- @riako had some wheel guards that look awesome
- See my other comment about @b264’s builds
- Haya and neoone decks have a removable lid with integrated storage and are pretty short.
- No issues with belts in the rain really. You can get mounts that allow you to raise or lower your motor cans. If you’re hopping curbs, mount them in the rear.
- Generally speaking: the higher the kv, the more suited it is for speed rather than torque. Use the calculator at the top to play around with the effects. I’d read the terminology thread and the intro to diy thread to get a better understanding.
- Unity was super easy for me to setup and you can easily conformal coat it extra for added protection. Same with vesc. Unity is better priced but has less active development currently. Either one will be fine for you, the vesc comes with a warranty. Enertion (maker of unity) is going through some shit right now and refunds have been… Difficult.
- Don’t build your own battery. Not trying to be rude at all but based off of the questions asked, I don’t think it’s a good idea at this time for you
. Play with the calculator again to see range and top speed estimates. 10s will most likely be fine for you unless you love going fast (12s). Depends on what you can fit in your enclosure as well. - If you are a heavier rider, avoid cast trucks and go for a solid cnc truck. I’d rather see you riding some cnc trucks here that are made for specific mounts than struggle with mounts slipping on the round axle profiles of many standard skate trucks. It makes very much a difference, then hit up @RipTideSports for a bushing combination to match your trucks and riding style. It will fine tune your ride more than you’d think.
- Motors don’t need to be hubs at all. Motors come sealed and unsealed. Unsealed have air holes to run cooler. Sealed have less holes to be more waterproof and run hotter. I run unsealed in the rain and haven’t had issues with the conformal coating that came on my motors (most motors have this already). If you’re planning on riding in the pouring rain, go sealed motors or check out @b264’s build thread about waterproofing his motors.
I’ll take that tipped hat and give you a hug. Welcome my dude.
Some good threads: