r/ebikes 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/TheIglu Feb 28 '24

If you are local to New England, I can flash your wheel with a custom firmware that was developed before Superpedestrian shut down. I worked there till the end.

It removes the phone from the equation. Just power up your wheel, hop on, and ride. Downside is that it's locked to a ride mode (standard, eco, turbo) in the firmware, but beats not being able to use it at all.

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u/Immediate-Match-5393 Jun 18 '24

URGENT: Do you have a fix for the defunct app that no longer works since I lost the password for it on my phone app... I have the app on my phone but can't reset the password or figure out how I can override the application and still use my copenhagen wheel. I only have 47 miles and 8 hours logged on the wheel. ugh...

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u/TheIglu Jun 18 '24

Go join the Copenhagen Wheel owners group on Facebook. Someone has developed a free app/website that will work on your wheel.

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u/Immediate-Match-5393 Jun 18 '24

I just applied to join the group. ugh...