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Sorry for the MIA, work sent me out of province for the summer and I had to fly commercial so I couldn’t even take my wheel or ebike :( not to mention I now only have 1-2 days when I return to actually get my new tire on my wheel before I leave again for (potentially) up to 3 weeks.

Does anyone have any suggestions for lights for the S18 / EUC in general. Looking for something I could possibly clip onto the suspension mechanism (not impeding movement obviously), and give it a brighter headlight.
Has anyone found any good lights that can be clipped onto a mtb bike helmet - on the brim thing…. You know what I’m trying to say??

https://youtu.be/BFSMOSQocKw
Comment section is full of misinformation but the video is good! Now the east coast needs to catch up - per usual.

Gripe of the tire wobble continued. BUT, enjoy my silly passing-horn, because no one in Canada listens to bike bells anymore.
You can see it really well in the shaded parts of the trail, not so much in the sun as the wheel seems to rotate at the same frame rate as my camera lol.
Is this much wobble “normal” in an EUC?
I always had a SMALL amount of wobble but it didn’t get this bad until I went down a steep curb (heard a pop, but wheel rode the same after so idk what it was - but I had more wobble after that), and I also have to do this every time I commute. I just take the drop a lot slower now.
Also had a good fall the other day, ran into a cyclist’s back tire who stopped abruptly at a road crossing (pick-up truck driver didn’t use indicator and took a turn into a neighborhood and to a cross walk going at least 50) so the wheel fell because I was thrown off (WEAR your protective pads!!!).
I installed the red and black pads about a week and a half ago, and those aren’t causing an issue. Stance isn’t the issue as the tire wobbled even before I went to V.

Taking it all apart Saturday to examine the axle, and bearings (clean and lube as well). My theory now is that maybe I exploded a bearing????? I already deflated, tried to reseat the tire and inflate, but I’m going to try that again with a bike tool tomorrow.
What do you all see? Have you seen this before? Any suggestions aside from buy a new tire or rim/hub-motor?

Hey everyone! I’ve been able to get out and do lots of riding! Just broke 500km!
I’ve noticed a wobble in my tire though. It looks like it’s only from the tire itself (rim and motor seem unbent and running true), but the tire bead wall doesn’t appear even on the rim. I’m going to try resetting the bead and increasing my tire pressure a little bit more. I’m taking It into work (driving today because of the rain) and having a colleague hold it on the treadmill so I can observe the source of the wobble better. I DO feel it while I’m riding and it does cause wobbles at lower speeds If I’m not slaloming (not previously a problem).
Has anyone experienced a similar issue with their S18?
I’ll be taking it apart this weekend to check the axle and maybe fix one side of the grey slider - as I read that one side isn’t machined where the axle sits. I’ll also overhaul the suspension in the fall/winter. Get it nice and smooth so it’s not locking anymore when trying to return to full extension with no weight.
Here’s some photos from a group ride with 2 e-scooter riders! Really fun ride. Glad the rain held off!!

Silly looking map. Met a friend at the local mall and took the wheel because I didn’t want to waste the gas and battle for parking. It was super busy! Made me a little anxious but it was fun. Had to double back some of the route because my fender fell off lmao. It’s just held on with magnets. I snapped all the clips while learning to ride - guess I should put 2 more on.

First 2 days of commuting with the wheel! I could def get used to this! I end up spending at minimum 27 mins in traffic lately so I’m more than happy to spend that time on the wheel instead of burning gas where it’s almost $2 CAD per litre and only $0.32 to charge it.
The 33 km Ride is an estimate, as I forgot to hit “start” when I actually left work - I really would have loved to see what that map would have looked like hahaha, I’m sure there will be times where I will do it again. It was +29 with unsatisfactory wind, and lots of humidity. I actually had to sit and take a break after the ride because the heat was making me super woozy. My partner had to carry the wheel up the stairs for me - haven’t felt that bad from the heat in a long time. I had all my protective gear on, and after that I think I’m going to invest in some stand alone torso armour.
My wheel has the PERFECT place to hide at work! You have to be really specific with the angle you put it in at for it to stay upright while turned off, but if i mess it up my garbage can is the perfect height to support the fender.

