GT production update January 14/ 2022
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@maciak Good choice, from what I've heard people are a bit on the fence.
@NotSure Totally should be an option in custom shaping to enable "highway to hell" features. Giving you some freedom over the safety options but not before agreeing to some waiver saying FM are no longer responsible for the rider's safety.
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@maciak i didnt order yet. not quite sold. in the latest vid TFL board came with bad battery.
im willing to wait till they chase all the gremlins out. I REALLY hope they change pushback in the meantime. if they don't change the firmware to permit XR pushback, RFTR this year will look like a segway tour.
XR's got what plants crave!
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@lia said in GT production update January 14/ 2022:
@maciak Good choice, from what I've heard people are a bit on the fence.
@NotSure Totally should be an option in custom shaping to enable "highway to hell" features. Giving you some freedom over the safety options but not before agreeing to some waiver saying FM are no longer responsible for the rider's safety.
exactly! no persistence either. gotta go through a waiver and a consent screen each time u wanna push the limits, defaults to diaper mode each session. can even have the app surreptitiously log that behavior to defeat claims of legal indemnity.
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@notsure said in GT production update January 14/ 2022:
TFL board came with bad battery
What like bad BMS, cell issues or do they not know specifically?
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@lia said in GT production update January 14/ 2022:
What like bad BMS, cell issues or do they not know specifically?
that prior image is also a link to
. i dont think they mentioned it but it might be in comments.XR's got what plants crave!
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@Lia or any other non US customer waiting on GT: I spoke to FM (about my cancellation and refund as the mail person was avoiding to give answers).
A very kind lady told me that they are having issues with international orders as FED- fuckin' -EX was giving them trouble. So if your date gets pushed this is the reason, FM seriously trying to fix that. They could not even print a return label so i can return my received accessories at this moment.FEDEX are complete aholes i can tell you. They charged me 43% of the total accessories price for importing it. Usually it's max half of that with DHL or USPS.
EDIT: imagine if i had continued with GT order that would be another €950 on customs taken by Fedex.
Aka "Vommbat"
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@maciak Ouch that bites... Is getting a refund simple enough or are FM difficult about it? I might reconsider and order through Ride & Glide since they still advertise £2160 with a pre-order cost of £750 upfront (the rest taken after).
I only got rail guards so I avoided the import charges on those, dreading what would be £800 extra if your estimates are correct.
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@notsure It's here.
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@lemur said in GT production update January 14/ 2022:
@notsure It's here.
its charging! looks good from the top too. not as good as that custom footpad, but still pretty slick... yeah i might buy one... but i won't like it!
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@lia By phone they were really helpful. They transfered the refund immediately for the GT. Shipping+ accessories they will refund when they receive it back. They will send me a shipping label for that, luckily i still have a box . This latter has to be seen, they might charge a 15% restock fee on the accessories.
Fedex behaviour could be different for UK. My estimate is based on what they charged for the maghandle pro i received in Nov, and the €250 worth of accessories i received this week. They are simple thieves.
Edit: just for clarification. I ordered all items at once, as bundle.
Aka "Vommbat"
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@maciak Might hold firm and see what happens. After some thought I can't rely on Ride & Glide to get me a board in a timely manner. I ordered a set of PintX bumpers from them over 2 months ago and they arrived this morning. Cancel and start now might see me at the back of the queue + delays D:
Thanks for the heads up regardless, given me something to think about while I chase this elusive pushback fairy keeping my shipment at arms length.
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@notsure Haha, you can make me go to Disneyland, but I won't like it!
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@lia I posted this in my local FB group.
" I went for a short ride on the "apex" setting, I have no idea what that is, but the torque is there. I can accelerate faster than my JW Xr and can fly up a fairly steep hill without the minor surging on the Xr. The treaded rounded tire is nimble like a Pint, the concave footpads feel good, but I do miss my Kush Hi. A modded XR is just as capable, at least for a person not carrying a too much weight. I will hold on to my XRs until there are no more parts. The Pint type mag handle actually helps carrying the GT with the extra weight." -
@lemur This is extremely promising, hopium restored. Thanks for sharing that :)
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stitchhands over on reddit has taken their GT apart and it gives us a better idea on what's inside.
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@lia Very clean inside. I made some crude measurements of the motor width and it looks promising for the XR rotor exchange. There's a bit of variation in my measurements, but that may be due to the different contours of the hubs.
I will pull the motor apart after riding the GT a bit to make sure there are no warranty problems. I have a Xr rotor with a fresh Hoosier ready to swap over.
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@lemur Nice one taking those measurements. The hub plates will probably differ in depth, the Pint and XR ones are pretty different.
Hope you have a good ride out. No rush to swap that hub since it sounds like these stock tires are built to last.
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@lemur I am very interested in your findings. When you do, can you also check to see if the GT motor plate fits on the XR/Plus Hub?
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@lemur XR is faster than GT on Apex confirmed! click for video.
