EX30 Test Ride with Ruben White

[@ChrisTorina1]

Ruben was such a genuine and kind person! Awesome rider and an even better person 🤙🏼 had a blast riding with him 💪🏼 Oh and ya Marty…..this has been the most rainy winter for California in a long time 😂

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Definitely the rainiest season I've experienced since I started riding in 2016.

[@NahBra_EUC]

So cool to see a New Yorker out here enjoying our vibe. Nice ride guys.

[@Jeremiahk1234]

Unicycles are the best

[@bookmark2846]

Thank you for introducing me to a cool song - "Where the Train is Going". Really digging it!

[@Steve-tf1wv]

Reuben seems chill AF. Appreciates what he got to see rather than what he may have missed out on, due to the EX30's issues. And, his attitude toward other path/road users is the best I've seen on KZbin. That small nod or wave does so much to let others know "hey, I see you, I'm not gonna run over you, and I respect we're sharing the trail."

[@mikeintampa250]

Hi Marty, your hospitality is unmatched. You can tell Ruben is a great rider too and that he really enjoyed the ride. It sucks what's going on with the ex-30, I was so hoping to see one of your regular range tests on it soon to compare with the Commander Pro so I can finalize my buying decision.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Yeah, looking forward to doing a full ride on this wheel someday 🙂

[@mikeintampa250]

@@ElectricUnicycles Lol

[@RUillistEUC]

Thx Mike in Tampa. The hospitality was unimaginable.

[@mikeintampa250]

@@RUillistEUC yes man you looked like you were loving it. It's the same feeling I had when I moved from NY to Florida years ago.

[@thelordsauron]

I get about 70ish miles on mine but I don’t usually go above 40 if that helps give you any reference.

[@valban]

Really cool seeing you ride on a road with no cars. What a dream.

[@senseivegan]

Fantastic video Gentlemen. I enjoyed the ride along. Thanks for sharing!

[@EUCXR]

Ruben out here

[@Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay]

You are the very king of 'Equanimity in the Flux' - exactly the right kind of person to own Begode wheels !

[@hi--tEk]

I own 2 begodes and havent got a clue 😂

[@trancendedmindpalace]

This ride looks amazing!

[@stevescott5858]

That mountain ride looks incredible, I’d love to take my MP up there, also would like to hit pidgin forge in Tennessee also!

[@timlackey5996]

Sounds to me like y'all two had a lot of fun that's for sure.

[@stephenhooper6415]

Excellent Music for Riding. Nice video.😎

[@thejollyrama3083]

Taking me back to that epic road to Mt. Baldy. So many great rides up there!

[@ianolwoch842]

Wonderful relaxing video … thanks for sharing the experience. The beauty is that we get to learn two things from you; troubleshooting and anger management. Hmmm 🤔!!? It seems like your EX30 is one of those from the Monday morning hangover-recovery batch 🤢 made on the 2nd of January 😜 this year.

[@obadiyahisrael6917]

Wow!! Nyc sure gave him alot of skill riding. He crossed his legs while seated riding. I can't imagine. I'm just getting comfortable standing up. 😆

[@pacochawa2746]

Im glad I didnt wait for the ex30. I would buy it in a later medel without rhe kinks. Looks very promesing when it works as desinged

[@jumpyjigglesnort2232]

I’m excited to watch this and first to comment I hope because that’s a thrill

[@leeteemtb9587]

Can't believe Ruben's not wearing a helmet at the start of the ride 😮 . Look after your head

[@timlackey5996]

Now that jive music is great.

[@urthpainter]

EX30 issues notwithstanding? Looks like a great day out on the wheel!

[@buggydanny6678]

Marty It may not be a bad power distribution board, but a bad battery pack. While you are waiting for a replacement power distribution board, you might want to try a battery replacement experiment. I would get the original battery pack that was in the wheel from Roger and use it to replace the battery with high voltage. It is possible that it has an issue with power delivery where the voltage sags under load and recovers while it rests. Easy enough to do and if it works then you'll get the wheel working quickly.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Thank you for the suggestion. The power distribution board has been replaced and the wheel (so far) is performing as I would expect.

