Lol I've done longboarding, MTB, skateboarding, gymnastics, and other sports, but have only broken my wrist while riding an EUC 😅 wrist guards may not be utterly essential but if you're trail riding pretty fast it's a good idea
Hey Bergs! Don't forget to ask begode for the new top panel. Mine gets here soon. They added heat fins for the mosfets and they stay cool now. As it is now it overheats
@@TheBergMan Nice! I just installed mine and definitely see a temp improvement. Just be very careful not to strip the screws, or to break the magnets. And take care to align the waterproofing gasket (I used a thin plastic pick for that). Take it slow!
Finally back with content dude! unfortunately I sold mine after 2 weeks - the tire clearance was just too small for the amount of rocks and gravel on my roads that clank around in the wheel well. I much prefer having the mten4 and falcon as separate devices with more specialized uses - mten5 for me felt like the middle ground of their weaknesses (not enough range, and too heavy). IMO my 16S still has much better ergonomics, range and convenience - only weaknesses are the tiny motor and narrow tire. Now that I know filling a space between my mten4&falcon core isn't ideal, I'm hoping a 40mph/sub-75lb Patton/V14 type of machine comes out soon to top off my arsenal
@bondo31 bro for sure. Falcon on gravel is way more realistic than mten5. I wouldn't take my mten5 onto gravel. It has too much torque for a small diameter wheel; I would be slipping everywhere and bouncing along 😆
Man i love the mten series of wheels but since begode released the falcon i find myself maybe leaning towards that more, since i love offroading on tiny wheels so much, i feel the suspension is almost necessary for how i would want to use it. Whats your opinion on this, is the falcon just gonna be better all around for my use case?
@@ryangross5446 I would ONLY do the falcon if you can get an offroad tire for it (since you plan on offroading). It definitely needs it. Great on roads, but I can't offroad in the GRASS with it 😆
@@TheBergMan yeah I'd definitely put one on if I couldn't find it pre installed. I can do any work on any wheels, ever since I rebuilt my v11 every other wheel is childs play haha. I put 2 new inner shell halves in, that was a ton of work
@spikebbc the prototype I rode in China overheated. I was also pushing it hard. Mine (now in texas) has yet to exceed 60°C and I've ridden it pretty hard. I have also seen the overheating issues, but I have not experienced it with my new wheel
I can't help it, but the tire looks like it is on backwards and spins against it intended running direction. As rule of thumb they say, if a tire has v-shaped grooves, they look like an arrow where they meet and should point down when you look at it from the front. Having that backwards results in more tire wear and is a lot less safe to ride. Can you check if there is a running direction indicator on the tires sidewall? I would hate to have to fix such an issue right out of the box.
Shouldn't really matter, but isn't it really the opposite? Look at motorcycle front tires. Grooves are for water. When upright, water is displaced to both sides. When in a turn, the grooves should expel water to the outside of the turn. Upside down V on front tire accomplishes that. V pointing to the ground would push water toward the inside of the turn, no bueno.
Yup, you are right in that an EUC is like half a motorcycle. But in my eyes it is the rear half, as it is the powered wheel. The front of a motorcycle is nonpowered. And for the back tire the V is not upside down or inverted. But that is why I was asking for the running direction indicator on the tire.
Since You had chance to try the griffin what was main reason to pick it up over the ET MAX( except those cool handle bars but thats aethethics). Thank you
@AlweinxPL griffin and ET Max are WAY WAY different wheels. Griffin rides nice and easy, feels way lighter than et max. ET Max required a lot of throwing my weight forward and backwards to accelerate or stop. It would be great for a heavier rider that wants insane power. Griffin is more my style
Hope the next video on MTEN5 with your 2nd (third) impressions will come soon. Do you follow rumor of MTEN5 upgrade due to warm alert? People mentioned either aluminium heat sink on a new board cover to replace the current one, either a new board version with more mosfets (such as next version of A2+ and maybe MTEN4), etc. Maybe you may have more information due to your past Begode contacts.
