Good day
Im new here, but I have been following this group for over a year now all the while trying to build a diy summerboard. May I ask why did you guys move away from a centre mount drive wheel, was there any specific down side? And by downside, I mean design, but also mainly in ride ability and performance.
Regards Jon
I was considering it as one of the many choices. Compared to the normal two powered castors it is extra weight complexity and something to get caught up on when doing any tricks. The advantage is because your foot isnāt over it you can much more room to make the design robust.
Iāve been not working on this for no good reason. Sorry donāt know what to say, I think waiting for the Freebords I ordered so I could actually have a quality board to convert is the reason Iād give.
That build you got there is different from nearly everything so far! Great regards for putting that together and sharing here.
You and @alexincorsica both are doing very good in my books.
This is where I mostly stopped on the central caster design, over a year ago not testing that design out yet still.
What it is like for people like @Mistreetsurf and @freebord Bob must be wild.
Lots of questions.
Lol at the risers 
Are the outer two castors mounted out of parallel axis? or shimmed?
The outer casters are shimmed, the board has plenty of flex, so I did not use spring suspension on the centre, I really would have liked to, but It seems to keep traction really well, even when the ground is not level, so for now it seems to work, it was not that difficult to shim it up or down to find the sweet spot.
I will say, Your centre caster design for me is brilliant, I reackon it will really work well, I just always have to try and keep it simple due to cost, sometimes I get lucky and it works but if I could, I would seriously do it your way. But it needs to be tried on the road, and that is why I asked why you guys moved away from centre drive, because maybe it will work maybe it wont, but just make it and try. Then we know. Me and my big mouthš²
Oh yes the risersā¦no lets not ho thereš
Caster swivel damping or not. So as mentioned my board is now nice and loose with the bearing upgrade. Why do the free boards damp there casters with that spring? Why if I am not mistaken does summerboard not damp, Am I correct wirh this assumption, from vid clips, it looks like summerboard caster swings free, but what Iāve seen here from the drawings, freeboard has that spring that if Im correct damps that swivel motion a bit.
Any thoughts or corrections welcome.
Jon
The edge wheel independent hanger mounting on the BANG Bumper might be ok, shrunk down a bit to fit.
I am wondering what effect a super-wide castor wheel would have. More stable on the rocker and less effect from holes in the road surface. If the profile is flat enough the contact of the wheel moves to the side unlike the skinnier Boro inline wheels, that then affecting the weight distribution on edges and how the rocker progresses.
More weight, easier to catch on stuff.
Could maybe 5050 a round rail then.
Hey E-Free board people.
I would like to askā¦how many boards have been built by members on this forum? And what setup was used
Why do I ask? I really would be keen to know what problems were found with that first ride.
Okay. ā¦Iāll go firstā¦umā¦for me the big thing was and still is stability.
Okay then a few things brokeā¦mainly 3d printed parts, I made them thicker and used a better setting, and so far that has worked, but the board always seemed unstable as shitā¦it is better now, but still very hard to go in a line or go where I want it to go.
I put this down to:
The board wheels and trucks I am using were designed to be used as a mountain board.
The design is my own and not very good.
Maybe I suck at rideing a freeboard.
So tell me people how goes it on the other side of the pond?
Okay i think I figured it out maybeā¦Balance balance balanceā¦it took a while but I think it finally clickedā¦But hey I would still like some feedbackā¦maybe just someoneā¦Are there still people interested in building this board?
I have some fresh-ish Cookin A Design to drope on this topic.
Riding Freeboards much like Skateboards is subjective. Really depends on your goals and the conditions how you could improve.
Iām always exited to see updates from you!!
Perfectā¦glad to hear some of us are still on track, my track is not yet straight. ā¦but how freakin awsome is it to ride somthing you madeā¦and feel that slideā¦whooo hooo 
Hey
Iām trying to make one of these cool boards Iāve had my eye on it for a while and have all the stuff I need except for the wheel in in the middle. I need to know if it is just a regular caster wheel or a specific 360 mechanizm like a lazy susan. so I just need to know where you got the caster from or if you guys made it in which case what would be the best caster for me to get.
Thank you
Oh Yesā¦
I almost forgot my steam punk caster damper
Again modified a worn out Yanmar diesel pump, it just helps me go in a strait line.
Jon
