Thought I’d give an update on how this board is holding up:
Considering how last-minute I finished it, it held up surprisingly well! But of course, there were a few things that weren’t so perfect:
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I used the 2 bolts in the middle of the claw mount to secure my plastic go-pro adapter, and I guess the threadlocker didn’t cure in time, so they came loose, and the adapter would wiggle back and forth and make a lot of squeaking sound. But because one of the bolts was still there, I couldn’t remove it
Lesson learned: don’t add those bolts, and just use an adapter that fits well. Easy fix. (Also my front light would keep sliding downwards when mounted, I might need to put a foam block there to keep it level) -
One of the rear tires got a flat on the last day of the trip. I forgot my spare tire and tube, but luckily @jack.luis had one on hand. Replacing a tube takes a while with these hubs, wish I had a spare hub + drives that I could quick swap wheels on. Also the other rear wheel got a flat the other day, but that’s probably from the tire being pretty worn out after this much riding
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Portland is a strange city. Near OMSI I suddenly had one of my motors full-brake on me, and it would not stop until I managed to forcefully move it 1 pole stop by hand. Motor wires got hot!
(I wonder if a position estimation bug occurred or something? Anyone else experience that on a Stormcore 60D+ ? ) I also had my puck disconnect / lag at the same time as a bunch of other people at an intersection in downtown Portland. I’m still not sure what that was about, but luckily it went away after a few seconds. -
Because my wheels are only 6.5", I can’t drag my board by the front without the gear drives / motors scraping. When I went shopping I would tie a rope around the nose of my board so that I could tow it at a low angle. Maybe I’ll make a tow-rope I can quick attach to the claw mount
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The foam block under my battery wore down
Now let’s get to the praise and awards section 
– what worked well?
- Trucks. They feel sketchy, but I was able to do 35mph on them according to the speed camera by the side of the road
I was also able to turn way better than some other people’s boards, so I guess TKPs do have a bit of magic in them. I will experiment with WFB bushings to see if that makes me like them more - FP insoles. The wire on top of my board really made my feet hurt during Carve, and I would use the ESC case for my heel quite often to relax it, but when I got home and put on my shoes with FP insoles – I can’t even feel the wire (which might be bad for board control, but we’ll see…)
- Radium charger. This beast of a charger actually CAN do 12A at 110V!
I was able to charge my board up super fast, and even have time to lend it to @Boardnamics to charge his limousine up faster at charge spots. 10/10 charger, just don’t forget to change the input voltage when you travel, accidentally blew my house’s breakers lol (Charger still works though 
) - The battery pack. Airport security did not give me much trouble, the packs stayed balanced, and I had enough range for about 35 miles of riding (55km). This was PERFECT for riding to wherever the group ride start was, doing the ride, and then heading back to the airbnb / grabbing food. 12s 26Ah is a good place to be, that’s like 12s6p (or 18s4p) P42A. That’ll probably be the setup for my next board as well.
Anyway, if you made it this far, here are some random pictures from the trip 
