yeah I am seriously reconsidering my carbon Deck to a wood/carbon hybrid…
its still coming, have samples soon.
CF Lids do trap the RF Signal. I’m going to test signal propagation, but if that doesn’t work well I’ll cut a window and epoxy the antenna in.
When it comes to smooth rides, I assume that a CF board’s extreme rigidity with smaller wheels, and inadequate padding (soft risers) might the main factor. When I consider my 70mm downhill board with (and without) soft risers to a gutted E-Go with +100mm wheels around 85 duro, the flex and soft risers make a huge difference when it comes to noise and smoothness. The wheel diameter probably plays a role, but I don’t have 50mm wheels to compare with 109mm wheels to test the theory.
Longer trucks
Been riding 177mm SurfRodz Hex TKP with extended 70mm axle…
Barely feel much of anything on the pavement now… I’d say it’s a reduction of about 30-45% smoothness now.
Carving ability on the SurfRodz are awesome too.
I use 180mm hangars on everything which is why I didn’t factor it in. I wonder how much contact patch improves the ride.
KMeyerson - any update ? Is it going into production or is this project dead ?
It’s moving forward.
I’m putting my resources towards commissioning production sample parts, assembling them, and then hitting kickstarter. I’ll keep ya’ll posted as I hit other mile stones.