preface:
It is believed that we are not too strange to mention Ninebot. The "No.9 Balanced Vehicle" launched jointly with Xiaomi makes us curious about this new generation of green, environment-friendly, zero emission, pollution-free and noise free short distance intelligent transportation tool.
The so-called balance car is mainly composed of a group of precise and fast attitude measurement sensors through the built-in MEMS gyroscope and accelerometer. After the high-speed processor calculates the appropriate command, it drives the motor to move the car body and quickly moves on the premise of automatically maintaining balance.
can "No. 9 balance car" But only "security patrol, tourism leasing, golf, short distance travel, commercial publicity ” It is not very challenging because of its pursuit of stable characterization, and it is difficult to maintain the popularity of users.
The "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 Single Wheel Balanced Vehicle" for this test was provided by Lei Fengwang. This product is a single wheel design, with a body weight of only 10.5kg, balanced configuration, and more convenient to carry. It not only has very high playability, but also "No. 9 balance car" More dazzling and cool.
Let the essayist explore the truth!
Product packaging and configuration:
The package of "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 Single Wheel Balanced Vehicle" is very strict, and it feels heavy when I get it. It can be said that this is the most important product I have received besides TV.
In terms of internal packaging, it is almost a tight package with three layers inside and three layers outside. Compared with the author, there is no more nonsense. On the foam cotton cover, there are all the accessories of "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 single wheel balance car".
The accessories of "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 single wheel balance car" include "product instruction manual, product prompt card, product legal statement, segmented charging set and extended air nozzle". The user does not need to assemble it after getting it, but can use it with electricity. This is good, and it also explains why there is such a large "amount" of packaging.
In fact, the most direct use for users is the charging kit and the extension nozzle, The "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 Single Wheel Balanced Vehicle" uses a special charger, which can adapt to 100-240V voltage and output 63V. It only takes three hours to complete the full charge of two batteries (single battery) under empty power. The single battery is 54.3v/155Wh, and can continue to travel for 15 ± 3km (mainly depending on human body weight, ambient temperature and site factors). The endurance efficiency is considerable,
The air nozzle of the "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 Single Wheel Balanced Vehicle" is semi concealed, and it can only be inflated through the configured extended air nozzle. The author's experience is that "beginners should not be too angry, because the speed will frighten bad people".
The product parameters of the "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 Single Wheel Balanced Vehicle" come from the official. The main feature of the upgraded version is to add one set of batteries (only one set is standard configuration, and additional purchase is required), which will increase the weight of 0.9kg, and increase the maximum endurance and charging time.
Product appearance and details:
Most of the appearance of the "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 Single Wheel Balanced Vehicle" is left blank. According to the official, "it can make it easier for users to customize graffiti and create personalized body"; As far as the initial impression is concerned, this product "has a round white body, flexible design, and challenging playing methods", which is very easy to get a good impression, provided that you are completely familiar with it.
Another feature of the "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 Single Wheel Balanced Vehicle" is "dazzle". Its two sides are respectively equipped with circular display panels, with 14x2 independent RGB LED lights built in. It has 7 sets of light effect designs and allows users to customize colors. At the same time, it can also feedback the remaining electricity when it is still. "For the front and rear display of the left and right panels, each lamp has 13% electricity", At the same time, you can also intuitively understand the remaining power through the color of the lamp "green when fully charged, yellow when insufficient, and red when the power is about to run out".
It should be noted that "when the battery power is lower than 30%, the system will automatically gradually limit the speed, 12 km/h when the speed is lower than 20%, and 4 km/h when the speed is lower than 10%". Therefore, when using it, it suddenly found that the "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 Single Wheel Balanced Vehicle" is getting slower and slower, and the alarm sounds. It is time to pay attention to the power. Under the speed limit, the pedal will automatically tilt back to achieve the purpose of deceleration.
Things are good. How about the bearing capacity? Although the maximum bearing capacity of the seemingly simple small body reaches 120kg, most people can basically make it, and the product orientation is very extensive.
The "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 Single Wheel Balanced Vehicle" uses anti-skid/explosion-proof tires, whose surface texture is very deep, and its thickness can also be intuitively felt by hand. Compared with the two wheel balanced vehicle, the free characteristics of the unicycle make its tires more wear-resistant and have a wider service life.