@rdouvi I was offered a replacement heat sink. But I rode this mten5 hard in 105°F weather and it didn't get over 65°C... I overheated the machine in China on a prototype. But mine doesn't seem to get too hot. Video soon, I've just been so busy with new job
Where in Texas are you and I know e-wheels their shipments got stuck in customs inspection. Im am in round rock near austin. I just got the go ahead to put full weight on my leg so right now it’s just a journey trying to get to my car but I have a falcon and E 20 and a Sherman L I can’t ride and I need to learn how to ride a EUC first.
@AJames-jr8kw haha there was a literal "rock wall" found buried deep somewhere in Rockwall TX. Huge, long wall of rock so they named the city after that
@@TheBergMan good luck on the new job. I'm one step close to walking again lmao I sat in my office chair and put my feet on the e20.... was very interesting was like a drift race down my hallway haha.
@@ReviewThisTestThat haha man, do the physical therapy well. Heal up! I brought my wheel with me on my work trip. Might record a bit if I've got spare time!
i dont wear gear but my wheel only goes 15 and i dont typically ride it that fast anyways, but i still ate it going at least 10 mph id say and i broke a rib and my hand. i still dont wear protective gear tho lol
@Acolis I crashed the mten4 going 15-20 mph in China. Just had some road rash on my hips and shoulder. Healed in a week haha sorry to hear you broke bones! That would change my mind lol
I'd practice how to fall and jump and run. A EUC rider has a video about that.Also I'd wear wrist guards and gloves as a minimum in my case. For slow speeds without helmet I mean. Even if it is similar speed to running, in certain terrains one wouldn't run full speed, so the same would go for a wheel for example, it depends on where you are.
Why would Begode say to store a wheel at 100% charge? Is there something that drains the batteries while in storage? Everything I have ever seen says Lithium batteries should be stored at 50% state of charge.
@djwhiteflour I know nothing about batteries my man haha engineers told me to store at full capacity, it helps with the longevity somehow. Im actually gunna Google this later lol
Yep 50% is best for the battery health however they should NEVER go below 2.5v per cell. I guess Begode is thinking there will always be some drain so if you are going to store for a year better to fully charge.
Yo brah didnt know you moved back just when I have thoughts of moving to Yunnan (Kunming or thereabouts to be specific). What made you do the big move? O & mten5 is nice
We either had to sell our house in Texas or move back into it lol hoa was mad we rented it out... our contract had something about needing to occupy home for certain amount of time first
Welcome back to Texas!!! I've heard the Griffin was designed to compete against the Lynx (not sure if true). If it is true, I'm very interested in comparison and contrast between the two. I've been holding off buying a Lynx till I see what the Griffin can do. Just wondering if you have access to a Lynx or have had lots of time on one to render a comparison? Can't wait to see your Griffin review. Yeehaa. 😊 ~maverick
@EUCme I have ridden the lynx for a day, before. It rides really well, but not in a life changing way or anything. The griffin rode amazingly! I've pre-ordered the griffin
@TheBergMan Just checking in, hope Plano is treating you well. Figured you have a Blitz by now. Wondered if you still intend on having a Griffin. I look for you in different communication streams (not sure if YT will scrub me if I say their names). Growing up, I lived about 30 miles south of you and I don't miss the heat. Be well.😊
@andyl2991 heck yea!! I've seriously been chasing that feeling I had when riding it. It really feels like Toy... so so lightweight and balanced perfectly. The build quality is so good and beautiful
Our lovely HOA found out we rented the house out. They say the neighborhood cannot have over 10% of the houses rented out and they're already at capacity so we'd either need to sell or move back.
