Hey guys and welcome to my highly biased and subjective comparison of the Nazare with an E-TOXX prototype and the Titan Project X Flex V2 prototype.
Test occasion was and indoor off road Event organized by Evolve Germany. Most rideres were members of the ESK8 NRW community and experienced riders of different electrical vehicles like EUC, OW, E-scooters, ESK8s and more.
I used the opportunity to get some feedback for our Project X Flex prototype and compare it by self with the Nazare and an E-toxx build with new V2 prototype trucks, which I tested already in the V1 on a different built. So it’s a basicly a German/German engineering vs Canadian engineering builder contest.
I would like to start with some pictures
First thing we tested, after comparing the general built quality and the overall look/impression, were a couple rounds on the track. I first started with an Evolve Carbon GTR to get a feel for the track to have an anker point for comparison, since the CGTR was the last board I’ve ridden on a similar indoor off road track.
After getting used to the track I had a couple rounds on the Track with my Titan proto. First think I noticed was the flex combined with the 9" instead of 7" OR tires gave a way more comfy feeling. Second, the wider trucks and the larger clearance allowed to fly with much higher speed over the track. The power was overwhelming for my off road riding capabilities and for the kind of track. With the Evolve I was on average at 50-60% throttle. With the titan at 10-20% After about 20min. I had a solid first impression how the Titan behaves on the OR track.
Next I jumped on the Nazare and the Nazare Rider jumped on the Project X Flex. First impression was, more stability due to wider trucks and the lower angled deck. I felt now a little more secure to try to achieve higher speeds, since my feet didn’t slip that easy from the deck. The downside though was, that trough the lower clearance, the enclosure scrubbed over some hills and the carbon fiber got ruined after a couple rounds. It was a brand new board though. The Lacroix had also an annoying squeaking from the shock blocks which was very loud. It sounded like an '95 Honda Civic, driving over cobblestones, but it didn’t influence the ride quality, I guess. The power was significantly lower compared to the Titan and the traction with the 8" street tires was also worse. But still more than enough for me on that specific track. A short side note: I didn’t like the VX1 RC, but I will come later to this point. All in all the Lacroix was fun to ride, the Hypertrucks trucks felt similar to the Matrix 2 trucks, but with less turn and more stability.
The Lacriox rider who tried the Titan said, that the two boards feel quite similar, but he liked the Titan RC more and the higher power combined with the higher clearance.
Next thing was going outside and testing the 2 boards outdoors.
Second part is coming later today.