[@mig6220]

I'll be trying out the LA riding scene this October...Reuben- is the wide open space and mountains a shock when compared to the hustle and bustle of NYC? Manhattan riding left me hostile and on edge after being cut off and almost hit repeatedly, and being cussed out by the spandex biking crews... lol

[@supakat1835]

I had higher hopes for the EX 30, but it seems like all these new begode wheels are roughly 75% complete, having issues out of the box. It's becoming more of an obsessive hobby, that I only have time to ride, not work on a brand new wheel.

[@Roskellan]

If its anything like the Master the front pair left/right should be in series. The rear pair should be in series, but those results make more sense the other way with batteries series front to back. Even then there is a discrepancy of some 0.4v pointing at possible problems with that front left battery.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Well, the front left battery has already been replaced. I doubt two batteries are bad 🙂 The power distribution board has been replaced which seems to have fixed the problem. Future video

[@makennacox5226]

Out of all the euc’s you have which one is your favorite

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Can't really answer that since I have different EUC's for different riding scenarios.

[@NoLimitstoRide...]

Ruben Nice Helmet 😅🤣, Top video Guys

[@ElectricUnicycles]

It's hard to travel with your helmet. Statistically he was going to be fine doing a few rides without a helmet.

[@NoLimitstoRide...]

@@ElectricUnicycles each person is free to do what they want, I do not recommend riding without a helmet, I have several friends who also love to ride without a helmet, too bad you are having problems with the EX30, I personally tested it last week and I didn't like it, No Limits to Ride "EUCs"

[@RUillistEUC]

😅

[@NoLimitstoRide...]

@@RUillistEUC 🤣🫶

[@vtran1082]

​@ElectricUnicycles wear the helmet on the plane. Then you'll get some weird looks from passengers

[@Riceman-o1p]

What kind of speeds do you guys cruise at when doing GMR? Just curious how fast you guys go.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

I ride between the low 20's and ~35mph. Others will ride up to ~50mph for stretches.

[@kamencic]

Since it's that easy to change the power distribution board, why don't you charge up batteries to the same voltage again and borrow that board from someone that has working ex30 just for one ride, one afternoon. Dawn maybe? Just to be sure that's what finally solves the problem.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

The power distribution board has now been replaced and that fixed the issue.

[@kamencic]

@@ElectricUnicycles glad to hear that.

[@жоражо-ы2ж]

IMHO.. you need 4 smartBMS instead of this terrible Begode BMS... Thanx 4 filming this

[@mikeh6286]

Did the packs go back the same way they came off? Might be good to swap two of them and see if the problem follows.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

The problem has gone away once a new power distribution board was installed.

[@mikeh6286]

@@ElectricUnicycles What a relief! Does it mean a perfectly good battery pack was replaced? Next time, swapping a pack around the wheel could help to failsearch the board faster.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

@@mikeh6286 Yeah, we learn from experience 🙂

[@mikeh6286]

Eeeves review of the ex30 showed that they could ride at 55km/h with 3% battery. Does that mean the 0% voltage is simple relatively high set? They got a good range on theirs though. Like 100 and something km.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Most likely they were not using a calibrated app. You most assuredly can not go 55km/h with 3% battery. When in doubt always use the battery voltage to determine your battery percentage.

[@dantemarcos1410]

Who is this Ruben guy?🤔 must be one of Marty’s celebrity friend 😌

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Just a fellow EUC rider visiting from New York 🙂

[@TheDownloader86]

You should take your Master Pro man, why you even bought this tiny battery wheel? :)

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Because the ENTIRE purpose of this ride was to TEST the EX30 🙂 Ruben was in town so he joined me.

[@DangaWaT]

Lmao @ Rubens shirt 🤣

[@mazx19]

I'm very disappointed that you're having problems with your EX30. Would you recommend buying this wheel at this point? I'm trying it decide between the EX30 and the Sherman S...

