Can confirm it’s P42a in those configs as of right now.
Not only that, they mount to an adapter plate so in theory different plates can be made up for other trucks.
Pretty sick design that should be pushing 120a+? phase (was running 120a when I raced it day 1 of esk8con), and the ability to run different motors means maybe something to replace vescs for select applications.
WAITTTT A MINUTE (INSERT MOUTH DROP EMOJI) You’re telling me you were running prototype 18s hobbywing at esk8con 3 earlier this year?
It was on a white Warren 3 that I was supposed to be racing on, spent a lot of Day 1 on it but just couldn’t dial in the 3-links in time for me to feel comfortable on track. Ended up giving up and borrowing one of Exway Canda’s demo Atlas Pros haha
wait huuuuh you raced on this ESC? How?
ahh interesting that makes sense I was like I don’t remember seeing you on the track on something that looked undercover or secret. I thought maybe you stuck it inside a atlas lol
whaaa wild haha I never noticed
Which was apparently enough 
We’ve tried to keep it as flexible as possible for DIY, but there were admittedly a few compromises in that department along the way. Not using VESC was a big one, but I felt strongly on that. We wanted control over this. No option to tweak a setting that might burn a board. Apart from that most flexibility should be there.
No lock-outs between batteries and ESCs. We’ll sell connectors separately as mentioned. You’ll lose some bells and whistles obviuolsy, but it will work. 18S8P battery? 
Wow!
Unfortunately no pairing other remotes with our ESC. The only silver lining is that this Rexus remote is seriously amazing.
Motor is 10mm D shape. 8mm wasn’t strong enough.
Gear Drive Mounting is a clamp. Simple. Solid. Fits onto the standard matrix III hanger. The new CNC version, or the old Matrix III. Both the same.
Will sell 13T and 17T gears in addition to the stock 15T. 17T would only be for people wanting small wheels because very few people are going to want to go faster than 65kmh. It’s f’n fast! As I’m sure you guys know.
WIll post all the components in the coming weeks so you can get a better look at them. Then available early next year.
+1 the battery life requires it to be charged most times before you go out and ride though, but this is pretty minor.
The knurling can also get uncomfortable after an hour or so of use, but that depends on people’s fingers, and it’s better to be easier to grip and control. The extra width on the thumbwheel is great too, better than the puck’s Imo
F’kn Amazing that’s great to hear! Do you know if any plans to make a diy friendly 10mm round keywayed version of the motor gear? as the would insanely help diy builders use the gear drive for diy builds!
Are there plans to support voltages under 18s? Just for a wider range of applications.
+1 on this too, though it’s not too bad if I keep the brightness low and the screen off most of the ride, normally lasts half a week of commuting nowadays.
The dual bearings inside the thumbwheel are a godsent, by far the most solid-feeling thumbwheel I’ve tried. Just wish they added a nub for better feel.
Can we have some more infos about the Gear drive pleeease?
Also, when will i receive my free board? (2wd is fine) Thanks.
I wonder if the deck cut outs can hold 6 motor phase wires for a DIY centre mount battery and esc enclosure.
Everything I’ve see here is beautiful, well done and congratulations @MBS
Also would be cool if you folks end up selling empty battery enclosures so DIY folks can move off Pelican Cases 
We’ll post the gear drives on the site soon with as much detail as we can think of then field questions here.
Thanks Michael! Definitely open to selling our quick swap enclosure as a shell for builders. Focussed on other stuff right now, but definitely have thought of that.
Finally!!!
So stoked for you and the team Joel! It’s been a long time coming!!!
This board goes balls to the wall! Y’all need to get on one as soon as you can. I’m sure that the majority of you will be impressed with the power it can put down.
Every single part of these boards is so polished and well thought out, there’s no need to DIY! 
I wonder how easy it’ll be to vesc this thing
Looks exciting and nicely done! The 18S exway ESCs should be very capable! And the hot swap battery is also super cool, especially so if you release just the casing!
VESCs especially above 12S blow up for some people and hobbywings have much better reputation for reliability. I think it was the right choice to go that way as a company, I just wish more remote options would be available in different styles. I do think these ESCs could finally be a legit alternative to VESCs though, even for some DIY use.
I just wish there was a single trigger remote compatible. That would make me reconsider vescs for some boards. That said I understand I am not the average consumer.
I am also not really convinced by the fit of the new bindings. I have my feet in the bindings a little differently than you imagine people should have perhaps? I prefer the bindings to hug my feet as close as possible, and be as close as possible to my ankle. This (for me anyways) makes bindings significantly more comfortable and offers a bit more precise control. This is what a very close to perfect binding placement looks for me.
I do like the idea behind the move to a metal baseplate, it takes out a failure point and should be much stronger. And I also like the move to the snowboard mounting interface for angle adjustments.
But it seems like the binding is supposed to hug your feet at about 45 degrees.
I wish the inner ladder straps tab was closer to the middle, and the footpad part rotated or extended towards where the binding ends up looking. On my feet that would be so much more comfortable!
Maybe a footpad shaped like this, so it keeps the current area for riders that it works for, and adds a bit more width for people who prefer the bindings like me would be a nice touch. Along with figuring out a way to have the inner strap mounting closer to the heel, perhaps by having multiple tabs, so that the binding can sit closer to the ankle.
Or perhaps a “performance fit” version of the current metal baseplate using ski terminology here, that tries to hug the feet much more closely and have the inner strap much closer to the heels. I can’t be the only one who prefers the bindings to fit close to my ankle… or am I?
I wonder if I should try making a metal L bracket for the regular F5s, cut off the deck mounting part of the inner ladder strap, drill a hole and mount it to the metal L bracket. It seems like that would give me the reliability of the new solution.
Don’t get it wrong I am very excited for the launch, and overall it’s a really nice package but about the binding fitment part, I think some of the criticism could be fair.
Interesting observation, I didn’t notice that
It’s super easy for the average, experienced DIY builder. They mentioned that nothing locks down the ESC or battery, so you can plug the battery into a VESC, or connect a DIY battery to the ESC.
DIY motors can also be connected to the ESC, and you can run detection without any issues. This allows you to power the VESC with the stock battery. While some soldering may be required, it’s nothing impossible.
I’m more talking about if they use common or proprietary connectors and if there’s any features like lighting that would need to be considered
