GTS First Ride

LOAFFETTE

@onedangts Not a bad price honestly

OneDanGTS

@loaffette Agreed . . . considering he said injection molding can spit out a bumper in .5 seconds and these take 30 minutes each to make!

OneDanGTS

@loaffette said in GTS First Ride:

Keep us posted on any new developments, I'm happy that you're happy with your board

So in the first 80 miles, I've learned one really nice result of the torque. While at low speed, it feels comparable to the GT, but mid and high range, it allows much easier passing for my rides on the bike paths. And then when the road is wide open, it's almost scary how fast you can speed up.

I actually rode an ADV Pro at the park, it was one of the TFL guys boards he loaned out to a buddy. I was on it for like 5 min, but it felt to me like the GT, but I have no idea how it was tuned and I've been on the GTS. He tried my board and I told him to try some hills and he came back with a big smile on his face.

LOAFFETTE

@onedangts I really really want a gt-s now if thats how it is
I've been looking for a board or just some setting/setup in vesc that would let me just do that kind of sudden acceleration

NotSure

@onedangts i miss that FM reflective blue color. Wish they made those for gt now. Such a good color.

OneDanGTS

@notsure You mean like the XR rails, right? You'd think they could at least make some rail guards with that color so we could make them look nostalgic!

Although, doesn't C&R allow you to make rail guards from custom images? Might be worth a try!

TheAdman

@onedangts C&R certainly do, I have some myself. The quality is superb.

NotSure

@notsure i got some custom ones pending. two sets pending actually.

OneDanGTS

@notsure Can't wait to see them!

LOAFFETTE

@onedangts They do!

NotSure

@loaffette where?

OneDanGTS

@notsure Those look like The Float Life side kicks colors. Craft and Ride has the customizable ones.

NotSure

@onedangts Ahh, but not the reflective FM Blue. That color was electric! Soooo good at night! Would be really nice for the new board... Speaking of which- it has my approval.

Went straight to Apex. First thing I did was drop in on the small grassy hillsides outside my door. They're not very tall but they are steep, reminiscent of a decent red slope... Immediately I noticed the additional power. That nose is not soggy and Im no featherweight! The turf is rutty in places but it just powered through the crests and troughs.

Second thing I did was ride through the loose river gravel driveway. The gravel is deep because Im lazy and didn't rake them well. The board handled it easily!

Third thing I did was fucking rip it up the street at 20 mph!!! So good! Effortless acceleration... I rode it to the harbor via several well-paved roads The weather was clear and seasonably warm. I rode for about an hour, got 14+ miles with a top speed of 25.2 mph. Below 35% is totally usable. I was towing my nephew up some of the hills on his bike earlier.

I reduced the tire pressure to 17 psi. I'm a chonky 200 lbs right now, so that and the friction of the stock tread probably ate some of the range. I think stock XR is a very good range comparison. Overall, I'm very happy with it so far. Hopefully we get a freakishly warm, dry winter with little wind.

Hard to believe it, but I actually missed the vega a tiny bit. No speed wobbles... La Vega se hacer tus mas macho!!

Wow indeed, young man...

OneDanGTS

@notsure said in GTS First Ride:

Went straight to Apex.

I was a Delirium rider on my XR and nothing but Apex on my GT. When the GTS arrived, I tried the popular Flow thinking with all the extra power, I wouldn't "need" Apex. Got to my 1/2 mile dirt road turn around point and Flow wasn't doing it for me on the dirt, although the ride to get there was nice. Switched to Apex and rode home and liked that a lot. Next day, stayed on Apex and wasn't as smooth at speed, so wanted Flow back, lol.

Long story long, I did this to Flow and so far it really feels improved for my riding.

Edit: @LOAFFETTE, this also beefed up the low speed torque, so now it accelerates quick at almost any speed.

OneDanGTS

@biell said in GTS First Ride:

How does that new footpad feel? Would you consider buying them for your GT?

Revisiting this after a dozen or so rides on the lowboy footpads. I definitely like them a lot as I have ZERO foot pain during my rides. If I had the original concave pads on my GT, I would swap them for these. Since I have the flats on my GT, if/when I get it back (loaned it out to a newbie), I don't think it's worth it to swap out the flats for the lowboys as the flats have that XR feel to them, which I really like.

NotSure

@onedangts Yeah im def looking forward to trying out some custom profiles... in a few months i guess

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biell

@onedangts Thanks, depending on the black friday sale, I might pick up a set for my GT. I think I would still put the Proride Grip pads on top of them for extra comfort and a touch extra concave.

OneDanGTS

Jimmy finally gets back on a OW, the GTS, and does a pretty thorough review. For a more cruising type rider like myself, I agree with most of his claims, but especially about how much safer the GTS is compared to previous models.

Franko

@onedangts interesting. i wonder if FM sent him one to review, or did he buy one? I thought he had left OW behind due to various reasons. They keep going on about speed, and i just really don't care how fast they go, because i'm not a speed demon. I just like to cruise.

biell

@biell $US 131 was enough of a sale for me to buy the GT low-boys. I actually bought two sets. I generally like my front and rear footpads to be the same. So, if I like them the way they are, I am sure I can sell the other set later at my BF cost. If I want to play, I could try the front on both sides, or possibly modify one of the rear ones and transplant or add a Stoked Stock sensor. I'm also picking up some ProRide Darkside Grip pads to put on top.

Lots of options, I will let you all know if I do something crazy and it works out for me.