I though DKP trucks would potentially give me a smoother ride on rough uk roads, but if not I could go for some Caliber II trucks instead. What do people think?
Ps any suggestions on where I can find blank decks in the UK. Or any suggestions on shape/style?
I won’t be going off-road. I live in an area with lots of paved cycle routes and canal routes, but the surfaces can change quite a bit. They all all paved by the surface can be concrete then tarmac and then into other types along the same route.
Thanks for the suggestions. I will be checking out these guys in more detail in the coming days. Unfortunately I don’t like the look of the Hummie deck. Looking for that more natural wood look. Something a bit more elegant.
For what it’s worth I used to commute on Caguamas while i lived in the UK, but I decided to move over to a pneumatic board once I moved to an area with that spiky sort of asphalt (Maybe some rubber airless wheels would also work well, especially if you get a deck that would be prone to wheelbite on pneumatics)
Maybe, but honestly on rough roads a more precise truck can be useful for staying alive Nexusboards sell Boardnamics RKP trucks, I’d recommend those.
Btw, what are your reasons for building a DIY board? Just want to, or is there something missing from prebuilt boards you’re looking for? If you really want DKP, maybe an exway atlas or Onsra board is the right call…
Find a deck + matching enclosure you like first, then you can start figuring out compatible drivetrains and stuff
First thing I would do is change your order of engineering. You’ll have better results doing this:
Listing trucks first is a bad sign, imho. It probably means you are putting weight on the truck choice, when getting other things straightened out first would probably have a higher chance of working well on the first try.
No, you shouldn’t even buy a washer from that site. It’s garbage.
This is also mostly garbage.
To me, this means you should probably scrap your whole list and figure this out first. I know it’s not welcome advice, but I’m not trying to make you happy with my response, I’m trying to make sure your first try at a build succeeds and I’m telling you what I wish I had been told. Engineering a custom electric vehicle is not like putting together a set of legos.
Tell us why you mentioned you’re not looking for a big board. Also not to be intrusive, but whether you’re 75kg or 125kg matters as well.
The battery is the most important part of the vehicle, and the part you should be spending the most money on. Nothing happens without the battery. Cheap out on other stuff if you want, but get a good battery.
Due to new laws in the UK, it might be hard to find small companies that will ship to you if your order total is under £135. Strongly consider looking at UK companies and if you need to import things, group them into >£135 orders.
Yeah, both of those. They are very good at delivering low prices and SEO — neither of which happens to be an ingredient in a quality electric vehicle. They’re good at getting your credit card number, but that’s about it.
Thank you for your tips and advice. My original list of parts is not the order of purchase or importance, just in a random order, sorry for causing confusion.
I am between 70Kg and 80Kg.
The reason for the DIY Build is I am interested in the process and enjoy building things, so the process of building is just as important as the end product maybe even more so. I am also a DT teacher and if i can prove the concept, I might use it as a project for students to develop skills to design and build their own as a group. This board will be my own, but the potential school project would be purely a skill development project so that build won’t require the best parts or be the fastest etc etc.
My build I would like something useable with an all round performance.
Range: Minimum 10 miles
Speed: (Dont need anything too high) 25mph max
Terrain: Roads , Paths (Pavements), Concrete, tarmac etc. These can be quite rough in the UK.
Budget: Keep it as low as possible. Doesn’t have to be fancy as I mentioned the process is more important to me. Currently trying to work within £500, but this can increase or upgrade parts later down the line.