I have been taking pictures of my MTB build progression. Well it will quite possibly be a long way before completion so I will use this thread to keep a log and ask for help or advice.
Let’s start with a parts list:
• Deck Mark one Board Bstock MTB
• Trucks MBS Matrix Pro II with Etoxxx metal baseplate
• Wheels sunmate superstar clones 8 inch pneumatic
• MBS F5 bindings
Power train, so far I have
• 2 Bioboards (Maytech) sealed 6374 150kv motors
• 2 ollin 4.12 VESC
Not yet acquired
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@Moon gear drive
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Battery
I still need to figure out the battery situation but I am hoping for a 12s6P with Samsung 30q.
This is my first mountain board, I felt that it was a little narrow. Although I have the bindings, I never used them before.
I decided to add Gas pedals like @glyphiks did on his MBS deck, mainly to have more room for my feet and add some concave which I think will help with the maneuverability.
I had some 18mm birch plywood to which I glued another piece of 6mm to add some thickness. Then cut 4 pieces of the same size.
I “planed” the area’s where the pieces of plywood would be glue on.
Cut a rabbet about the same depth as the thickness of the deck on each of the 4 pieces and glued them to the deck.
After a day or 2 for the glue to cure, I proceeded to carve the pedals to the desired shape or as close as I could. I filled the gaps, holes and areas I messed up on with wood putty and sanded smooth.
Next, partly in order to add strength to my little mod and partly because I wanted to learn how to, I decided to skin both sides in Carbon fiber. Followed steps as described in videos and on the forums, I’d say that structurally the results are good but aesthetically it is ugly as fuck I had black base coat dripping from the holes leaving black resin stalactites on the other side. Looks ugly but I can cover it with grip tape.
After both sides were skinned I proceeded to paint the edges red, cause I like black and red combo and the gear drives are going to be anodized red.
Applied 2 coats of epoxy resin as a clear coat I think I applied too much cause the excess ran to from the angled parts to the flat areas.
That’s it for now, I will update once I make some progress.
Seriously, the light weight (I assume) is the main reason I wanted one of those decks, but the narrowness was a concern. How much does the deck weigh after all your mods?
noice build btw
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