The pedal of "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 Single Wheel Balanced Vehicle" is made of alloy metal. Its surface has a strong sense of metal, and it is smooth and shiny, but its scratch resistance is slightly average.
The pedal is of foldable design, which also makes it very convenient for storage. Even if it is placed in the boot or in the corner of the wall, it does not occupy much space, but the design without locking wheels also has a little inconvenience. It is easy to "run" off by leaning against the wall.
A piece of rubber filler can be found at the edge of the pedal, and then the battery compartment opens. "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 Single Wheel Balanced Vehicle" has designed a "self upgrading battery module" in terms of endurance; In fact, one set of batteries is enough for users when they first touch it, but it is necessary to add one set of batteries if they want to achieve greater endurance after they get started, which is also the highlight of this design.
After uncovering the rubber filler, it can be seen that there are two hexagonal socket screws and two cross screws hidden under it. "The hexagonal socket screws are mainly used for product fixation, and it is recommended not to open them easily unless necessary".
To open the battery compartment, you only need to unscrew the cross screws. However, if you think that you can open the case by unscrewing two screws, it is a big mistake. There are two plastic clips on the left and right sides of the case to fix it. It is recommended to use a slotted screwdriver to gently pry it open to complete the opening; Of course, no matter how careful you are, you will leave traces on the plastic watch case. Don't let curiosity turn into regret. If you have nothing to do, don't bother.
The auxiliary battery compartment is equipped with a control line and a power line connector. A ring of small rubber mainly plays the role of waterproof and dust-proof. The "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 Single Wheel Balanced Vehicle" is IP54 waterproof and dust-proof, and can adapt to many terrains. Don't just drip water to test. After all, it is an electronic product.
The micro joints are made of pure copper, which can be expected to have good performance in transmission loss and corrosion resistance.
The battery compartment is very simple as a whole. The BMS intelligent battery management system closely monitors the condition of each battery cell in the car, providing comprehensive security for the battery, greatly reducing battery failure, and providing escort for safe riding.
The next step is the pedal surface that the author needs to talk about. The pedal surface of the "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 Single Wheel Balanced Vehicle" is designed with wear-resistant gravel, which has more obvious friction effect than the rubber anti-skid pad, but in fact?
The following figure shows the wear-resistant gravel on the pedal surface just received, which has a very obvious frosting texture.
After several times of use, it will be found that the gravel is very easy to fall off, exposing the metal panel below. According to the official, the user will be provided with replaceable abrasive paper to replace by himself in the later period. However, if this problem is not solved, it is better to replace the rubber anti-skid pad even if it is replaced more.
A layer of rubber is wrapped around the pedal, which, combined with its non angular design, gives users more protection for their feet and further protects the pedal; The most tragic time when I was a beginner was when I bumped into the fire box, which naturally turned upside down. However, I only saw a scratch on the pedal, and the fire box had been smashed.
In the design of the handle, the "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 Single Wheel Balanced Vehicle" adopts the design of thick rubber large handle. When it is difficult to control, quickly adjust the handle to grasp the handle accurately. With the handle setting of app, the danger of the car slipping forward can be reduced.
The handle is equipped with an emergency stop switch (it needs to be turned on in the app), so beginners can attach a safety rope to the "car", which can effectively reduce the danger and body scratch. However, the author would like to mention that "the safety rope will not play a big role if you want to really master it".
Under this, the front and rear arc shells of the "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 Single Wheel Balanced Vehicle" hide the charging ports and power switches respectively. The power switch has a built-in work indicator light, which can be seen when you get it, and it will not be explained in detail.
"A good horse matches a good saddle", how about the app that matches it?
The "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 Single Wheel Balanced Vehicle" uses the officially developed "Ninebot app", Through the app, you can not only "check the security and view the information" of the product, but also "customize the lights, speed limit, novice teaching, social interaction", etc. After you really get started, the app will allow users to use more "customize the lights and view the information". Let's learn about it with the author.
