Other 'FLOAT' prototype devices
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@biell said :
..., but it looks like lots of fun for paved and reasonably well groomed trails.
https://2swiftboards.com/products/2swift-boardHey, 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](/assets/uploads/files/1680388257618-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. -
@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.
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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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@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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@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!
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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.
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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:
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.
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.
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
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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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@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 wellInteresting to see if people would actually make a kit-bash onewheel using parts from both FM and FW (FloatWheel)
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@Sirgu said in 2 Apr 2023, 01:38 :
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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@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.
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Who said one wheeled devices must have self-balancing feature?
This boy is so going viral right now.
