The Commander - Final Review 

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Inmotion got the display right. The thing you need to occasionally see on the wheel display is the battery state. But i would like to see the temperatures on it 2.

Excellent video as always!

You said it perfect- if you want a Gotway wheel then get it from ewheels because of the custom batteries! Great review!

Taking the Commander off my jump wheel list now. Thanks Marty!

Commander ordered and paid in full after watching this video. Thanks for the testing Marty.

Hi Marty, very informative and useful video as usual. It was great that the only lemon in the video was the one on your table. That helicopter was dispatched as you were sighted with wheels based on previous experience, lol.

This is the kinda review that I will believe. From personal experience, I can't garner any major & small nuances from riding 200mile in a week. I didn't like my EXN til after 2-4weeks in. Now with >1k miles, I love it. Marty has done 1.2k miles in 3.5mths. Thats almost an owner's pov & more importantly, Marty has numerous similar wheels as reference. Although I can't see a need for a Commander in the foreseeable, its fun to know & read about. Great material for anyone looking for a long dist machine.

Phenomenal video and commentary for

Verry useful, thanks.

Once again real world experience based feedback on these wonderful machines by arguably the definitive authority on long cruise off road trail rides who lives in a envy induced part of the world great job Marty from cold wet England lol

Thanks for the review! I’m in that spot where I’m pretty happy with the wheels I have for most of my EUC activities…casual family ride, trips to the store, group rides, casual long solo ride, but I don’t have a top tier mega cruiser yet, like a MPro, Sherman, or Commander, or the upcoming Max so this video was quite helpful! Eventually I’ll want to do something like a long tour mountain ride, or here in the SF Bay Area, a ride around the entire bay, and only these types of wheels will do. That all said, it sounds like the best course of action is to wait, especially when considering high $$$ wheels. Commander looks very good indeed but I’m a heavier rider and I’d feel better with more cooling iteration. Max may be the way to go instead too, and there have been possible rumors of a High Torque MPro in the works, but only rumors at this point. In any case, your perspective is much appreciated!

Really nervous which wheel I want Commander vs Sherman Max...this video helps calm my nerves with my pre-order

I think your opinion will change once you try sherman max. Nice review very informative

That elevated bike seat tho!

Hot winter day today in SoCsl, just came out of Black Star Canyon on my KS16XS, really awesome ride/day.

Good stuff Marty! I chose the shermax myself.

Thanks to Jason? haha you only had it for so long because he couldn't get you off it haha I can't wait til you get your hands on the Master... that is the wheel I am pinning my hopes on. Another great video Marty... cheers

Great stuff. Who would do a video concerning motor technology? I'm seeing videos highlighting "Axial Flux" motors as apposed to standard "Radial Flux" motors. Axial Flux (AF) motors are billed as slimmer, pancake motors. EUCs seem a good place for these AF motors.

Soft mode is great on my Tesla. Really does feel like suspension to a degree

Great review 👍

I just wanted to add to the heating issues on the commander. For the ht, I installed 3 fans (2 behind the light and 1 on the side in the battery compartment blowing at the mosfets. Weather was around 75F. In hard trails, it ran highest up to 160F after about an hr of fighting up slopes. I weight 230 lbs. Overall I think the 3 fans worked since it kept the wheel about around 140F to 150F for a long time of riding. For my hs, I ran it with 1 fan, then 2 fans and then eventually 3 fans. It could run fine with 2 fans or even 1 fan as long as you allow air to flow like you suggested. I only did 3 because I had the knowledge and tools. I ran the hs in trails and it did okay if I jumped a lot. But it definitely overheated with 1 fan for hard trails. If I was to make it better, i think I would just remove the lights and then rear speakers to encourage more air flow. Some people take the circular plastic dust cover off of their axle to get more air also. But the sherman has the best method of front and rear openings. Overall I like both the hs and ht. I highly recommend you to do the tubeless Michelin pilot street tire! Throw in some armadillo slime and she holds air! It's the smoothest ride you'll get. Try it!

Lots of useful info here ... thank you!

