit my side pads since they're higher, but if you have lower padding I could see that happening. A little bit worried about them scratching up the shell though. 12 hours ago, ir_fuel said: The fact that the soles are not flat but have a heel (made to grip behind the foot pegs on a motorcycle) would be a reason for me not to buy them. Yeah, I don't really like the heel. You can take them to a cobbler to get them re-soled, which I will probably do at some point when I get a new pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Rides Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 Not quite a full review, but testing out the Monster and give a few impressions during a group ride in San Francisco. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leadfeathers Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Considering a monster in the future (84v, v3, 2400Wh). How many flat miles can you realistically get out of a single charge if you're roughly 180 lbs on an average temperature day? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Rides Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 41 minutes ago, leadfeathers said: Considering a monster in the future (84v, v3, 2400Wh). How many flat miles can you realistically get out of a single charge if you're roughly 180 lbs on an average temperature day? So much depends on speed and elevation that it’s hard to say. I would venture 70-80 miles no problem for you though riding conservatively on fairly tame conditions. That’s such a beast of a wheel and I think you would have plenty of range. (I’ve never tested myself, just guessing based on my experience with other wheels) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leadfeathers Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Oh that's awesome. I've been skeptical about quoted ranges since I have the V10F and they quoted something like 55 mile range. If I ride conservatively it's more like 34 lol. Amazing, smooth handling wheel but realistic ranges kind of surprise ya. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neurokinetik Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 4 hours ago, leadfeathers said: Oh that's awesome. I've been skeptical about quoted ranges since I have the V10F and they quoted something like 55 mile range. If I ride conservatively it's more like 34 lol. Amazing, smooth handling wheel but realistic ranges kind of surprise ya. Just doing the math shows that the same riding style with 2400Wh on the Monster vs 960Wh of the V10F, will yield 85 miles of range. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leadfeathers Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Good point. That's an incredibly long ride. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Kim Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 9 hours ago, Alien Rides said: So much depends on speed and elevation that it’s hard to say. I would venture 70-80 miles no problem for you though riding conservatively on fairly tame conditions. That’s such a beast of a wheel and I think you would have plenty of range. (I’ve never tested myself, just guessing based on my experience with other wheels) keep in mind the higher voltage wheels are more efficient at higher speeds, so the average speed/range figure for an 84V wheel wouldn't be the same for say, a 100V wheel. either way, 84V 2400Wh would be an absolute beast and should do an easy 80 miles at 15-20 mph. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BULL Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 With my Monster V2 84V 2400wh I have made 2 routes of 100Km "non stop" and with my weight of 100kg (full gear order), at speeds of about 30-40kmh, flat terrain, few climbs, I always reached about 25-30% Of battery. If this information works for you ...😅☺ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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