Veteran Patton Complete Review - The BEST wheel I DON'T need!

In southwest Oregon, USA. I have 1400-miles/2250-km on my Patton. I set my first speed alarm at 31-mph/50-kph, tilt-back at 37-mph/60-kph. I ride pavement. I chose the Patton because the community I live in has a 28-mile/45-km paved bike path that suffers from poor surface maintenance. There are more than a dozen places where the asphalt is buckled, cracked, or caved-in by the roots of surrounding trees. And, with the dappled shade of the trees, the damaged places are usually "hit before seen." Large, unexpected bumps are common at speeds in excess of 20-mph/32-kmh. I ride at 200-pounds/90-kilos. My Patton has a street tire and a 66-pound spring with the right shock turned 1-click towards softer. Again, I am at 1400-miles/2250-km on my Patton. Except for snugging screws approximately every 300-miles/480-km or so, no maintenance or repair has been needed for my Patton. Except for the beep for the 31-mph/50-kph speed alarm, my Patton is silent, smooth, dependable and I "love" riding her. (Yes, my wheel is a her and her name is Ella. Ella is enchanted.) ... I rode 30-miles/48-km this evening, just before posting this comment. This evening, my Patton beeped at me for speed 20-or-30 times. That should give you some idea how I ride. I do not consider the beeps a failure or annoying. Those beeps at 31-mph/50-kph are doing exactly what I want them to do. Reminding me to slow down and enjoy the gift of being able to slip into my wheel and fly. ... I looked at the Lynx, but it is not $1000US better than my Patton. ... I, personally, will not have a Begode. Just the other day, Roger-EUC posted a video repairing a Master's motherboard that had caught fire. Begode and "fire" seem to have a long-standing relationship and that scares me. ... Also, I keep a typed note on my Patton that reads, "Start Slow or Over Volt." I occasionally get beeped for braking too hard too early in my ride. But, after 3-or-4-miles/5-or-6-km and for the next 50-miles/80-km, I don't worry about hard braking or hard accelerating. I just fly and my Patton responds to my every whim. ... Finally, for me, I am an ATGATT rider. ATGATT, All the Gear All the Time. For me a short ride is 25-miles/40-km, a usual ride is 36-miles/58/km, and sometimes 58-miles/93-km. (On the 58-mile/93-km rides I usually end up staying under 20-mph/32-kph for the last 10-miles/16-km or so.) In my "personal experience," my battery has never dropped below 20%. ... My first wheel was a King Song 18XL. I made that choice based on one of Wrong Way's videos. I do not regret my 18XL purchase but my Patton is so much more. ... "Duf" of "EUC-Army" fame just posted a video comparison of the Lynx, Patton, and Sherman-S. It is a 3000-mile/4830-km drive from my house to where Duf lives. I have never met him. But, by his videos, I find my riding style ride is similar to his. I agree with Duf's assessment of the 3-wheels. ... Oh! And! If you buy from Ewheels USA, I'm pretty sure you get a full set of free pads with your Patton. I got a set of free pads with mine and use them. Also, I wear a high-topped leather hiking boot for riding. I find the stock pedals work great. So, I am riding my Patton stock, out of the box. Except one-thing. I bought a pair of $7.00US computer mouse wrist pads and Velcro'd them to the side of my Patton to keep my legs away from the suspension's bolt tops.

Hey Adam. That was a GREAT review, probably your best video ever in terms of concise information and quality. This is perfect !

im kinda surprised to see such a massive difference in your enthusiasm about the ride experience between your first video about the patton and this one. that first video you made really made me think this was ground breaking ride feel for you. i actually bought a patton as upgrade from V11, and i do like it a lot, though i am nowhere near skilled enough to really use it to its potential. I mainly just like that i can comfortably ride at 60+ km/h and the suspension feel is like a cloud

You've done some amazing reviews and this is yet another. It literally overflows with detail and I can really see that you simply bust your ass with great edits and thoughtful comments. When you are on your game like this, you are simply the best reviewer out there (IMHO).

