Commuted this morning, then out for a quick lunchtime burn trying out @Saltyfingore’s carving techniques.
It not only works, but my carving feels more stylish too. Thanks mate!
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some half arsed repairs on my Bajaboard got me away from all these assholes using ALL of my paved routes these days, so glad I did 
reminded me why I need to mod to a topbox… no trail here… looks like some walkers took a shortcut … worth a try
made it this far then grounded like a whale… more speed next time lol
as far as my half assed fix will take me on the beach 
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darkness chased me in on the 4th ride of the day… i’m askeered of the dark… scary things roam in the darkness
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Went out for a night ride to practice carving and the techniques illustrated by @Saltyfingore. Really getting into a groove now, but my feet hurt. Also using the FF stance like @DerelictRobot has been advocating for a while for carving, works a treat.
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Aka Posi-Posi or Freerider stance. But yeah, it’s game changing but it’s fucking ruined standard MTB bindings stance for me. Now I need bindings that are stanced like that.
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esk8ed to the post office to mail some non-perishables a 40+lb. board is not the best tool for post office maneuvering
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now imagine if you will… the balancing app in VESC, as @someone or @ducktaperules or @magharees suggested… you hit activate “balance” on your remote… lift the front wheels the board “balances” and one-wheels on two wheels in front or behind you… simply slightly press the top to have the board proceed and then release to have the board independently stand quietly aside…
that’d bee keen!
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Will try to adhere to R.E.D now that I have a board 
First real ride, manage to get a lot of confidence riding channels + flex deck, both new for me, obvious a lot to learn, but the elastomers dampers are stable as hell
Rode most on pavement, and a bit on grass, this things just goes without a worry, now it’s me that have to build confidence, will see if I can hit some dirt trails tomorrow
And look at that consumption, on 8” tires
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The weather was a gorgeous 75° today. Perfect.
I used my body’s built in gimble for this lovely footage.
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Rained a little on my parade this morning, but never fear, I went on my ride to work anyway.
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Getting the hang of it, awesome to ride on the dirt, at the end I was flying through the trails and not giving a damn about roots, holes and all that
What impressed me most was on sand pockets, just take it slow, trigger fully pressed, keep the balance and let traction control do the work. Got stuck one or two times where it was really deep that the board stalled, but I have plenty of room to increase motor current. and if that doesn’t cut, this is the type of situation I want to make the single motor, integrated clutch, single motor front drive train
From this ride I think I can do 40 to 45 km on the dirt, will do my usual route to have a rating for pavement
The board is completely rattle free, even on really rough terrain, only noise is from the belts and motor, this last one particularly annoying do to the bearings being shot and vibrating near the top speed
Sorry not sorry for the photo dump, it was a beautiful day 
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That canal looks picture perfect to jump. Start practicing! Beautiful scenery.
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Don’t give me ideas please
Will take some wider pictures next time, there isn’t much room to get speed on either side, and for now I’m comfortable not using bindings
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Last ride before the rain…raining for two days now.
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Don’t know what it is mate, but I love your ride videos.
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oh man this board looks slick. iv’e been designing similar things for my own board and its the way forward, for sure.
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thx bruh, I’m really lovin’ this DIY esk8 thing.
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Thanks
This is definitely my favorite board so far, the last one just a bit behind
No logs since I forgot. Took into the city for the first time following a friend os his bike, while it performs awesome in the dirt, it really shines on the streets due not having to worry about holes, cracks, poorly made repairs and all that
If wasn’t for the size this would be the perfect commuter
I think @malJohann setup is close, but we have to come up with a way to have everything on the board
Starting with the thickest ply Trampa offer, individual pockets for each cell, a compact ESC like MakerX
This would be restricted to a small battery pack, maybe a 2P at most
Route the deck through for every component, carbon fiber or fiber glass layer on top to close and individual 3D printed covers on the bottom, depending on the component thickness, maybe the “enclosure” would be at most 10 mm thick depending how thick the deck is
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