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    • Lia
      Lia GT XR Pint Plus V1 DIY @Sirgu last edited by

      @sirgu Omg this is so cool.
      But the price is like waaay too much for my purse.

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      • OneDanGTS
        OneDanGTS GT-S GT Pint X XR @Sirgu last edited by

        @sirgu said in Other 'FLOAT' prototype devices:

        It's not a rideable

        But have they tried it on a mag lev train track, hmmmm?

        GT-S > GT > Pint X > XR > +

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        • Sirgu
          Sirgu XR @OneDanGTS last edited by Sirgu

          @OneDanGT You mean like the others did it with Lexus Slide Hoverboard back in this video?
          --I see where your imagination is going. :}
          Indoor skatepark with magnetic levitation flooring and smooth obstacles. Sign on entrance reads: "Please hand over your phone, keys and any metal accessories before you buy a ticket to the track!"
          Let's dream big for the future!

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          • NotSure
            NotSure XR Pint @Sirgu last edited by

            @sirgu im waiting for a VESC based VTOL.

            XR's got what plants crave!

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            • LOAFFETTE
              LOAFFETTE DIY @Sirgu last edited by

              @sirgu I would buy/fund it but Kickstarter has a big problem with scams and such, so there isn't any real way I can confidently fund it.

              However, if it turns out to be a real product later on, I may buy one :) Really neat!

              113 volts?! I could lick that!

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              • B
                biell Plus GT DIY last edited by

                This one looks weird, but also looks pretty fun. I think if I couldn't ride a onewheel, this is what I would get. It isn't going to go on any hard-core single track, but it looks like lots of fun for paved and reasonably well groomed trails.

                https://2swiftboards.com/products/2swift-board

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                • LOAFFETTE
                  LOAFFETTE DIY last edited by

                  WAKE UP PEOPLE NEW FLOATWHEEL VIDEO

                  Something to do with plastics and I assume the battery/controller boxes themselves

                  113 volts?! I could lick that!

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                  • LOAFFETTE
                    LOAFFETTE DIY @LOAFFETTE last edited by

                    @loaffette they apparently went and talked over about thr manufacturing of the bumpers, battery and controller boxes, as well as showing the parts being made

                    also funny car flex at thr end, but really they talked about plastic defects in the car and some stuff

                    113 volts?! I could lick that!

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                    • Sirgu
                      Sirgu XR @biell last edited by

                      @biell said :

                      ..., but it looks like lots of fun for paved and reasonably well groomed trails.
                      https://2swiftboards.com/products/2swift-board

                      Hey, thanks for interesting input @biell!
                      Another great find which makes a person question about the laws of physics without necessarily wanting to, lol.
                      It does sort of reminds the "Speedboard" @Lia posted back then. Each of them have their own odd steering mechanism geometry and logics. However, both seem to be no-standstill & zero-reverse PEVs.
                      Speedboard_VS_2Swift_[1750x796].jpg
                      In 2Swift board FAQs they say up to 15% grade when going up hill. But what about downhill? I can hardly imagine that RipSick-ish front castor wiggle-wiggle at any descending while rear wheel re-gen. braking and >60% rider's weight on the leg in front.

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                      • LOAFFETTE
                        LOAFFETTE DIY @Sirgu last edited by

                        @sirgu 2Swift board looks pretty sick, though I'm dubious about the remote.

                        A lot of remotes that electric skateboard use don't actually give you the actual speed, but rather just estimate it with a preset. A lot of the electric skateboards I've seen on my campus use the same generic remote. You can just hold the board in the air, go full throttle and the remote says the board's going 20-30 MPH, which is really janky to me.

                        I'm hoping 2Swift's remote doesn't play the guessing game and actually gives a real-time (Or as close to real time as possible) speed read-out.

                        113 volts?! I could lick that!

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                        • LOAFFETTE
                          LOAFFETTE DIY last edited by

                          TWO NEW FLOATWHEEL VIDEOS!

                          First one shows production starting for fenders, rail guards, and all the other bits. they are actually doing stuff apparently!

                          Second one is of some dude riding the production version of the board. Looks like it's the real thing, and we aren't gonna get rug-pulled

                          Honestly, if I could get the money and justify it, I would buy the Floatwheel and test it out, but sadly I don't have +$1K sitting around needing to be burned

                          also, I will bring up one other things:

                          You can buy the cannoncore motor for around $350. I may consider buying this over the superflux from Fungineers for the lols if I can make it fit, but also..

                          Their tire is only 69 (NICE) dollars, and is essentially a clone of the Enduro. If that tire seems to be liked by the community, I may pick it up and review it myself

                          Honestly, whatever I feel like doing

                          idk I'm tired and not thinking straight

                          113 volts?! I could lick that!

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                          • Lia
                            Lia GT XR Pint Plus V1 DIY @LOAFFETTE last edited by

                            @loaffette I really want to see these out in the wild. I said this since day one but it would have been really cool to have seen them seed a few out to the influential channels in the space like TFL, TheBoardGarage etc.

                            As much as Floatwheel has some credibility already a finished product on this scale makes me overly cautious especially without any review models to base assumptions on. I'm optimistic though and hope those that bought one are actually really happy with them. I can't see this being a rug pull with this amount of effort clearly displayed.

                            Personally I'm an FM girl but wouldn't be opposed to having another board in the collection lol.

