WaveCut Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 14 minutes ago, Rehab1 said: I sent a message to an Aliexpress company that is currently taking V11 preorders. The site states the V11 will be available the end of April. I questioned how his company could have access to the new V11 that early when it is common knowledge that the soonest the wheel will be available to customers is the end of June... possibly July/August. Waiting for a reply. Just a fraud seller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab1 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) @Liamfind Do you have an approximate time frame when your company expects the V11 to become available to customers? Thanks 2 minutes ago, WaveCut said: Just a fraud seller So I should ask for a refund? Edited April 5, 2020 by Rehab1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post phatmike Posted April 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2020 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phong Vu Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 damn... look so smooth... o_O 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_bike_kite Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 That's more like it! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot_Mess Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Dang going up the curb looked pretty effortless there. I wonder how quickly the suspension rebounds after the initial damping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Stern Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Where did that video come from? And why's it taken with a (vertical) cell phone? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot_Mess Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 After a lot of successive bumps/hits if the suspension gets out of sync you can have a dangerous pogo effect. Sorta like a tank slapper on a bike. If they designed it for off-road then I'm sure they took this into consideration. That being said no suspension setup is ever perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab1 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, phatmike said: I appears the suspension system works! You can clearly see the downward translation of the pedals upon landing. Edited April 5, 2020 by Rehab1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EUC Custom Power-Pads Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 33 minutes ago, Rehab1 said: I appears the suspension system works! You can clearly see the downward diversion of the pedals upon landing. Maybe it's just my eyes, but I see an enormous delay in compression. When he's riding down the curb, the compression is not on impact, it's a short delay. The same thing when he drives up the curb. Can't explain it exactly, but somehow it doesn't look right to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phong Vu Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, buell47 said: Maybe it's just my eyes, but I see an enormous delay in compression. When he's riding down the curb, the compression is not on impact, it's a short delay. The same thing when he drives up the curb. Can't explain it exactly, but somehow it doesn't look right to me. When he's riding down the curb, I can see that the suspension released (while on air) and then compressed again when hit the ground. Looks pretty good to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post meepmeepmayer Posted April 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) Lesson for Inmotion: Next time you announce a new wheel, make an awesome video like for the V10/V10F. This wheel definitely needs a few slow-mo shots of the suspension working, and a nice trailer along with that wouldn't hurt. Because if no video, as you see, people are looking for doom wherever they can with the lack of information Looking forward to seeing real life experiences with the suspension. I think this innovation might be bigger than it looks now where we have to guess from a few pictures. Edited April 5, 2020 by meepmeepmayer 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camenbert Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 As a complete newbie, I really like the suspension idea on a unicycle, especially on uneven road ; Citroen comfort for everyone. I am more worry about the 27kg, this might be too much for a first wheel, if not to learn... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlasP Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 wowwowwow! What strikes me about the video is actually the lack of 'reverb' from the suspension after the initial, singular compression and rebound--very, very impressive. (This is a difference using something like air shocks versus just springs which would bounce more back and forth.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Wood Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Looks brilliant, excited to see more of this wheel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwave Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Rehab1 said: I appears the suspension system works! I have no doubt after a year in development it works. The question is, how well does it work for a wide range of riders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) No more trying to bunny hop 27kg up a curb ... well impressed. Given the suspension will increase comfort it should be possible to run the tyres at higher pressure which will reduce rolling resistance, this might be enough to make up for the smaller battery. @Marty Backe will be getting out his credit card as we speak. Edited April 5, 2020 by Nic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirsute Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Camenbert said: As a complete newbie, I really like the suspension idea on a unicycle, especially on uneven road ; Citroen comfort for everyone. I am more worry about the 27kg, this might be too much for a first wheel, if not to learn... It's absolutly not a wheel to learn... You will destroy it. If you are looking for your first wheel you should learn few months on a 16" like a V8 or a KS16S... Edited April 5, 2020 by Hirsute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchet Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I'm curious about the weight of the rider, it would be really nice (though maybe unrealistic at this stage) to be able to firm / loosen up the suspension for heavy riders or off road conditions. I genuinely hope they did this well, because seeing the positive reaction will prompt the other manufacturers to adopt suspension as well, and competition is good for all concerned. I'm a city rider / commuter, been saving up for a KS16x but If this wheel is as well engineered as I think Inmotion is capable of, it'll be my next wheel, ugh! have to save a lot more though. I started out pretty unimpressed, but now I'm kind of excited for it. I want to see how it stand up to Kuji's abuse, that guy is fearless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unventor Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I went on a pleasure cruise today on my KS16X. Had an amazing ride. I went to a central park in Gothenburg called Slottsskogen. In is more or less a mountain ridge in the centre of the city. They have persevered it as a forest area with a semi zoo of animals and tree types. Most pathways are asphalted sore are not. So why bring this up here....? On my way there I am passing a couple with a baby trolley. As I pass then I start to accelerate then hitting 3 tree roots that pushed up the asphalt. I had seen them ("sort of") but not thinking they were any issue. Until I bunched up in air slipping 2" forward on pedals and result in massive beeping acceleration being even harder hit the next root. This in a matter of less than 1m. I had a massive wobble. Feet placement are not good at all I am still increasing speed while going uphill on a fair incline. Only the build in body reaction after 4000km helped me save it...maybe some luck too. But seeing that Inmotion video, I can't stop thinking the it would probably been much safe in that situation. This is why I post it here. I really wish I could test this new thing out, but I doubt this is going to happen. I have no dealer in vicinity nor am I part of a big local community either. I post the euc.world recording of the ride. It have pictures of those killer roots. But they are har to sports. It is about 2-3km into the ride I guess. I went back to photo so you see a small break on the graphs. https://euc.world/tour/585263397830226 Somehow that suspension just drags my interest. If only they had weatherproofed it more.... @Liamfind that tiny video posted above here, that is what you need to tell people about and show it up. And that the pedals don't crack that you have strengthened that part too (hopefully). As people would like to ride off curbs more now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchet Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 I'd be interested to see this wheel going down stairs and of course on a root / bumpy path like @Unventor describes above. With a 3" tire + suspension it might be a 'curb-slayer' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phong Vu Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Since the release date gonna be end of June. Should we expect to have reproduction wheel send to testers by May? Can't wait to see how Kuji ride this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrelwood Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 2 hours ago, Unventor said: And that the pedals don't crack that you have strengthened that part too (hopefully). As people would like to ride off curbs more now. The pedals on the V11 get much less stress from curbs and any other riding situation, since all ground events are now separated from the rider. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwave Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 3 hours ago, Unventor said: On my way there I am passing a couple with a baby trolley I'm glad you didn't end up tossing it away. The kid would have been scared for life.... But seriously , I looked at those pics and i'm very surprised anything could have happened at all. It doesn't even look like anything threatening . I agree , the suspension would have possibly reduced an issue like this. Surprises like that can ruin a day..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 7 hours ago, Nic said: No more trying to bunny hop 27kg up a curb ... well impressed. Given the suspension will increase comfort it should be possible to run the tyres at higher pressure which will reduce rolling resistance, this might be enough to make up for the smaller battery. @Marty Backe will be getting out his credit card as we speak. I do have to budget and therefore can't buy every wheel that comes out. For me, the limited battery size is a deal breaker, particularly for a $2300 wheel. The credit card is staying in the wallet for this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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