I'm a S18 owner, and completely agree with this reviews highly critical nature. my wheel arrived with a major manufacturing flaw (the wheel/motor was off center by 3-5mm.) Even after being fixed, it still isn't 100% right, because I think the manufacturing margins are way too high - and the wheel lacks perfect symmetry. There is a lot of talk about the suspension structure (linkages, bearings, and interior piston), and it appears that this structure doesn't make full use of the shock, and suffers from poor design. I agree the wheel is easy to overpower - and this gets really sketchy under 50% battery. It is not a wheel to push hard - especially above 25mph. I also don't like how easy it is to hit the lower pedal parts, and squared off parts on the ground - so much so that I moved the pedals to their highest placement, and added additional padding for better leverage. This put me at a high center of gravity, and more than my other wheels (18xl and MSP), the S18 feels like your way out in front of the wheel while riding (hard to explain), and if you hit sand or loose gravel the s18 has a tendency to twist out from under you, more than my other wheels. The trolley handle stuff is very well described, and baffling design. I have had a lot of fun riding this wheel, and it is finding it's place in my small collection of wheels - that being said, I will never buy a first generation KS wheel again.

I've only heard glowing reactions to this wheel. Now this review changes everything. Even before this review, I'd become cynical of EUC reviews in general, feeling that the reviewers were placating the manufacturer and not being honest possibly because of kickbacks or some perk. Flaws are always glossed over or omitted altogether. Nice to see some honestly. Did something change? From now on I won't buy a wheel until the general public has them in hand and can give honest feedback.

Much respect for being honest Adam. This review might hurt King Song and some King Song fans, but it benefits the entire EUC community as a whole. Thanks to people like you the bar has been raised; companies can't be releasing wheels with so many issues in 2020. The review itself was very detailed and very funny. You should cheer up now that it's over - you sounded so sad and disappointed. For you to heal up physically, and mentally, I prescribe: two advil, some sleep, some rest, some relaxation, and as much time as possible on the V11.

That block thing was the best laugh I've ever had on KZfaq (maybe you've missed your calling).

7:56 I'm seriously out here outdoors on a park bench having lunch and I'm crying from laughter. Please more more more stuff like this!!! 💪🏻🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂👍🏻

Absolutely great review! I greatly appreciate the honest in this review, as well as the laughs lol. Keep it up, be safe, and Keep it wheel!

Sorry about the broken hand. I hope you have a speedy recovery! Thanks for the honest review! When the S18 was first announced I was enamored by the looks and didn't like the V11. Fortunately I never put a pre-order on the S18. I was on the group ride when Alien Rides had a bunch of riders try the S18. Everyone hated the wheel and there were many experienced riders that tried it. We even took it on our 25 mile group ride and it couldn't finish the ride due to lack of range. The crazy hills don't help the S18 but none of the Gotways (Nikola, MSX, Monster, etc.) had any problem and they were going very fast the entire time. I was extremely worried about the battery sag on the S18 with that motor and small pack. You clearly showed that is a problem and that can't be easily fixed. I don't know why more people are not highlighting that major flaw. I know a few people now with the V11 and they absolutely love that wheel. I just picked up a Nikola 100v so I will need to wait a bit for my next wheel. I want to see how the Gotway EX does before making my choice for a suspension wheel. For now, my next wheel would be a V11 or a Veteran Sherman. There is no chance I would consider the current S18.

You may knock the block out, but your bearings are dead anyway from the box because you're as fool as me to preorder Kingsong wheel. You should disassemble it and change all the bearings if you want really smooth suspension. Throw away that spring washers that damaged bearings and change it to simple washers. Use 10*12*0.2 (or 10*14, or 10*16) washers between double bearings when pressing in. Next buyers should receive a good assembled wheel with some parts physically changed. But those who preorded the wheel... pwned. We have bought alpha version. Not a beta testers, but alpha.

Thanks for the honest review I.m new to riding with about 2 weeks under my belt and was thinking of buying this sometime next year. now I will switch to the RS 19 last thing I need are cut-outs from just acceleration

Thank you for this review, stay safe 😌

The blocks are there to prevent the big screws around it from over-tightening. (Says Kingsong Representative from FB Chat after I initially felt the suspension was a bit stiff) Just put it back, screw the sliders back tight, and knock it off again if you need to take it apart for some reason.

