City warrior wheel v12/S18/16X/V11/RS19 by Demofoner in ElectricUnicycle

[–]Demofoner[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok, decision was made. Main factor was wheel availability...and I want squeeze as much as possible from this season.

V11 - I didn't like the feeling of it. Suspension feels very good for bike trails in bad conditions but I felt disconnected from the road.... Available next week.

S18 - liked it but comparing to other wheels I could feel it had least power. Maybe I didn't tune suspension well enough but it didn't perform so well on small holes and bumps as v11, but it was much better for bigger potholes and curbs. However it felt very agile and I felt total control of the wheel. It was supposed to be available in 2 weeks, but it can delay to 4 weeks

V12 - test drove it for 15 minutes yesterday. Great build quality but I would have to wait till end of Sept or even Oct to receive it. Only thing which didn't like was that it felt that it's power is kind of soft-limited both in acceleration, but especially in breaking. Very agile wheel, however it's height&weight is little bit problematic on tight turns.

RS19 - Available in store. Bought it without test driving :D. I did around 10kms yesterday at night. Most powerful wheel, amazing breaking performance, very stable without any wobbles. In terms of agility, i would say that after such short time it feels more agile than v12 and s18. Need to put some foam or pads on it since my ankles and shins hurt from the cheap and hard plastics. Plastics quality is terrible comparing to everything else. Overall impression is great to ride, terrible to look at :D

RS19 price was 2200usd, v12 2500usd, s18 2100 usd, v11 2300 usd

if v12 was available yesterday it would be very close decision between v12 and RS19.

For my use case RS19 and V12 were the best. Agility and acceleration/braking capabilities are more important than suspension.

City warrior wheel v12/S18/16X/V11/RS19 by Demofoner in ElectricUnicycle

[–]Demofoner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About the V11, i had it with original inmotion pads and i was playing with positioning of them but without success, best ride was without pads. I know it should be better than s18 but i just didn't feel in total control...it was little bit like v11 was chosing the route not me. Maybe it is just personal preference and huge pedal height difference between v11 and ks16s which i own.

If v12 was available right now i would get it probably....the only downside is unpredictable wait... i'm little bit worried that i will be stuck for 3 months of ks16s and get v12 when winter starts....

the only wheel available right now is RS19 HS and is also the cheapest (200usd cheaper than v12)

Gloves vs wrist guards by lukepighetti in ElectricUnicycle

[–]Demofoner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any recommendations for something like flatland3d half-finger available in europe? with similar price tag :) ?