Great video and super informative. I am finding it hard though to figure out the top speed of the commander HT. I am getting beeps at around 28mph with about 70% pattery. How far can I push it, I would like to do at least 35mph. Do you think the wheel can handle it? I'm 6"3" 230 ponds.

I am barely getting into ewheels. I heard about the onewheel and baja board. Never heard about ewheels. I am amazed by them. So far what I have figured out about this community is that the Sherman Veteran is the legendary hero and the Commander may be a worthy opponent. I heard a Sherman Max is coming to town, as well. Can we expect a Sherman Max vs Commander video sometime soon?

Its a shame about the lights. Its almost a step back. For us here in the UK we really need the wheels manufactures to become more focused on making it more like a moped with proper front and rear lights. If I look at the V11 and the Sherman, those two are good examples of EUC's with good solid front and great visible rear lights.

We do mph in the UK as well, cant get on with kph. Centigrade not Fahrenheit as well. The Commander sounds like it should have a following, but the Sherman is a 50mph wheel isn't it. Watched your review right through, good job :-)

I guess the EX20S will have to go into the mix now as well

5:03 Haiku with Marty 🤣

Hey Marty. I’ve been watching and learning from you for years now. I am wondering, since you have so much data on almost every wheel particularly on “overheating”. Is there a way to log the amperage draw in future tests? Like say on a Sherman going up overheat hill to see if there is a formula that can be calculated - example - if you draw 10 amps consistently going up a 20 degree slope for 6 minutes = overheat. As opposed to let’s say -example- drawing 15 amps consistently up a 30 degree slope for 3 minutes = no cutout or overheat. I wonder if collecting this data over time may reveal a formula for each wheel tested in the future? Anybody have thoughts on this?

The roll cage isnt that much of a a dealbreaker. Just get a splyceguard and it works great better than the sherman roll cage. Its the seated riding that might be an issue until somebody offers a custom built one.

Nice review ! Iv been doing my research over the last few months and your videos helped a lot ! I’m assuming you’re in the surrounding areas because you where at GMR in a video when I get my Sherman max I’m going to try and go up also !

Hello Mary! As always, great information and presentation! Thank you! Also, I will getting my Sherman Max, soon, from eWheel: would love to know where you have gotten those bumpers for your Veteran Sherman? Thanks, in advance, Marty!

Is there a seat for it

The main reason why I didn’t go with a commander was because of your videos mentioning it runs hot. Other than that it seems like a great wheel. But ain’t that exciting I might be the first in the west to get the max. Nah with my luck even with this small feat I probably won’t be first haha.

I see you smile Marty. You love the Commander HT and the Sherman Max will be released soon. Ooooh happy days. The S-Max is a 45 mph wheel. Enough speed for me. I am considering selling my Sherman for the Max. But the Max has the same motor as the Abrams. So the S-Max should have the same bearing problems.

I'm looking to buy my first wheel. the research and recommendations I found don't fit the weight that I am. I weigh in about 270 just under that. The lighter wheels for beginners don't fit my weight. So with some of the research of the Glitchy firmware, having issues with battery fires. Can you give me a recommendation on a wheel then I can start out with? I'm looking at the veteran Sherman Max.

I'm thinking of buying a new euc. Are any made in south Korea or anywhere other than China?

Does the ewheels version on this have different firmware? I have the HT version from Alien Rides and there is a very noticeable pedal dip.

Commander- Hero- or Sherman Max?......

Everyone that pushes going faster then 40 km/h is threatening the group to get licenses, permits and plates to use eucs.... Screw antiquated measurements...

You mentions the High Torque version you have does not present pedal dip, but popular video says it pedal dipping on the HT versions is a huge problem: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-t6DL0VhdANU.html What are your thoughts?

I'll send u a pic of a seat I made

There are way too many issues for the price. No built quality or proper design as usual with gotway.

You can see your display at night but you can't see shit on the road 🤔

I didn't realize that this wasnt a 45mph wheel like the Sherman. I wouldn't buy one anyway, Begode is dog shit in terms of quality 💩

What a piece of crap... it's 2022 and we deserve better. You shouldn't have to overlook a dozen issues to get a good ride. The S20, the V13, and even the Master will sell better than this "wannabe wheel".

The monster pro is hideous. Such an ugly wheel.