first ride on a ‘small’ EUC - Veteran Patton by Leaperkim

I was surprised at how different the Veteran Patton is from my Sherman S. First ride impressions in this fairly unedited footage.
Hope you enjoy, cheers!
Jono

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00:00 - Start
01:14 - Crash
01:32 - Crash chat, initial thoughts
02:27 - Suspension
02:56 - Slow Riding
03:47 - Wobbles
04:22 - Tyre Whine
04:37 - Speed
06:11 - Interlude
07:00 - 40kmh sweet spot
07:16 - Seated
07:47 - Times up
07:55 - Offroad
08:54 - Nimble playful
09:26 - Turns dipping
09:44 - Seated again
10:07 - Effortless
10:33 - Easy balance start stop
11:16 - Problem with new wheels
11:57 - Hill & headwind
12:27 - Effortless

[steveland]

Great ride review! I love my Patton, but once I changed the tire to the Shinko SR 241 it went to the next level. It has the profile of a street tire and a stiff carcass, but serious enough knobs to beat the stock tire in any conditions, on-road or off. It’s the one missing piece of the Patton puzzle.

[jonoeuc]

Did I mention 'Effortless'?! :) Feel free to leave any questions and I'll do my best to answer, cheers!
Jono

[arevee]

Interesting to hear first impressions from a Sherman rider. I have the Patton and ridden it about 250 miles, mostly off-road, pretty technical stuff. My other off-road wheel is the Master (not-pro version). The larger diameter tire on the Master is less fatiguing over long distances and although the Patton suspension is easier to adjust and quieter, I don't have any issues with the Master suspension. I did find the Patton's small tire a little too "playful" on occasion - especially at higher speeds on the road. It wandered and occasionally went in unintended directions which was disconcerting. The Master and its Kenda tire are stable at speed. On the Patton plus side in the Master vs. Patton comparison, the Patton has good range and seems to use its battery more frugally than the Master with 40S cells. Power-wise, they feel pretty equal, though maybe the Master has better top end and it is certainly more stable when riding at those higher speeds. Agree about the Patton pedals. They don't grip well enough on the technical stuff. I don't "fall in love" with a new wheel early on. It takes me about 200 miles to get used to something new and I try to withhold judgment until I'm familiar with the wheel.

[oldretireddude]

Good video! I'm not a performance rider. I'm a 275lb urban street carver. I've got the Patton with 66lb spring and street tire. It's amazing, I love it. The street tire is a bit more of a combo tire, IMHO, but nice and quiet, no bad road manners.

[barefooterS]

Great review. You are very smooth on it. I love my Patton (first wheel was a V8S). FWIW I ride hard surfaces with the street tire option that came from ewheels. I recently changed shoes from high top motorcycle riding shoes to low motorcycle boots with ankle protection. That change has made a big difference in the brake wobbles and squirleyness when going faster. The boots are essentially rigid side to side which has really cleaned up my experience.

[gavinzooms]

I personally went knobby due to a good amount of trails in my area, but since I mostly use my Patton on the road for college commute and after getting used to the knobby on the street, I can say I really love the way it feels. It’s more stable and predictable than a street tire which u feel would be too squirrelly on a 16” wheel, and I just love the sound it makes when accelerating hard. Really lets people know I’m coming since this thing is so quiet disregarding the wheel noise.

[MathieuTechMoto]

Looks like a fun wheel, i'd really like to try the Lynx !

[jonwall]

Well done. I like your upbeat energy. Saying what you do like and sharing your enjoyment. Good job

[MC-nyiw]

Thanks for all videos Jon, I just ordered my Patton, I used your ewheels code, thanks mate !cheers from Palo Alto California

[freeforester]

Nice one Jonno, the Patton’s capabilities were exceeding that of the rider there for a minute 😂. No worries, no harm done, and a timely reminder to all trying out a new wheel - steady as she goes (- at least for the first hour!) 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[lunchymunchy]

Love your style jonno, always well thought out and put together videos, it’s great to see a ‘ get on and go ‘style video from you too…

[chestercopperpot]

Another amazing video, there hasn’t been a bad one yet.

I also ordered the Patton and should have it soon as the container boat from China docked yesterday.

[Pogodindenis]

Hi, do you plan to change your Sherman S to the Lynx? What's your attitude towards new 150-v wheel from Leaperkim? Do higher voltage really makes the difference? it has 150v but only 2700 wh battery whereas Sherman S sports 3600 wh. Im on the fence now

[luwnbz]

About braking.. I am scared of braking on my wheel, I feel like I don't know where the limit is and I'll fall to my back. Do wheels commonly adjust the tilt angle, as in dynamic tilt but forwards when braking too hard?

[danielz]

I'm planning on selling my 16x which is my first and only wheel for a Patton or lynx. Feel like I would need to commute to work on the lynx to justify the cost

[Stefonewheel]

Thanks a lot for this. I’m buying mine. Selling my Onewheel

[Vinceeuc]

was it harder to turn with the knobby tire? ... awesome video!!

[jimmykiang]

Nice review! and whats with all those cable ties on your bicycle helmet?

[MrMixosnow]

Full of pleasure, in this video, i'think you 'll buy one of this beauty, isn' t ? 😁

[darrenboone]

That's what i'm afraid of as well, i LOVE my SS but i have no backup euc. The Veteran Lynx is my new choice over the Patton because they're so close in performance. love this format GREAT WORK GOOD REVIEW!