Every time we experience the app, the main page of the app is mentioned first. In the "Ninebot app", we don't see very complicated function module designs. We can quickly search for products and connect them through mobile phone Bluetooth; On the main page, we can see the direction of the product (I'm a little confused about why it has this design, is it a compass?), and the middle lock is LED light on/off, below which is a reminder of the estimated remaining mileage; Sliding up the main page, you can see the basic safety information of the product, such as "riding time, mileage, temperature". An instrument like icon at the lower left corner is "speed limit mode" on/off, and "push mobile notification" will also be displayed.
It can be said that under the main page, users can intuitively view the product's "remaining mileage, direction, body condition", and also provide some common functions such as "speed limit, turn off LED lights". The first level interface is very simple at a glance.
The seemingly cumbersome second and third level menus will not be too complicated after you get started. As long as you have a general understanding of what functions are under what menus, you can easily use the "Ninebot app".
The upper left corner is the user information menu. After entering, we can learn about the functions of "Ranking (why is it foreign?), N Pink Circle, No. 9 Community, nearby riders, services and about" here. Its functions are not difficult to understand, just look at them! However, the "ranking" function is suggested to be embedded in WeChat friends ranking, which is competitive and exciting! Otherwise, if you see the data of "God" that cannot be broken all day long, just think about it!
The "service" function is mainly mentioned under personal information. There will be a three-tier menu of "mileage calculator" under it. After entering, you can see the information such as "distance, temperature and times that can be driven under full charge times" intuitively. If you want the product to give relevant data more accurately, users need to give their own "weight" It can be obtained only by presetting.
The upper right corner of the main page is the "More" secondary menu, which can be understood as "body settings" by the author. There are three menu functions here, including "lights, cycling, handles, others, upgrades, basic information and battery information, novice teaching and safety guide".
OK， The time has come for the "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 Single Wheel Balanced Car" to create customized colorful lights. This product refers to the principle of intelligent lights, with 14x2 independent RGB LED lights built in, which can achieve customized conversion of multiple colors. It has seven kinds of light effects, and together we can understand its "cool" side through the GIF dynamic map.
(Colorful Meteor)
(Double dragons playing with pearls)
(In the Mood for Love)
(Dynamic breathing)
(Like a flowing year)
(Colorful Meteor)
(Phantom Breathing)
I believe that the "cool" GIF dynamic map has made everyone want to move, but let's continue to understand the "Ninebot app"!
The "lifting mode" switch setting is provided under the "riding setting", which I think is very necessary to open. In short, it is an emergency stop setting that automatically cuts off power after lifting the handle.
The "other settings" will not be explained in detail. It is mainly to give the user personal settings on the car to prevent others from modifying parameters through the app connection. The black box is a design for recording usage information data, which makes people feel very good, but users can't understand it at all.
The "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 single wheel balance car" is pushed to the device through "Ninebot app" Bluetooth to complete the firmware upgrade. It is similar to many smart products, but more upgrades are often on the app.
It is strange that the remaining power of "basic information and battery information" is not the same. To this end, the author asked the official, and the official reply was "basic information only provides estimated power, so it is different from the battery information".
It is believed that readers are most worried about the difficulty of getting started and how to master the product. For this, "Ninebot app" is a video teaching program, which combines simple videos with personal feelings to slowly master and control the product.
Although the video guides step by step from the simplest touch feeling, getting on the car, straight travel and other aspects, the author still thinks that "personal feeling is the most important, straight travel must be bold to lean forward (don't appear head in front of buttocks, this product is based on the center of gravity to achieve forward and backward movement), the faster the speed, the more stable (of course, the worse the fall) It is absolutely impossible to learn how to fall eight times without falling ten times. Don't try to learn with auxiliary tools.
That is to say, "This product is very challenging to master. Don't use the thinking of a two wheel balance car to measure it. It's just front and rear balance, and users still need to master the left and right".
In the "Safe Driving Guide", the official gave hints about some scenes and environments, saying weakly that this made the author feel like taking the driving test. Although I still feel that "protective gear must be worn, and it is not fun to rush; beginners must be in an open place with few people (preferably beside the cement ground, grass) In case of uncontrollable jumping (the maximum speed is only 18km, which is equivalent to jogging and enough stability after jumping off), personal safety is the main concern. Don't think about whether the car is expensive or not. This product is very resistant to falling ".