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                            • OneDanGTS
                              OneDanGTS GT-S GT Pint X XR @Lia last edited by

                              @lia said in Other 'FLOAT' prototype devices:

                              Personally I'm an FM girl

                              Me too . . . well, an FM old man! If they can get this into production and on the market in a buy-able (non-crypto) form, I'd give it a try, as it seems to promise more power, which is arguably the main ingredient for a self balancing device. Hopefully they can deliver on high quality (seems like it from their videos), design improvements (same), and perhaps a more tamed VESC phone app to best the OW and give FM a reason to take their products to the next level as well!

                              GT-S > GT > Pint X > XR > +

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                              • LOAFFETTE
                                LOAFFETTE DIY last edited by

                                I understand

                                Personally, I'm not really a FM kind of person. I'm not a huge fan of the current FM look (The plastic, monotone color with that apple design) and I'd rather have something that I could tear apart over and over without worrying about damage.

                                113 volts?! I could lick that!

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                                • LOAFFETTE
                                  LOAFFETTE DIY last edited by

                                  FLOATWHEEL UPDATE:

                                  Aw sh-, here we go again..

                                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaeIEgs2Jys&t

                                  Floatwheels are apparently being built now, according to the most recent video posted by floatwheel. Construction looks to take around ~4:30, so not terrible. Though, this is only footpads, rails and bumpers with no motor. The video does show the assembly of the floatwheel, and what appears to be an in-built footpad testing mode on the board to see if both zones are active. Same for headlights, using the power button as an input of some kind.

                                  Also a few things to note:

                                  wewewe.PNG

                                  The floatwheel's front footpad doesn't use a cable. Instead, it uses push-pins that make contact with little contacts on either the controller or the footpad itself. This would make maintenance and repair a lot easier, though does require the use of a rubber gasket around the push-pins for water resistance.

                                  A good look at the pushpins on the controller.
                                  aab.PNG

                                  Also, the cable that connects the controller and the battery box together looks really flexible. Don't know why I'm saying this, but here you go.

                                  Another thing to note is the status bar. The footpads themselves actually have little "vents" or channels for the individual LEDs, which sit under an oddly shaped diffuser in the controller box. This could allow for custom footpads that would allow for the lights to be dimmed using some sort of film, or to be blocked entirely if thats your thing. The diffuser is probably made of acrylic, and has little pegs or "walls" that stand up to channel the light from said LEDS as shown here:

                                  also, stated at just before 8:08 timestamp, the guy states that the acrylic is held on with 3M adhesive, the same kind used on automotive headlights according to him. He says it should be water proof, so let's hope to god it is.

                                  better view.PNG

                                  My poor guestimation on when people should start seeing floatwheels would be from a few weeks to a few months from now. I'm confident people will get their floathwheels, however I'm not sure about QC. Floatwheel has noted that parts weren't either up to par (injection molding) or they used incorrect components for the PCBs. I'm hoping he can keep a tab on the manufacturing side and make sure everything is up to snuff. A friend of mine works for an engineering company thats local to DFW, and they outsourced production of some part to China. When they got the parts, the parts used were cheap, put together with little to no care and screws were over-tightened. (Over-tightening screws causes stress on the threads, parts and can even cause the screws themselves to stretch in certain cases.)

                                  Anyways, I'll be back with my Floatwheel stalking obsession when they post something noteworthy again.

                                  113 volts?! I could lick that!

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                                  • blkdout
                                    blkdout last edited by blkdout

                                    I'm looking forward to TFL's review of this machine. They posted a weird confirmation of their order the other day.

                                    Admittedly, I haven't studied much about it yet but last I saw they are dedicated to selling parts. If that remains true, I'd love to keep my current chassis and replace whatever FM stuff I can over the years as it fails.

                                    There are certain things I enjoy building and tuning myself but the Onewheel isn't one of them lol. I just want to slap parts together and ride.

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                                    • LOAFFETTE
                                      LOAFFETTE DIY @blkdout last edited by

                                      @blkdout I feel that

                                      Interesting thing though, is that you can buy the motor from Floatlife directly. You'd need to figure out how to mount it if it doesn't come with an axle block, and you'd need to figure out that weird waterproof cable.

                                      which what you said but oh well

                                      Interesting to see if people would actually make a kit-bash onewheel using parts from both FM and FW (FloatWheel)

                                      113 volts?! I could lick that!

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                                      • Sirgu
                                        Sirgu XR @Sirgu last edited by Sirgu

                                        @Sirgu said in 2 Apr 2023, 01:38 :

                                        Speedboard_VS_2Swift_[1750x796].jpg


                                        Video for passionate carvers. [umm.. @Franko @b0ardski ..maybe?]
                                        Just a random recommendation by YouTube, but she made some remarkable notes in second half of the video.

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                                        • Franko
                                          Franko Pint @Sirgu last edited by

                                          @sirgu hmm, interesting! i've never heard of these either. I don't have the issues with the OneWheel that she seemed to, but maybe i'm not as experienced as she is on snowboards, i dunno. I notice this 2Swift (?) has a hand controller though, and that's part of the reason i got rid of my Summer Board when i saw the OneWheel. I really don't want to have to carry something in my hand and rely on the (assumedly) bluetooth connection for my safety. One of the genius things about the OW to me is that it's all controlled naturally with your feet and your body.

                                          Sage OG Pint (Battleborn Floater)

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                                          • Sirgu
                                            Sirgu XR last edited by

                                            Who said one wheeled devices must have self-balancing feature?
                                            This boy is so going viral right now.

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