Great job! Very helpful for me trying to decide among the 3 candidates in this class. A word on built-in chargers if I may...I'm in the electric wheelchair trade and have been for 40 years now. We used to have chargers built-in about 20 years ago, but have completely gotten away from that practice for a few important reasons that you may not be foreseeing. Because each brand tends to make things proprietary with different connectors and inhibits, it was never possible to use another brands charger in a pinch, it would require a seasoned tech to to the job, and if you lived in less populated areas you were not gonna find a dealer locally that had that charger in stock. In a lot of cases the chair would be down until a charger could be replaced. People such as myself were exceptions because I had the abilities to bypass the charger, in many cases I would remove it and install protected XLR port and a separate battery charger. But the rest of the trade around the country was not capable of this. Thankfully, all the brands have moved away from on-board chargers. Now if there's an issue with a charger you don't need a tech, you can borrow someone else's or order one on Amazon and have it the next day. Not to mention, we don't need any more bulk or weight on our wheels 😂 Thanks for everything you do.

Was waiting weeks for this review, and it delivered! Well done

Another Wrong Way GOAT review ! It's even better than I expected, and I expect a lot from now you Adam 😅You really outperformed yourself on this one. Thank you and bravo ! Now for me it's "the BEST wheel I DON'T need but REALLY want"

Your best review yet, fantastic! Really liking this format (as time-consuming as it is to pull off though, oof)

Epic review. You're killing it with the channel lately!

Thanks Adam. I'm so relieved that someone finally took into consideration what the wheel was meant for. I'm sick of reviewers focusing on power and range without looking at 'what is this wheel for' IE the 14D is perfect to keep in the car and cruise around town. It's got a tiny battery and motor. That doesn't make it worse than a master pro! It's better at what it's made for. Apologies for the rant.

Thank you! Have the patton myself! Always enjoy hearing your thoughts on wheels. You are the one that helped me make the plunge in to euc, so thank you adam!

The best EUC review I've seen. The amount of information and experience shared is mind boggling.

Thank you for the great video as always, one tip for easier lifting Veteran's wheels, i like to grab one hand on the front handle and the other on the kickstand to lift the wheel, that makes climbing stairs and putting the euc in the car a lot easier, i'm eager to see the Lynx full review (even if i already have one 😊) Be careful, sometimes the dialog volume gets a lot lower like at 24:19

Excellent video, great riding examples shown!! I just got a Lynx a few days ago and am learning how to ride :)

Great review, Adam! I love my Patton, but I agree that the cost is a bit high. The stock tire is excellent off-road but terrible on the streets. Luckily I received free pads with my purchase from ewheels, but I’ve spent a lot on accessories as well to make mine as perfect as possible. For people comparing the Lynx to the Patton, it’s just about price. The Lynx is of course superior in most ways, but the performance of the Patton is still excellent at a significantly cheaper price.

Great feedback, I was keeping this one on my list but with the extra side pads and bit needed to get going its moving down the list again. I was hoping to replace my s22 with this one but I will keep all the good info in check. Now lets see how the V14 fairs

Thank you for the perfect Patton video! After beginning EUC with a V11 and rapidly outgrowing its speed ceiling, I know I will be making a big decision in my future on a next level wheel. I have been comparing the Patton, the Commander Mini, and the Extreme. Trying to all-around, commute, trail ride, joy ride, and get bang for all that buck. Looking at alternatives too. But this is exactly what I will reference when making the decision to study the Patton, and I've already been researching these wheels. Perfect EUC content. I certainly don't mind beginner EUC info being included with all of this detail I need to hear.

All I can say is, for me, comparing this review vs your Extreme review, I'm glad I chose the Extreme. It seemed you were having so much more fun sending the Extreme and doing a lot more extreme riding. Good review.

Great review! Love the voice over that matches riding clips. I was shocked to find out my Lynx doesn’t have a kill switch which totally negates the great kickstand cuz I don’t like restarting darkness bot every time I want to take a short break. There’s other nit noys w it but I think you’ll cover them in ur next Lynx review.

Great video, brother!