Customers regard the Cyclone XB10 positively for its battery life, durability, and price. The suspension and weight are also appreciated by some users. However, some customers have reported issues with the remote control and motor.
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I bought this as a Christmas gift for my 10 year old daughter. She loves it! It comes ready to race, provided you have charged the batteries. It has one speed...fast. It is so fast that she has a little trouble controlling it, but practice will fix that. She did break the bumper off the first day by slamming it into everything and eventually a curb, but the rest of the car is just fine. It is a really heavy and durable car. A great thing about it is that it’s a hobby grade car and all the parts are replaceable on the Redcat website. The manual has a great diagram with all the part numbers listed. It comes with 2 batteries that charge in about 1.5 hours. Unfortunately, each battery only lasts about 15 minutes. This was expected so it doesn’t affect my review. You can change out the batteries to longer lasting ones if you choose to buy them. However, they cost more than I paid for the whole car at the local hobby shop. I do wish 2 things were different. It would be nice if there was some speed control. Either a button to flip to have the car run at half speed or for a pressure sensitive trigger. I also wish it were easier to take the battery out. You have to remove several clips and bend and twist the whole body shell to remove it and then remove more clips and a plate to take the battery out. This seems like a lot of stress on the shell, so I expect to need to replace it at some point. It is nice to have the clips though and not need a screw driver and at least the battery is secure and won’t go flying during a crash. Overall, this was a great purchase. In fact, before the first battery ran out, my dad decided he wanted one. I ended up buying a second car the day after Christmas. They work very well together with no interference with each other.
Posted by emberpatch
This RC car is a lot of fun for all ages and a great value it come ready to run with 2 batteries and it's own charger and controller.
Posted by Roguey
The Redcat Racing - Cyclone XB10 is an entry level hobby style R/C car. The parts list breaks down to the finest of screws. The body parts have pins like the higher grade hobby cars and the suspension is oil filled and tuneable. There is also an included sticker sheet to give it some of your own flair. This thing is zippy and capable off road, so long as the terrain is not too rough, as tall grass stopped it in its tracks due to the fairly low clearance underneath. I had a blast running it through puddles without being worried it was going to short out on me. The controller is basic, but includes trim controls and a reverse switch for the steering, in case you want to inverse the right/left of the wheel. It comes with two 2000mAh batteries, which it needs if you want to play for more than 10 minutes. At full charge, full throttle on an oval track, I would begin to notice power loss at about 6 minutes, at 8 minutes it is pretty much dead. There are larger batteries for separate purchase, however, the biggest issue I have with the Cylclone XB10 is the process to exchange the battery. Removal of four body pins to remove the main body and one more pin to remove the bracket that holds the battery in place. Each time I felt like I was going to damage the body cover and the fun diminished as I fumbled with all these little pins. However, the included charger would give a full charge in about an hour. I have a gas powered Red Cat RC car and this is a good electrical comparison to that. Unlike the gas powered version, I’m not worried about blowing out the motor, again, or having the right fuel mixture. This thing is plug and go with a professional feel. It has taken some full speed hits to a curb with minimal damage, which I feared the worse as I saw a part dangling, but it snapped back in and we were back in business. Worst case, we could get the part number from the manual and order it from the redcatracing website.
Posted by DavidJr
