Apollo Phantom review after 2000 km, what went wrong !

I've got ~800kms on mine (2023 version, new last month) and I use re-gen brakes exclusively. SO much better than the Ghost. I haven't had a single flat yet (lots of gravel, a few big bumps) but I guess it's due. I always take Slime & a portable air compressor with me. The balancing beads is something I never considered - I do notice a bit of a wobble at very high speeds (60 km/h) that is unnerving. I ordered the same tires again, since they're great quality so far. I also ordered offroad tires for it. I'm told by several riders that they ride theirs in the rain all the time with no problems. It's only got an IP rating of IP54, so that concerns me - but I want to try riding in light rain soon. Don't want a rainy day to ruin a ride! Nice video.

hahaha thank you for posting this as a new scooter buyer and with the port delays i've been kinda nervous keeping my preorder with apollo with your review it helps me stay calm and wait, and with your only main problem being flats at least it's not one of their proprietary parts so i wont be waiting on them to ship stuff, because from what i heard their only problems are shipping since they are a newer company and don't have the infrastructure yet to deal with the demands that the scooter industry needs, especially since they have been doing game changing upgrades that everyone is excited about

BALLANCING BEADS, best idea yet which brand and how did you do it!

What tubes did you end up going with? I've had similar issues with Apollo inner tubes. My Apollo Ghost has quite a few miles on it, and it's been pretty great as well. The only maintenance I've had to do is repair flats, and my tires started to wear out so I got some PMT E tires for it. I've got an Apollo Phantom V3 on order because I really want that dedicated regen brake. I'm curious about the locking feature in the app. Does it work when the scooter is off, or am I going to have to leave the scooter on if I want to take advantage of that feature? I couldn't find anything in any of the Apollo videos about it.

nice review I've got the V2 right now, ordered the V3 kit 2 weeks ago still waiting on it.

Thanks for this 🙏🏿

Yeah my suspension ring looks the same with the tight cable. You have to check every so often because it'll get tight again. I've got 2500 km on mine now, only one flat, but my outer tires are getting very worn down and I just recieved some new ones from Ali express. Very cheap from there, same brand as from Apollo (paid 65 cad for 2 + tubes). I did break my stem bolt, but it's because it was loose. That was at about 1200 km, no issues since. Just check it's tight every so often. Otherwise my rear brake disc brake rubs badly. I think the actual mount is bent because I think the disk itself is flat. Otherwise I'm loving it.

Thanks!

I put flatout in my apollo ghost and a new tube in the back tire.

I was considering this scooter, until you said it uses tubed tires, I mean seriously?

I loved my Apollo V2. Stock tires wore off at 2200 km. Had to replace them before I sold it.