33.3 km/hr and little to no wobbles!!!! If I got wobbles they were very slight and easy to fix. I took out just a tiny bit of air from my tire. There was also little to no wind today which was quite the treat so that probably played a part.
Tested my route to work. There’s one trail crossing that has a blind corner - cars just love flying down it (it’s a massive hill too) so that was fun almost getting smooshed. Other than that not too long of a go, took a wrong turn - but that’s why you test the route before you actually go to work hahaha. I think I used about 13% there and back? Not sure. I just know it was at 50% and I plugged it in for 10 mins before leaving just in case.
Had my first experience with dogs and it’s so strange how some of them don’t mind the wheel and others just go ape-shit. So interesting! But dogs are cute and people always stop to stare at me while walking their dogs so I get a chance to look at them 🥰🥰 I miss my late pupper…
Looking forward to taking this in to work, weather is looking warm Thursday so that might be my first day commuting with it.

The V really does make a difference! No wobbles until after 30.7 km/hr! On groomed gravel trails…. Didn’t get much of a chance to try on pavement as the one stretch we had today was super bumpy so I didn’t know if I was getting wobbles from the speed or because I was hitting a bunch of invisible bumps that I couldn’t prepare for (did someone send that pavement to a hockey game and teach it the wave??? Because that’s what I felt like I was on but 10x worse). I also put my feet further forward on the pedals and my feet and calves didn’t get tired anywhere near as fast which was a super nice treat.
Once I get a chance to try again on pavement I’ll see if decreasing tire pressure a tiny bit might help.
Warm day today and I was too tired to check my shock pressure when I came back so I’ll do so tomorrow or before my next ride.

Hey everyone! How do you prevent speed wobbles?? Right now I’m just chalking it up to the fact I’m not gripping the EUC well enough with my legs. Once I get over 26.5 km/h I experience them.
All the reading I’m doing is saying:
-to get swoll legs (I’m working on it!)
-the stock tire that comes with the s18 is prone to wobble by default
-keep the shock stiff (I bumped mine up to 220/100 psi to account for the big effects the cold wind/temps seem to have on it)
-decrease tire pressure to decrease the twitch response in the EUC (I’ll do this later I just can’t give enough pull on the valve stem with my noodle arms to attach my chunky pump 😅)
I mostly ride on pavement and pea gravel/groomed gravel trails. Any input would be greatly appreciated!!

The photos didn’t upload in order lol, the second photo and fourth photo are the same ride. I found an e-scooter person to ride with!! That second one was our first outing together! We were supposed to go out for another ride the next day but it was much too windy - they were at least 39km/h winds (Not gusts) and when your wheel is as much as 1/3 your weight that wind is…challenging (I want to go straight and I don’t lol and I REALLY gotta counter lean hahaha), I can’t imagine riding something like the Monster that’s 100lbs….that’s more than half my body weight. Once we have a break in the weather we’re going to go ride point pleasant park together. I need to see if my headlamp will fit on my helmet, as it’s pretty darn dark when I’m not by streetlights.
I brought my wheel to my best friend’s house, we had to go get some cake fixings from the store so she jogged and I rode the EUC beside her. It was fun talking with people in the store who saw my wheel and got curious. Maybe I inspired some people to do some research. My bestie said she really wanted to try it on a less windy day so that’s exciting! If only the rain would end…
I was testing my shock and it is indeed effected by cold weather. My shock gets weak after about 40 minutes in temps colder than 10 C. Once I warm it back up the shock goes back to feeling how it should.
My hand mirror should be arriving in the mail tomorrow! And with that I have all my gear to commute! Once I have a sunny Sunday or Saturday morning I’ll go and trial the route with all my stuff.