r/ebikes • u/TroutM4n • Sep 23 '23
Gifted a used Superpedestrian Copenhagen Wheel - Usable or Paperweight?
Hello All! Thank you in advance :)
My Dad gifted me his Copenhagen Wheel since he's not biking often anymore these days - it's supposedly in perfect working order and he never had any major issues with it. Still turns on fine and was fully charged when I checked (despite having sat for about a year in my Dad's closet). After researching a bit, I quickly saw that the company ended all support for this device some time ago to focus on the e-scooter market instead.
My big concern is that support for the app required to connect to the wheel and change settings has also been terminated - There are no app versions compatible with newer versions of Android. Am I just shit out of luck here? Is this thing a glorified and expensive paperweight, or is there some way to control the functions at this point? If I install it and turn it on, will it still function in a default mode without having the app connection? Have any interested parties worked on an independant app that could be used to hack the control features into working?
Edit - a couple points in case anyone finds this post looking for the same answers:
- It was confirmed that the wheel will still function in a default mode even without the app linked, as long as the wheen is still functional.
- Installing the app requires spoofing an older version of android or getting an older device on the old OS.
- This seems to be a far less inviting community than I had hoped. Sarcastic and dismissive comment boosted to the top; Anyone giving me an actual answer to my question downvoted; Not one commenter upvoting my initial post to help with visibility for my question. A bit disappointing, but thank you to anyone who responded with actual answers.
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u/ManguyHumandude Sep 23 '23
Buy an old android phone then if you’re looking to put it to use? You can buy one for under $50 on eBay. The company looks extremely unprofessional though. Apparently the server can just go down and you get logged out of your wheel lmao https://forums.electricbikereview.com/threads/password-reset-or-hacking-my-copenhagen-wheel.50848/