Finally a Landyachtz esk8 deck ??

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Great to see you active on here @its.ibbo ! I personally own 4 switchblades, so I’m a huge fan of Landyachtz :smile:

First I will add a +1 to the suggestions others mentioned for an esk8 version of the switchblade:

Esk8 Switchblade

  • Truck mounting points need to be extended to help with wheelbite. + The concave of the deck is too close to the current truck mounting holes, so using a flat backing plate on the bottom doesn’t really work / the plate will bend
  • Deck needs to be reinforced with fiberglass. If you were to extend the wheelbase on the current version, it flexes way too much (2nd board in this video):
    https://youtu.be/0GWpArT6uJA

And as a bonus feature, a lot of esk8 specific decks actually have the sides of the board thicker (for rigidity) and the middle cut out on the bottom so that there’s more space for batteries and electronics. Here’s a picture of the Hummie deck as an example:

I personally think it makes building a lot more convenient, and allows for slimmer enclosures :sunglasses:

Esk8 Evo

I’ve also built and ridden a few electric Evos, and I gotta say – the standing platform on the 40" Evo is not as wide as on the Switchblade. Feels a bit cramped, which is not good for stability. I’m sure many of us would die for a 42" Evo :heart_eyes_cat:

Also, I really like that with gear drive setups you can forward mount the motors on an Evo and still have them high above the ground for clearance. However with belt drives you need the motor further away for good belt tension, so an Evo with an even longer tail so that there’s more room for forward facing motors would also be amazing :smiley:

(And of course, a middle cutout for more enclosure space is always awesome)

Other crazy esk8 deck ideas

  • A Switchblade with angled deck ends for channel trucks / adjustable baseplates. Helps lower the standing platform for boards with really big wheels and trucks.
  • A switchblade that was 2-4" longer and 1-2" wider. I’m a tall guy with big feet, I think more room for a bigger battery would be great :smiley:
  • A lot of people pay stupid amounts of money for this discontinued Lacroix Prototipo deck (manufactured by Zenith I believe):

If you could just shamelessly copy that (Lacroix and Zenith won’t for some reason) or just make something similar or possibly even better (a short board with angled ends), that would be greaaaaat :laughing: :money_with_wings: :money_with_wings: :money_with_wings:

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