The long ones. But I don’t think there would be any issues using the short ones for urethane wheels. Not sure how the short ones work with pneumatics. Have not tried.
Also check out the Boardnamics Mounts. They are nice.
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Ok good to know, I have the short ones and you can mount them reverse just fine as long as the trucks are topmounted
I think drop through might be a bit tight with regards to ground clearence
Well. I have low standards when it comes to ground clearance. This is a drop mount using the short mounts. I had to keep the motor extra low because of the deck…
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That would be a bit too sketchy for me 
This is my current setup with the short mounts, I managed to set it up so they’re the same height as the trucks but even then it’s a tight fit.
I was hoping to do a drop through but will probably go with longer mounts and do them reverse
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I actually got the Omakase done last Monday. But had the first proper ride today.
Fuck winter…
The “Omakase”
Caliber II 50s. Riptide 93 krank canyon all around.
Blue Kegels.
16/34. Janux pulleys.
New Zealous bearings. yey…
Bkb super sale truck mounts.
Bkb Tayto enclosure.
10s3p 40t by @thisguyhere
Flipsky dual 4.20 plus.
Flipsky 6354s 190kV.
Mini Rc remote.
This deck is awesome. And the blue orangatangs as are miraculous.
This together made for a great ride.
The deck is super nimble and was really stable. According to relive I hit 30mph. I don’t always believe what that app says but I think that is right.
I only went 8 miles because it was freaking 31f(-0.5c)
Battery was still at 38.7v so that is impressive.
The very first ride I did last week I had 14/34 on the pulleys. Seemed a little slow.
So I jumped to 16/14 and I think I want a bit more more torque. Don’t really need to go 30 on this little board. So I’m going to try 15/34 or 16/36 here next.
Overall really pumped on how right the combination of the deck and truck and wheels felt.
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Yesterday’s rainy Sunday activity was taking apart the motors on the Demonseed
There was a funny noise happenings and some folks thought it may be a lose magnet on the Flipsky 6384s. Maybe even a lose 3mm key…
Well taking them apart I could not notice any issue. The 3mm keys were loctited. No magnet seemed out of place. No solder balls to be found.
But I was going to battle proof the motors anyways.
I enjoy most mundane building related activities. But this was not one of them.
Shit stunk.
It was messy.
It was enerving doing the outside cans.
I would pay good money for motors that already came like that…
I plan on doing it at least on the TB 6354s I have on the Ralleycat.
Putting it back today seems that there is no hang ups. One of the motors had 2 washers under the locking clip I could not get back on…
And I broke one of the clamp bolts on the Boardnamics Mounts…
Oh well. So it goes. Motors sound ok on the bench. Will see how it goes tomorrow hopefully.
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Ok. So I’m jumping on the foamies bandwagon.
I have the “Other Demonseed” with six shooters.
And “The Paradigm” with the TB tires.
So in a way these boards were kind of similar. The demonseed has the Hexls so that makes it pretty different feeling but either way they felt kind of redundant.
Also I love jumping on esk8 bandwagons so I wanted to try the foamies. Or the cloud wheels.
Are the cloud wheels the Crocs of the esk8 world?
Timing was good because the day that Amazon delivered the cloud wheels I had gone on a farewell ride on “The Paradigm” with the TB wheels and I had actually worn through them.
I m not sure what my deal is. With gear I’m at 230lbs and I gleam the cube pretty hard. With carving and such. But I just fucking eat through pneumatics.
I only got 100 miles out of the Bergmeisters.
I’m not sure how may miles I got out of the TB tires but wasn’t much.
Even my new clever 6x2s that are supposedly indestructible are balding already.
Oh well. So it goes.
I kind of like the look of the foamies actually.
I ordered some Boardnamics Mounts to put on this board because I am now not feeling the blue on the dickyhos.
I only got to go for an 8 miles ride on the foamies.
I had 14/38 but am changing to 12/38 on that gearing.
As far as first impressions I kind of like them.
They felt much more like abec 107s than they did the pneumatics.
They may be grippier than the abecs.
Gotta ride more. With the new gearing to see how I really feel about them.
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Nice man, hope you like the foamies as much as I do. They are the closest to pnuematics you can get on eurethane
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@Tampaesk8er Manny. You just did the reverse of what I did right? From foamies over to the TB tires?
What are you thinking?
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Yep. i like the TB A.T. wheels, they soak up all the cracks on sidewalks. Yesterday 1st time trying them out and also got a flat. SMH.
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Yep. Sidewalk cracks ain’t even a thing with the pneumatics. Sucks about the flat… What a bummer.
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Well. I took the MBS on its first real off road ride…
Came to a park near my house with a bunch of flat gravel and dirt trails.
It snowed here last weekend and it is sixty today…
But the fucking trails were insane. Mud and snow and ice everywhere.
It was super fun until the board died.
Hope it is not dead dead…
It shut off.
I turned it on.
It ran for a second.
Then one motor sounded like it was cogging.
And the button for the unity was flashing.
I disconnected the battery and hope everything will be fine after a bath…
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what’s your seat of pants feeling on the TB Pneu @rafaelinmissouri @Tampaesk8er?
Grippy? it seems from your premature wear that they may be “sticky” enough for a race board wheel, or maybe inferior quality… I’d like to hear you guys impressions, I’m currently looking at Trampa 6.5" Urban Treads or @torqueboards 6.3"… BTW Dex, do you sell replacement 6.3" tires and tubes? or only full sets including hubs?
I’d buy your hub/wheel assembly, but It will not work for what I have in mind. Will your 6.3" tires work on other hubs? specifically Trampa Superstars?
I really like the TB pneumies, road them in trails this past wknd and they were awesome. Also, from speaking to Dex, he told me that you can use Trampa tires on those hubs, if that helps. Here’s me and my son this past wknd. BTW, me and my son both have TB pneumies.
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Dude. I don’t know if there are other reports. But my experience alone should not be a reference for early wear. For whatever reason (I’m fat) I’m really hard on pneumatics.
I liked the TB tires. The ride feel was good.
They are certainly very grippy. But I kind of assumed all pneumatics were.
At this point I like the six-shooters better.
Maybe it has to do with the board I had them on.
But I think they are a bit more cushy.
The price point on the TB tires is really good for a set.
The six-shooter replacement tires are really cheap though at 11 bucks from Amazon.
The clever 6x2 s are supposed to last forever. But not for me… These are not that used…
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Duuuude. If you ever think that your shit might have gotten wet, best thing to do is disconnect EVERYTHING from the battery immediately, don’t try and turn it on 
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I plugged my keyboard back in after I spilled water on it 'casue I thought it was working fine when I immediatley unplugged it.
It turned on for like half a second then no more.
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thanks my dude… we’ll be in touch!!!
your “friends” have already linked me keys to where I needed t lok… thanks
@rafaelinmissouri
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Yep. My judgement was set on extra low today. I should have turned around 50 yards after going into the super muddy trail… But it was so fun actually making it through the mud… If this board does not come back to life parts are definitely getting stolen from another one to keep it going…
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