Question for the people that don’t like rectangles, what shape would you prefer? Like a trapezoid or something similar? The shape that @glyphiks made? Trapezoid is the only thing that comes to mind that would be space effective IMO.
I could think of some interesting ideas that are 3d printed with aluminum lids. Then glass reinforce the 3d printed portion. But this would def be cost prohibiting for maaaaany people.
This thread more seems targeted at r&d for alternatives rather than cost effective solutions though.
Also @EreTroN I got one of the apex predator decks as well and was looking to design a top mount case for myself, no promises on how long it would take but I could try to make 2 when I get around to it
I actually like the look of the “peli” style cases. I’m not saying the homemade ones could look better but like Alan @eBoosted said already they are cheap and have all the features.
I was thinking about using e bike battery enclosures so I can use the same battery’s on my e bike and e board. If you stick to the same mounting type you could also easily switch between light jump packs and bigger long range packs.
I saw these slide on one’s and was super pumped until I remembered I have bindings in the way
I really like how my 60v lawnmower battery slides in and spring clips in. Idc as much about the slide in prong contacts but if I could unplug the battery cable from the enclosure box, undo the spring clip or buckle clamp, and take a whole enclosed battery off in under 10 seconds, I’d be in heaven.
I had planned to make or buy a Pelican battery pack and plug it into whatever board I’m riding. Would save some money over multiple packs. Make sure there are USB ports so the box can be used for other stuff too.
i personally think the r60 and the v100 are rather stylish, if not the largest. but if the entire issue is “peli case ugly,” i think a 3d printed frame for it, or perhaps directly building onto the case with fiberglass or something, is the natural solution.
the v200 looks good, and comes in a few colors.
in my opinion… and this is only my opinion. literally anything between your feet at all aside from artwork is ugly. but i build street boards. Every time i see a properly built mountainboard with bindings and a top box, chains or gears, knowing full well it totally kicks ass and knowing it can fly off the roof of a house and land in the dirt and not break and keep throwing dirt everywhere, i think to myself “wtf that shit looks hideous.”
i agree somebody should come up with an attractive top box, but good luck with that, whoever you are working on it.
^^what he said. top mounts ugggggly.
now, if someone built a reliably crush proof bottom mount enclosure that you could legit trust to handle everything a top mount mountainboard can… u gib. u gib now.
Thumbscrews go into brass inserts, easy to open to charge LiPos
Wooden bottom screwed on to the walls, silicone between them.
Inserts in the deck, 4x M5 screws, 4x washers and 4x TPU spacers, done.
It’s cheap af, I let my friends customize the lid and it’s proven to survive hundreds of km. I know it’s not for everyone, but I’m pretty happy after several iterations.
that shit needs to be able to GRIND on stuff, take impacts like mad, and be puncture proof, not just resistant. When i rode my flux in the woods, a peice of rock with rebar in it scraped my enclosure and exposed the insides. Wrong material.
Maybe some mix of slick / slippery rubbery plastic like whatever the evolve enclosures are made of, but laced with kevlar or something and then additional bottom and side plating inside the enclosure to prevent punctures. Something like a Lacroix enclosure, but in these materials instead.
