- 17
- 13 386
Swerve
Приєднався 9 сер 2024
Adventure content and gear reviews. Usually exploring SoCal and vlogging on my eBike or overlanding someplace remote to disconnect.
Swervesplayground@gmail.com
Swervesplayground@gmail.com
Electra Ponto Go: Review and First Ride
Riding my girlfriend’s Electra Ponto Go. Thing is pretty sweet. Hope you enjoy.
Переглядів: 137
Відео
Pedal Electric AWD S: 30 Miles Around OC
Переглядів 172Місяць тому
First ride in a few weeks. Perfect fall weather. Hope you guys enjoy.
The Best Camp Kitchen Box… Ever
Переглядів 6 тис.Місяць тому
Showing off our camp kitchen box that makes life so much easier. We use Toughbuilt Stacktech tool boxes. Hope you enjoy.
Overlanding A Music Festival
Переглядів 1142 місяці тому
Showing you our festival set up with the GX dialed in at SSBD. Also showing off our Intrepid Geo 2.5 rooftop tent. This thing is legit.
Pedal Electric AWD S: How to unlock speed
Переглядів 3072 місяці тому
Tutorial on how to unlock the speed limiter. Also a review on the new 5A super charger.
Pedal Electric AWD S: Honest Review (After 6 Months)
Переглядів 1,4 тис.3 місяці тому
Going over everything on the bike. It’s hot af out so if I missed anything let me know and I’ll go over it in another video. Thanks for watching.
eBike OC: Newport Beach (Pedal Electric AWD S)
Переглядів 1403 місяці тому
Testing new armor inserts in the tires. Taking the bike through various terrain. Perfect riding conditions.
Lexus GX460 Build (2010-2013)
Переглядів 4,2 тис.3 місяці тому
In depth review of my 2010 Lexus GX460. This build has been a 3 year process and is used as a daily. It has just under 200k miles and is still going strong. The only thing I did not fully show in this video is the drawer system turns into a sleeping platform. If you’re curious to see how that works let me know and I’ll make a video on it. Nitto Ridge Grapplers Icon Rebound Wheels 2.5” Dobinsons...
eBike OC: Exploring South Coast Metro Area
Переглядів 303 місяці тому
Great place for night rides. Hope you enjoy.
Pedal Electric AWD S (Beach Sand Test)
Переглядів 1193 місяці тому
Pedal AWD S (Gravel Test)
Переглядів 543 місяці тому
Testing the Pedal Electric AWD S on gravel. Why fat tire E bikes are fun.
Rigd Ultra Swing w/ 1up Bike Rack on a Lexus GX
Переглядів 7763 місяці тому
E-Biking OC: SA trail to HB
Переглядів 233 місяці тому
Just exploring OC and pushing the limits on my Pedal AWD S.
E-Biking OC: Santa Ana River (Pedal AWD S)
Переглядів 273 місяці тому
You sit and stand on your cutting board..?
Hey I was looking into this bike along with several others. I had several questions and concerns but there was no response. The website doesn’t answer my questions. I guess they want you to check out reviews instead of trying to help answering questions. You have a good review tutorial.
@@josephpuchel6497 thanks, man! If you have any questions feel free to let me know. I’ll answer anything I know the answer to haha.
Just picked up the same one in black. 135k miles. Great color man!
Thanks for the video. I did the same thing about a year and a half ago. I have the large deep box and the paper towel holder and one of the shallower boxes that I got at my local Lowe's. Did not know about the one section you have with the drawer and wooden top existed, didn't see that in the store. I''ll have to look for that. I'm still a little bit tight on getting all the kitchen stuff in mine. That drawer section would solve all my problems. Appreciate it. 👍🏻
Can you do a general tips and tricks video? I just got mine today, pretty shocked nobody has mentioned how torque'y it is and how easily you can spin out in AWD or FWD off the line.
@@justinbott3649 I can do that. I haven’t had a chance to ride cuz of the holidays tho it’s certainly good practice to always keep it in RWD and only go into AWD when needed. I still catch myself at times spinning the front tire because I keep forgetting to check haha.
There is also a full size and half box cooler stacktech
How deep is the single drawer? Did you know there is storage under the wood top if you remove the screw?
Do you change your own break pads? if so, how often? And is the only brake maintenance needed? Just curious if it's feasible to do it yourself, or if it's just easier to take it to the shop. Thank you for any insight my G!
@@AshtonKenneth31 haven’t needed to change the pads yet. Just break bleeds. It certainly is feasible to do it yourself but any bike shop will do it too.
This might be my next tailgating set up. Thanks!
@@michaelg6938 Anytime. It’s a game changer for sure.
