Originally, I planned to convert my Exway Atlas Pro into a race-oriented board, but the more I thought about it, the more it felt like a compromise. Instead of modifying an existing board, I decided to start from scratch and build something purpose-built from the ground up.
Looks awesome. Assuming the SLM gears have been working well on your other build since you’re going that route again. Have you considered trying herringbone instead of straight cut since SLM can easily produce them?
The gears didn’t wear at all, even without any lubrication. But the Exway Atlas Pro doesn’t have that much torque. This DIY build will have a lot more torque, so we will see. The pinion gears on this build are from GDS, but the spurs are still 3d printed.
Cool, very curious to see how they do on a proper race board. Was just wondering if you had considered herringbone because they run a little quieter and are supposed to be stronger than spurs. Now using mod 1.1 herringbones in three different drives, 6495 reachers @175kv, 18s batteries and motor amps at 120. Even the oldest set still look fine. I’m not sure how mountain boarding gear abuse translates to racing abuse though.
Makes sense, the shock loads from hitting rocks and from hard landings aren’t easy on gears. Those were the main two ways we used to break the Trampa POM ones. Racing gears are going way faster though so maybe more surface wear? I don’t want to derail the build thread, M300 maraging steel spurs at 1.5 seems plenty strong, but I would be curious to hear from some of the more knowledgeable members about which type of riding is harder on gears.
