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Still alive.... E-Flex ongoing project with 9" wheels on the ride side and 8" wheels on the left. https://www.e-sk8.fr/uploads/db5279/optimized/2X/d/d9f298df0e42461dbee499d81910d54aebfbfe60_2_666x500.jpeg [img]https://www.e-sk8.fr/uploads/db5279/optimized/2X/c/c5f5c4a63291083d31630b79d0ef0f6a2aae750...

Today, there is a violent E-Boards "social média business" explosion where all the modest knowledge (culture?) accumulated here by few passionates is simply ignored/distroyed by a bunch of nerds/hipsters/posers who consider a 20kg/$4000 board as a standard ... Few years ago, you might be lynched her...

Nice!
Best wishes for this new venture !Our industry needs new blood...

I am struggling to start the production of a new generation of Flexboardz (and Flexscoot)

My ambition for 2017 : Flexboardz G2 E-board using standard RC components and closed geared transmission... and pretty soon without hand held remote control

Pretty impressive... and by all means, the track is beautiful

Next generation of Flexscoot mobility scooter with integrated stabilizer :

make sure that they can support enough pressure (50 to 60 psi)

yes, on hard ground, it's fine.
If it's a bit soft, finding the right pressure, between too hard and too soft will be even harder.

I use to have 7" wheels with shallow longitudinal threads on some of my mtb/carving model. It's pretty good for road use as it has a good grip and reduces quite a bit the weight of the wheels. Only problem with smaller wheels is that you have to adjust the pressure pretty accurately... it needs high...

there is a lot of "dust" on the electric devices market...plenty designs, products and prices.... but it's going down very quickly. During the last years, the RC components were the only easily available (motor+belt transmission)... the DIY era! Recently, in wheel motors arrived but only for skate w...

"IMO biggest problem for lack of standard MB popularity is price and riding areas" Agree 100% : price is the main problem/driver and it is supposed to lower when(if) Eboard market develop enough to bring scale benefits... And for the lack of riding area, Eboards might be a solution as slope is not n...

yes, it definitely makes sense.... but you could also ride on any ground, even dead flat...it could even be the occasion to easily make races with friends... the future formula 1 of kids

I also wanted to add that Trampa recently added electric boards (and accessories) to its products range.

As Trampa is the only mtb brand that managed to survive (beside mbs) and grow, they might have some good market feelings....

yes, with such a price tag (around $5000), it will probably remain virtual ...

you are absolutely right...the interest to have such an hi-tech frame/suspension is to add power/speed to it (at least to compensate for the extra weight) In fact it was supposed to be one of my next post in the Shed about bajaboard : http://www.bajaboard.com.au/ [img]http://bajaboard.herokuapp.com/...

I take the opportunity to sincerely thank you to bring back the forum...that's a piece of culture that you saved here (at least a sum of experience, knowledge and good sense) ! Also, welcome back in France. I agree that E-mountainboard is a better format for urban commuting than skateboard (safety, ...

You are right, costs, availability and reliability of efficient electric kits have long been prohibitive...it was the DIY era! But it is greatly improving lately, at least for the skateboard format... an electric kit(motor+battery+controller) for skateboard can be found for few $100's (from 200$ to ...

Well, if we look at the last +-20 years of mountainboard history, the few of us left to know about it have to agree that it was basically an industrial/commercial failure. The initial promise of the "Summer snowboarding" never really happened. Climbing uphill with heavy board and gear is a simple ex...