@@TheBergMan tell them to mind their own effing business. My hoa took pictures of my door with all of my euc gear in the front and got all karen like and sent an email to complain about it
love the videos man, thinking about getting my first wheel soon. this is high on my list for sure
Lol I've done longboarding, MTB, skateboarding, gymnastics, and other sports, but have only broken my wrist while riding an EUC 😅 wrist guards may not be utterly essential but if you're trail riding pretty fast it's a good idea
It's getting better and better, if the next one could be :
- lighter
- with a decent trolley
- not overheating
We could even have a great wheel!
Hey Bergs! Don't forget to ask begode for the new top panel. Mine gets here soon. They added heat fins for the mosfets and they stay cool now. As it is now it overheats
@@Corn8Bit interesting! I'll look into that
Got one on the way!
@@TheBergMan Nice! I just installed mine and definitely see a temp improvement. Just be very careful not to strip the screws, or to break the magnets. And take care to align the waterproofing gasket (I used a thin plastic pick for that). Take it slow!
@@Corn8Bit man, I appreciate those tips, my guy! Forgot about the waterproofing
i rided before.absolutely fun wheel.
During shopping at the supermarket I put my Mten4 in the shopping car 😅, curious to the griffin and specs , great movie BergMan
Hey, can you do a comparison of what you think with the mten5 vs the mten4?
Sadly, my mten4 is in China haha I've only got my mten3 and mten5 currently in America. My blitz is stuck somewhere with stupid fedex
Finally back with content dude!
unfortunately I sold mine after 2 weeks - the tire clearance was just too small for the amount of rocks and gravel on my roads that clank around in the wheel well. I much prefer having the mten4 and falcon as separate devices with more specialized uses - mten5 for me felt like the middle ground of their weaknesses (not enough range, and too heavy). IMO my 16S still has much better ergonomics, range and convenience - only weaknesses are the tiny motor and narrow tire.
Now that I know filling a space between my mten4&falcon core isn't ideal, I'm hoping a 40mph/sub-75lb Patton/V14 type of
machine comes out soon to top off my arsenal
@bondo31 bro for sure. Falcon on gravel is way more realistic than mten5. I wouldn't take my mten5 onto gravel. It has too much torque for a small diameter wheel; I would be slipping everywhere and bouncing along 😆
Man i love the mten series of wheels but since begode released the falcon i find myself maybe leaning towards that more, since i love offroading on tiny wheels so much, i feel the suspension is almost necessary for how i would want to use it. Whats your opinion on this, is the falcon just gonna be better all around for my use case?
@@ryangross5446 I would ONLY do the falcon if you can get an offroad tire for it (since you plan on offroading). It definitely needs it. Great on roads, but I can't offroad in the GRASS with it 😆
@@TheBergMan yeah I'd definitely put one on if I couldn't find it pre installed. I can do any work on any wheels, ever since I rebuilt my v11 every other wheel is childs play haha. I put 2 new inner shell halves in, that was a ton of work
Been enjoying mine. 3 headscratchers though. The lack of clearance in the fender, the use of woodscrews instead of bolts, and no proper heatsink.
@@taiguy they've got a fix for the heat now. Double fins for board
Did you have any overheating issues? Many of them seem to have that problem. Mine arrives on Wednesday, and I too am in the Texas heat.
@spikebbc the prototype I rode in China overheated. I was also pushing it hard. Mine (now in texas) has yet to exceed 60°C and I've ridden it pretty hard. I have also seen the overheating issues, but I have not experienced it with my new wheel
How heavy are you? Considering getting one for short commutes.
I can't help it, but the tire looks like it is on backwards and spins against it intended running direction. As rule of thumb they say, if a tire has v-shaped grooves, they look like an arrow where they meet and should point down when you look at it from the front. Having that backwards results in more tire wear and is a lot less safe to ride. Can you check if there is a running direction indicator on the tires sidewall? I would hate to have to fix such an issue right out of the box.
Shouldn't really matter, but isn't it really the opposite? Look at motorcycle front tires.
