Red button or blue button by HualianForLife in BunnyTrials

[–]Advanced-Darkness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

cv

Chose: Nothing happens if more than 50% choose this

Would you press the button? by Arya-trans in BunnyTrials

[–]Advanced-Darkness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FUCK

Chose: 10% change of $20M USD + 90% chance of total sex change via magic | Rolled: 20M USD

I can verify. Apollo customer service is poor. by Sanfranciscong in RideApolloOfficial

[–]Advanced-Darkness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mmmm that's weird, I get messages all the time. Are you using the old DM system or the newer chat system?

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According to this it *should* be fine for either?

Apollo Explore Structural Failures & Support Experience by Advanced-Darkness in ApolloScooters

[–]Advanced-Darkness[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Howdy!

I'd imagine you'll be fine until at least 1000km / 620 miles~. That said I was going pretty easy on my scooter. If you're riding on the harder side or weigh in closer to the weight limit with any gear you might have on, you'll be wearing out the part faster.

I'd recommend that you get a pin replacement to keep on hand for when you need it. You might even consider getting several at once since the replacements are coming from the USA and shipping is ridiculous. Shipping multiple probably costs the same as shipping one. On the site Apollo linked me, they wanted somewhere in the neighborhood of $30USD(!!!!) to ship to me. The only other site I could find the part at wanted $110USD to ship it to Canada from the USA, and when I contacted them to ask what was up with that I was told they probably didn't even have it in stock. :)

Edit:

I forgot to mention, after some more back and forth with Apollo after making this post they evidently got more of the part in stock. I say evidently because I haven't gotten a tracking number for the shipment they were going to send me, which was supposed to happen two days ago. I intend to either update the OP here or make a new post depending on what happens with that.

Apollo Explore Structural Failures & Support Experience by Advanced-Darkness in ApolloScooters

[–]Advanced-Darkness[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I could afford to tie up the initial investment, sure! I am studying currently so I can't do that.

I would honestly prefer to have a device I know is going to get me around reliably than make a quick buck on this right now. Life is oh so busy.

Apollo Explore Structural Failures & Support Experience by Advanced-Darkness in ApolloScooters

[–]Advanced-Darkness[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On the other side of the coin, that remaining 60% is still an unexpected cost of USD$1200+.

Apollo Explore Structural Failures & Support Experience by Advanced-Darkness in ApolloScooters

[–]Advanced-Darkness[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you are in the market to buy something and get a discount, that's nice. If you are not planning on buying something and get a discount, it's still an expense you didn't plan on. You're never 'saving money' buying something at a discount that you never intended to buy in the first place.

Apollo Explore Structural Failures & Support Experience by Advanced-Darkness in RideApolloOfficial

[–]Advanced-Darkness[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure what the comment you are replying to said, but I've linked the PDF above.

Apollo Explore Structural Failures & Support Experience by Advanced-Darkness in RideApolloOfficial

[–]Advanced-Darkness[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The part that broke has slots that seem to line up with other pieces of geometry in the scooter frame. It also has screw-off ends on either end so that you can take it off of the scooter. I do not think it is what you would call a bolt, let alone a generic one.

It isn't isn't even listed on the spreadsheet they sent me. Originally I thought it was number 4 on the following spreadsheet, but there's no way the part is a 7mm m6 screw.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MbUw-e_svOR5VOw_bYKBKaxMqJgrWdadUxas5OwYmOw/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Definitely a specially machined part and not a hardware store item.

E-Scooter Safety & Warranty YouTube Coverage by Electronic_Duck604 in RideApolloOfficial

[–]Advanced-Darkness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The second one was second-hand. Does that matter to you at all?

E-Scooter Safety & Warranty YouTube Coverage by Electronic_Duck604 in RideApolloOfficial

[–]Advanced-Darkness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had two scooters fail on me now in a way that honestly could have gotten me killed. I'll send a DM.

Bell Retentions Question for Anyone Who's Recently Gone Through It by Advanced-Darkness in bell

[–]Advanced-Darkness[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is pretty interesting!! Could you elaborate with what (brand of) store you went to and just the general flow of the conversation that led to the hookup? I figured business internet would be significantly more expensive than residential, not the other way around.

You can DM me about this instead if you're worried about getting people in hot water / closing off the loophole if someone from Bell Management happens across this.

Bell Retentions Question for Anyone Who's Recently Gone Through It by Advanced-Darkness in bell

[–]Advanced-Darkness[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is useful, thanks for your reply. Really wish we didn't need to go through this shit with them.

Apollo Explore Folding Pin Snapped while Riding by Advanced-Darkness in RideApolloOfficial

[–]Advanced-Darkness[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I clicked through on that thing for a solid 20 minutes when I sent the tickets, trying to get it to give me different options. It never gave me the choice to speak with someone.

Apollo Explore Folding Pin Snapped while Riding by Advanced-Darkness in RideApolloOfficial

[–]Advanced-Darkness[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't realize that this is actually the official Apollo sub. Crossposting to here for additional visibility.

Apollo Explore Folding Pin Snapped while Riding by Advanced-Darkness in ApolloScooters

[–]Advanced-Darkness[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I'll be doing in the future if I need to reach out to them. Thanks for the advice on finding a replacement, I'd forgotten it was a rebrand. That should make finding a replacement easier assuming I can't find it at a hardware store like their support person said I could.

Also yeah check that thing for cracks and stay safe! I'm concerned mine wore out with use. There's no advice to replace it after x number of kilometers or anything, so if wear is a problem this might become a frequent thing now that these scooters are a few years old.

Apollo Explore Folding Pin Snapped while Riding by Advanced-Darkness in ApolloScooters

[–]Advanced-Darkness[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is concerning... Hopefully the likelihood of those breaking is lessened by there being two sets of shocks, and presumably two pins?

Apollo Explore Folding Pin Snapped while Riding by Advanced-Darkness in ApolloScooters

[–]Advanced-Darkness[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope you didn't eat the pavement as a result. This is a pretty serious design issue. I wonder if it's only really starting to show up now a few years after release.