Thanks for this safety testing @WrongWay 🙏👍👍 This beep friendly wheel should definitely, before letting you accelerating to near faceplant: - beep at you on time! This is what beeps are meant for, to let you know to ease off. It beeped then cut off Bluetooth right away. - keep a power reserve to give you a hard tiltback to force you to decelerate anyway. Instead, this wheel lets the voltage sag down to oblivion, things like Bluetooth that costs only a few milliamps and allows to diagnose crashes get shut off. Okay you were using third party pads with more leverage than stock but that's no excuse. Although you and the wheel managed to recover from the precarious situation, Kingsong messed up the safety implementation here badly indeed. The S18 is an unsafe wheel until this fault is reworked, fully agree.

Thank you for such a HONEST REVIEW. People need to know exactly what there getting into like you said.

Great narration! Great video bro!

Great review Adam. The spanish clip had me cracking up. Good job!

Thank you for your honest review!

soooo it looks like I'll have to wait for S18v2. Thanks for the review, I've nearly preordered this thing....

Excellent information, thank you. The KS S18 was the only E-wheel I was considering buying because it looks awesome, but now it is clear that I should wait and see if they do fix those too many ugly issues that make it a rip-off.

Suspension doesn't mean wheel has to be offroad. Plenty of bumps on road

Oh my god man, that KingSong response skit had me dying in laughter. Great review as always!

Clearly, not sponsored by Kingsong. Thanks! Also, good information about voltage sag. I'm aware of what that is, but hadn't really thought of it in relation to EUC safety. I think I experienced a cutout once on my KS16S when going fast through a pothole. It was not an easy fall.

Adam thanks for you honesty man.

Wow pure Wrong Way! high quality review just bravo. All this 30 min review be simplified to: S18 is medium power suspension wheel what feel best in city and not dirty offroad situation. This product is propably best for "Casual" riders what can benefit from S18/battery/speed/power compromises who no want 18L because S18 is reskined 18L with suspension. And only thing what make people compare to MSS MSP Nikola Pro V11 Gotway Monster(or just say power wheels) is actual S18 price not parameters at all. I can imagine if i am under 90Kg person and happy with 40-50 km range 43km/h safe speed my preference is comfort and realy unique look (subjective) and have unlimited money S18 is good choice this is what i feel from you review and this is good job make by you.

Hahahahaa so vertieft ins Video gwesen, dass ich voll aufs like vergessen hab letztes Mal... hahahaaa... na zum Glück schaue ich deine Videos immer mehrfach... sind einfach hammer... genial wieder mal lieber Adam... stay save und ride hard.

Great video and contents, thank you. Where did you get the stand? .

Great review - doesn't put me off the S18, but it's food for thought to Kingsong on their next variation of this wheel. It's the price of innovation I'm afraid, you cant get it all right first time out of the styles.

Hi Wrong Way, that talk show was hilarious, and a really look like they were discussing the S18, LOL! Thanks for bringing out all those issues with the S18, and you came across as being objective.

Beeping is caused by KS firmware that confirms EVERY command sent to it from app. So every time EUC World connects to a KS wheel, it needs to read some important data and sends few commands to the wheel. Each command is acknowledged by the wheel with a beep. And if your phone will lose connection, after regaining connection this will be repeated. It's not a problem with EUC World, it's an annoying feature of KS wheels and happens with all apps. I asked Jack from King Song to remove beeps in next firmware updates, but... as we know, King Song - to put it mildly - does not always respond to user requests.

Thanks a lot for the information... I experienced a sudden engine failure with a KS16S (70-80% battery) during an acceleration phase at 25 km/h in normal conditions of use (flat road, cold and dry weather)...result: a memorable fall and no more confidence in this wheel. Electronic bug or design defect? Have you ever experienced a sudden engine stop in the middle of a race?

Excellent review my friend. Fair critiques from an empirical standpoint. This wheel was never on my list, but I will recommend this video to anyone that is interested in purchasing an S18. Bravo. 🙂👍

my KS S18 has found it's place in my collection - it is my night rider. If I have to be somewhere, run a chore, like getting some food at night, the S18 has become my go to wheel. the one thing I do disagree with this review is regarding the S18 headlight, which is super bright and has a nice angle/spread. It may not be the V11 headlight, but it's still quite good (it is my understanding the v11 headlight can actually be too bright looking straight down while riding at night, and the S18 does not have that issue)

Don't have an S18 myself, but still enjoyed your in depth review Adam. Thank you & Stay Safe! 🙏😎

Have the battery slump been addressed in new batches?

Before I sold the Onewheel to buy the s18, I would get a cutoff at least once a week... once I fractured my tail bone I sold it... Onewheel for sure is the sketchiest out of all them.

Great video!! I love your honesty! That’s why you are a great critic! There’s no politics!

Sometimes the truth hursts...but honesty should always prevails. Glad I bought my mcm5....I enjoy the non-suspended skill. Thanks for this review.

