Tweaking the Trampa

DIY Builds
#1

I’m planning my first DIY and I want to do everything except for the battery myself.

I’m a snowboarder so I would like to get something similar if possible with the deck/truck combination. I would like to carve, slide with the back wheels on gravel and do a little jumping.

I’m about 100kg or 220lbs.

This is what I have come up with so far:

Deck: Haero Bro 300
Trucks: Matrix 2 200
Battery 12s6p pP42 600
Xenith ESC. 300
Enclosure? 100
Remote: VX1. 30
Boardnamics gear kit 600
Bindings: MBS F5. 85. MBS Rockstar 2 hubs. 68
Tires? 80
Tubes. 52
Bearings 13
Charger when I know what cells
Grip tape

Total. ~2500€

I noticed that many people like the Trampa and Matrix 2 trucks. Since I haven’t tried any of them, what is the difference?

Same goes with Trampa VS Bro deck. I like them both but if I’m just going for looks I want the Bro.

I want better range and torque before top speed. What KV on motors and gearing ratio am I looking for?

Can I put the Xenith in the battery enclosure or is that a bad idea?

Will the 12s6p battery be enough? And is 600€ reasonable fee for building it? If not what would 600€ get me?

I have tried to source as much parts as possible from within the EU.

Is there something I have missed out on?

All the best

Christoffer

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#2

Solid part choices. One thing I’d change is the remote. The VX1 is a hit or miss in terms of reliability. Check out the Puck Bruce remote.

Trampa trucks use egg shaped bushings and springs, and also barrels for their steering. Matrix IIs use wedged shape bushings for theirs. Both have a different feeling, but I think you’ll like the Matrixs.

Just to poison you further… check out the Apex Airs trucks :star_struck:

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#3

I’d try buying an MBS Complete and replacing the deck. In the end you still come out ahead since it comes with the trucks, bindings, tires, tubes, bearings, and hubs for less than it costs to buy them individually, even without the deck.

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#4

Out of 3 i had, two vx1’s shat the bed.

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#5

Where the pics? Sorry re read and saw planning!!

#6

Now that’s a life hack. Thanks for the tip!

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#7

I will definitely consider the Puck. I was under the impression that VX1 was the way to go but seems like I was wrong.

The Apex trucks looks sweet but are they worth it at twice the price as Matrix?

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#8

Out of the 10 I’ve had all are still working better then most other remotes I’ve used, including the hoyt puck. Companies like lacroix and bioboards use the VX1 as a standard remote and have minimal issues reported with it. As a budget option it is one of the best out there.

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#9

Yeah its not a bad remote, but ive heard they had atleast one bad batch, around that time i think i must have gotten those two.

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#10

Lol! I still have 3 unopened boxes…hope they not from that batch :grimacing::grimacing:

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#11

I wasn’t completely in the dark then. I really appreciate the feedback.

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#12

Why not keep the deck?

From my calculations the MBS pro 97 COMPLETE costs, 550€ and the wheels, trucks, Bindings and Bearings costs 500€ from electricboardsolutions.

When ordering from MBS I would have to pay tax since it’s from a non EU country. Thank you Brexit.

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#13

I noticed you don’t have an enclosure listed but lots of other parts.

@eBoosted sells a Haero Bro enclosure.

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#14

Also, @glyphiks should have some available at some point. Options are nice. We’re spoiled.

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#15

You could, since you had already planned on the Haero deck (which is higher quality), I figured you’d switch it out anyways. Nothing wrong with the MBS deck.

Check out ATBShop, it’s based in the UK so all the import stuff should have been dealt with by them already.

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#16

Get the ubox spintend esc. You can plug in their horn and something else too!

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#17

I think enclosure is on the list. I haven’t decided if I’m going to mount it underneath or on top of the board.

I would prefer underneath but somebody told me it was a bad idea for going of road.

3072×4096 1.65 MB

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#18

Depends on where you’ll be riding. I’m going to use a VX1 on my mountainboard because I don’t expect there to be any RF-noisy areas in the woods :laughing: Haven’t had any radio interference in the city either yet. But yeah if you plan on riding on the streets, then a puck would be a better choice.

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#19

I take it as a Puck doesn’t use RF signals? What does it use?

Do any of them connect straight to the Xenith or do I need a separate receiver?

#20

Why would you choose the Spintend over Xenith?

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