Yes the customer service is horrible!
Sweet ride. What brand helmit do you have. Do you like it? I need one like that for my AWD PEDAL.
@@cjsoutdoors4412 it’s a Demon Podium I believe.
Why didn’t you do a multi drawer set up?
@@currentlyhd7649 you certainly can. I just didn’t tend the extra drawer(s). They sell a 3 piece but one drawer is plenty deep for items.
That's cool, but the drawers aren't waterproof
Great idea. These boxes from Toughbuilt out of ALL the similar companies are the most attractive slickest ones. They are practically a piece of tech furniture. I'd love to say they have the best latching but I think after studying everything in this product category from different companies, they don't seem to have the worst latching mechanism. Probably somewhere in the middle, plus points for convenience. I think some of the addons might be great for camping too, probably some hacks could provide good attachment cook process improvements. I see after finishing you did the paper towel roll. Fantastic.
@@michaelbuddy tech furniture is a good way to describe it. It being modular has endless possibilities.
A girlfriend who is vegan becomes ex-girlfriend. If you can't eat the same things, you are in the core incompatibility zone. Sorry to say, but eating supersedes hobbies and other compromise type relationship idiosyncrasies.
We eat whatever we want. I don’t see an issue with that.
Hey man, great reviews, appreciate your other honest review as well - I am between a motor goat V3 and the Pedal AWD S. Was wondering if you had an opinion, one vs the other?
@@JackWalker-i8k I appreciate the kind words, brotha. I’ve never ridden the motor goat V3 so I really can’t provide an honest assessment. Though the Pedal AWD S is pretty damn sweet. It looks great. I can easily go up to 36+ by adjusting the settings. The dual motors allow me to mob in beach sand with ease. And cops don’t bother me when cruising near them because it doesn’t look like an E dirt bike. The dual motor is why I went with this bike and it’s been great. I know the Ariel Rider is virtually the same bike all trims look hideous in my opinion.
Swerve, where did you get your new seat?
@@parkergunderson4562 on eBay. Search Pedal Electric sear and sellers name is Hippo something.
Where did you get your new seat? Awesome review, the back shocks suck.
@@parkergunderson4562 I got it on ebay. If you search Pedal Electric seat the sellers name is Hippo something.
just get a motorcycle nerd. that pos is squeaky as hell
Where’d you get the storage thing that looks like a gas tank?
@@marshallsfuntimes3754 it’s actually a bag for an e-scooter that I found on Amazon.
They made a rolling one drawer unit. It has wheels so you can stack your smaller modular boxes on top. But I don't think it's out yet. Great idea though
@@Jon_K8so I think it’s out. It’s just too big for my needs.
I just don’t understand how these companies continue to sell 48 V bikes for so much money and expect to remain competitive in a market where bike starting to come out with 60 V for half the price
@@jcolt84 yeah all the manufacturers are moving fast with updates I noticed. I’m already eying another bike haha.
@@SwervinAround I’ve spent the last few month anticipating the purchase of a wired freedom, but now I’m about to buy a 2 year old onyx cty2 instead! Both bikes are 60v m, and I currently own an onyx cty2 and I just love onyx bikes so much, that I just have to have another one! I found one for a decent price with about 200 miles on it. If it’s anything like the one I own, it should top out at about 54mph. From what I’ve read in the paperwork, it appears as if it was manufactured just two months prior to the one I have now.
@@SwervinAround I’ve like the pedal bike for awhile now, and didn’t understand the differences between 48v and 52v etc until just recently. I would love to own one, if you do end up deciding to sell yours. I certainly couldn’t afford it if it were new, but maybe I could afford yours depending on how much you evened up wanting for it. That is, if you even want to sell it at all. You said you were eyeballing another bike no, so I figured you may be considering getting rid of your pedal bike. I apologize if that’s not the case!
@@jcolt84 I’m certainly not opposed to selling. If I had the space I’d keep the bike and get a second. UnfortunateIy I don’t have room in my garage for 3 e bikes (my gf wants one too) so if I get another for myself I would have to sell this one for the room. You local to OC?
@@SwervinAround Orange County? No, unfortunately I’m not. I live in Southern Illinois, so that’s quite a long ways away from you.
Video on how to grease the motor, please?
