Currently sold out on the NZ Gearbite site ($999). Only ? with this deal is warranty.
PB Tech is selling it for $985(pbtech.co.nz)
Gearbite NZ link(gearbite.co.nz)
(AUD) $689 - $68.90 discount + $30 shipping (to Hamilton) = $650.10 (~NZ $673.23 Google conversion).
Deal found @ OzBargain(ozbargain.com.au)
Yes, I use this, I upgraded from the first M365 and it's worth the upgrade. My office is around 3-3km, so 6 in total and I only had to charge it once a week. I am 100KG and it raced. The price offered is amazing. If you are in the city, trust me, you will never go 35kmph, 25kmph is good enough. Be safe and wear a helmet and Lival has a helmet which has signals on the helmet which is amazing.
After running over 4000km on my M365 I upgraded to the Pro2 and already at 1500km. 8km trip to work and fairly hilly. Will be around 95-100kg weight when I add my workstuff.
I've hacked the firmware to get 30kmph out of it and more grunt going up the hills but it does affect battery life. On a good day I could do a return trip on one charge so that's really only 16km range but bear in mind the weight, extra grunt and hilly route. I have a second charger at work and charge up there.
The good thing about these scooters is the amount of guides, support and spare parts available from aliexpress along with mods, hacks, extra bits and pieces.
The other perk is if I'm at work and it's raining I'll just ask for a ride home from a workmate and throw my scooter in the boot. Or if I have to drop my car off for a service or something, I put the scooter in the boot and use that. Likewise a night at the pub and scooter home (yes I'm aware you can still get done but the odds of this is slim - if you're that blotto'ed you're not going to get far on the scooter anyway).
Most of the design kinks have been fixed through subsequent revisions but flat tyres are a real pain to change - I've done about 20-30 and while they get easier, they never get easy.
I have no clue about scooters, but this price makes it time to consider one.
It weights 14kg is limited to 25kph, but has a 600W motor. So do most people remove the speed restrictor in these?
https://www.mi-store.co.nz/product/FBC4025GL/Mi-M365-PRO-2-E…
"unless you add a booster battery, or replace the stock one (or rewire it, but that's an advanced mod) you'll be limited to about 35kmh regardless of how much current you give it in firmware; there aren't enough volts to go faster"
https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricScooters/comments/n69o6q/re…
35kph is ok, but I've used 45kph ebikes and even that is only ok.
Price looks great for what you get, but it's not for me.
Was $687.34 with my ANZ Visa Platinum Air NZ card, great price!
I guess the exchange rate for BNZ isn't as good, got charged $693.88NZD
Went with the ANZ Visa too - noticed that if I had used Paypal it would have been $708
Is that the final price or does ANZ tend to adjust it later and add on their currency conversion fees?
Looks like the final price to me.
This comment from OzBargain might be useful(ozbargain.com.au)
I purchased this in January this year when it was $699 at JB. Here are my thoughts.
Bought it to get to the gym and back at lunch time. 2km trip each way, takes less than 5 mins on this. I'm around 74kg and this rides easily at 20km/h at 10-12% climb in some sections. On flats, it stays around 23-25km/h. You don't want to go any faster without risking some injuries given it has tiny wheels, it starts to get unstable at around top speed.
Build quality is fantastic and you definitely feel you got your money's worth when you use this. When folded, it can be stored easily under a desk or in a corner for charging.
Only thing i would like to see is some suspension mechanism. Because the ride is quite bumpy. Even a slightest uneven surface and you have to hold onto it tight.
I'm in Vic and have ridden past cops many many times and they don't' seem to care, however if one was in a bad mood and just wanted to ruin your day, they can definitely give you a fine.
Also, haven't been to the gym in a long time now because of lock down so not getting much use out of it. but looking forward to using this again some day!! (here's hoping)
Very good price if they do indeed ship to NZ. Think it would be by sea as they can't ship these by air as the battery makes it dangerous goods?
I have the previous version of this (M365 Pro), not much difference between the Pro and Pro 2 if I remember correctly.
They are great scooters if you mod the firmware to unlock the 25 km/h speed limit, the top speed with modded firmware is 35km/h and you can boost the acceleration as well. Stock speed & acceleration is a little slow to ride on the road for me, 35km/h seems okay on 50/60km/h roads / bike lanes. Make sure to get a helmet as well.
