Future Motion announcement in twelve hours

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.

OneDanGTS

@notsure said in Future Motion announcement in twelve hours:

its late in the season

Yeah, in Sacramento, we can ride all year . . . the rain limits when and where, but there are still decent days all winter.

NotSure

@onedangts yeah thats also very tempting!

OneDanGTS

NotSure

@onedangts said in Future Motion announcement in twelve hours:

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

two bullets now... two very expensive, overpriced bullets... hopefully theres a few more warm days this autumn lol.