Grooves are for water. When upright, water is displaced to both sides. When in a turn, the grooves should expel water to the outside of the turn. Upside down V on front tire accomplishes that. V pointing to the ground would push water toward the inside of the turn, no bueno.
Yup, you are right in that an EUC is like half a motorcycle. But in my eyes it is the rear half, as it is the powered wheel. The front of a motorcycle is nonpowered. And for the back tire the V is not upside down or inverted. But that is why I was asking for the running direction indicator on the tire.
@frankvonbismo549 Sorry for the late reply; I looked at the tread, and it doesn't seem to have a clear specific direction
@@TheBergMan No worries, thank you for checking. Still feels very weird, they chose to mount it that way.
Since You had chance to try the griffin what was main reason to pick it up over the ET MAX( except those cool handle bars but thats aethethics). Thank you
@AlweinxPL griffin and ET Max are WAY WAY different wheels. Griffin rides nice and easy, feels way lighter than et max. ET Max required a lot of throwing my weight forward and backwards to accelerate or stop. It would be great for a heavier rider that wants insane power. Griffin is more my style
@@TheBergMan I see thank you for the insight!
Welcome back to Texas
Hope the next video on MTEN5 with your 2nd (third) impressions will come soon. Do you follow rumor of MTEN5 upgrade due to warm alert? People mentioned either aluminium heat sink on a new board cover to replace the current one, either a new board version with more mosfets (such as next version of A2+ and maybe MTEN4), etc. Maybe you may have more information due to your past Begode contacts.
@rdouvi I was offered a replacement heat sink. But I rode this mten5 hard in 105°F weather and it didn't get over 65°C... I overheated the machine in China on a prototype. But mine doesn't seem to get too hot. Video soon, I've just been so busy with new job
Where in Texas are you and I know e-wheels their shipments got stuck in customs inspection. Im am in round rock near austin. I just got the go ahead to put full weight on my leg so right now it’s just a journey trying to get to my car but I have a falcon and E 20 and a Sherman L I can’t ride and I need to learn how to ride a EUC first.
@@ReviewThisTestThat I live in Rockwall! I hope you recover quickly my guy
Round Rock, Rockwall... Are there a lot of rocks in Texas?
@AJames-jr8kw haha there was a literal "rock wall" found buried deep somewhere in Rockwall TX. Huge, long wall of rock so they named the city after that
@@TheBergMan That is more logical than many place names.
Time for next video lol :)
Trying 😂😂 blitz was delayed 3 weeks, started new job, have to travel a lot! I'm gunna bring my wheel to travel. Will see if l have time to record some
@@TheBergMan good luck on the new job. I'm one step close to walking again lmao I sat in my office chair and put my feet on the e20.... was very interesting was like a drift race down my hallway haha.
@@ReviewThisTestThat haha man, do the physical therapy well. Heal up! I brought my wheel with me on my work trip. Might record a bit if I've got spare time!
what do you use to edit？👀
@@christinewang7513 just capcut. For my euc videos, I don't really edit that well. Just lazily throw a video together (because of music copyright...)
i dont wear gear but my wheel only goes 15 and i dont typically ride it that fast anyways, but i still ate it going at least 10 mph id say and i broke a rib and my hand.
i still dont wear protective gear tho lol
@Acolis I crashed the mten4 going 15-20 mph in China. Just had some road rash on my hips and shoulder. Healed in a week haha sorry to hear you broke bones! That would change my mind lol
Were you trying to break your fall with your hands?
Luck plays a part but some have cat like reflexes and know how to fall.
I'd practice how to fall and jump and run. A EUC rider has a video about that.Also I'd wear wrist guards and gloves as a minimum in my case. For slow speeds without helmet I mean. Even if it is similar speed to running, in certain terrains one wouldn't run full speed, so the same would go for a wheel for example, it depends on where you are.
Why would Begode say to store a wheel at 100% charge? Is there something that drains the batteries while in storage? Everything I have ever seen says Lithium batteries should be stored at 50% state of charge.