@@jthecrew It’s pretty straightforward. First remove the battery (put a rag down on the ground to protect the display) and flip the bike upside down on the handlebars. Then take a picture of the orientation of each wheel, specifically the lock washers (it’s the closest piece to the hub) to reference later. Disconnect the cables that go to each motor. Then take a wheel off and unscrew the bolts to the cover plate of the hub motor. For the front wheel, the cover plate is on the opposite side of the brake rotor. The back wheel, the cover plate is on the same side as the rotor so you’ll need a longer Allen wrench. Once you have a wheel off and the bolts to the cover plate removed, bang the axel on the opposite side of the cover plate with a mallet (you can also pick up the wheel and bang the axel on the ground too) until the motor starts sliding out of the housing. Once removed, rub a good amount of automotive grease inside the drum of the empty housing then wipe grease with your finger around the planetary gears (there’s 3) and axle. Then put it back together, screw the bolts back in and put the wheel back on. That’s all there is to it. Start with the front wheel since it’s easier and you’ll know what the motor looks like. The back wheel is trickier because you have to weave the axel and derailleur through the bike chain to get the wheel off. The derailleur is connected to the rear hub motor so it will come off with the wheel and stay connected. If using the ground instead of a mallet, pick up the rear wheel and bang the derailleur side of the axel onto the ground until the cover plate and break rotor comes off revealing the motor. Then grease it like you did the front. Once you put the wheel back on reconnect the wires and you’re all done. I’ll try and film a video of the process in the near future.
Excellent honest review, refreshing. Thank you.
@@eMotoPortland Thank you. I appreciate the kind words.
@@SwervinAround Have you looked into upgrading the rear shocks? Seems like a simple mod.
@@eMotoPortland I haven’t done it yet but I saw on the Pedal Facebook group that you need to buy shock risers since most aftermarket shocks are not an exact fit. One guy used these with success: a.co/d/3kJwqGc
I’m sorry your girlfriend sucks.
I am begging you to PLEASE stop smacking your lips!
What pan is that 10 inch with pattern in bottom?
@@nicholaswilson7880 I think they’re Ooni brand. The company that makes pizza ovens.
Like your office
@@tooltimewithtierney3690 appreciate it!
Dump your girlfriend. Marry someone who can cook a mean meatloaf and make broth from the smoked turkey carcass you cooked together for Thanksgiving.
For those wondering, I'm making a joke. But in all seriousness, if my wife made me keep my cookware separated for fear of CONTAMINATION as if I had aids, we would not longer be together.
Jokes make people laugh, and laughter is just slaughter without the S and that’s offensive. Don’t make jokes kids…
@@jordanwilkinson7368 I mean I don’t necessarily have to. I just don’t want to wash out the pan every time after cooking bacon or something greasy.
Great idea
Man!! This is all you need!! Awesome!!
Great idea, I’m certainly going to get a similar setup. We still car camp with regular totes, because I try to keep it fairly minimalistic. After watching this video, I’ve never felt more ghetto. 😂😂😂
I too feel Ghetto with Plano boxes. The cutting board thing makes me like it. Not the cheapest, but everything is $100 bucks now-a-days anyway.
@@soundrecordings2659 Plano boxes are great. I use them for dry food storage.
Great setup! Thanks for the idea, I've been looking for a solution for my portable Blackstone
You lost me at vegan....
Same, but I powered through. It was worth it 😂
@@artadams1 Hey man, home girl can do what she wants. I stay carnivore, baby.
200K?! Wow. Amazing condition. Congrats... amazing setup
@@allenzillmer1917 Appreciate it!
What did you do with your rear camera?
@@johnhegarty1835 Nothing. There’s a shop near me that can relocate it but it’s not a necessity for me at the moment.
nice, I have a 2010 as well. won't be doing too much to it.. already pretty capable. I hate those drawers for some reason.. prefer bins so I can take 'em all out one day if I need to heheh. those are cool sliders though.. will google 'em.
Where did you get the seat?
@@explooge222 I ordered it on eBay. The sellers name is hippo something.
Did you find out where to the new Seat for the pedal bike?
@@parkergunderson4562 www.ebay.com/itm/226303263526?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=WEWFl7XVSVK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=Q-T6l1oRTLu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
@@explooge222 www.ebay.com/itm/226303263526?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=WEWFl7XVSVK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=Q-T6l1oRTLu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
I'm looking for a fold up bike rack to go on my Ultra Swing and came across your video. How do you feel about your bike sticking out on the drivers side a bit? I realized my full size bike would be doing the same.
@@pablomoca you can adjust the tray to fit the wheel base of your car. I preferred my driver’s side sticking out a little vs the passenger because I can see it in my side mirror.
🙌🏼Thank you🙌🏼
Thanks. It’s an awesome build. Congratulations. Appreciate it.
Hey brother good video. Dont firget to mention there are upgrades coming to the bikes soon.
