So once upon a time there was an Evolve board —
Ok so, I was going to change ONLY THE CELLS in the Carbon GT since
All it really needed to not suck complete ass – was new cells. Same BMS, same ESC, same motors, same drivetrain, same deck, because … welp, the board worked. Performance was terrible, but it did work. It functioned properly and didn’t suffer from the notorious “Evolve drop-out” problems. Aside from the cells being absolutely worthless, it was a perfectly functional board.
Fast-forward and one thing led to another, and when I was actually done, the only original Evolve pieces left are
- deck & lid (but not the bolts)
- 4 heatsink bolts (but not the heatsink)
- 2 plastic cable clamps
That’s it. Nearly a Ship of Theseus. New cells, BMS, antispark, charge jack, motors, trucks, motor mounts, wheels, pulleys, new ESCs, new heatsink, new lid bolts, new risers, new lights, new remote, phase wires, bluetooth, everything is new except the 3 parts listed above. And now it’s RKP instead of DKP. I personally prefer DKP on the front and RKP on the rear, but I didn’t want to deal with matching deck heights so I just put RKP on the front also.
So, what’s inside?
This skate consists of
- Evolve Carbon GT deck + lid
- 10S4P custom battery w/Bestech D239 BMS
- @torqueboards TB110 78A longboard wheels
- dual FOCBOX 1.6
- Evolve FOCBOX heatsink
- metr Pro 1.0 on right ESC only
- @Gamer43 antispark prototype
- Mini Remote with dual receivers
- dual enertion 6355 190Kv motors
- @3DServisas 42T kegel wheel pulleys
- dual raw @Boardnamics BN220 hangers on Caliber2 50° baseplates
- dual @RipTideSports Backing Frames #105
- Shredlights SL-200
- Verinent HY608-2RH bearings being tested (@Briman)
- 7.5A fuse on the charge port
I love the sound of those motors, they scream even in FOC mode. If you’re rolling at a nice clip and you mash the throttle, it sounds like a jet turbine.
I wish these lights ran from the main battery and didn’t need to be charged on their own, but they are better than the generation 1 Shredlights that were on this board before.
One thing that I’ve really, really noticed, is that this Carbon GTO board feels like twice as heavy as the Carbon GT did. It’s probably not actually twice as heavy, but it’s definitely a lot heavier.
The Gamer43/Haggy antispark is nice as it’s roll-to-start and there is no loopkey or power button at all. Just turn the wheels and it powers up, and after 10 minutes of inactivity, it powers down.
specifications
42V (as 10S) 40A 11600mAh
15/42 110mm 190Kv
photographs
in reverse chronological order…
manual firmware update on the test antispark unit
some earlier in-progress photos
I don’t believe you.