[@ElectricUnicycles]

It happens, with any wheel. I already made my choice and have bought an EX30 myself. I don't think you would be disappointed with either wheel but I prefer the 134-volt wheels and the flexibility that comes with the linkage based suspensions.

[@stevescott5858]

I was between Master pro and Sherman S, I choose MP for performance reasons, but after seeing the SS getting 55 mph and over 70 miles range, I kinda think the SS is the best wheel for most, currently anyhow! My MP is quite the wheel, and after a week and a half, I’m adjusting to the massive size, but i think I probably would have liked the SS a little more, and it was about $500 cheaper also. But the ex30 was right there, and after watching eevee’s review yesterday, I’d love to try it

[@ElectricUnicycles]

@@stevescott5858 I love the Master Pro but think it stands by itself in its capabilities and is primarily a distance/comfort wheel. Otherwise most people would be better off with a general purpose 3600wh wheel like the SS, EX30, Commander Pro.

[@stevescott5858]

@@ElectricUnicycles do you run a street or knobby on your MP?

[@ElectricUnicycles]

@@stevescott5858 The stock street tire. Since I rarely take it offroad I think the street tire is the best option for this wheel.

[@ThePawel36]

Hi ElectricUnicucles channel. So......... when could we visit your paradise and ride together? :)

[@bikemike2777]

Totally off the subject. You should look into the LS2 villiant ll helmet. Chin gaurd goes to the back with way less wind drag

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Good to know.

[@HumbolSkitso]

Looks like whatever does the "voltage balancing" for the left packs are not working all the way correctly. BUT the balancing between the two left sets and the two right sets ARE working? Becuase the right battery sets were 58v+58v=116v, and the left sets were the same total V 55+61=116v. Dont you love electronic technical issues 😤😡🤬 lol they always give me a short fuse.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

A new power distribution board has fixed the issue.

[@curtflirt2]

Lol you got some kind of a weird ghost wheel or something

[@tomtu550]

Has anyone else had battery issues with the EX30, or do you think this is just a one off?

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Not that I have heard. Testing the fix now but it looks like the power distribution sub-board is what failed, not the batteries. 15-minute fix (once you get the part)

[@pacochawa2746]

You can say whatever about begode, but fixing stuff replacing tires is an easier job than most eucs...

[@pinoyuzie1557]

Big motors need big power to move agile and big weight will consume more power…. You did a range comparison before and you proved this already… if you you look back on the stats and power consumption I would be inclined to think that the power consumption is normal if you compute for the weight and power drive of the motor. While it is true that the controllers gives the power the driver determines based on the ride by pushing it…. So the controllers are sending more power more often to a heavy and Higher rated motor that a light and lower rated efficient motor - the difference between the two is Power Efficiency. It is what it is.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

The problem was a bad power distribution board which has since been replaced.

[@ChrisTorina1]

Your ex-30 is like my s22……plagued with problems 😢

[@ElectricUnicycles]

:-(

[@mig6220]

What issues are you having? Is it the sliders?

[@ChrisTorina1]

@@mig6220 blew two pinned motors and two new main boards 🤷🏻‍♂️ it just keeps dying

[@mig6220]

@Chris Torina do you have the Pro version? In another note, are the Pro and older model S22 mobos compatible?

[@ChrisTorina1]

@@mig6220 no I don’t have the pro motor…..might have to upgrade to that if possible. I heard you can use the old board with the new pro motor but that’s just hearsay I’m not totally sure. Still waiting for my 3rd motor and board to arrive so fingers crossed 🤞🏼

[@A_Son_Of_Yahuah]

Give that guy a helmet 🪖 next time.

[@timlackey5996]

I have to tell you Marty, the music that you choose for your video, does not match the age that you are.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

That's so funny. I do like all the music that I use :-)

[@sawm_rad]

Helmets are overrated it seems.

[@RUillistEUC]

Depends on who you are. Some do, and some don't. It shouldn't really cause a disruption.

[@sawm_rad]

@@RUillistEUC It's just unfortunate when an accident happens not due to the rider but some other careless person on the road and the injury affects the rider. It comes out of a place of concern.