Range, you'll get around 25-30km depending on your weight and whether you ride on flats or hills. It won't get 45km unless you ride in eco mode at 15km/h on a flat road
Much quicker than the rental e-scooters and it has pneumatic tyres so it has a more comfortable ride, you just have to make sure the tyres are pumped up regularly to prevent pinch flats. I haven't had a single puncture/flat yet and I've had it for over a year.
Plenty of mods available, you can upgrade the tyres to 10 inches (stock is 8.5) for even better ride quality, also battery mods, firmware mods as mentioned. Spare parts are available from Aliexpress or Mi Store/PBTech but they will be the same parts from Aliexpress with a huge markup.
They do ship to NZ, I've bought a couple of robot vacs from the aus site before, for some reason it's always cheaper off their aus site compared to the NZ one.
Mine burnt out after a month of -casual- use, probally 5 full charges worth. Replacement has been fine, but i am much more cautious about how i use it.
Would caution buying without a NZ return option.
which part burnt out? battery? or motor?
BLDC motors are waterproof. Must've been rusted nickel strips or the bms/vesc. But I suspect the hub motors burnt out as they're enclosed and very prone to overheating
Motor, I'm 80kg and used it on the flat and various slopes around Dunedin. Never pushed it hard on slopes where it clearly couldn't manage with a bit of winding etc. Never used it in the wet etc.
Thanks - gonna step back from this deal. I'm rather big guy and will keep looking for a good scooter that can handle ~95kg with less hassles.
Just my 2 cents:
I was one of the first people in NZ with the original M365 many years back.
My biggest concern was how FRUSTRATING it is when you get a flat tyre, which is bound to happen as you ride your scooter.
After extensive research and many trial and error, the process of replacing a tyre is so impractically designed it is downright disgusting - agreed by a huge online community too…
You could get it fixed by paying someone else to do it, but if I had to pay $70 + tyre for a $700 scooter, I thought the whole thing wasn't worth it.
Maybe this version has fixed the previous issue, but it really did put me off Xiaomi scooters full stop.
That's why I bought an Ninebot ES4 back in 2019 with solid tyre and almost 1300km of travel and still working with no issues.
I have the original m365, and found flat tyres super frustrating also. I ended up buying these solid tyres from Aliexpress that don’t go flat (but they’re definitely more bumpy). They are A LOT more difficult to put on than the normal tyres as well.
I watched videos of people putting on the solid tyres which involved boiling the solid tyres to soften them. I tried myself but it just couldn’t get them on…
Ended up taking it to Freed Electric Scooters in town and they did it for me. Some places wouldn’t even do it because they said putting solid tyres on was just too difficult
Its a nightmare - i tried as well, its a real skill - its crazy difficult - one of the videos recommended boiling the tyres in hot water, thats when you know you have gone to far - its silly how hard they made it .
PBTech will fit them (they dont care where you bought the scooter) for about $65 and you can supply the tyre if you choose or they can. Its annoying to have to pay effectively $200 for new tyres on a scooter I only paid $500 for (in the MI Store opening special deal) but its sure a lot better not getting flats anymore.
The rear tyre is easier - the front one there's some tricks to get the valve in and out.
Having the right tools helps (I ended up buying some motorcycle tyre irons from Ali) but I have seen videos of people doing it by hand and brute force.
I've changed about 20 and would say it gets easier but never easy. Probably change a back in about 15 minutes now.
Been a while since I have changed one though (10 months of regular use?). Pumping a ton of slime in makes a huge difference.
Oh and stop doing stupid jumps and stuff on it also lessens the chance of a puncture.
how does this do in the rain?
do you ride on footpath or on the road like a cyclist? or in and out?
I find that you need to be mindful of the road/path surface when it's raining. I've seen people with eScooters slide and fall on smooth surfaces when wet. As a precaution, it's best to go slow when it's raining.
When riding, I use the cycling lane when available/possible. When on footpath with pedestrian traffic, I find it best to be go slow as a precaution (or walk beside it if necessary). Most of the time though, the path is clear on my route and travel time.
Got an email from them saying they can't ship by air due to the battery & are looking at sea freight options.
Thanks - really want one.. wonder if anyone has this and can share some thoughts ?