Hello, my name is Melissa and I will be representing Ollin Board Company on the forum. I am very excited to be here! I may not be as knowledgeable as Jeramiah (aka @chaka ) but I will be more than happy to pass on any questions I cannot answer to him and the guys in the shop. I will also be making announcements for the company, letting you know of new products and recent developments.
Here is a picture of what I am currently riding, I call her Purple Haze.
Welcome Melissa, glad yo have you.
Welcome Melissa!
Hi, my name is Jacob, Iāve been here for a while but never formally introduced myself. Iāve built two boards so far, and Iām currently working on my third build, and 38ā vanguard. My goal is to find the perfect commuter board that comfortably fits a 6ā2ā sophomore. Thanks for all the support I have received on this forum so far, this is a great community 
Hi everyone, my name is Clovis, Iām French but live in Netherlands. I have a couple of boards already, and been using my yuneec ego since years, and have some Chinese board, but this year Iāve decided to get a MTB I went via scramboards.com to upgrade my old mountainboard, and Iām having a lot of fun. Now itās time for me to understand the science behind the madnessā¦
Hi,
My name is Oren, from Israel. Never rode a skateboard! 
But my Son, 9 yo, does, and since he asked to ādo a projectā with me, I suggested that weāll create a motorized skateboard.
Then I discovered this crazy world of esk8s through youtube and websites. 
Then I saw how expensive a setup can get, and almost gave up. 
Then I found this active, knowledgeable, and friendly forum, and decided that with your help weāll do it. 
Going to post a sperate thread with questions based on what we planā¦
Sounds great! Looking forward to read your questions 
Hi all - Dave here. Iāve been using this board for research for the last few months. Thought I should introduce myself.
Current/first esk8 is an Evolve GTX. Iāve had it for around two months now, and Iām really pleased with it.
I was tossing up between the GTX and a boosted mini. I think I have much preferred the dimensions of the miniā¦ but as I live in New Zealand, the shipping cost and lack of after sales care pushed me from Boosted towards Evolve.
So Iāve kinda set out to build something loosely based on a boosted miniā¦ hereās what I have or have ordered:
Deck - Carver Proteus Trucks - Caliber II 50s Wheels - Orangatang Caguamas ESC - FOCBOX unity Mount - UNIK core series dual motor mount Battery - gradually buying 30q batteriesā¦ I have 9 atm BMS - ordered a 60A 10s BMS from aliexpress: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/fUZR3hR Belts - 15mm HTD245 Motor pulleys - Aluminium 15t (might switch for steel gates/evolve) Wheel pulleys - evolve kegel 32tā¦ thinking of switching for bkb modular pulleys.
Extras - UNIK risers, bones reds, battery meter, charge port
Stuff to be confirmed/built Battery - had planned 10s3p but Iām contemplating 4pā¦ I think I can fit it in. Motors - was planning on two Flipsky 6354s, but there are some recent bad reviews which are making me wary Enclosure - I have made a foam mold for a carbon fibre enclosure, and Iāll probably add a layer of carbon fibre to the bottom of the deck while Iām at it Remote - I have ordered all the intervals for a firefly remote, just need the 3d printed parts
Hey I am pretty new to the diyesk8 community and want to build a loaded vanguard 12s hub motor setup. I already preordered a Focbox unity and I know I want some hummie hubs v4 because I like near the sf area and they have great preformance. I just dont know what to do battery wise. I was thinking about the Miami Electric 12s3p but it is large and would be tough to put on a vanguard. I want a 12s3p battery for future proofing but I might just have to go with a 12s2p battery. Oh and I need some ideas for a remote, I like the thumb ones.Thanks for reading. Doug
hi and welcome! If you like the thumb ones, look for firefly here in the forum. you can build it by your own or ask somebody like @rey8801. I think he make them and sell them to a good price too. If you need a proper enclosure for the vanguard then check out the enclosures from @Eboosted
https://www.eboardsperu.com/product/loaded-vanguard-enclosure-set-12s4p/
if IĀ“m not wrong, you will fit there even 12s4p inside.
Hello. Iām freaking out. I just ordered my first electric skateboard, without ever experiencing one - only vicariously through youtube videos. I canāt believe I waited this long to jump into this new thing. I used to ride regular skateboards, but Iāve been living in a (man)cave for many years.
I have a question: Do you get exercise? Iām thinking you do, but not sure. I mean, does it still give you a workout, like cardio or burning calories?
The thought of being effortlessly propelled up a hill on my skateboard seems like heaven to me. Gliding against a headwind, at a reasonable speed, silently, like a ghost. I canāt wait.
