Geoffroy Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Hi, Any rough idea of when we should consider doing a maintenance? Every xx km? or when the tire has to be changed? or after a certain amount of time? Due to the incure injuries in case of possible device failure, I would prefer anticipating? . . . I am still recovering from my last fall :-) I did 750 km in 3 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoother Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 What maintenance? There's exactly one moving part. I guess you could clean it outside and in the wheel cavity, check there is nothing wrapped around the axle, change the spark plugs. (just threw that last one in to see if you were paying attention). It's mostly an inspection and cleaning. Battery health monitoring is a bigger concern, but I'm not qualified to advise on that. what I know about batteries could be written on the back of a postage stamp with a blunt crayon. Anyway, you've got a modern King Song, so you're sorted. What I want to know, are the details of your fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve454 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Some people changed the tire at about 4,000 miles. The pedals can possibly crack after long use. Keep the batteries charged if not using the wheel for a long period of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffroy Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 Thank you, @Smoother, .... you won't believe me, I checked the translation of "spark plug" asking myself "okey, why not, I didn't realize there was one..' ;-) This was before my morning coffee. Regarding my accident, this was my own fault, a rookie getting too much confident. Too relax, too fast, accelerating, carving like I was skying ...then I lost the control on a bump, one of my feet left the pedal, I avoided the wall then the iron poles on the pavement and finally felt miserably. By the way I was lucky, I didn't bump my head, carrying no helmet. My unenforced gloves prevented the bruises but not the wrist sprain. It is not broken but still hurting, as well as my back and neck after 2 weeks. Beyond the 50's it takes more time to recover if you ever recover ;-) The next day, I reran the way to estimate the accident speed. This was about 15-17 km/h.... not as fast as it seemed to me. From that time, I have cooled down my ride, maintaining the max speed limit to 30 km/h (I have not test yet the 35 km/h of the KS-16S). The proof is that and don't hear anymore the 29 km/ alarm ;-) I imagine a real 30 km/h crash in an urban environment could be very serious. Up to now, my EUC ride in Paris is often far more stressful and dangerous compare to my motorbike ride (30 years experiences in daily ride in Paris). @Steve, thank you, so that let me approximately 2 years ;-) great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 10 hours ago, steve454 said: Some people changed the tire at about 4,000 miles. The pedals can possibly crack after long use. Keep the batteries charged if not using the wheel for a long period of time. Slight correction as lithium batteries don't like to be at full charge for long periods and will lose their capacity much more quickly if kept this way. Best kept between 40% and 80% charge and only fully topped up just before a ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad0z Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 golden rule for lithium batteries: keep between 90% and 20% for storage keep it at about 50% and remember once in a while charge it all the way to 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoother Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 12 hours ago, Geoffroy said: I checked the translation of "spark plug" asking myself "okey, why not, I didn't realize there was one..' ;-) . Sorry, that was too funny. Sorry to hear about your fall and injuries. I'll make you a special certificate to commemorate your sacrifice to the Gods of speed, and idiocy (riding a one-wheeled vehicle). You'll get a notification of your award once I make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffroy Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 Sincerely I believed you one second, ..., as I always do. ...especially in non native language, ...it takes some sec to understand ;-)) I laughed of myself, thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad0z Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 does anyone in here know how to remove the led ring on the tesla? i need to get to the screws under the led ring to get the wheel open to remove wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US69 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 2 hours ago, Shad0z said: does anyone in here know how to remove the led ring on the tesla? i need to get to the screws under the led ring to get the wheel open to remove wheel You are reffering to my comment i guess? Hey, i dont know IF the screws are under the LED ring....or under the glossy Outer "Handle" ring. Whatever: They are all just "clipped" onto the Shell. So you should work with a flat screwdriver and try to leverage the plasticparts carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad0z Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 1 hour ago, KingSong69 said: You are reffering to my comment i guess? Hey, i dont know IF the screws are under the LED ring....or under the glossy Outer "Handle" ring. Whatever: They are all just "clipped" onto the Shell. So you should work with a flat screwdriver and try to leverage the plasticparts carefully. EDIT: i got all the screws out and i have removed one side now the only thing holding the wheel is the axle nut and axle (wich i WONT touch) but i think the wheel is servicable! and now i need some nice offroad tubeless tires to put on i think my best bet is finding some good size bmx tires or if that fails just buy replacement tires.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmethvin Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 5 hours ago, Shad0z said: i got all the screws out and i have removed one side More pics or it didn't happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad0z Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, dmethvin said: More pics or it didn't happen! my tesla is not here its another place i can take some more photos tomorrow if you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad0z Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 EDIT: i had one extra photo laying on my phone: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad0z Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 so does anyone have links to replacement tubes with fast shipping? i have a flat and no replacement yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmethvin Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Shad0z said: so does anyone have links to replacement tubes with fast shipping? i have a flat and no replacement yet... Can you use a patch kit? They usually work pretty well on punctures unless the leak is right next to the valve stem. Does the Tesla need a bent valve stem? If not, you may be able to use a 16-inch tube from a child's bicycle and you can usually find those locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad0z Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 42 minutes ago, dmethvin said: Can you use a patch kit? They usually work pretty well on punctures unless the leak is right next to the valve stem. Does the Tesla need a bent valve stem? If not, you may be able to use a 16-inch tube from a child's bicycle and you can usually find those locally. well doesnt look too good then.. it needs a bent air valve and the sound is coming from the valve... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmethvin Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Oh right, now I remember! The interior of the valve (the "valve core" or "valve stem core") unscrews. You can replace it with a valve from any car tire. A car tire repair shop will have the tool to remove the valve, but you may be able to use a pair of needle-nose pliers or small screwdriver to remove it too. It may turn out that your current valve core is just loose and needs to be screwed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad0z Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 22 minutes ago, dmethvin said: Oh right, now I remember! The interior of the valve (the "valve core" or "valve stem core") unscrews. You can replace it with a valve from any car tire. A car tire repair shop will have the tool to remove the valve, but you may be able to use a pair of needle-nose pliers or small screwdriver to remove it too. It may turn out that your current valve core is just loose and needs to be screwed in. in the video the tire is tubeless you have to buy a nrew tube you can unscrew a valve from a tube it is stuck to the tube you ccan only rip it off then there will be a hole... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve454 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 3 hours ago, Shad0z said: so does anyone have links to replacement tubes with fast shipping? i have a flat and no replacement yet... https://www.electricunicycles.eu/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad0z Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 5 minutes ago, steve454 said: https://www.electricunicycles.eu/ Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve454 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 12 minutes ago, Shad0z said: Thanks Your welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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