@djwhiteflour I know nothing about batteries my man haha engineers told me to store at full capacity, it helps with the longevity somehow. Im actually gunna Google this later lol
Yep 50% is best for the battery health however they should NEVER go below 2.5v per cell. I guess Begode is thinking there will always be some drain so if you are going to store for a year better to fully charge.
Yo brah didnt know you moved back just when I have thoughts of moving to Yunnan (Kunming or thereabouts to be specific). What made you do the big move? O & mten5 is nice
We either had to sell our house in Texas or move back into it lol hoa was mad we rented it out... our contract had something about needing to occupy home for certain amount of time first
which do you prefer more MTEN4 or the MTEN5? i have a mten4 is the mten5 that much better? also have you tried to achieve the top speed of the mten5?
Hey Ryan i wanna know that will you be posting other contents besides Begode in the future? would love to see ur daily vlogs too❤
@@christinewang7513 haha you can find our vlogging channel on BiliBili or 小红书！ hellotina陈甜甜
Damn man if you dont mind me asking what do you do for a career
@0Ninja0Dude0 me and my wife have Chinese social media and we have made videos for the past 6 years!
Should I buy the mten 4 over the mten 5?
@@Jimros49 hmm..... I prefer mten5. More powerful and faster... but mten4 might be cheaper and is plenty powerful
@@TheBergMan I ended up with the mten5... because of this review... hahaha..
Welcome back to Texas!!! I've heard the Griffin was designed to compete against the Lynx (not sure if true). If it is true, I'm very interested in comparison and contrast between the two. I've been holding off buying a Lynx till I see what the Griffin can do. Just wondering if you have access to a Lynx or have had lots of time on one to render a comparison? Can't wait to see your Griffin review. Yeehaa. 😊 ~maverick
@EUCme I have ridden the lynx for a day, before. It rides really well, but not in a life changing way or anything. The griffin rode amazingly! I've pre-ordered the griffin
@TheBergMan Just checking in, hope Plano is treating you well. Figured you have a Blitz by now. Wondered if you still intend on having a Griffin. I look for you in different communication streams (not sure if YT will scrub me if I say their names). Growing up, I lived about 30 miles south of you and I don't miss the heat. Be well.😊
Bro do you recommend this instead of a falcon?
Well... how will you ride it? I'd only recommend the falcon over mten5 if you ride offroad, enjoy jumping the wheel, or ride on gravel/bad sidewalks
You bought the Blitz?
@andyl2991 heck yea!! I've seriously been chasing that feeling I had when riding it. It really feels like Toy... so so lightweight and balanced perfectly. The build quality is so good and beautiful
@@TheBergMan So you'd go Blitz over the ET-Max?
@@krishnascully4357 easily. ET Max is so dang heavy for me. I weight 155 lbs and don't need a wheel so insane lol
why did you move? (If you don't mind)
Our lovely HOA found out we rented the house out. They say the neighborhood cannot have over 10% of the houses rented out and they're already at capacity so we'd either need to sell or move back.
@@TheBergMan damn that is lame
@@TheBergMan After hearing all the stories involving HOA's I will never buy anything with one.
@@RoughNeckDelta I won't be doing it again. It's obnoxious
@@TheBergMan tell them to mind their own effing business. My hoa took pictures of my door with all of my euc gear in the front and got all karen like and sent an email to complain about it
2 months, come on man get them vids up :)
Can’t call em Tom Thumb anymore. I still do. Supposed to be Cumberland farms🤷♂️
@@BigORider really?! Why?
@@TheBergMan they were bought out. (And tomb thumb copyright infringement from the book I heard. )
Beep boop bee bee boop bop!
@@Steve-fm8zz hahaha
when you break your wrist once you will wear them
Getting out of China was a smart move
@@olivergould5428 I actually wanted to stay really bad. Life was really good, there
@@TheBergMan I'm sure you'll be back. You had a blast from the look of the videos.