r/ElectricSkateboarding

Rice lake wi
Propel X4R

i wasn’t even going fast, just going for a morning cruise through some parking lots while i had some time to kill, so i figured i would be fine wearing my crocs and no safety gear at all. mind you i’ve been skating my whole life so i know how to take a bail and would normally have just ran off the board but between the big ass clogs and the loose rocks in the parking lot i tripped over my own stupid feet and SPLAT! so yea, don’t be like me and wear your gear fellas

Absolutely pissed about the quality of the ace deck gear drive and off-roading capabilities. I was talking this thing up nonstop for weeks. Only for it to fail and leave me stranded halfway from my house. And whenever I go to do a warranty claim, they try to gaslight me, saying it’s all my fault for riding it offroading whenever they sell an off road board and literally have a video of it being ridden off-road on their homepage. Both my gear drives failed, and my other motor burned out and shredded trying to compensate the other motor. had to pay for an expensive Uber ride home and most importantly i Had this thing for less than two months and only put 500 miles on it, and I was planning on greasing the gear the next day but instead it had a catastrophic failure. Quality control seems nonexistent and when I was talking to a representative, they tried to gaslight me or push the blame on me whenever I bought a high-end $2000 off-road board..

This is all I have to show from falling off my board at nearly 20 mph, roll like Niko from gta IV 😭

I might not be making this post right now if I didn't. Just a normal day, carving around 15-20 mph at a local walking trail— far from the most intensive part of my ride— dipped into the grass on accident and lost control cause I wasn't paying enough attention. I needa work on my falls... fell forward and rolled into it somewhat decently based on my injuries, but I still wacked my helmet into the ground and just about did a somersault after sliding on my head for a sec. Well, that's a little bit of an exaggeration, but that's certainly how it felt.

Thanks to my helmet I walked away with just some road rash on my shoulder and elbow where it got around my other gear, and bruising on my hip and ribs. Was a little dizzy right after, but I feel normal now. I had someone pick me up anyway to be safe cause I wouldn't trust myself to ride all the way back after that. If I actually put my chest protector on, too, which has shoulder pads, I would've been nearly unscathed

This helmet got a good 2-3 years of service 🫡

That's all. WAFH.

(Sorry if you wanted to see the rash, it's already bandaged)

Hey guys 👋 I’m looking at this Onewheel online, and I have no idea what this board is. It has a handle on the back, and a lot of the parts on it I’ve never seen before. If anyone can help I’d appreciate it (:

Hi I'm looking to post this electric skateboard, TeamGee H20 Mini, what is a good price for it? It's moderately used but still in good condition and goes pretty fast.

Awesome ride with the Omw Gladius starting at 6:30 am.

Noticeable : I was kinda attacked by a quite a big badger who maybe thought I was some kind of animal because of the screaming motors...

This board is such a playful machine, I knew for several months I would eventually buy it.

First time I buy a second board from the same brand, my pattern was :

Ownboard w2 > backfire zealot > B-One Balrog X > Omw Cavalry > Omw Gladius.

It's only my second ride with it but the quality of the build is stunning.

The last time I had ridden such a small board was about 7 years ago with the Elwing Nimbus but adaptation is super fast.

Last weekend I picked up a dead WowGo 2S Max off FB marketplace for $40. It turned out to just be a simple issue with the battery. It only gave off half the expected voltage (~22v) and my multimeter detected all the cells were ~3.5-3.7v, so all the cell sub-arrays were also good.I looked around under all the Fish Paper and fiberglass insulators and found some of the cheap nickel-plated steel tabs on the batteries rusting out causing it the battery to reduce down to 2x 6S2P arrays instead of a singular 12S2P. I was able to fix it with less than $1 worth of materials.

I filed away the corrosion and solder on additional nickel tabs to reconnect the battery and the skateboard came back to life! Seeing as I already had another longboard, I decided to use the parts as a donor for a deck I got for $8 on one of the Prime Days. It's a 7.75" x 31" bamboo deck. To accommodate the limited real estate of 14" wheelbase, I had to 3D-modeled some risers, a tail bone and a new battery compartment and printed it in PETG - drilled some holes and attached everything. I cut up an EVA foam floor mats to act as a layer of minor water resistance and give the electronics a bit of cushioning. While modeling the replacement battery compartment, I carved out a small AirTag compartment for peace of mind. Then I decided to stick with the popsicle theme and make it into a Cherry Lemonade Popsicle using the deck tape I had on hand. It's not perfect, as the screws are sticking out a bit more than I'd like, but overall it's my little monstrosity and I like it.

For a build with substantially shorter wheelbase than the original board, it still rides pretty well and can't complain at under $80 for the total build. I may start using this as my daily driver for my work commute as it's far more compact that my longboard and is more easily carried onto the public transit leg of my journey.

I rode 4,107 km in 18 days on an electric skateboard, pulling a homemade single-wheel trailer with all my gear.

I wrote a full post with the story, technical setup, photos, charging details, problems on the road, and everything else that went into the ride.

You can read it here: https://forum.esk8.news/t/legs-of-steel-4100km-in-18-days-world-record/92021