LanghamP Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 I like the look of the circle because, damnit, I paid for a wheel so it should look like a proper wheel! Saying that, I've owned two circles and two boxes and I have to say, the box just seems better in every way except perhaps in a crash. Interestingly, there seems to be plenty of both form factors to choose from. Also, not sure which form factor the Rockwheel would fall into to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 (edited) 16 minutes ago, meepmeepmayer said: Circle tends to stop working (=look good) after a certain size. See KS16 vs KS18L (especially the first 18L prototype, an upscaled 16, looked bad). I think, 18 and up, the free tire + box looks better and makes more sense (a circle covering the wheel would be outwards quite far to the front and back). Maybe a really big wheel (24 inch wide tire?) could work as a circle only (aka the tire shape is the wheel shape, with nothing much else extending further outwards, looking from the sides). I also prefer circle, but apparently it won't work so easily for bigger sizes. The old IPS/Ninebot white circles looked great. Also, circle = better mud guard and no exposed tire spraying dirt at you. Good question with the Rockwheel ... maybe there's another form factor, tire + part on top? Slim box? Also, is egg shape (MCM4, Tesla) a circle or something separate? Edited October 31, 2017 by meepmeepmayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoother Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 I've thrown my (circle?) KS14c down the road,more times than I care to remember. Scuff, scratches, that's it. Seen a Gotproblems MSuper V3 thrown down ONCE!!, in a YouTube vid. Looked like it had been used for artillery practice; pieces of the shell missing, headlight hanging out likes crash test dummy eyeball, clumps of grass hanging out of the damage. Me thinks the square format is the main problem. As the rider is taking a face plant, the wheel is having one of its own, as the top front square corner hurtles towards the pavement. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasenutty Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 I think of my 14c as a box. Cuz it's all square on top. Is a 14c a circle or a square? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoother Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 (edited) its SQUOUND Not quite square, not quite round.? Edited October 31, 2017 by Smoother 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 I really like the 14B/C looks, very unique and functional-cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoother Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Looks like a Star Wars Storm troopers helmet squashed in a vice, to me. Especially in white, like mine. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Same for the white KS18, looks very Stormtrooper-y. Maybe in the future, when everything is standard boxes or circles (or eggs), we'll miss these unique wheel shapes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WARPed1701D Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 37 minutes ago, Hunka Hunka Burning Love said: Sorry... The Bridge terminal had a Star Trek LCARS display on it. It broke the immersion. I'm sure you all felt the same. Right? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoother Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 A Ninebot at their feet and a ks14C on their heads, priceless!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunka Hunka Burning Love Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 (edited) 54 minutes ago, WARPed1701D said: Sorry... The Bridge terminal had a Star Trek LCARS display on it. It broke the immersion. I'm sure you all felt the same. Right? Okay just gonna blow yer mind a little bit here. Star Trek - time travel - say no more? http://www.lcars47.com/ Edited November 1, 2017 by Hunka Hunka Burning Love 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WARPed1701D Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Enterprise would win hands down. 'Nuf said. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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