I bought this for my wife. We were riding and I ran into the lip of a curb and went over the handle bars. My wife was behind me riding this Apollo go. She panicked and couldn’t find the break because she is new to riding. She hit my scooter that was on the ground and also wrecked. She is ok but the whole front wheel is bent now. Is that hard to repair? It’s not even a month old 😢
Short strip of black duct tape on the display worked perfectly to dim the light. No longer blinded on night rides.
Picked up an Apollo Explore 2.0 last week, everything was working great, but just today am hearing a clunking / knocking sound acceleration take-off and braking from the rear. It's worse when I'm standing on the scooter. Any ideas of what this could be and how to fix? Everything was super smooth, no noises the last few days, now this has started ...
Getting free parking and charging feels great.
Just had to share this after just setting up my new Apollo City:
Put over 2k miles on a Emove Touring for commuting, and it’s starting to turn into a bucket of bolts. Single 500w motor, solid rear tire, folding mechanism developing play, front light wiring issue, no bueno. Got the job done and let me learn on an unintimidating ride, but it’s getting old.
Took the City up and down the street just a minute ago, holy cow folks. Dead silent suspension, turn signal safety, thrilling acceleration, sturdy build. I’m *thoroughly* impressed, off to work tomorrow morning and can’t wait to feel it out.
Fellow electric scooter owners,
If you own a higher-wattage electric scooter in Ontario, you may be living with an insurance and regulatory gap you don't even know about — and you have until June 7, 2026 to help fix it.
Ontario's government is currently reviewing its e-bike framework and accepting public comments at the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO Notice 026-0422):
https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/026-0422
The problem: Ontario's Highway Traffic Act classifies scooters based on nominal motor wattage, not actual operating speed. If your scooter exceeds 500W, it falls into a regulatory grey zone — regardless of how fast it actually goes. This means:
- Standard home insurance won't cover you for liability
- Personal umbrella policies may not respond
- Specialty insurers are uncertain how to classify the risk
- You may be riding without any liability coverage and not know it
The fix is simple: classify by governed operating speed, not motor wattage. And give responsible owners a pathway to register and insure their scooters properly.
My neck recently cracked on my Phantom V1. I've been sent a replacement but I can't find anything online about replacing the neck. Apollo says its an entensive job and should be done by a professional.
Does anyone have any experience replacing the neck?
After having an accident yesterday with a driver not paying attention and some tape to cover the important holes this beauty of a scooter continues to get me to and from work every day! Apollo even offered to send me a free fender replacement! Day In day out I cannot yell at the sky enough about how much I love this scooter and Apollo as a company!! Answered the email within the hour. I can’t think of many scooters who would survive being laid down at 5kmph and be able to take me home let alone to work and back the next day!. So thankful so happy so encouraged with the company I’m supporting
Sometimes I do a 50km one-way ride and come back by public transit. Getting close to the 20,000km mark on my City Pro.
Don’t get started on any Ai garbage. I was just messing with a few of my personal pictures…..
Well folks, it finally happened the first time I had to put a scooter down in almost 6 years of riding, some idiot not paying attention was going to hit me and I chose bush at 50kmph vs car. Front fender is blown off the scooter I got some road rash but this is your daily reminder to WEAR YOUR HELMETS GUYS. Anyways thank you Apollo for making a scooter that survived that with minor damage. Thank you my favorite pants for taking the brunt of it hallelujah holy shit where’s the Tylenol 🙁
Hello all - I wanted everyone's thoughts on what you would do in terms of maintenance looking to go back to riding a scooter after almost 3 years.
Let me share a bit about the back story;
I bought my first scooter, an OKAI ba, back in 2022. I loved it, it served me really well - especially considering how much of a light rider I had always been. I used it for about 6 months until it got stolen.
I was so hooked on riding a scooter everywhere around my neighbourhood that I ended up buying an Apollo Air 2022 in early Jan 2023. I rode it for around 500k in 6 months.
It was really fun enjoying the first couple of months of summer in '23 untiI suffered an accident falling off the scooter, hitting the floor pretty bad and ending with a almost severe torn ACL ligament on my right knee.
I decided not to go with surgery and see how it would recover, do physio, exercise and gym and all.
Late 2023 after trying a small (seated, of course) 16" tire ebike that felt safe and comfortable enough to ride after still undergoing recovery, just trying to ease my commute around my home and to the gym, groceries and so on.
After really hating this crappy CAD$900 bike I bought on Amazon, I decided to try a GoTrax Flex, those 12" tire seated scooters. Turns out I absolutely love those guys. They feel SUPER safe and comfortable to ride, especially for my use case - someone who works from home and pretty much stays within their neighbourhood, night riding too far from home, always very carefully and safely. Even more so after considering how motherfrigging slow the recovery from my ACL tear turned out to be.
Since I had the accident my Apollo Air '22 remained left on my balcony under the harsh highs and lows of the Toronto climate. It stayed under sun, rain, snow. All you can imagine.
I recently got it back on it's feet and started looking into what I would need to do to it in order to ride it safely and even if I would feel safe myself riding it again.
I developed a very negative sentiment towards standing e-scooters, especially ones that go above 35 km/h, because I find that they can be VERY dangerous and tricky to ride, especially depending on how much gear you have on you - or not.
