This is my 3rd build, and was completed on December 2018. Shifting the build thread from Potterland.
Ok here goes!
This build is a first AT experience for me, at the time i wanted to make a pneumatic build with around 50km range and not too heavy. I tried decks like the Lacroix Prototipo and the Trampa Holypro, but found that i didn’t really like those style decks. Seems to have a second delay before it turns, and by the time that happens, your body is already leaning off and falling.
So i went with the Jet Spud’s big brother, the Jet Potato. It’s 34", has a slight camber and not so aggressive concave.
Paint wasn’t the best and was fairly thin, so i scraped/sanded it all off and gave it a proper coat of matte black and 2K clear coat.
And the huge Torqueboards 6380s
Big Balls
Trampa stuff also came. I didn’t use the Bull Bars in the end
Painted the rims to fluorescent green.
The Idea drive train came next. This is running on 14/60 gear ratio, with a single idler.
Mounting them on, so far so good. The crossbars do help with alignment and spacing.
To mount the Infinity trucks to the deck, i had to achieve an angle, if not the trucks would not turn. I got the 3D Servisas 35 deg riser wedge as a gift.
So at the time, the Unity was on the first batch preorder, so i got a Flipsky dual 6.6 as a temporary VESC till the unity arrived.
Then i got a 12s5p 30Q pack built by a professional battery maker.
Couldn’t contain my excitement. Ran it on the Ackmaniac tool, taped the enclosure and went downstairs for a quick test.
Works wonderfully! AT is really something else.
Now here comes the problem. I got the Eboosted double stack enclosure for the Jet Spud, because at the time i thought this deck was just a longer version of the spud, so i figured it’ll fit with minimal work.
Wrong
So me being the perfectionist that i am, i went to work with the enclosure. Since the majority of the body was fiberglass, i sanded and laid a few layers of fiberglass cloth on the exterior, and about 5~6 more layers on the inside. Better! Now comes the messy part. I added way more bulk around the edges of the enclosure than i need. Oh well!
After sanding and shaping for at least 2 hours over a span of a week, bam. Perfect.
Painted the enclosure black, and wired the power switch to be longer at the top. It’s currently a Flipsky antispark, but was later using the Unity switch.
And it’s done! Obligatory Ganja grip tape of course.
The range is surprisingly spot on to what i planned. My riding style involves some carving here and there, and an average of 25~35km speeds, that gives me about 45~50km range give and take.
Focbox came in December so i eventually swapped it out.
And also, printed a pair of bash guards to protect the mount.
So yea, that about sums up this build. It’s a good balance of a bit of a MTB, and yet keeping the longboard feel. If i would describe it, i would say it feels kinda like an Evolve AT, but way more stable because f*** DKPs right haha?
I currently have Evolve 7" and MBS Knobby 8" tyres so eventually when the 6.5s wear out i will swap to those. And also perhaps a gear drive in the future? Hmm… We shall see.
