This happened to my last order (just not for as long). The strange thing is that if I call UPS they say that it hasn’t left its original place - Netherlands…Even though it is in fact China. I have a feeling that they send them out to the main depot place for that area or continent (Europe being Netherlands I guess). I have a feeling that UPS are holding it as they haven’t paid the duty but the are on holiday which is why Landwheel haven’t got back to them.
Just a theory. But either way, they are back on the 7th of February
Mine just arrived at the office today. Charged up the battery and then recorded the video below.
TWO issues right off the bat, the forward and reverse switch on the remote is still wrong, one would assume if the arrow point towards the front it’s forward. Someone there lacks logic. I mentioned this to them last time, guess it’s not important enough to correct.
The polyurethane wheel is not perfectly round. I’m not sure how much this will affect the ride or if it will correct itself after a bit of wear…one has to wonder if this revision would even last long enough for that.
Hey, just wondering if you were still interested in buying the old one to tinker with. I’m in SoCal. you can have the drive (battery and charger) for $25 to cover the shipping via UPS ground. Since LW didn’t need us to send it back to them I’m was just going to drop it off at the recycling center. seem like a waste. lmk
Rode the board up and down the block once today, slightly louder “rev” noise than last one. Didn’t make a clicking noise like last time (yet). Expecting rain, so not going to test further any time soon. Torque is good and got my fata$$ moving quickly. I have no hills so that would not be tested.
BTW, there are no spare wheels in the box. I was told that they didn’t have enough stock yet and will send once they have it
Rode mine today and so far so good. Only used slow mode though. My blind faith in this design was shattered when the last one locked up on me at damn near full speed, and of course tarded me wasn’t wearing a helmet.
The braking seems a little sensitive so be careful not to launch yourself off the front.
Too bad we can’t re-purpose the old batteries. Feels like a waste. Any idea if the hub design is substantially different from the first two iterations precludeing a swap of one shits the bed? I would love to be able to do something with the two defective drives sitting in my garage. This thing definitely blows my benchwheel board out of the proverbial water though. Needs an endurance and heavy load test. Anyone else received and ridden theirs?
Considering the connections are now very different, the old batteries will require some modifications. If anyone figures out how to make that work, the beer is on me. I got one of the hubs working on the previous drive so I made a setup for my 8 yr old son that accelerates a lot slower. This latest design, while being A LOT louder than the others, seems pretty solid so far. The loud noise almost sounds like grinding, so I hope it’s not slowly destroying itself.
