Very happy with the v5 until today. Smooth Riding, wishing all their models have the carrying handle, very convenient. Charge speed is nice, I can ride to work, charge it while working, and ride home. The product is advertised as having an 11mi. range and I could never squeeze more than 4-5 mi. out of it. I assumed this is because my route I take is mixed up and downhill, and their numbers are 'lab grown.' But that's fine, it got me to work. I only mention this is it may be a symptom of my current issue. Today I went out for a ride on a full charge - was not even 10 minutes out the door when the whole thing just died. Board is unresponsive, controller wont connect unless I'm pushing along. Reads extremely weak voltage when I'm pushing along (likely just a read on the regenerative charge coming from the motors as I move it), but other than that the board does not respond to breaking or acceleration, and the controller wont even connect unless the board is moving. Went to plug in the board and the charger's light is green, so the batteries must be fully charged, but like I said, board is unresponsive. I'm more than happy to give 5 stars once the issue is resolved, but as it stands, I cant recommend the product if it's just gonna gonk out after a month of moderate use (maybe 20 hours accumulatively?). Sent an email to the Meepo support team with this info, I'll have to wait and see about a response. After about 2 weeks of back and forth, they helped diagnose the problem and shipped me a brand new battery (as mine was defective/not working properly). Communication went really well and my emails were returned next business day. Process probably would have been quicker had I not missed an email or two. All in all I'm really satisfied with the customer service experience. After installing the new battery I went for a ride and everything seems to be working perfectly. Considering my experience so far, If were to ever get an upgrade from the V5 it would likely be another meepo board, maybe a onewheel. Offroad riding seems like a lot of fun. Read more
After having this thing for a few months now, I think this thing(Campus v5) is super fun. I weigh just under 200 lbs and this skateboard lives up to its name. It is able to get up to the speeds advertised even with someone heavy like me riding it. Although it doesn't get the advertised 11 miles range on the 3rd and 4th speeds, it does have more than enough range for my uses. I've put more than 150 miles on it so far and it doesn't feel like it has lost any of its range. As far as design goes, the handle cut into the board makes it super convenient and portable. This feature also allows me to use a bike lock to secure it if I don't want to haul it with me into buildings. Also feels like they put a lot of thought into the controller/software. The board will turn on if you just start riding it and will shut off when you turn off the controller. This makes it super convenient because you only have to deal with manually turning off and on the controller. I spent a long time looking through reviews and looking at different boards before I settled on this one. Hopefully this helps others make a good decision. Read more
Edit: It broke after 7 months. Water got into the port, which corroded the battery. Unfortunately it was a month after the warranty expired so there was nothing the customer service people could do. Then after I got that fixed out of my own pocket, the controller broke and is not working anymore. This board won’t stop having problems/ breaking and is NOT worth 400$. Go with another brand, this brand does not make boards that last. Original post- I bought this to get around campus and it’s great! I’ve had tons of fun riding around and getting to class on time. I also bought a bike lock to lock it outside but I don’t trust the people in my college to not clip the lock. It’s extremely durable, I’ve had it for about a month now and as you can see from the pictures, I haven’t exactly been nice to it. She does have A LOT of scratches, which is annoying, because although I haven’t been nice to it, I haven’t gone banging it around and smashing it against walls. As I got more comfortable with the speed, I ended up riding on the 3rd speed whenever I ride somewhere and the speed is very adjustable. The brakes, the reason I bought this one, did very well. It is very heavy and going up stairs with a 20 pound long board is extremely annoying, but I can handle it. This is an extremely good board and I would extremely recommend it! Read more
