I might call it the midnight defiler It’s like surfing on a giant, radioactive erection in the moonlight
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Someone was selling these commercially or at least gearing up to do it. I posted it in legacy “pictures only” last year, but can’t remember any particulars.
Yeah I remember seeing something about it before, it was some french guy I think
I would like to have done it with a 8" hub motor (the meepo style with the axle stub) but I had the motor already and I wouldn’t mind it being lighter so we rolling with it
Kickstick is the first one I ever saw it’s pretty sick but over engineered IMO.
Surprised they never took off in the analog community but I’ve never actually ridden with one so what do I know lol.
I feel like I saw a DIY once designed to run of dewalt drill batteries which was pretty cool but I couldn’t find it
Oh neat! Well if mine works I’ll let ya know if its any good…I suspect mine will be much cheaper
It looks like a hell of a thing to lug around. If all of the electronics were in a back-pack and all that you had in your hands was a stick and a hub motor that might be more practical and less fatiguing for the arms and shoulders.
I want to have the weight at the bottom so the wheel is holding the weight, worst case I’ll get a 10s1p P42A pack instead
I’m slightly worried that the hub motor would slip out too easy though
I have a feeling holding a really heavy, long stick with all the weight at one end really fucks with your balance/stability. And leaning on it and having it slip out would be a disaster. Cool idea, probably a mess in practice.
I know it’s overkill, but do you think the 110mm wheels would also work?
It looks like there should be clearance, but I haven’t tried them out.
The decks are available now.
https://forum.esk8.news/t/tomiboiesk8-decks-are-now-available/33751/2
So glad everything worked out!
@tomiboi do you have any integrated demo or blemish decks that you want to sell for a 220lb dude
Unfortunately, no.