Future Motion announcement in twelve hours

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.

OneDanGTS

@notsure didn't know I'd take someone over the edge with me! HAHAAAA

biell

@loaffette Interesting, 95v. Does anyone think maybe they toyed with a 26s LiFePO4 setup?

biell

@lia Re the new video comparing the GT and GT-S, it is hard to trust someone who says the GT had an all new motor, get's the GT's voltage wrong, and says that Honda makes a Corolla. I feel like editing out the word "Honda" would have been better than slapping a fake Honda logo on a Corolla in post processing.

NotSure

@onedangts My rationale is three-fold:

Firstly, I've been in the market for a new board for a long while now. I have family that likes to ride them when they visit, and my XR and Pint just aren't enough for everyone. I'm already pushing the limits on my XR so the time has come to upgrade, if only for safety's sake.

Secondly, I'm not really into tinkering, at least not enough to start a project board that I will have to maintain over time. I've got work and school, and between them both, my free time is at a premium.

Thirdly, the Funwheel has yet to develop a complete kit that suits my needs. The Floatwheel by comparison is very enticing, and I am still considering getting one, but the lead time and method of purchase isn't quite refined enough yet. The fragile plastic components also gave me pause.

Considering my use case and preferences, the GTS makes sense. I wanted something fast and reliable that my family and I can ride confidently at speed on mostly paved roads. The GT platform has an active aftermarket, which continues to develop, so I made my choice.

biell

@notsure Everyone has to make their own decisions, and those are all good reasons. I expect you are going to enjoy the new board a lot.

LOAFFETTE

@notsure I got you beat, 24.9 MPH on stock XR, the only mods being a burris tire
Sadly I have not been able to replicate that kind of preformance in a while

NotSure

@loaffette Ah, but I did it on a square tire... Top that!

LOAFFETTE

doesn't the new S-Series also mean that we will need to update the little video on the main page of the forum? @Lia