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Seems like nobody knows where my €2000, 70kg package is.

I directly called representatives of both companies. Banggood says it left their warehouse but Fedex says they didn't receive it yet.

It's a fedex ground delivery from a Germany based Warehouse to France.

While waiting for my new hyper scooter to be delivered, I'm gonna have to find a way to commute.

I'm coming back to the main issue that made me discover e scooters in the first place: I work in a poorly connected place and the alternative is 2h+ public transport a day.

That's why I'm renting out this Segway Max G3 for a week.

I do know that my first e scooter, the Zt3pro was quite a bit bigger than the max g3, but gosh, this feels so cramped 🫪. Especially for a big guy like me 😂.

My thick legs and long feet constantly fight for space on this tiny chassis.

Picture 2 shows my old Zt3 pro compared to my recent Rovoron R7 for a reference. The Max G3 is even smaller.

Also, this feels even more sluggish than what I remember of the Zt3 pro, even though it's supposed to be more powerful lol 😆. In addition to being limited to 25kph max speed.

It's still gonna be cheaper and more practical than calling an uber or standing in the bus for 2+ hours each day so I'm glad I found this option.

After carefully thinking about my current issue with the Rovoron R7 that's gonna take at least 3 Weeks of downtime, I decided to pull the Trigger on an Angwatt T1 Max.

I learned from my past mistakes of overlooking advice about payload ratings amongst other crucial specs, and have high hopes this is gonna be the one to finally meet my needs.

It officially has enough payload capacity to support my weight, a thick dual stem, solid front fork, a large comfortable deck, lots of power, and huge off-road wheels.

I originally wanted to buy this in a couple months, after finishing my internship and moving back to my campus city.

But my situation unexpectedly precipitated the decision.

I will sell the Rovoron after it goes through its warranty claim, whatever happens to it.

Thanks to you all for your valuable advice.

When I noticed the structural failure I couldn't find most of the screw boss piece that broke off the steering column's base. Only a tiny bit remained as it was stuck in between the upper and lower folding mechanism.

I also noticed that kind of black power of unknown origin. Could it be a sign of metal grinding together and causing the failure?

I remember beginning to feel a wobble in the column while riding home.

I've been used to the issue that is pretty common with Minimotors/Dualtron folding mechanisms so I expected only the usual tightening of the bolts locking the stem in place.

It was while trying to work on it that I noticed the failure.

That honestly could've had a catastrophic outcome but it somehow held up for the 10km ride home without breaking off while I was travelling at 50km/H on a bumpy path.

I've been riding my Rovoron R7 for two months now and already put 900km on it. The steering column's base just gave up on me.

I'd have bought an upper folding mechanism for 50€ and installed it myself if this model was made like every other Dualtron/Minimotors.

Except it's not. The ROVORON R7s column and upper folding mechanism are a single piece costing 300€.

Screw repairability I guess.

Talked to an authorised store who told me i'll have to send it to the OEM for at least a couple weeks to get it repaired under warranty.

Another owner of this exact model tells me that the part can be sent over to me for free if I directly contact the store. And I'll get support 99% of the time.

I'll send em an email and hope for not too much downtime.

That's my only e scooter and the reason why I own it in the first place is that the alternative sucked for me.

1hr of public transport + a 15 minutes walk that I painfully do in 30 due to my weight and sciatica.

Been reading a lot about a rumoured 'boyueda Apefox' that I originally understood as 'Apefox' being a single model from the Boyueda brand.

Instead, the name seems to have become its own new e scooter brand.

The launch product though, is none other than a rebranded OOTD T90, with absolutely no upgrade other than the name carved into the chassis.

That's quite underwhelming in my opinion, especially to unveil a whole new brand to the market.

Also, the OOTD brand seems to have focused on smaller, lighter and more portable e scooters.

Let's hope to see newer, and more original models from the Apefox brand hit the market soon.

Earlier this week, I noticed my scooter was a bit more sluggish than usual and the ride felt more squishy over bumps.

The last time I inflated my tyres was a couple weeks ago, so I told myself that I probably needed to check my tyre pressure.

Butt I kept kicking the can down the road. And hey, It didn't feel unsafe or anything, just mildly uncomfortable from my perspective.

