Here are my first observations from yesterday:

First of all, brakes: yes, they are super touchy, and definitely a weak point in comparison to other boards. It almost feels like there is a bit of dead zone on the trigger when applying brakes (not on forward throttle) and then you have about 1 - 2mm where the brakes feel somewhat useful. Beyond that point the motors just stop dead in their tracks, Mike wasn’t kidding! So go practice your foot braking gents ;). Both the Benchwheel and Koowheel have way superior and more reliable brakes in my opinion.

Which is a bit of a shame, because everything else about this just feels so… premium! Acceleration is smooth! Speed is ridiculous, it’s faster in “slow mode” than my Benchwheel in fast mode. I haven’t had a chance to measure this yet, as I was too busy getting the hang of the brakes system and not flying off the board

I’ve also tried “fast mode” because… I obviously had to. Holy moly! I didn’t push the board beyond 2/3 throttle because it was ridiculously fast. Like crazy fast! I don’t think they exaggerated with the whole 45kmh claim, but I will provide some numbers soon.

Mileage seems great for now: I rode the thing 6km around the neighborhood with fair uphill parts and returned home with 4 out of 4 bars. Later I am doing a 8km ride to work and I am 99% certain the battery will last long enough, I have a spare battery worst case.

The build quality of the remote feels the most solid out of all 3 systems so far, it’s really nice, although I still prefer the Benchwheel style remote ergonomics.

Anyway, more to come soon.