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The Green One | 29.6" Powell-Peralta | TB110 | dual 6355 | Caliber 2 | 10S 14500mAh [serious]

a build thread for The Green One, an electric commuter skateboard My tenth esk8 and seventh DIY-esk8 has been born. This is a commuter board for moving around town, going to work, grocery shopping, and is friendly to trains and shopping carts and hauling cargo. It’s not too heavy and has a handle on the nose. It has lights so I can be seen. It’s a sister board to the Blue One, the Black One, and the Red One. [IMG_20200507_043554067] hand-built waterproof 10S 14.5Ah Li-ion 42.0V battery | lo…

The Red One | Lance Mountain | TB130 | 12S LiFePO4 | VESC 6

The Red One an LEV build by b264 [20210115_203302] This is probably the 4th complete rebuild of this skate, the only original parts at this point are the deck, griptape, and handle. It’s the oldest in my fleet of five shortboards. (But now also the newest, ironically) [20210115_203208] So what’s my favorite thing about this board? Welp this is my only shortboard currently running TKP. I guess it’s not my favorite thing, but it definitely rides differently because of that. It’s real “…

Bigfoot | TB130 | Dogstar Stubbie | Unity Super Single | 10S3P 30Q [SRO]

Bigfoot an LEV build by b264 [20201215_013925] This build has been in some sort of “done” state for a few weeks now, but I’ve been tweaking things and I think this may be close to the final form. This board is a little different. Firstly, it has some absolutely enormous TB130 wheels. These things are truly massive. Let’s compare to some 60mm OJ III Hot Juice wheels so the scale is apparent: [20201215_030923] So what’s my favorite thing about this board? That’s definitely the ride. I…

The Blue One | 12S LiFePO4 | 170kv TB 6380 | Caliber 2 & BN184 | 30.43" Powell-Peralta | TB110 | FOCBOX [Serious]

The Blue One 12S 5.5Ah LiFePO4 43.8V | 170kv Miami Electric Boards (sealed Maytech) 6374 170Kv @torqueboards 6380 | Caliber2 trucks - 50° | @Boardnamics 184mm hanger | 30.43" Powell-Peralta Bones Brigade Mike McGill Skull & Snake Series 10 Reissue | FOCBOX 1.6 | 15/40 275-5M-15mm belt | 107mm SuperFly wheels (rear) & 107mm Electric Flywheels (front) @torqueboards TB110 wheels | enertion clone mount | Metroboard 2W riser lights | @RipTideSports tunnel risers | @3DServisas wheel pulley My eigh…