I ride often in a road where the speed limit is 25 mph. It is a perfect road with great smooth fresh tarmac. There aren’t any bike lanes or other paths I can go on, so if I ride on the side at 20 mph cars will get really annoyed behind me because there isn’t any room to pass. The cars usually go around 25-30 mph. On this road I busted out the black metal scarlet from @longhairedboy and I have no problem keeping up with cars and going with the flow of the traffic. And to make things more fun, the cars I’m behind or in front of are always snapping photos of me. So in this instance, my fastest board was my safest. This is all given that the roads are perfect and I’m familiar with them, and their mostly just straight. So I can cruise at a constant 30 mph no problem with the cars. Another example of why higher speed is safer at times.
Now to get this thread on track…I’m still waiting on the Carvon V3s, and I don’t have a lot of info about them besides the fact that they will come in 85 kv and 116 kv versions and that you can interchange flywheels easily. The last update as above is they need to re-order the TKP hanger and also need to fine tune the size of the bolt on axle. @LEVer was worried about the stator spinning on the bearing tube…i hope he gets that sorted out so there isn’t any worry, cuz I really don’t want that to happen when I’m going at ridiculous speeds (and that is exactly what I will be doing with this build). He can take his time… cuz if he’s worried about anything, i’d rather just wait until he sorts it out so he isn’t worried lol.
i think being familiar with the paths is probably the single most important aspect of being able to ride safely at speed aside from wearing protective gear.
I’ve slammed into a few fences due to my ignorance of the path ahead of me.
Lever makes some pretty legit stuff. I wouldn’t worry about having any issues with the V3 once they’re released. The biggest issue will likely be that it takes awhile longer before he releases them because he’s busy trying to perfect the design.
Don’t make this a Jacob hub V2 thread…
Let the suppliers (jacob, Carvon) take their time, to create the best product they can and they are happy with.
Stop asking him for updates. If he has a major update he will probably post this here anyways. No need for them to rush this new product just for you
Definitely not! Which is why I said I’ll wait all he needs for a product in which he isn’t worried about anything and is satisfied with.
Im planning to go for a carvon single soon, my weight is about 150lbs (70kgs). Only flat roads here. Will it work out well ?+ should i wait for the v3 ? 
I weigh almost the same as you. I ALWAYS get dual even with belts, and with hubs there is much less torque so single wasn’t even a question. If you get the lower kV version you may be happy with a single. But I personally wouldn’t. I like as much acceleration as possible.
I would wait for the V3s though. The v2.5 do (or did?) have a great deal going on them as well and those aren’t bad for torque. Will you be going on hills? Or do you just want more speed?
I’d go for the V2.5 right now if they’re still on sale. It’s supposed to end today sometime. It also depends on how soon you want it. The Carvon v3 is not released yet and you could be waiting a few months. These things are individually hand built, so even if you order a v2.5 now, it’s not like it’s going to be dropped in the mail the same day.
I recently tried the V2.5 and as long as your not heavy or have a lot of steep grades, it will work just fine. I weigh 135lb, so performance will be about the same for us. Good power and plenty of speed. Unless you are very heavy, go up a lot of steep grades, or love breakneck acceleration, the v2.5 single will work just fine. I don’t think the V3 is going to necessarily be a huge increase in performance as much as it allows you to use an unmodified drive wheel.
I dont like high speeds, 20-25 mph will do. My area is completely flat, 0 hills. I’m planning to build in 4/5 months. These carvons are definitly an eye catcher
It’s exactly what I’m looking for! I need a small setup to carry it through numberous of trans and busses! Silent will make it only better since it won’t disatract people that much. Overall i like hubs more since you got less worries with parts. In my belt drive i had to make sure every part was attached properly.
Edit - Will there ever be an orangetang edition ? 
Yep…and the glide
Can make for a very tidy setup
Dat Pedi-glide
awwweee yeah! The Carvon’s make you feel like you’re riding a regular board… Silent Gliding. There’s something to be said for not having to hear the whine of a motor when your skating.
The esc is so loud on the War Machine board…I used it as a horn to move people out of the way in Venice Hahahah
Wow now I see why you changed your name lol! 
The world needs motorized version of that…thing
Yupp the silence was a strange feeling. Felt like when I jump on my board with the remote off.
But then you just cruise so smoothly. And it keeps going
At some point I will do a steath hub build!