I was talking to a few of friends of mine who are into driving quad bikes, so i was invited to join them in the following adventures driving one of those vehicles…
I said no! I won’t drive that gas powered sitting operated full suspension 4wd piece of shit. I’ll come with you riding an electric skateboard.
Well you can imagine the laughs
Anyways. I’ve already built a couple of boards for myself and friends. I’ve made and ridden short ones, long ones, thane, AT, belt, gear you name it.
BUT I have never put my foot on a proper electric mountain skateboard, let alone built one. So top mount battery and stuff ia completely new to me.
That’s where you the experienced community can help me a lot.
I don’t have a budget set. I know it won’t be cheap and I am OK with that, I don’t want a pre-built board because it’s not fun that way.
What I do know:
I have 2x Trampa VESCs collecting dust that could be well used for this occasion.
I have 2x 6374 new flipsky 10mm shaft motors, but I would prefer maytech 6396
I don’t like belts
9" wheels?
21700 cells
What I have no clue about:
2wd or 4wd
Deck
Gear ratio (5:1), sounds good?
Trucks (3D servisas finality are gorgeous)
Bindings (I am riding snowboard for years, that’s all I know of them)
Battery pack (Trampa MonsterPack)?
So guys help me win this those are the trails I will be riding on.
9" wheels for sure. As long as the terrain isn’t too steep and you aren’t starting from standstill, you could get away with 2wd for sure. You’re not going to be hitting 30mph in the woods so focus on the torque and wheel size. Go 10" if you can
If only there was a master table that had battery voltage, motor kv, and gearing configurable and could give you “acceptable” torque rating ranges and an estimated ideal setup for any given 1 or 2 parameters. Rider weight and terrain style (flat, mild hills, moderate hills, mountain climber) would be nice too.