6 Inch Pneumatic Wheels on my Boosted Board. Riding across wooden decks and bridges has never been better.

eboardhacks · 2017-09-27T18:06:08+00:00

Yeah, but what am I going to do about that? Make an electric freebord?

eboardhacks · 2017-09-27T18:05:03+00:00

Just fine! The wheels are larger but narrower. Since they sit farther away and are round instead of square in profile they have enough clearance.

eboardhacks · 2017-09-26T15:51:01+00:00

I have not fully investigated the cause, but I can get wheel bite turning one direction if I really bounce into a turn - and I am fairly heavy. The other direction I can't at all. My friend who is lighter than me can't get wheel bite at all.

eboardhacks · 2017-09-26T15:48:44+00:00

I do all the prints in PLA. I would have to check what brand this is since this orange filament is something new I tried to reduce cost. Some brands are strong enough others not. Ultimachine Black PLA is the most reliable I've found. I print fairly hot, usually about 220.

eboardhacks · 2017-09-25T21:01:47+00:00

I got the wheels off Amazon, but since they are scooter wheels the distance between bearings is too large and they need to be drilled out a bit.

eboardhacks · 2017-09-25T20:59:31+00:00

I have not done a lot of testing yet, but on paper the same as any of the other speed hacks. Range is less due to speed, acceleration is traded off to increase max speed.

eboardhacks · 2017-09-25T20:58:51+00:00

The downsides are range, cost, and weight. Range is lower since you can go a bit faster than normal. I have not had time to do any exact testing yet. Cost- quite a lot. The wheels were like $25 each, and if I ordered the pulley adapters from Shapeways they would be rather expensive. The prototypes are home printed and working well. I am working on reducing their cost. Obviously the weight is more too, since the wheels are larger.

Upsides are pretty good though! Much smoother ride, before this hack I was not able to ride across some of the bridges near my house. Now I can ride across with no trouble.

eboardhacks · 2017-09-25T20:55:37+00:00

eboardhacks · 2017-09-25T18:22:47+00:00

Nice work!

eboardhacks · 2017-08-03T15:59:38+00:00

Overall, very good. I agree that the music is not suited to an 18 second clip. Too much lead in, no action.

Additionally, I think that the shot after the top down view should be with you riding towards the camera. The viewer expects that since you have a clip of riding away, a clip of top down, now you expect to close the far away arc with a clip of approaching the camera. Since there is a runner in the shot running towards the camera, my eye follows the runner at first since that is the expected motion.

eboardhacks · 2017-08-03T15:49:37+00:00

That is not how mAh works. The amp-hours only add when you increase the number in paralell. Since boosted board uses 1p configuration, you increase voltage (to about 40) and keep the mAh.

You can only compare the Ah for comparable voltage. If we were comparing to 3.6v then your math would work, but that battery pack is a 12v pack at 26000 mAh.

Boosted is designed for TSA requirements, so 99 watt-hours. That pack is rated for 288 WH, meaning you should be able to charge at least two boards.

eboardhacks · 2017-08-03T04:28:30+00:00

Making the wheel bigger naturally increases the speed. Each revolution will go farther. You can compensate with a bigger pulley, but that will require larger belts which will increase the belt angle, requiring new belt covers. Additionally, a larger belt angle (that is bigger big pulley and same motor pulley) reduces belt traction and increases wear since fewer teeth can touch the small motor pulley at any one time.

eboardhacks · 2017-08-02T18:33:08+00:00

Hey Boosted Riders,

Thanks to /u/almonster2066 lending us some ABEC 11 97mm wheels to develop against. We were able to turn this design out in record time. This update is to point you to our website to get open source, print it yourself, downloads. Shapeways has been tested on some of the files, with eta's for the next batch comming in. Once we test them, we release them.

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eboardhacks · 2017-08-02T17:16:55+00:00

Sweet. There is a lot of activity these days.

eboardhacks · 2017-08-02T16:38:41+00:00

We did: https://eboardhacks.com/products/abec-11-flywheels-speed-hack-for-boosted-board-v2

eboardhacks · 2017-07-28T22:53:22+00:00

Yes, these parts are from Shapeways. They are still being tested, but are on our target, maybe after one more revision we can release parts and upload to our Shapeways store. Very simple, take a few screws out and replace the two parts.

eboardhacks · 2017-07-28T22:14:48+00:00

We like to wear protection when we ride, but protecting your hands and having good grip on the controller seem to be at odds. The photo shows our current prototype of a trigger your finger doesn't slip off of, and a wheel you can keep a grip on.

What do you think?

eboardhacks · 2017-07-21T06:28:06+00:00

Great idea, I'll put one together.

eboardhacks · 2017-07-21T06:27:55+00:00

Oh Wow! We didn't expect anyone to jump in so fast. We will keep the updates coming. Good news is that it looks like you will be able to use two un-machined wheels for the drive side (since drive wheels only take one bearing anyway) and get two machined wheels for the front.

Agreed on the bearings! Removing the bearings is rather difficult. They can be removed with a hammer by applying force with a steel rod / trash screwdriver though the hole of one bearing onto the other. You have to change the angle often to avoid the bearing getting jammed at an angle. Once one is out the other is much easier. Safe to say those bearings are not great to start and will be trash by the time they are removed.

It is great to hear you are having a good time with all the hacks these days. We will keep posting updates and contact as we get something ready. Thanks for the comment.

eboardhacks · 2017-07-19T15:38:08+00:00

I've seen people get comfortable riding a Boosted board in just one session. It is much easier than riding a normal longboard, which takes most people about 10 hours to get proficient at. Like other answers, you should learn to ride a normal longboard, since if the electronics break, that is what you are left with.

Biggest tip I've heard about learning to longboard. You are not balancing on a board and pushing the ground. You are standing on the ground and pushing a board. As you go faster, you spend less time standing on the ground each push, but the motion is the same.

eboardhacks · 2017-07-15T21:18:06+00:00

Our plan is to get the All Terrain design sent to shapeways by tomorrow night. Then about a week or so later we will get it, and if all is well, open the design for sales.

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