Few weeks ago I completed my first ever DIY build and here I would like to list my new doubts/problems:
Deck
I made the deck several years ago with birch sheets and a fiberglass kit (for longboarding).
I really like the aesthetic result but it’s extremely stiff which makes the rides quite uncomfortable also because of the roads of my Italian suburban town that aren’t great.
I was thinking about buying a deck from a company producing esk8 also replacing the enclosures according to the new deck. I checked the deck for the WowGo 3X and its enclosures where I’ll fit my electronics and my battery and they seem pretty good.
Do you think is it a good idea?
Trucks
The trucks are from the TorqueBoards Single Motor Mechanical Kit V6 and I can’t turn sharp as other builds that I see online. Also, the bushings make a plasticky noise as you can hear in the short video below (as well as the turning angles).
At the beginning I had the belt touching the wheel. Then I moved the motor’s pulley towards the motor itself, now it’s better even if I’m not sure if they touch each other a little bit yet. Is it good the room between the two?
I’m using the same combo. Most comfortable ride I’ve ever had. Beware that the deck is Crazy flexy especially if you’re heavy like me. Still doesn’t stop me from going 40km/h +. The deck has boosted levels of flex.
riptide bushings and pivot cups. The pivot cups are one of the best purchases ever. Virtually anything is better than the cheap generic bushings and cups.
If you need advice on which ones you need hit up @RipTideSports
Happy to hear that! I weight about 80kg, should not be a problem.
Yes, that’s true. In your pictures they seem not to be the linked enclosures, am I wrong?
One question: how much space there’s in the Wowgo 3X ESC enclosure? I should put a Flipsky Mini FSESC4.20 , the anti-spark switch and the loop-key switch. There’s enough space?
They are 2 separate enclosures. One for the battery and one for the esc. The connection between them is made with a cable that’s routed through a channel in the deck
about this much. (picture is before i put everything in)
New deck, bustin boards, loaded… New bushings like riptide WFB for a stable but good lean or APS for snappier carving… riptide Pivot cups as mentioned earlier…
Your deck needs concave. That alone with bushings will feel a million times better. I’ve ridden flat stiff longboards before, even with good bushings they are a death trap.
Anything else imo would be just extraneous nice to haves that probably aren’t going to drastically improve your ride like new bushings and deck.
Honorable mention: swap out those washers with flat washers- more lean and less rebound, nice feel with high and low rebound bushings, can get cheap at hardware store to try it out easily.
Most of them are just dirt or little cosmetic scratched that hurt the “paint” from debris. The scratches on the bottom portion of the case are not from me, they’re from the previous owner, he must’ve hit something not sure. I have not yet scraped it anywhere.
not at all. Also since i weigh more than you i bet there’s little chance for you to bottom out more than i do (which i don’t lol)
I don’t think i would be a good help with bushings. I’m still using the stock Caliber 2 bushings. I only upgraded the pivot cups to the ones from Riptide.
So I’m not really in the position to give advice about that (@RipTideSports is yo man)