Your opinion on Buffalo F1 board

I’m liking the deck design and flexible silicone battery box :thumbsup:…I would personally prefer a flexi deck due too my knee issues.

IP44 water resistence rating is also another plus point and video shows it coping with light off road and gravel.

Video shows extensive durability testing :+1:

Reckon a good entry level board…Any more info on the controller and esc?

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One year Warrenty is good!

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Is this a Chinese board?

oh hey look it’s the company itself

A quality product sounds better than a warranty. 2 years warranty sounds better

Keeping my eye on this they currently have 47 backers $26k raised so far.

The main thing putting me off the Raptor 2.0 is the stiff board and enclosure…and 6 month wait.

Ticks a few boxes for me as an entry level board and I’m thinking the deck and flexible battery enclosure is quite innovative albeit the hardware is all basic belt driven.

Level of testing they have put into this is good (they are also applying for ce marking)

I’m getting quick response to questions from the owner the board is tested and ready for ship in December and customs included.

Am intersted in the single motor setup as no hills where i live and i’m only 75kg. Think the 7s battery will cope well for me They confirm motor size as 5065…i will get an answer on kv.

So talk me out of this one :slight_smile:

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Those wheels look like unbranded Evolve GT wheels! I’m wondering on the longevity of the battery tabs when they’re constantly bending. If they had a machine test to bend/unbend continuously over ‘x’ days I’d feel more comfortable getting one; that is, if I ever bought a commercial board :stuck_out_tongue:

How are the cells connected. As you say nickel tabs can’t take that much. Wonder if they use something different. @Buffalo

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that test video above does show the board being put through its paces…though not know how long they ran those tests. I guess some flexability is a good thing as a stiff board with no flex is more prone to vibration and things coming loose…note a few raptor owners on here with battery / wiring issues. Nice to see they are at least putting through a test bench.

Yea i saw the video, but it means almost nothing without knowing how long they tested. It’s not feasible to test with a person, so they have to be testing with a repetitive stress machine.

Found some interesting pics of the flexible battery compartment design…apparently the black inserts are aircraft grade alu.

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/q86/c0.22.200.200/p200x200/14441073_1167568769971237_6459537786079659062_n.jpg?oh=ffa3f32a351539f94290a3e4dcbee8d2&oe=58C6CD8B

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14517353_1167570786637702_2623321670772957543_n.jpg?oh=a3ca111d21268f26b046f2701d39eb39&oe=58C20A70

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14316868_1167571466637634_6514451934245174110_n.jpg?oh=eb43336e6e74d708fdd97ec0c1b621f5&oe=58CEE1B9

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14433178_1167571776637603_2084065512420964861_n.jpg?oh=2f2c6b040aa1ff0b3f968613f1737677&oe=58CBF455

be interested in your comments @Hummie

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Will drop them an email about the period of time the tests shown in the youtube video took place. …they have been forthcoming with answers.

Looks nice but I still can’t tell how they connect. Probably solder or spot welded wires I guess.

I’m betting soldered silicone cable

Kind of like the fiik spine which has been out for a while, but the fiik is 9s 7ah but abit more pricey http://www.fiikelectricskateboards.com.au/spine

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Its a chinese rebranded board, also sold on alibaba for less than one third of the price.

Maybe people will have more luck with that one as it has been out for a while and is flexible?

Im talking about the fiik spine, what do you mean about having more luck?

yep i know you are talking about the fiik one, new boards always = new problems, especially if they are chinese which the buffalo is i think??

Well, I assume the buffalo is using some chinese parts, but from what it looks like, they have been thoroughly testing their new board, but you never know from these new kickstarter companies what you get.

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