Eolo Radsail Buggy

This is a follow up of a review I wrote on this buggy a couple of weeks ago...

I purchased this buggy 4 weeks ago and my initial thoughts have been great, low centre of gravity, packs away quickly etc however after using it some problems have quickly surfaced.
I have used it on my local beach for the several times both on the beach and on the grass dunes above. I have discovered yesterday that all 4 rear wheel bearings are disinegrating.
Each time I have used the buggy I have been in it has been for around 30mins max so after about 4 hours total solid use the bearings are shot. Hmmm!

Is this because I am too heavy ?, they state 110kg max weight and I am a slim 88kg!! So no joy there!

So what causes this???

I have discovered that the problem lies in the bolts that act as axles. Even using thread paste or tape it is impossible to keep the bolts tight!!! Not good!!!

I am costantly tightening these up, every time out, and although its always a good idea to check your axles before a run, this is a bit much!
You can only do them up finger tight and then 1 quarter turn!
To do them up tighter would stop the wheels from spinning. Consequently they undo in motion and the vibration to the wheels is what is destroying the bearings.
I tried 15mm flat washers each side of the bearing but again if the bolt is too tight it impeded the bearing!

I dont consider 4 hours of good use to be a good sign for a set of bearings... I may get some more use if I chance it but once they go, they go and god forbid they go at speed!

One other problem is that as the seat is so close to the ground (and I cant see how any adjustment is possible as it would only make you closer to the ground)

They advertise the seat has quote "It has 7 tensors to adjust the seat to different lengths and heights."

However as I mentioned I do not see how this is actually adjustable. Mine is all as tight as i can get it and my backside still sits an inch and a half off the deck!

An inch and a half!!! And while this makes for an incredibly stable ride its not good if the ground is anything less than PERFECTLY flat!

To the degree it has already worn a small hole in the bottom of the seat as I come in contact with the ground so much. any roughish or uneven ground is not very usable. In comparisson to the flexifoil/Libre/Peter Lynn etc buggies this bugggy has about 4 inches less ground clearance than any of these other buggies, and no belly pan. To make one would mean you were constantly beaching yourself!


A larger set of tyres would raise the height of the buggy, or a different seat design, one problem instantly solved. If you ride ONLY beaches, this problem livable with.

The biggest problem is the rear wheels. I have emailed Radsail a copy of this review but have yet to hear...

In conclusion my initial excitement for this buggy has dissapated somewhat as this has the potential for being an excellent buggy but they will HAVE to address these problems and soon, and unless they do they will have a whole heap of unhappy people on their case, which would be a shame as their products have so far been exceptionally good.

By : BlindJP