esaj Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 Anyone seen this before: http://uk.alibaba.com/product/60261910986-Factory-price-16-One-wheel-electric.html ? Here's another link with some more details: http://microworks.en.alibaba.com/product/60275913686-801331043/2015_Smart_Products_30_km_h_high_speed_Electric_unicycle_16_inch_One_wheel_self_balance_unicycle_500_w_monocycle_electric.htmlItemSpec.Modelm16 wheel size16"Alarm Levels3 levelsSpeed Max.30 km/hVoltage67.2vcharging voltage60V climbing angle max30 degreesweight12.6 kgLoading Max.120kgManufacturerMW16", 260 or 340Wh battery, 500W Motor, 30km/h top speed Shenzhen Microworks Electronic Mechanical Co., Ltd. Guangdong, China Never heard of the manufacturer, but another 16" with 30km/h speed could be nice... the pedals look crappy, and the design is a bit blocky, though.
sickswan Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 Hmm doesn't look too bad reminds me of them ips lhotz things
Lorents Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 Not bad specs...30km/h is probably the FP speed (face plant).Wonder if it has tilt back or audible warnings.
esaj Posted June 16, 2015 Author Posted June 16, 2015 Not bad specs...30km/h is probably the FP speed (face plant).Wonder if it has tilt back or audible warnings.Yeah, looks good on paper, but not that much information, and we know the manufacturers can sometimes exaggerate the specs (especially range), but in this case, the 25-30km per charge sounds at least close to reality (at least with the 340Wh battery). The first wheel I've seen that doesn't require restart after falling down. Impossible to say anything about the quality with just pictures, hope they got the sealing-part done well, at least the pads on the sides could suggest that the batteries and mainboard are accessed from the outside. The pedals look like the usual "gap in the middle" -type, so might be uncomfortable on a longer trip. Aesthetics-wise it doesn't beat the Firewheel (IMHO), but could rival F260 on power and range (with 340Wh), but probably not on ride comfort. I don't think there are any other 16" wheels that can get close to or over 30km/h.
Lorents Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 It sais 3 levels of alarms so it is probably audible speed warning as it is on the GW's.The specs is not that different from GW14 except for the wheel size and slightly higher top speed Do you know what they are going for? Unfortunately my wife would probably go banans if I buy yet another wheel...
esaj Posted June 16, 2015 Author Posted June 16, 2015 No idea on the price, you probably need to ask from the factory. Don't know if they have any resellers yet either, just found that alibaba-page.
Chuts Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 I agree with @sickswan looks like a variation of the new IPS. Most EU out there by smaller companies usually commission IPS to make EU for them. If it is IPS then top speed is capped at 20kph.
Gimlet Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 They seem to have the voltage and the charging voltage the wrong way around.You always need to charge at a higher voltage than the battery, lower just doesn't work.
Gaston Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 MicroWorks looks like to be the manufacturer of the control board from Gotway, SML, Yoobao and Kingsong./edit It's not correct. They use a similar layout as the above mentioned.
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