I donāt know how long itāll take for me to crave more power, but just the thought of going more than 13-mph seems crazy to me. I have a feeling my āunderpowered/budgetā board will be more than adequate for my style of mellow cruising. I opted for the Sanyo 8.5 Ah pack for the least range-anxiety.
Iām pretty sure you wonāt be able to keep me off this thing once it gets here. If the sun is out, Iāll be rolling in the wind. Iāll ride it 'till itās dead, then sleep only for how long it needs to recharge, then ride all night long. Iāll ride downtown and explore the city. Iāll venture down alleyways and take bike paths through parks along rivers. Iāll cross bridges when I come to them. Iāve never had brakes on a skateboard before, so Iām going to feel so safe on scary downhill sections.
Iām 43 years old. I fell in love with (regular) skateboards in 1986, when I was 11 years old. I havenāt matured much at all since then. Iām out of shape, but not fat. 5ā-11" tall, 185 lbs. Ordered the WowGo 2s K.T. the other day with replaceable P.U. motors. I live in a hilly area where skateboards are illegal to be used on roads. Iām really hoping this works out for me the way Iām envisioning it. Stoked is an understatement.
Hi, Iām no expert but I have a 30 inch belt drive atom electric B10 which is a really great board but I would have gone with the Wowgo 2s looking back. Youāll love it, I thought in the beginning I would never go over 15 mph but here I am building a balls to the wall 35 mph 20 mile range just 8 months later. You donāt really burn calories unless you are constantly carving or carving a little but that limits range. You should be fine with the Sanyo. For the hills in your area try to build up speed before you start climbing them to save the battery. Other than that I think you will love it and will be going 20+ in no time.
Hey there @RatchetRoller as @dougpage says "You donāt really burn calories unless you are constantly carving thatās demanding on your batteryā¦for me thatās is the most fun. Keeping your core switched on is exerciseā¦getting up and out of the house moving around it all adds up to burn cals.
If you havenāt alreadyā¦ all about batteryās www.electric-skateboard.builders/t/new-user-looking-for-battery-read-this-complete-walkthrough-of-batteries/26010
āIāve never had brakes on a skateboard before, so Iām going to feel so safe on scary downhill sections.ā Make sure you have a plan if you have a disconnect ā¦no power no brakes.
Safety firstā¦type in protective gear ā¦ in the search box and have a read. Safety should be your first priority and then offcourse having funā¦lol
Cheers welcome to esK8.builders.
Iām a new member! I recently got to ride an Evolve Carbon GT with AT wheels, and now want to get my own board. Debating about building one, versus buying an Evolve. For me, Iām looking for something that I can commute on without having to worry about recharging at work. The round trip from work is around 22km. I also want to be able to go out on the weekends with a bunch of guys that I know that have boards - boosted and evolve.
So far, Iām thinking of the trampa urban carver with single or twin motors, or a trampa with the big monster box for ridiculous range. From what I have read so far, using bindings on a commuting board is not a wise idea, so the big battery option might get in the way. Learning heaps from this forum!
You can use freeboard bindings like this https://www.unikboards.com/en/boutique/freebord-bindings-s2/ There are a punch of different battery boxes here. Just depends what you want and what you need.
hi there-i bought a koowheels kooboard and its awesome! thing is tho, i was thinking about if i could swap deck for a kicktail, just coz its handy in town-and then-not used to a reverse switch! i snapped the deck! GUTTED-im disabled, lost my car, but was absolutely loving the return of some freedom with my kooboard-anyone got any advice? its, on first looking, not that easy to source a board-at least-ideally one that fits, pref with kicktail, nice concave and strong & light-bamboo? &/or carbon fibre?
Good afternoon
Iām Rush, and Iāve owned a few boards. My first board was an Elecktroskate I got ten years ago. I also have an Evolve Bamboo. I like the Kali-Nyc boards, and since they donāt seem to be available, I decided to try and build one. Never done this before but I have made RC cars. Iām nervous, and this is overwhelming, but Iām jumping in.
First question. Is there a page that has Kali Board instructions? Where do people usually start?
Money is not a problem.
I look forward to chatting with you all.
You want to make a mountain board?
hello everyone! My name is JOshua LUCA and I go by lucajo16. I Love electric stuff and I got into ebikes a few years back but I couldnāt afford the hobby as much. Recently I found an intrest in eskate stuff and decided to jump in. My goal is to just get what I call a prof of concept rolling and once I understand the basics I can improve on it from there. I plan to make a board that will do 25 to 30 but Iām happy with 20 MPH as of now.
youll get a lot of leg work bending into turns but you donāt get much cardio from what Iām aware of. I did a lot of skateboarding as a child but sense ive gotten older (( 26)) I havenāt had much exercise. From what I know you will get some leg bending from turns but the motor is going to do a lot of the work.