I've been really drown back to riding my Apollo after so many years and finally feeling like my leg is in a good place that I'd feel confident and comfortable enough to ride, not afraid of fucking up my knee again and going back to how it was after the accident.
The recovery is miserable and super slow. It sucked - I sometimes consider if I should risk it.
I literally just want to use the scooter within a 2km-ish radious from my house, which is all around High Park North - Keele - Junction Dundas West - Runnymede - Jane around Bloor. That's my area, which is for the most part super chill to ride if you take it easy.
- Having said all of that, I wanted everyone's thoughts on what kind of service you would get for the scooter before getting it out back in the streets. Here's how it is and feels to ride:
I rode it for the first time yesterday, really slowly around my building, just to give it a try.
- The latching mechanism is not tight enough, not closing properly and is super rusty and in poor condition; it deserves a replacement.
I am sharing photos of how the scooter looks right now and what additional parts I have. I have a spare latching thing, but it's missing some key parts - I don't remember if I ever had them or where I put them, haha, but I am going to look it up.
The suspension fork is rusty and may need replacement. When I rode it yesterday, it felt okay, didn't give me much trouble. I am not sure if it can be recovered or if I would need to buy a new one. The only replacement one I see on Apollo's website says it is compatible with Apollo Air '23 and '24. Mine is the Apollo Air model 2022. My fear is that Apollo doesn't sell these replacement parts for the 2022 model anymore. Would you guys know?
I also don't know if this Apollo Air 2023 Stem Assembly is compatible with my scooter.
Would you guys know?
Other than that, the regen break throttle feels a little sticky-stuck very slightly, but for the most part, it worked remarkably well - I was SO impressed I had completely forgotten how Apollo's regen break has always been amazing.
The scooter works really well and feels pretty solid considering how forgotten it was, having been left on my balcony for 3 years stright with no care.
I have obviously checked tyres straight, updated the app, connectivity, and everything necessary. The only thing is the latching mechanism that is not working safely - it locks in place, but the stem has lots of give while riding - it may come loose. I don't trust these pieces the way they are, of course.
I appreciate you taking the time to read and sharing your thoughts. It means a lot!
Other than the scooter feels really impressive after all these years. Thanks!
Good morning. Test rode a second hand apollo city pro 2023. Rode and brakes were good. Got home tried to connect the app and now the thing is stuck in P. Is there anything I can do? Replacing parts is on the table just need to know what. This was gonna replace my daily commuter unagi scooter so im a bit bummed since the range doesnt even get me to work anymore.
Apollo Go Scooter Review — After 1,600 and 1,300 Miles
Quick note: I'm too lazy to clean up my own paragraphs and punctuation, so I use AI to tidy it up. Don't mistake what I wrote for an AI bot — these are my own thoughts.
I own two Apollo Gos: one with 1,600 miles and one with 1,300 miles. I ride almost exclusively in Ludo mode, daily, and both have lived outside (left under cover). Here's everything I've run into along the way.
Issues encountered:
The good — and it's actually a lot:
For a scooter with this much mileage, the Apollo Go has held up really well. I can't imagine many other scooters surviving the way I ride.
The standout feature is the separate lever for regen braking. When I had the InMotion Climber (before it got stolen), the disc brakes were basically toast by 500 miles. Same story with other non-regen scooters I've owned. Even scooters that combine regen with traditional brakes — like the Climber — don't work as well, and the disc brake still wears down. On the Apollo Go, the drum brake is still like new because I save it for the rare moment I need instant stopping power. 99.99% of the time, the regen lever handles everything.
Speed is solid in both acceleration and top end. It's advertised at 28 mph, but realistically you're getting around 25 unless you're going downhill — still plenty fast.
Range is where the marketing falls apart. Apollo claims 32 miles. In Ludo mode (which I use exclusively), I'm getting 12–14 miles before it dies. Nowhere close.
Bottom line: Despite the issues, the Apollo Go has earned its keep. The drum brake + regen lever combo alone makes it more durable than anything else I've ridden. Just don't believe the range numbers, and dry the damn thing off before you charge it.
Since the Apollo App was brought up recently, I thought I'd share some of the newer features (though it may have been already available in some of the previous releases)
Probably one of the biggest changes on the app. The wake word "Hey Apollo" or "Hey Artemis" will initiate a conversation with Apollo's AI assistant where you can ask a variety of things. Some examples I've tried:
Essentially you can ask/request for navigation, change settings on your scooter, and get information about your current or past rides. I've played around with this for a bit during the beta phase... definitely had some kinks to work out, but it seems pretty good now.
A lesser known feature, but Apollo has been adding intelligence to determine our range. Range AI uses different methods of calculating your remaining range:
I didn't pay attention to this too much, but apparently you can tell which mode it is using to determine your remaining range from the little icon next to your remaining range on the dashboard. I'll need to pay more attention to this next time I'm out, though I did see that my range did fluctuate up and down depending on my riding style and whether I was on ascending or descending.
Bought a 2024 Go and Ludo Mode is not enabled, can’t find anywhere in the app to update firmware, support sent me a generic message that was no help. Have read notions that the update has to be pushed to my device but don’t know how I go about that if support is only a AI bot.
