Groundbreaking *4 wheel* simplicity???

[DashRiprock]

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Delivery in January. They seem to have some slots open as of the 26th.
I ordered one for my wife. I have been told that they are moving the pedals forward in the initial batch. Handlebars fold down. A seat is coming for the rear basket.
Not the first that I have seen with the tilting wheels yet the first that I have weighing 120#. Wish that it had a bigger motor and battery yet I like the design and its ability to be modded (haters of the Soletri for this very reason please pile on now).
As offered, you'll be needing a spare battery and a diet or skinny mate if you ever two-up due to the friction yet I can't think of anything out there at this price point (I took another 5% off for signing up for updates) or please forgive given the shear number to choose from. Not cheap yet I wanted to get in before the tariffs began in earnest with a known manufacturer/warranty.

What do you think?

 

[sc00ter]

That SixThreeZero company has been around for awhile, so you shouldn't have any worries. We (especially me) would love a review when you get it.

 

[kevinmccune]

Me too.

 

[gromike]

With four wheels what is it legally classified as. My state has a classification something called an electric personal mobility device (EPMD). So maybe that's what it is.

 

[DashRiprock]

A few things that I figured out from watching the videos:
They apparently didn't put a larger motor in it due to California's limitations of some sort.
There are plans to use that space behind the seat for a passenger's feet (see the rear seat mention above).
A video was released today that showed it at the water's edge on the hard pack sand (not much to see). It could barely get out of the soft sand where it had stopped for obvious reasons.

I'm not much of a reviewer save for blunt praise or criticism yet will offer same when I can. I'm also in the snowball so somebody will probably review it a long time before I ever get a chance to ride it. My plan is to see just how crowded the pedals are after they move them forward and how far back and down I can get a seat with a back (more of an office chair style). The problem that I see with this *without stretching it* is no weight on the front wheels. I think stretching is almost a must as I can't see the front working without minimum downforce. I also need to figure out the handlebar reach obviously as the center of gravity lowers.

Is it worth all of the fuss? I think so yet will have to see it in person first.

 

[gromike]

At least they're dealing with the granny trike tip-over thing. I would like more on the front wheel linkage. Maybe it leans. It seems like one rear wheel is driven by pedal, and the other wheel by the motor.
There might be a market where they're headed. E-mobility is a wild card!

 

[DashRiprock]

At least they're dealing with the granny trike tip-over thing.

That is exactly what I said. Most of us have seen the same basic design in more complicated machines yet I've not seen it in a basic form. When they (or whoever gets there first for possibly less) get the recumbent-style center of gravity issue down, look out.

I would like more on the front wheel linkage. Maybe it leans.

If you look at others who have tried it; I'm not sure that it is designed much differently. It makes sense though that there would be a minimum weight forward on the linkage/wheels for it to even matter/be most effective.

It seems like one rear wheel is driven by pedal, and the other wheel by the motor.

I haven't investigated whether there are different types of rear differentials out there in the market nor looked hard at this one. I wouldn't buy another trike or quad without one.

There might be a market where they're headed. E-mobility is a wild card!

Again, you hit the nail right on the head for me. It doesn't make a lot of sense (at least to me at my age) to have 4 wheels/stability and no way to use it. I get the fact that you'll probably have to stretch it like the Addmotor M360 and add a decent seat even better than what 6030 just did with their 'office chair' trike yet I'm willing to cut it up. Pretty useless to me if I'm risking breaking my neck on it from the current seat height/position no matter how stable it's advertised as.
If you could easily slide in to a chair with a nice comfortable back/bolstering/armrests and it boasted a larger motor **with the same easy reach handlebar access as their SimpleGlide trike**(?)...how many would they sell?
I would probably get sucked in for another one if this market holds up..which is a big 'if' given the obvious and the reason that I decided to buy now.
Everything is there for a basic mobility vehicle. It just needs a little tweaking which no manufacturer (for some reason) has been willing to tackle.
I almost bit on the SimpleGlide and would have save for my remembering that it is a trike and that my wife would be in it who is not Lance Armstrong by any means.

 

[DashRiprock]

With four wheels what is it legally classified as. My state has a classification something called an electric personal mobility device (EPMD). So maybe that's what it is.

I love state/local control yet it sure did screw over 6030 in equipping the motor/battery needed here.
How you put two people on this and go anywhere of significance is beyond me unless you over-inflate the tires and at least one is a very young child.
We've got to get these spare battery work arounds figured out as well. These manufacturers are already being forced to sell spares at outrageous prices and I don't see things getting any better in the near future.