Probably the best throttle curve you can get for mid weight riders isn’t even necessarily a throttle curve.
I don’t now and have never used a throttle curve when setting up my boards. In my experience, throttle curves have been used to hide the bad behaviors of over-zealous settings.
Everyone who rides my candy crusher or other boards tells me how amazingly smooth it is on startup and how it feels like there’s a ton of power in there but that its never really out of your control. I’ve been hearing that about my boards for a couple of years now.
The reason for this isn’t the throttle curve (there is none set). It’s the battery and motor settings in relation to your gearing and wheel height.
On my candy crusher, which has been ridden by total noobs repeatedly without incident, i’m running the following configuration: 100mm wheels, 16/36 gear ratio, 6355 sensored motors, 12S5P 30Q pack limited by bms to 60 amps, and a total battery draw of no more than 55 amps with motor amps also set at 55 and brake regen amps set at -7.
The only tuning i do for the remote is centering.
This cake-mix might not be right for power hungry speed freaks but it will do 37mph actual, isn’t slow about getting there, and is friendly enough in slow mode for a total noob. It will also turn itself off when the battery is dead, will not trip the BMS on hard braking (yet is perfectly capable of sliding the back wheels), and will work wonderfully with either dual focboxes or a single Unity.
I was also using similar settings and techniques with Ollin Board Company vesc based ESCs.
I’m wearing an helmet since day 1 of my esk8 journey. Classic helmet during the first year and full face since ? When I decided to buy a full face, I ordered a Ruroc on Black Friday Sale to test it and see by myself why it has got bad reviews for esk8 usage. At the same period, I also bought an used TSG Pass and a new TSG Pass on sale. The Ruroc was too big, sent it back and quickly received a smaller one but was still too big. Both TSG Pass I got fitted well, same size obviously)
My conclusions after testing Ruroc and TSG Pass are :
Ruroc has an awesome customer service !
Ruroc helmets size a bit big, my view was not clear and it moved when I shaked my head.
TSG Pass fitted perfectly, used it once under the rain and there was no problem.
TSG Pass air system is good for me
And beside a helmet, I always wear :
wrist protectors
knee pads
Troy Lee Designs UPL7855-HW Long Sleeve Shirt
I fell at 30mph once, had no armor (elbow pads) and no full face (classic bowl helmet) at this time but I managed to get a good body position before hitting the ground so I was okay in the end. My mind was more damaged than my body and it took me some time to go at this speed again, slowly and carefully rebuilding confidence with this build.
I try to wear the bare minimum to not have any permanent injuries: a helmet, and gloves to protect my wrists. (I fall seldom enough to warrant buying a new set of clothes when I do. ) Since my broke-ass didn’t feel like spending >50$ on Flatland gloves, I got these for 13 pounds on Amazon:
The plastic palm protectors stick on with Velcro, so I repositioned the one in my right hand so that I can hold my remote better. It’s a bit annoying, so I might upgrade to the Flatland gloves in the future, but for the price it’s good value imo. They definitely do their job!
On a more serious note, thought I’d throw up some amazon finds for other sports which may be useful for esk8 with more of an emphasis on descrete wear for summer
I have two sets of the Flatland esk8 gloves and can recommend both from a comfort and utility standpoint. They have the half-finger and full finger versions. The full finger version has wrist protection built in. I don’t know if the little pads work as designed, I have only gone down once with the gloves on. Didn’t really test the glove because I rolled. A lot of years of wrestling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - one thing about skating I know is how to fall.
I use three different kinds of below the waist protection, depending on where I’m headed. I have G-form kneepads to wear under work pants for commute, Dakine mountain bike kneepads to wear over pants that are too tight around the knee for the G-form. Weekends I wear motorcycle jeans with Kevlar liner from the knees up and knee pads. The Kevlar worked well when I slid on a hip for a bit on pavement, even though I wasn’t wearing hip pads. I always wear one of two motorcycle jackets I have. There is a Cycle Gear a nice 3 or 4 mile ride from home.
I picked up a couple pairs of these kevlar lined jeans with pads a couple weeks back. They are incredibly comfortable with hip and knee pads in. Usually if I put them on to ride I forget I am wearing them and wear them the rest of the day.
i use kevlar jeans with padding also. They’re pretty awesome, and breath surprisingly well. I’ve already crashed in them several times and they really hold up.
New Olders! Can’t say enough good things about this Brazilian helmet company so far. IMO the helmets look better than TSG AND you can get one made out of carbon fiber like I did. Sexy AF.
What do people do with their old (but usable) protective gear? I’m currently rolling about with a JBM half-helmet and wrist/elbow/knee pads for BMX but I’m looking to upgrade since I’m gonna be hitting 50km/h soon
I actually got a pair of Triple Eight slide gloves there once.
And that’s where I got my current Triple 8 wrist guards.
But there’s also a pretty big roller derby scene in my town so maybe that’s where all that stuff comes from
Used like new in original packaging for under $70 shipped and covered ny prime (black medium) . New is only $89.
From good reviews from members for a budget helmet.
) Since my broke-ass didn’t feel like spending >50$ on Flatland gloves, I got these for 13 pounds on Amazon:
