Archived: the OG noob question thread! 😀

Venom121212 · April 29, 2020, 5:01pm

mutantbass · April 29, 2020, 5:02pm

Venom121212 · April 29, 2020, 5:03pm

Wth it showed mine first! Why didn’t I screenshot evidence

Owen · April 29, 2020, 5:07pm

I’m not gonna lie, I watched @mutantbass 's video first . Cheers for the help, I epoxy coated my last motors, didn’t realise that was called Battle hardening! Can always rely on Lee for a quality video.

mutantbass · April 29, 2020, 5:08pm

you hear that @Venom121212 ?

Venom121212 · April 29, 2020, 6:34pm

Is it just me or are these white hubs 2 different colors?

Niklas · April 29, 2020, 6:41pm

Right-Bottom are more grayish/icy
Left-Up are white

ahrav · April 29, 2020, 6:57pm

Adelson’s Checker-Shadow Illusion ???

b264 · April 29, 2020, 7:34pm

Yes; you need those inside there.

Niklas · April 29, 2020, 8:41pm

Hey Brian @b264
Since you seem to know a lot about the mini remote: can you somehow toggle between modes ?

Is there (easy) some way to have an eco / beginner and advanced mode etc?

Nomad · April 29, 2020, 9:10pm

@kook here’s a site with a ton of info regarding my silicone post. It goes in depth, mixing paint,glycerin,water into acetoxy caulking in the interest of mold making. I prefer a two part platinum based silicone, but that’s a whole other topic. https://myheap.com/casting-molding/my-heap-mold-book/chapter-8-silicone-caulk-molds.html Hope this helps!

b264 · April 29, 2020, 9:48pm

Not at this moment in time… but the gears are turning in my head

xsynatic · April 29, 2020, 9:52pm

has anyone experience with this user?

https://electric-skateboard.builders/u/billyboi

he wants to buy my hubs but on his profile you only see replies on sales threads if something is still available. And that since mid 2019

Timmy · April 29, 2020, 11:47pm

Ow boy i weigh 56kg

Skatardude10 · April 30, 2020, 1:56am

Should I suck it up and adjust my gear drive angles?

At 26° of lean my matrix 2 baseplates contact the motors.

Do you guys ever see matrix 2 trucks leaning past 25°? This is just far enough to not touch…

@MBS

Venom121212 · April 30, 2020, 2:10am

That’s close to max imo

MBS · April 30, 2020, 2:20am

Depends how you like to ride - fast (stiff trucks) or carvy (loose trucks). I’d test as is. Keep the back truck stiff with harder shockblocks (or soft just cranked down a bit). Then loosen the front truck like crazy if you want more turnability. That’s the best set-up if you want to balance stability (speed) with carvability in my opinion (even if there wasn’t a conflict).

Skatardude10 · April 30, 2020, 2:24am

Thanks, having never ridden these the suggestion helps me feel better about probably not destroying my motors first go now… I’ll be trying out initially with the rear de-wedged a bit with red shock blocks and a bit tightened down, with yellows on the front… Stability at speed with carvability is just what I’m going for. If the red shock blocks will provide enough resistance to never reach greater than this lean angle than I am confident in how it’s set up now.

MBS · April 30, 2020, 2:28am

The reds cranked down will DEFINITELY prevent that much turn. You’ll barely be able to turn them at all. So I’d say you’re safe in that regard. You’ll probably need to loosen things up eventually. But it sounds like you’re starting from a good spot. Speed wobbles almost entirely come from the back in my experience.

Skatardude10 · April 30, 2020, 2:31am

Perfect! This is exactly what I was hoping to hear, I appreciate your help man!

PS, good YT vids too, they have been very helpful getting familiar with all this stuff.