Just in time for Spring!
Did you ever decide if the cover was going to be aluminum or plastic. Also how much do you think these are going to weigh? (2 gear). Are there going to be different color options? I canāt wait for these
Ive paused the 2 gear for the 3 gear all aluminium case with carbon fiber lid. With 3 steel gears. Canāt comment on weight just yet
Colour options black on Carbon fiber, silver on Carbon fiber. And probably others
Do you know what the ratio is going to be for the 2 gear?
Comes standard with 2.42 ratio and other gears will be available if you want to change the ratio. I am talkin about the 3 gear, imo if it works well there will be no reason to choose 2 gear drives for urethane
Any updates?
Maybe Iāll have a 3 gear for my mtb build.
But Iāll tell you this guys, the 2 gear is amazingly built. Ole @moon has really brought something special to us!
Make sure to buy one of these when they are out.
Behind the scenes testing is being done
Any idea about the timeline? Would love to have one of these!
If you had to estimate the final retail price for the 3 gear urethane drive, in what ballpark would that be? Thinking if a single drive would be cheaper than, say, eloftyās direct drive. (Iām so fed up with belts at the moment xD)
Come pm me on the other forum
And how would you switch the gears from the remote? Or would it change when you change the speed level from letās just say beginner mode to GT or Pro mode??
(I think you will find a thread to ask that on the forum above)
rusins I am getting sick of belts as well and right now I canāt even find the size belts I need for my build. I need belt sizes of 435 mm 5M 15mm wide. Can anyone help me find a few belts of that size??
This isnāt a clutch or transmission type of gear driveā¦
Could you imagine if we actually had thatā¦
Yeah no switching gears mid ride. Thatās not what gear drive means. It has gears transferring energy from the motors to the wheels rather than belts. One set gear ratio. Just like belts.
I actually made a post about this, but there was a really cool concept for a CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) drive system for an Esk8. Do a search I think Iām like one of the only results for it, but it works similar to how mopeds can employ this tech. Still, I donāt think itās feasible for Esk8, at least not yetā¦
Heya, dude. Please donāt use noisy straight-cut gears, Go the extra mile and make them helical cut, double helical cut, or, at least, herring bone cut (not as quiet or strong) and if you go with single speed gears, try near silent typhoid gears used in buffers and grinders, so you donāt scare off the wildlife. Think Tesla silent, but in a skateboard form-factor. Capeesh? Also, normal skateboard wheels with direct drive motors is quieter, still (with no gears to wear out or strip. Just e.d.m. out a truck-arm shaped hole in the stator instead of the usual mounting brackets and belt ectā¦ Good luck with whatever is easiest and cheapest with trend-setting results. Maybe you can start a niche market for builders that you could create a kit for.