Hey brother, could you please show us how to do the speed unlocking. 🙏🏽 My AWD won’t even let me get past 25…when they literally marketed it max speed 36 smh
@@TheMoanaWay Do you have the AWD S? It might be different depending on the model. I can put up a video on how to do it. I’ve been busy with work so I’ll try and get one uploaded by the end of the week.
@@SwervinAround yeah I have the AWD S, with the same display unit you have. Ok sounds awesome man, looking forward to that vid 👌🏽thank u
Love the build dude! I just had to replace the transmission on my 2011. Had my solenoids replaced that didn’t fix it then when they took it apart there were a ton of shavings in the fluid.
@@karlknizek150 Sorry to hear that. Hope you got a good deal on one.
@@SwervinAround I didn’t even try to swap solenoids or anything, I just did the tranny, 6200$
What transmission issues? If DIYers use inreliable sources to do repairs then things may go south and not because of bad engineering, but because of stupid advices. There are numerous toyota cert techies on YT warning people about trans flash on high mileage cars. This applies to all brands and not only toyota. I have 2010 with 108k miles on it. The trans fluid was never flashed, so I had followed TheCarCareNut advice and just drain/fill the fluid. The trans shifts are butter smooth. BTW, I suggest you don't wait for the valley coolant leak to show its signs. Replace the coolant immediately and do it every 30k. There is no such thing as lifetime coolant. When fluid gets older its lime particules start to cristilize. Those cristals form in tight spaces and are responsible for sealant degradation. Most likely old fluid is also responsible for recent blown head gaskets on UR engines. The gasket is coated with soft black liner which causes all the mess. It always fails in the same spot around the coolant channel between cylinders. If cristals build up in that area as well then the liner stands no chance and looses the seal.
Hey dude! Greetings from Irvine. I am not a tinkerer but not afraid of trying. Would it be a mistake to buy? Looks like the only moped style big enough to fit me while pedaling at 6 4
@@charlesizdead4242 It’s pretty easy if you’re willing to try. Just take pictures of the layout before you pull the wheels off. There’s a lock washers that slides over the axel on each side. Just remember the orientation when you put it back together. I’d also grab a set of long Allen wrenches with a handle to make removing bolts easier. I stripped some of the bolts with the Allen wrenches they gave me and had to dremel a slot in the button head so I could use a flathead screwdriver.
Yeah im gonna grease the motors...that was me
@@meyergomes go buy a good set of long hex wrenches with a handle first. It makes a world of difference. I stripped a few of the bolts using the factory Allen wrenches that I ended up having to Dremel a slot in the button head to use a flathead screw driver haha. Once you start hearing noise again, it’s usually time to tighten the spokes and then it goes away. Don’t be afraid to really grease it. I’ve done it twice now because first time wasn’t enough. Put a coat around the outside drum and another around the motor that goes inside the drum. I’d also lightly dab some throughout the teeth of the gears.
Thanks for the review! I'm shocked to hear about the rear shocks- I've been researching this purchase for several months and this is the first I'm hearing about it. Also sad to hear about the customer service and the motor grease issue, but I appreciate the in-depth details! Overall, would you recommend buying this bike, or, would you suggest waiting a year or two to see if they do another refresh to fix some of the problems you mentioned? Also, how do you feel about the add-ons that they sell, like the baskets and racks? They seem incredibly expensive (their metal basket is listed for $250) and they don't seem worth it at all IMO
@@mgsv_morbidslinky The customer service seems to be the case for a lot of big manufacturers. I see people complaining about super 73 and ride1up customer support all the time in their Reddit subs. It’s just frustrating to deal with. It’s more so for those that aren’t the hands on type. Personally, I don’t think waiting a year will change much in that regard. Maybe they’ll upgrade the suspension but you can always get aftermarket with a spacer. They’ve been around long enough to have a few generations of bikes by now so the lack customer support is probably not going anywhere. Overall the bike is a blast so if you’re into the e-moped style of bike and are comfortable doing your own maintenance (motor greasing, tightening spokes, cleaning drive train and chain etc) then I’d say it’s worth it. I will say this though if you plan on getting a second e-bike for a partner, I’d get a different brand. That way you’re not dealing with Pedals customer support on two bikes. I plan on doing that for my gf. I can’t speak for the other eco system parts but I do like the in frame basket. I keep one of those heavy kryptonite chains in it as well as a water bottle when riding. I’ve also stashed a hoodie in it when it’s hot so it’s definitely useful. The in frame is nice because you don’t ruin the aesthetics by loading up the cargo rack in the back or strapping a bag to it.
Just bought a 2011 GX in the same color. Thanks for the inspiration, looking forward to a build as sick as yours!
@@mastadutch117 Ayy periodot green ftw. Appreciate the kind words, brotha!
She’s a beauty!