Got nothing much to do during the 18hrs drive back from esk8con so I figured I’d make a build thread for my “new” build.
Parts:
Deck: APEX Bro 2022, hence the name.
Battery: 21s6p P45b, thanks @Pecos
Motors: SKP 6485 151kv
Trucks: Tito’s Duality
Wheels: Mboards 8in Novas stolen from @Pecos and Hubba hubs.
ESC: Makerx D100s, thanks @Ash
Mount: @IDEA mounts, thanks @Ash for doing the orders.
Drives: Stooge open gears.
First impression, POWAHHH. Coming previously from a 12s build, 21s is way too much power. Build is gear for +50mph and can easily do spin out, not even maxed out my D100s. And the open gears sound are awesome.
First problem:
Apparently MBS hub spacers aren’t long enough. So when I tighten the axle nut, it compresses on the bearing instead of the spacers. Blew out my bearing mid ride, luckily was only a $15 Uber from my house.
Second issue:
My original motors overheat extremely quick. Was running APEX 170kv motors and they were fine when ambient temps was around 35-40°F. As I gradually gotten use to the build and weather got warmer, I overheat them within minutes of riding casually. I think @tuckjohn had the same temp issue with his APEX motors. I got a set of SKP 6485 173kv from @Lahkun hoping it would fix temp issue.
And then esk8con rolls around, barely got my motors in time before hitting the road. Soon as me and Chris(@Pecos) got to Vegas on Wednesday, we went for a quick ride around the venue area to check it out and also to test my new motors. Good news! No temp issue. But my way of testing was a bit…off the book, Chris called it a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly.
Can’t have motor temp issues if you don’t have any motors. Also managed to reduce my D100s workload by 50%. 
Thankfully @Skyart had a spare set of 151kv motors so I snatched them up, I also brought an extra D100s. Got everything installed that same night.
Somehow it made through esk8con without falling apart. Though while trying the dyno at SKP booth, one of my motor circlip popped out, weird. Gonna updates this post with more pics later, maybe…