This just confirms my decision to switch my pre-order to the MSP was the right one. Thanks man!

Loving my S-18, but could someone help me?? I’m looking at this video stats on your app you showed … saw the amperage go up past 50 and then the battery % went down to zero?? What does that mean? Also What was the one metric that was the reason it cut out!? What should I look for when watching my DarknessBot app?? I really don’t know what to look for there are so many different guages , voltage, amperage, temperature Thanks for your time! Good video

Best review! Thank you!!! Will buy a v11. Keep going and get healthy

thank you for the video rip risitas

Nice thx you so much !

you made me buy the s18 thanks for a great review

Cool video! Where exactly did you buy that euc stand? I know you’ve pot but which one? Link?

Thanks for the honest review, was going to wait for your review before buying a V11 or S18, but went and ordered a V11 anyway. Your review more or less confirms my fears, great suspension, but that’s about it. For a £2000 euc it lacks the quality one would expect for the price. Your summary is spot on, it’s an Alfa Romeo

Welcome to... The kinggggggsssssong black list.. Now i dont feel so alony..ahahahahah Beside that Im sad to hear that the s18 is just what I expected anyway I will be receiving it soon and will be able to test it side by side with my v11

Would this wheel be a good one to start with?

I was really looking forward to ordering this wheel next spring and giving my v8f to the old lady. Our streets here are garbage and was looking forward to a suspension wheel..

Please activate in EUC world Amperage levels on the top of the display so we can see the power put into the wheel acceleration and to show the max amps in that acceleration too...

This crazy guy is one of the reasons i watch this video the 4th time now. And the one laughing in the video is also funny... thanks for entertaining us that awesome Adam... u r the best...🥳🥳🥳🤟

Great vids, thanks for the tip on the handle. Agree it's could be better. I have a first batch S18. It replaces my V8f. The S18 is great. The suspension is great. Compared to the V8f this thing is flying over the trails. The great thing is that it's 25 kg. That's a lot better then some other suspension wheels..

For those wondering, the block on 7:40 was redesigned out in the production batch, or basically removed entirely and the video by KingSong was removed. I do like the alternative speed pad on this video. EUCGUY stopped production on it, too bad.

Excellent video Adam, the comedy section was so funny, being honest in your reviews is paramount and I think Kingsong listen to you be it good, bad or indifferent what you have to say, by the way, I also broke my wrist a couple of weeks ago, I hit a pothole on my partners Kugoo Kirin M4 scooter (not on my Monster or MSP or my Sherman) one wheel is safer than 2 😂 I wish you a quick recovery mate. Keep making the awesome reviews, I'm interested to hear what you think about the Veteran Sherman 😉

I'm ride on V11, any suggestions side pad for the V11?

very honest review I think. Good job dude 👍🏻

Hey Wrong way, can you perform a similar test, or give an opinion for the inmotion v11?

Awesome video 👍. Thanks for sharing the details and truth ✌️ keep it WHEEL ✌️.

What psi do you use in the air shock ?

Another honest review. 👍👍👍 Hope your arm or wrist heals well.

first I have bought the V5F, and after watching so many S18 videos, I bought the S18, and now, V11 is coming will be here tomorrow by UPS, I can't give up the good suspension on S18, but also, I need the good headlight on V11. so buying both will solve all my problems.

Great vid

Brilliant review and love the laugh of the man about the block removal. Made me chuckle

10V+ voltage sag?? Any chance the battery is faulty in a way? Or every S18 is like this? That's really bad

finally an honest review !

Great review Adam 👏👌👍 very honest and funny too.

Wroooong way! I love that you said it the same like in your intro. 😂😂😎👍

"I intentionally tried to overpower the machine and use it in an extremely unsafe manor and came to the conclusion that the machine is dangerous"

That was a great video Adam, I had quite a few good laughs watching that. I love KingSong wheels, but this one is truly a disappointment, I didn't have to pay all that much more to get the Sherman. I'm glad I never got this one. the 18XL is awesome. They really fell short on this wheel . I agree the motor should not be that powerful in that wheel. Thanks for a real review.

loved the straight forward and honest review !

What should you do in the cut of situation? I had it and I fall down hardly :'(

Great video, can I ask you where you bought the POWER PADS? Thank you

I just got mine in today and found this video 😅😅😅. For some reason my king song only rides forward at an angle, i can’t ride it when it is straight

This happens with the Z10, also and probably every EUC, but I estimate my speed was over 55 kph, which is close to 40% above the rated max speed of 40 kph so I’m not surprised that the current was more than the system could support and it momentarily cut out. That’s way better than burning out something and having unrecoverable complete power loss.

So funny video mixing🤣 You did it the right way this time👍🏻 once again pretty authentic and straight foward like it! KS have send you Notice removing this video like they did for Denis Agov?🤣🤣🤣

This was a killer review had me in stitches always need a good laugh. Get well soon and look forward to more honest reviews.😃

Really hoping we see some interesting updates to this wheel sometime in the near future. I'd really like to feel more confident in this purchase.

Mr Wrong Way! Can I ask about your Shima jacket (again....I asked you a few months back) I’m still having difficulty sourcing one in the U.K in the size I want. A few reviews say it’s a tight fit and to maybe go for a size larger than you normally would. Would you agree? Top video again, and love the honesty 😊

think of buying 1....u change my mind...thanks for saving my life beforehand...

Almost a year and a half since this review was done. I know several people who own an S18, just like me. These pointed "defects" have not been confirmed in general. The handle is a very good solution as, built-in, it does not suffer damage when the EUC is dropped. Water resistance is sufficient. The fairing proved to be resistant to the heaviest use. The suspension is praised (and copied by another brand!). The apparent power cord, as far as I know, has never had any problems. It seems to me that the analysis failed. EUC users need to keep in mind that each model is preferably indicated for a type of riding. No one who cares about their knees will practice jumping with a Monster Pro, just as anyone who wants to travel long distances will choose an S18.

Can't say anything bad about your latest videos, maybe your name should be Right Way

Hi Adam, I hope I'm not asking this the wroooong way, but this morning I had a thought. Aren't the battery & motor specs of the S18 very similar to the Tesla V2 and yet no one claims the Tesla V2 is not safe? What's the difference?

17:24 Hi, what's the reference name of this tyres please ?

Hi bro, can you tell me where I can buy the side pads? Thanks a lot

Very good review except for the focus of your camera. I hope that all the wheelers that order this wheel will not be too disappointed. Hopefully there are reviews like this to show not only some good points and not only people going down some stairs with the wheel (something I avoid to do white my Gotway’s). 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

What was that about 75kmh? Could you post a link to the person that did that?

Bravo!!!

the suspension of all wheels is incorrectly assembled at the factory. there is a lot of work to be done in the depreciation system (there are problems that cannot be solved).

I bought it from China for 1450€. Not disappointed. Its my first wheel. :O Great review. Did you recover from the pedal drop at 40kph? Lol in that meme so many words sound alike :D you did great job on it! :D I hope my wheel doesnt lock itself too.

I was thinking about this unicycle for my fist one, but now I think the GW Tesla v2 seem e better option. they have almost the same Cruising Speed and Range. Does someone already bought on aliexpress? I found for $1199.

8:26 I always wait for the wheels to be updated with new parts before I make a decision on purchasing it, lol

Still contemplating getting this wheel. I'm 270lbs (122.5kg). Battery cut out is an issue- but I'm no hard, fast rider. I never had a problem on a V10F (980wh, 130 less than S18). I've even pushed a long line of shopping carts with the V10F. And Kuji Rolls hard charged like a maniac with no problems in the S18. So maybe it was just a glitchy wheel. Besides,KS sells an external 780wh battery-u can charge while u ride! Decisions, decisions....🤦🏾‍♂

Would be nice to see you in Berlin on 12 September for the legalization ride / demo 😏💪

Is this the production version? when watching kuji's video i can see him do full acceleration on it without problems?

respect for making such an honest review, this will only make the EUC companies get better. but that commentary had me dying.

Good honest review, Correct, for the money this EUC cost kingsong should have installed a more powerful battery, Its engineers could figure it out, Inmotion knew better, its under powered v10 sold poorly for that reason.. Hopefully kingsong will improve the battery, the risk of cut out at high speed is too high

Adam I loved that video U inserted...wicked editing..very honest review of this wheel. Wow worst kingsong I have seen for a while...it's incredible as the ks18 was so successful for them that they tried too hard and made a lemon

Great review! My s18 has cutout over 10 times in 3 days. It’s complete junk and should be recalled.

man, the euc world recording at the start is scary, i accelerate that hard on my tesla all the time and the pedals dont move a cm, im only 65~kg riding weight though, but im not pushing my tesla at all...

with this voltage sag battery will by trash after one season

Real glad I didn't get this, and went with a 16X instead, that I use both to commute to and from work, as well as on my free time. I would like a bigger wheel for certain things, but right now the V11 is probably the closest I can get to what I want before buying a second wheel.

Still waiting for the price to go down on these. I loves an Alfa!