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William Mahoney
InMotion V11 2nd gen Best street riding electric unicycle is just the start of the V11 review. I have had ImMotion models since the V5F, the V8, the V10. Each one has been a complete improvement over the earlier model and the V11 continues with that trend. I have been riding for 7 years in Los Angeles on the rough city streets, the side streets, river trails, horse trails in the park (shhh dont tell the horsey ladies), and this is by far their best riding EUC on all surfaces. It does better on streets than my Kingsong S18 which also has a shock system. Feels like what I imagine a Bentley ride would feel like. Cracks are flattened. Bumps are smoothed over. Speed humps the ones as long as a short car not the short one foot long ones, for slowing cars, can be hopped over using a bounce technique just before the hump. I have done this while going nearly 30 mph. I go faster than the cars its meant to slow down. Top speed of 34mph allows for comfortable 30mph cruising speeds. These shocks integrate with your own natural shocks; your knees in a way thats as natural as jumping up and down. Its a slightly different way to ride than a shock-less unicycle, and its even smoother and different to ride than a Kingsong S18. The fatter tire handles up to an inch of loose sand and chalky dirt before it gets very slippery and squirrelly. On packed dirt, the V11 is as good and stable as on concrete. It smooths out the rough patches making it easier to go faster uphill and further when the hill gets steeper. Quick tip- tape the bottom right shock cover to the body since riding thru long grass or bushes can unscrew that side while passing by. Right now I am using it as a commuter to and from work. Five miles each way can be done in under 15 mins. The kick stand is ingenious and ergonomic and can be set down and up with your foot. The handle is nifty but I still havent managed to James Bond the handle up while simultaneously dismounting like I could on the v10. My problem is that I dont want to get off it. So I do not get enough practice. In the 8 days I have had it I have put 140 miles on this V11 and I still go to sleep wanting to ride it a little more. This machine dares you go up that cobblestone hill. It laughs at you if you slow down over rough pavement. It really does speak. When you tip it over a little more than 45° while trying to hit the walk button at the stoplight, it will tell you to “Be Careful”. When I first turned it on before its first charge I think it said some thing about “Seagulls”. It said it a couple of times actually before I eventually plugged it into the charger. Its 60lbs and not something you want to take up three flights of stairs. The tire’s wheel will accept a cable for locking up and you can disable the V11 completely in the app setting the travel mode function. It wont even turn on while travel mode is enabled. The headlight wont blind any other cyclists except those stubborn old fellows on their reclining three wheelers with the long skinny flag poles bending over them. Good. The bad is that if you do ride up hill at night in a dark pathway you will need to fashion a secondary light. I have one harnessed to the top of my sternum. Goes exactly where I am headed like in a turn. The V11 boasts a 40+ mile range and for a rider 150lbs it will do that. At just under $2000 its the best deal out there for what it gives you. And that leaves plenty of money for an additional light. This unicycle is so smooth to ride and so comfortably fast that you will just tell people the headlight is very friendly to oncoming traffic. Even if people infront of you uphill have to shout and whistle so you can avoid them. This is still the best street riding electric unicycle out there.
3 years ago
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