Today I finally decided to pull out my compressor and I was SHOCKED to read "20psi" on the display. Unplugged the tube and plugged it back a couple times to make sure and it seems like it was indeed that low on air.

I ride on the 90/65 6.5 CST tyres that are installed stock on my Rovoron R7.

The maximum rated pressure on those is 50psi, which is what I usually do since I'm a heavy guy.

I do know those are pretty rigid even without any air inside.

But I didn't know it could support me and my 50kg machine for the 100km I rode this week, while being so direly under inflated.

58km/h out of 75 empty. Took me a 1km long open straight line, as a 212 kg rider with like 20 extra kgs of groceries in my backpack.

Also, I wasn't fully charged but I feel like it's the maximum either way.

60v 3.6kw Rovoron R7.

I'm trading this in, most likely for a 72v 10Kw Angwatt F1Max in a couple months.

I'm buying a new scooter in a couple months, and I decided that my next electric whip will be a 13 inch 72v monstrosity.

Been browsing the web for good options and those higher end 10.000w from angwatt have been looking pretty nice to me lately.

I'll be moving to a city with crazy hills so, considering my weight, the huge power will definitely be useful.

The T1Max is the older model, though, it recently received a 2026 refresh with a steering damper and quick speed limit activation.

The F1Max is a brand new model, launched only a few days ago, it has the same specs as the T1Max, also comes with a steering damper, whilst being lighter, and having cool new RGB lights.

According to early reviews, the F1 Max handles much better than the T1Max at the cost of a firmer steering column.

The T1Max has the same frame as the discontinued Laotie Ti40 series while the F1Max reuses the frame of the discontinued Laotie Es40 series.

Everything other than the Frame is new, but feel free to give your thoughts about the frame and handling based on these much older models.

Angwatt is distributed in France exclusively through Banggood, they reportedly got decent customer support and a very good supply of spare parts.

You can also give me propositions of 60/72v e Scooters with 13 inch tires under 2500€.

Speed is one helluva drug. I never imagined I'd ever feel bored of going 50 km/H, and now I need more.

That's one of the reasons why I decided to sell my Rovoron R7 before moving out of Toulouse, France, where I'm currently doing my internship.

I originally bought it as I needed to cover the 25 daily kilometers of my current commute, to an isolated corporate campus, poorly connected to public transport. I also originally intended to keep it for a couple years, modifying it as my need chnage.

I am mostly satisfied by the performance and range of this thing, way exceeding my expectations.

But I kinda got used to the acceleration, and feel ready to upgrade for a more powerful machine.

The main issue with the Rovoron is the rocking stem. Bolts in the folding mechanism keep loosening themselves. Put RED LOCTITE on em, and I was extra careful trying not to push and pull the column while braking and accelerating. And it lasted about 3 weeks before going loose again. I really don't know what to do about this anymore.

I've been riding my Rovoron R7 for almost a month and it's been a blast regardless of the small issue I'm about to discuss.

The throttle response though, it's brutal.

I've been tweaking the settings a little bit to try dialing it down but the issue seems to be more about the acceleration curve than the power itself.

In fact, a good chunk of the lever's travel doesn't do anything... Until it does, instantly commanding almost full power output.

In addition to my weight, it's part of the reason my stem folding mechanism kept loosening until I put loctite on them bolts. It's difficult not to pull on the column with that kind of acceleration when you're as heavy as me.

This "issue" seems to be common to most if not all minimotors/dualtron scooters and the owners out here may be able to confirm it.

After doing some research, I found out that It's due to a specific controller architecture that became a bit of a signature of Minimotors scooters: The square wave controller.

It's said to be responsible for the sudden bursts of acceleration as well as for the characteristic motor whine similar to a jet engine spooling up (I love it, and a lot of purists do).

Minimotors recently released a new controller architecture though, that uses sine waves instead of square waves.

With promises of a more progressive acceleration curve and more energy efficiency. At the cost of the characteristic Dualtron whine though, which seems to have angered a lot of purists.

Rovoron though, seems to be the value for money brand of the group, using older Dualtron parts to make powerful scooters for a cheaper price.

So we might still be able to buy a new square wave "Dualtron" for at least the few more years it'll take for the new tech to trickle down.

Do you guys like the brutal acceleration and cool noise of "old" dualtron scooters, or do you prefer the upgraded controllers for their efficiency and handling?