Only when you really master it can you understand how fun it is!
It is estimated that many people are in a frightened wait-and-see attitude when they see some of the above experience; Indeed, the "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 single wheel balance car" has greater difficulty in entry and uncontrollable factors than the two wheel balance car. Otherwise, why are unicycles more visible in acrobatic performances? Why can't this thing be used as a bicycle on the road?
But there is no denying that unicycle has too much playability, and only when you really control it can you understand how fun it is!
Its maximum weight is only 11.4kg, and it will not feel burdensome when it is lifted in a short distance. But even adult men will feel tired if they want to continue more than 1km. So although it is relatively portable, its weight can not be ignored. It is also a bit difficult to understand that there is no external tie rod design, which can save a lot of effort!
Of course, it is a fact that this thing is easier to carry than a two wheeled balance car. Throwing it into the trunk of the car for outdoor sports simply ends the problem.
Combined with its dynamic and flexible shape and dazzling light performance, the "Ninebot One A1 No. 9 Single Wheel Balanced Vehicle" can enable users to obtain the profile of many passers-by, and was once "cared for" by many cameras, which can be said to be a magic weapon to hook up with girls.
After many times of exploration, the author suggests wearing "thin soled shoes" as far as possible in shoes, so as to accurately experience the sense of gravity, otherwise it is difficult to learn.
The main problem for users to stop is that they have a high threshold for getting started. In fact, after learning to "find the feeling, master the center of gravity, experience getting on the car and trying to turn" according to the teaching video, this product has an amazing variety of playing methods.
After a variety of falls, playing for 2-3 hours every day, we can basically learn to walk straight in less than three days. On the whole, this product requires great patience and courage, and we need to wear special protective equipment. Any teaching video and auxiliary skills are difficult to help us find our own feelings. Once we feel it, it will be easy. Don't imagine it When you get it, it soars to the sky, and the result is often that you fall into the ditch.
Let's have a look at the results after many days of practice!
Experience overview:
"Ninebot One A1 No. 9 single wheel balance car" It is difficult to get started with a high threshold. If users do not have enough patience, it is difficult to fully learn to control; In terms of configuration, the author hopes that the protective equipment can be equipped as standard, even if it is necessary to increase the product price; Although it seems very dangerous, the speed limit mode can help beginners set the vehicle speed in the early stage to minimize the danger; On the whole, this product is not as stable as a two wheeled balance car. It is difficult to get started in an instant because the left and right parts will be unstable due to the shaking of the human body. However, the charm, playability and fashion shown by this product after getting started are far beyond the latter.
Advantages and disadvantages of the product:
Through nearly half a month of learning, exploration, hands-on experience, the advantages and disadvantages of this product are evaluated as follows:
advantage:
1、 The fashionable shape, mellow and dynamic design give it considerable advantages in appearance, and its playability has also been greatly improved. Its adaptability to various environments makes it far less demanding than a two wheel balance car;
2、 Speed limit mode and handle switch can greatly improve the safety of beginners;
3、 Large areas of blank space can give young people more space to play their imagination, and various DIY designs have become one of the highlights of this product;
4、 built-in 14x2 independent RGB LED lights The created "cool" atmosphere gives it a powerful advantage in driving at night;
5、 "Self upgrading battery module" It is easy to achieve a greater degree of endurance, Equipped with BMS intelligent battery management system It can further protect the battery life;
6、 The internal components of the product are very stable, and they can be used normally even if they fall down miserably;
7、 The integrated lightweight design makes it easy to carry, and it has more lightweight outdoor characteristics than the two wheeled balance car.
Disadvantages:
1、 The standard configuration does not have a safety suit, which needs to be purchased additionally. At the same time, the body does not have a crash strip design;
2、 The cost of getting started is high. Although it can be achieved after a period of practice, there is no denying how many times it has fallen, and the car body has also been seriously damaged. All kinds of bruises, scratches, and bumps are unsightly;
3、 The design of no pull rod makes it a big burden to carry it for a long distance;
4、 The frosted surface of the pedal is too easy to wear, and the gravel will stick to the case when it is stored.
