So I don’t want to beat this issue to death or to be critical of you. I made the exact same mistake years ago with other electric skateboards. So I’m not putting you down.
I actually I like how you phrased your question…“is that really the recommended usage.”
Well how many critical battery warnings do you think a rider should ignore. When you think about it the obvious answer is “never ignore a critical warning”.
If we want our batteries to last then we have to trust and pay attention to the first critical voltage battery vibration alert. We should not be relying on the battery meter after a vibration alert because the battery meter shows the voltage after its recovered.
The recent history of critical battery warnings is stored in our brains.
And the point of my lengthy posts on this topic are not to prove I’m right. Its because I’m a huge fan of the revel kit and I’m hoping customers will not mis-use thier batteries and then bad mouth the product and the company.
Hey, changing topics, does anyone know the durometer rating of the stock revel kit wheels. The TB 78A seems much softer than the Revel Kit 90’s. I was thinking about 97mm 78A. I’d get better acceleration and perhaps a similar reduction in vibration.
Hey Dexter:
I’d like a set of the 97’s that are on sale. I’m going to send you a message via your web site. I’m curious about shiping costs to Canada. It look like it going to be a long time before I can cross the border to pick up packages.
Are the 97’s the same urethane as my 110mm TB 78A. Or are they harder like the standard TB PU?
Oh. I see my confusion. Thats odd though because 74A is supose to be much softer than 78A and its the other way around when I compare the Revel Kit wheels to the TB 78A 110mm.
Hmm. So is it just that manufacurers are inconsistent about what they call a 78A? OR is there a structural difference in the 110mm. Is the core slightly foamed? Are there two different hardnesses of PU with the harder PU on the outside. I love the 110’s but I would not mind the same material on a smaller wheel. So I guess I’m saying I want the 100’s or the 90’s
Got it. Thanks. You might want to add a few notes to your web site. I would have been sad to order the 97’s and think that I was geting the 110mm compounds. Thats what I would have assumed based on the product images.
What bushings do you guys use and why? And what would you recommend I try?
My favorite bushings were a pair of (unknown) tall red cone/barrel bushings. I still use these today although they are a few years old and very worn. They are noisy and deformed and don’t fully debounce. They tilt slightly left… I need a new pair, and I don’t like it.
I did not enjoy the bushings installed default on the kit. I found them too soft. I purchased independent 94a bushings (cone and barrel) found them too shallow and and made my board too unstable.
I am a light rider, but I am also nimble and comfortable on the board. I prefer leaning and tick-tacking to having loose trucks. So I think I need large, hard bushings. I find it difficult to research because it is a matter of preference. I hope I have said enough for someone more knowledgeable than me to give a recommendation.
Yeah, that would be haha. Will do. Thanks.