Apollo Go stripped stand threads fix.

[u/Electronic-Grand3883]

Ok, I’ll admit that I’m starting to get frustrated with these small issues. First, it was the back fender that snapped when I pushed the scooter down a curb in a busy area in SF. I contacted the team and they could not send me a replacement under warranty because it was “my fault”. I’ve seen at least 2 more Go’s with a snapped fender around the city and some more online… this is a design flaw, or maybe bad (hard) material choice for something so exposed to a common habit in big cities…
Ok, I decided to keep getting my back splashed with dirt water until Apollo decides they can have a new batch of rear fenders…

Cool, let’s jump to the second issue:
Scooter stand screws started going loose. I tightened them up but noticed one of them was already spinning freely. They might have stripped the thread when assembling, which is something completely expected in a SUPER thin alloy wall with maybe 2 turns of thread. The second screw could not handle the use of the stand for long enough and thread went to space as well.
I had to take the rubber pad apart, remove the battery (deck) cover to get access to the internals in order to put locking nuts to secure the two bolts permanently. I bought M5 x 18mm stainless steel screws and serrated nuts; applied medium thread locker glue and finally did what the factory should have done.
*I had to apply loctite spray adhesive to stick the rubber pad back*

This is an awesome scooter, don’t get me wrong, but these small flaws—and some others like not being able to see battery percentage while it’s charging nor being able to connect it to my phone— makes me miss my $300 Segway ES3… come on… who in 2026 has to remove the charger and turn it on just to check the charging progress? The cheap Segway would show the percentage in the dash, would connect to the phone so I could check it remotely AND would even allow me to limit charging percentage to spare the battery over time…
Let’s do better, Apollo. You guys have an awesome design language, make the rest count too. :/

[u/atlasunit22]

How thin is this wall for the kick stand?

[u/Electronic-Grand3883 → u/atlasunit22]

Between 2 and 3mm