Mrd777 792 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 (edited) 1 hour ago, EUC Addict said: I'm aware of at least 20+ riders on the West Coast that are excited about receiving their Monster Pro. In addition, Marty said he was planning to buy one after riding EUCO's demo Monster Pro. I'm not alone. My order was canceled last week by Chicway after paying and ordering it in August. Their excuse was they felt like it was too "risky to ship being it had many issues". Im sure the other reason is they weren't comfortable with the discounted price we agreed upon in August. Huge hassle getting my money back.. (never again) What a drag, looks like I will start over to get this wheel, if I even want it now... Edited February 16 by Mrd777 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post meepmeepmayer 12,751 Posted February 16 Popular Post Share Posted February 16 Just now, Mrd777 said: My order was canceled by Chicway after paying and ordering it in August. Their excuse was they felt like it was too "risky to ship being it had many issues". When even the Ali sellers don't want to bother with the Monster Pro QC... I'd wait a bit before I buy one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post AtlasP 1,437 Posted February 16 Popular Post Share Posted February 16 5 minutes ago, meepmeepmayer said: When even the Ali sellers don't want to bother with the Monster Pro QC... I'd wait a bit before I buy one! ROFL, that's a new low. "Gotway--too sketchy even for AliExpress.." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Mango 193 Posted February 16 Popular Post Share Posted February 16 All (or most) of the good engineers left Gotway so that leaves a vacuum of talent at the company. It’s not like you can just go out to hire new euc firmware engineers lol or battery specialists. Gotway quality will suffer (even more) and I think the Monster Pro is the by-product of this. I’d stay away from this wheel and any new Gotway wheel for a while. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WI_Hedgehog 375 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 (edited) Gotway had a lot of issues, and I'd bet not respecting their customers resulted in not respecting their employees, who eventually left. I wanted a Monster, issues delayed my purchase, and the result of reports is I won't be buying any Be-Goaty / Gotway products. Edited February 16 by WI_Hedgehog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post NickNonsense 72 Posted February 17 Popular Post Share Posted February 17 I won't be buying any more from them. Thinking they they on borrowed time anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WI_Hedgehog 375 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 2 hours ago, NickNonsense said: Thinking they they on borrowed time anyway. That's unfortunately a strong possibility. While their renound lack of quality kept me from buying one they did drive the market to make faster wheels. I learned a lot from Gotway by them setting examples of "what not to do." The Monster was going to be that "hold your nose and do it" purchase... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve O 5 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 On 2/16/2021 at 2:40 PM, AtlasP said: ROFL, that's a new low. "Gotway--too sketchy even for AliExpress.." I have laughed this hard in a while!! Thanks!!🤣🤣 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Kim 1,191 Posted Tuesday at 12:53 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:53 AM (edited) On 2/1/2021 at 11:04 PM, EUC Addict said: I take no issues with people comparing wheels out of class, I do it myself. Specifically went a ride last week to ride the Monster Pro and Sherman side by side because I wanted to see how they compared; however, I wouldn't use the Veteran as a benchmark for the Monster Pro. The Sherman is not, and cannot be, a standard for wheel that is much larger. I think it would be allowable for the Veteran to be the standard in QC if that were the case. Things that would have universal application to all wheels. If you haven't had the opportunity to ride both, then I recommend taking the first chance you get. The wheels feel so different. I had never ridden the Sherman prior to stating they wheels weren't in the same class just based on the physics of the wheels, but after riding them side by side I am now utterly convinced they are different enough to where it would be like comparing a Veteran to a King Song 16X (I'm thinking more of how size impacts performance and handling). Interestingly enough the Sherman is now $3000 at eWheels and the Monster Pro can be purchased for $3400 from FreeMotion, it the gap appears to closing. I'll be curious if the price of the Veteran continues to go up. It's had three price changes since it's come out. I will soon own both wheels, but as a former Monster V3 owner I didn’t feel the increase in comfort was night and day over a Vet Sherman; and I surmise going to a 24 incher won’t change my mind. Edited Tuesday at 12:54 AM by Ben Kim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EUC Addict 159 Posted Tuesday at 02:33 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:33 PM Monster Pro firmware update surprises The firmware update was discovered by accident during Marty Backe’s Monster Pro range test. For the first 57 miles the Monster Pro (56.6 miles; 87.8v) was performing nearly the same as the Sherman (57 miles; 87.4v). Marty was hoping to hit 100 miles, but by all appearances the Monster Pro looked like it was going to be bested by the Sherman’s smaller battery. Things took an unexpected turn though on day two. About 20 miles into the ride, Marty noticed the Monster Pro (80.6 miles; 84v) was beginning to pull ahead of the Sherman (79 miles; 81.8v). The surprises didn’t stop there. The Monster Pro (94 miles; 78v) soon surpassed the Sherman (93.5 miles; 75.8v) range test. (Read more) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WI_Hedgehog 375 Posted Tuesday at 02:54 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:54 PM (edited) It's not like BeGoaty did an Over-The_Air update request through their Bluetooth app.... Edited Tuesday at 02:58 PM by WI_Hedgehog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tawpie 358 Posted Tuesday at 03:53 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 03:53 PM 1 hour ago, EUC Addict said: For the first 57 miles the Monster Pro (56.6 miles; 87.8v) was performing nearly the same as the Sherman (57 miles; 87.4v) I don't know what the conditions were for the Sherman test but day 1 of the Monster Pro run was pretty windy. Wind and range do not get along. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EUC Addict 159 Posted Tuesday at 03:58 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 03:58 PM 4 minutes ago, Tawpie said: day 1 of the Monster Pro run was pretty windy. Marty's first attempt at the range test was aborted. He redid it on Saturday and Sunday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tawpie 358 Posted Tuesday at 04:01 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:01 PM ah. I knew he titled it 'aborted', but didn't follow up! Appreciate the clarification/correction. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xorbe 422 Posted yesterday at 05:11 AM Share Posted yesterday at 05:11 AM 13 hours ago, Tawpie said: ah. I knew he titled it 'aborted', but didn't follow up! Appreciate the clarification/correction. There's a new video now, 101 miles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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