Future Motion announcement in twelve hours

LOAFFETTE

@loaffette credit for discovery is Mica on the vescify discord
https://discord.com/channels/846794200308908065/846794258093703228/1167530209252233247

Lia

@loaffette Numbers check out.

GT is 18s
GT-s is likely 27s

They claim a 50% boost in voltage. If 27s is 150%, 27/1.5=18

Lia

So I did a quick and dirty mockup in a GT battery box and sure enough 21700 27s1p fits super comfortably BUT there is no shot there are any in parallel which checks out with the lighter weight.

TheAdman

Yay, now my XR is doubly out of date.

NotSure

@lia yeah if they dropped the price of gt and made the gts $2500, id consider it. wondering what the pushback is like though. VESC's already go that fast with more features and less voltage. anyone here buy one yet?

Lia

@notsure Everyone I've spoken too can't justify it. I'm sure there are some though.

Personally I think it's a bit rough on the riders wanting to get into racing. It feels a little deliberately pay to play.

NotSure

@lia ok here's a dumb question: if the cells in that battery are all in series, what happens if one fails? is it like string lights?

Lia

@notsure Depends on the failure but in most cases a bad cell when you have none in parallel is dead.

I could go on about my displeasure with this launch but I prefer to be optimistic so I'll reserve my grumbling.

biell

@lia FM is a bunch of chickens. Why not go all the way, 36s1p!!

;)

LOAFFETTE

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found in the release video by Mica Husky

source: https://discord.com/channels/846794200308908065/846794258093703228/1167677789399429142

NotSure

@lia maybe thats why its 27s1p. That space if where the new bms goes, and just integrated the bms into the pack somehow? i can't image they'd go through all that trouble with the cpsc just to do it again if a cell dies unexpectedly or a wire weld doesnt hold...

Lia

@notsure Broken welds are pretty unlikely. The Pint is 15s1p too.

New vid too comparing the GT and GT-S

NotSure

@lia im not a fan of the rim. i see Nico riding that big floppy mud tire and i cant help but think "man, that sidewall looks so comfy!" Like riding on a mattress.

LOAFFETTE

@lia sorry about that, had a brain fart last night with someone else while talking about the GT-S

OneDanGTS

Guess what?

LOAFFETTE

@onedangts oh no
You bought one?

OneDanGTS

@loaffette Well, someone had to bite the bullet and take one for the team.

LOAFFETTE

@onedangts nice! I honestly would have bought one if I had the cash. The price is absurd, but the performance and speed someone could pull out of that board is enticing

NotSure

@onedangts here we go... I'm seriously tempted now. its late in the season, and it'll probably just sit in the box till spring, but im still very tempted, especially with u gettin one.

NotSure

@loaffette fastest ive gone to date is 23.5mph and that was on a stock XR with a vega.