I have 3 belt driven boards and 5 hub boards. Hubs will one day be more maintenance free but I can honestly say they are not per my experience with them this far. Ive broken every hub motor Ive owned at least once and some multiple times. They are still my preference though. Being compact, and simpler design will ultimately prevail as the products mature. Ive got really high hopes for the Carvin V3’s I just received.
1 Like
Carvon V3? where did you buy it?
Well from Jerry of course. If you havent already you probably missed your shot at them though. Hes already moving onto the V4s and I dont see anyone giving up their pair of V3’s anytime soon.
3 Likes
From what I understand he is going to offer both v3 and v4 as they are different and have different purpose.
I was hanging out with him last night, it didnt seem clear that he was going to continue offering the V3’s. He’s found that larger wheels and pneumatics seem to be more popular amongst the general public. I think hes moving in that direction but it didnt seem he had made any final decisions yet.
4 Likes
What hubs are u using?
This post is so incomplete. Where are the related references to belts? You included no pros and cons of belt driven set ups.
How many Hubs have you ridden? How many belt set ups?
What is the point of this post?
1 Like
Very vague and there’s actually quite a few like it I think it was more for his own sake
It doesn’t even follow the thread title…Pointless
2 Likes
The new version that are “competing” with the raptor 3 hubs, from AATorqueSystem, alextech. Looks 100% like the Jacob Hubs. They are okay, better exists.
Ahhhh did u use @ralphys mod?
Nope, but alex said these were the new improved hubs that should have no slippering urethane I beleive.
If they are the harder urethane that’s correct
1 Like
are you sure? He said he had new improved hubs thats where he went to a business trip etc. He got them shipped to me via the factory.
No, I’m not certain. Rather, I’m surprised that he can be $3000 in debt to other members of the forum (in the form of expected refunds or unfulfilled orders) but also traveling on business trips and working on\ordering new parts. Everything about this issue is publicly known: Weren’t you active in this thread?:
3 Likes
With current Chinese hub motors? I wish…
A bit of a necro but how is the takeoff torque on a dual 6374 belt setup vs a Raptor 2? I’m running 2x Raptor 2 hubs on 12S with 60motor max and 40 batt max and I feel that it doesn’t accelerate as quick as I’d expect and it doesn’t start well up a hill from standstill. I’m 100kg so that’s some of the reason but I can’t keep thinking about maybe big outrunners and a belt would be more punchy.
depends on gearing
@Battosaii should be able to answer this question i think. For my self, i still think that belt driven is the way to go If you want extreme performance. I havent tried a raptor 2, but have heard other people coming from dual 6374 that its lacking power in comparison.
1 Like