Floatwheel is back...

Sirgu

Seems like part of Floatwheel marketing is to consistently release explanatory clips after the launch. Well thought - to keep the thrill up. This time footsensor comparision (and more to come).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z42CZ5JVQPg&ab_channel=Floatwheel
Gotta admit, everything Tony speaks is golden! If only all those claims and rational designs get approved and confirmed by reputable known riders. Oh .. the .. future!

Sirgu

LOL.
And if someone been with blackout of all news from previous ~week or so.
:: Here is your 1 min summary of Floatwheel ::

LOAFFETTE

I'm curious as to what the top speed of the adv model. The fastest I've seen a OW go was a GT and that was 30 MPH, and that was probably just a one-of-a-kind model, probably a good battery/controller/magic that board came with

It would be dangerous but FUN to see a OW go 40, or even 50
~~MAYBE EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY~~

LOAFFETTE

ok so apparently the top speed seems to be 22mph

I remember hearing somewhere that in Texas if something with a motor goes < and/or = 20 MPH, then it's legally defined as a vehicle of some kind...

~~probably why OW never makes/advertises a board that goes or exceeds 20mph~~

NotSure

@loaffette usually works in classes. in ny class 3 requires a valid license but no registration.

Samuraipunch

Looking forward to the Floatwheel torpedos... Wonder if they learned anything from the GT front concave footpads...

biell

@lia did you have to stop the video and do a happy dance when you heard the part about test pads?

Lia

@biell
Am the happy, test paaaaads~
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Was there any mention of an actual schematics coming soon though?

Sirgu

@lia said :

... actual schematics coming soon though?

I would not be too surprised if those will be featured in course of time. Because high skilled people would map these down anyways. Dude speaks about everything with open cards. Simply marvelous.

LOAFFETTE

@samuraipunch
Me and another friend at my college jokingly call the GT "defective missiles"

Sirgu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCwQoV7gzhQ&ab_channel=floatwheel
How much praise about transparency can one video gain?

* rhetorical question
It's all earned for sure.

LOAFFETTE

@sirgu nice!

Cant' wait to see what the floatwheels, however it sucks that they are having shipping delays..

Sirgu

Floatwheel ADV Pro ride video NOT by Tony/Floatwheel itself.

LOAFFETTE

Floatwheel boards are shipping apparently. Someone in one of my ridegroups has ordered one. I may try and get a few minutes of riding on it before I head to college in less than a month

Sirgu

We don't have proper sub-section yet, hence I'll post it here.

Apparently Floatwheels hitting all the places throughout the world now. Techies putting them on tests already.
(Maybe it's already viral in VESC Discord groups. I really dunno. Tho, guessing some folks over here might find it interesting as well.)

LOAFFETTE

i'm sorry is that a DYNO SETUP?
Bruh

LOAFFETTE

So, on the Vescify discord, Surfdado claims that his floatwheel died to some water damage

he says the enclosure and battery box are bone dry, but the motor plug let water in, rust on the hub and a dead ESC

they also said the bearings were crap.
evidence:
https://discord.com/channels/846794200308908065/846794258093703228/1139228100488609802

Well dammit, I thought we would have a worthy contender against FM

Lia

@loaffette Surfdado mentioned the water issue in his latest video but he states at 21:52 that a metal clip securing the plug was missing so maybe that was how it got in and ruined the hall detection.

LOAFFETTE

So Floatwheel made a post on their YouTube, talking about their next boards and such
Here it is