Popular Post Markiisi Posted February 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2020 Hi everybody! This is my first message here! I am a beginning (2 months) euc guy from Finland (Europe)! There are not many (almost none!) euc:s available here and I am looking for an upgrage for my Ninebot One S2 wheel.. I will order online and as I have never seen these two options in real life I am willing to here your opinions about them. Shortly: I love the 14" wheel size! I appreciate the small size and easy storage. I live in 4th floor in a building without elevator.. That´s why I strongly appreciate the lighter weight version in future as well.. I commute about 2 miles one way to work.. This is my main usage.. A decent quality asphalt with only few small "steps" when crossing the road.. Mainly biking lanes. Not big hills.. I appreciate a steady fun ride to work.. The two wheels I am "balancing" between are: Kingsong 14D and Inmotion V5F+ I have few things I have been wondering: (They both hit my "price point" perfectly! I don´t want to spend more money on my second wheel..) The V5F+ is "slicker" thinner and maybe nicer looking.. 14D is a "fatter ball" and V5F+ is more like a "thin egg shape".. Which one is better to ride? More stable? More agile? 14D is little bit faster (which I like). Although I read somewhere that it has "an annoying way" of reducing top speed when battery is 50%.. Does V5F+ do the same at some point? V5F+ is a bit lighter and has still a larger battery capacity.. (This is nice) Also the charging time is longer (5h) V5F+ has a smaller engine power (550W). Does this affect riding a lot? V5F+ handle seems a bit odd.. Is it a sturdy one? I am also worried about the 14D handle as I will be carrying it up and down the stars every day.. 14D does not have a "off button" on the handle.. V5F+ does.. Is this a big thing? V5F+ has a nice "door" for pumping the tire.. I assume 14D has a traditional extension for that. Also I have not been able to find Apps for either of these in Finland.. Only DarknessBot is available.. I assume it is working with both of these? I appreciate your help and oppinions! Thanks 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markiisi Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 My weight.. (If important info considering the motor power) is 175 pounds (including my backpack). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unventor Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 There is a local meetup group here for Finnish riders. You might find some here to help out to test a wheel you are looking for or someone that is looking to upgrade and want to sell their old wheel. From the wheels you are referring to, I think the new Inmotion V8f would be a contender from the viewpoint it is a modern update from one of the most sold wheels the V8. Of course there is always a budget to consider, but buying an old design with little battery and less motor power isn't as safe IMHO. The issue here is to have evough motor power and battery strength to maintain balance. It is the spike loads at low speed that is the most tricky to handle. Why is a much more complex explanation that so might do better than me. Ut the short answer is more better effect (volt x ampere) and higher watt/torque motor the better as long it is a balance in this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markiisi Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Unventor said: There is a local meetup group here for Finnish riders. You might find some here to help out to test a wheel you are looking for or someone that is looking to upgrade and want to sell their old wheel. From the wheels you are referring to, I think the new Inmotion V8f would be a contender from the viewpoint it is a modern update from one of the most sold wheels the V8. Of course there is always a budget to consider, but buying an old design with little battery and less motor power isn't as safe IMHO. The issue here is to have evough motor power and battery strength to maintain balance. It is the spike loads at low speed that is the most tricky to handle. Why is a much more complex explanation that so might do better than me. Ut the short answer is more better effect (volt x ampere) and higher watt/torque motor the better as long it is a balance in this. Thank you for the tip for Finnish group!! I´ll write there.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolekl Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 I have a V5f, am about your weight, and I find it a good wheel. I haven't had any problems with a weak engine. Now I've upgraded to a larger wheel but only because I needed the longer range, and wanted a bit of speed increase. The v5f cruises at about 22-23 km/h and I got about 13-14 km range before the battery hit 30-40%, I didn't want to go much below that, as a safety measure. For your use case the V5f sounds perfect. Then again, at some point the EUC bug bites you and you'll start wanting more speed and range... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unventor Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 3 hours ago, Markiisi said: Thank you for the tip for Finnish group!! I´ll write there.. You are welcome. BTW let me tell you a little real life story. I think you might find this interesting or maybe not, anyway here goes. When I started to ride almost 2 years ago it was to save parking cost at work of 50€ a month and occasional congestion charges too when going to city center and bypass traffic jams. The other part was to find a training for that I could find fun and benafit my rheumatic diagnoses. This turned out so well for for me that I now 2 years later decided to sell my 2.5 year old Mazda CX-5 car (top range gas 2.5L awd model of 2017). I have ridden just short of 4000km in 2years and in the car about 9000km. Today I went to the person that sold me my car, to get a quote for them buying it back. So my every day commuting and shopping I do with a backpack and my wheels. You can see in my signature my wheel history. To me this has become a life altering experience and a new lifestyle. So will this happen to you? Maybe not but many here share similar stories. I look forward to see more from you on what you decide to get and how that suits you need. And just maybe how you find your needs/wants from a wheel change once you use it a bit more. Ohh and I almost forgot, welcome to the forum. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 If you can deal with the higher weight, get a Gotway MCM5 from AliExpress (way too expensive in Europe). Ideally the 84V 800Wh (best) version. Another power level from the V5F or 14D. Maybe that's not what you want/need, but whenever 14 inchers are talked about, the MCM5 needs to be mentioned By the way, since you are in the EU, you should have all the wheels available to you from EU shops. So even if you want to buy "locally", you should have all choices, and maybe better prices than in Finland alone. Here's an Ali link, for example: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33048731173.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.62a324a0KJj2xO&algo_pvid=0764960f-cdd4-4408-8183-6f744ae30a12&algo_expid=0764960f-cdd4-4408-8183-6f744ae30a12-3&btsid=0b0a0ae215817079509962349e9b13&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_ Some EU shops include https://eunicycles.eu/en/ and https://www.1radwerkstatt.de/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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