Slight thread revival here. I’ve been reading this post the past couple days and wanted to put down some feedback about this Endeavor 2S that I’ve had for about a month now. I’ve got about 110 miles on the clock, and I mainly ride off-road. I am a long-time snowboarder and I’m really rough on the board, so ymmv.
Some people on here were complaining about the wheel bearings really slowing down. I’ve experienced this too, but upon extraction they seem to work just fine again. Propel sent me some replacements, but even those didn’t work correctly. Reason? I think the machined opening in the wheel hub is slightly too small, and it’s putting way too much stress on the bearing. Putting these bearings back in the hubs took a crazy amount of force. After some trial and error I actually shaved out some metal to provide more clearance and the problem vanished. Thankfully, I only had this problem on one of the 4 wheels they sent.
The stock wheel pulleys started to wobble at about 50 miles of use, so much so that they were nearly contacting the metal guard directly adjacent to them. I contacted Propel and sent them a video and they told me they were aware of the issue and sent me new pullies with an updated design. Why these updated ones weren’t sent initially, only greed can tell.
The “flopping” issue concerning the bushings suddenly collapsing is a thing, but something that, as stated above, only happens at slow speeds. I’m only 170 lbs, but I’ve had to almost max out the pre-tension on my bushings to keep the deck stable at speed (15+mph). I don’t recall which bushings came with the board, but they are definitely not as hard as some reviewers were stating. It takes a good lean to achieve full tilt and the tightest turning radius, but i never have to actually grab the board and “hang” to achieve a super tight turn.
It is really really hard to get a tire pump onto the tire valves. These valves rest almost right up against the inner side of the wheel, so that even removing the valve caps can be next to impossible.
The recommended wheel speed setting (straight from Propel’s virtual garage) is 80 for the stock off-road tires. I’ve confirmed via GPS that this is incorrect, and that it should be closer to 87 if you want a more accurate reading on your speedometer and odometer.
Other than these issues, I’m really happy with everything else… Battery & motor performance, durability, remote, design, deck, shocks. This thing is a blast. I’m having a ton of fun.
