That video is 100% filmed on the multi-use path outside google :D
A guide to building a fast electric skateboard at home
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#12A known path, say that multi use path, you can work up to 50 km/h, but on streets. strange walks etc, you would soon go beyond your ability to react - been there, fell then, on roller blades at a far lower speed.
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#13I've always wanted to make an electric bike out of an electric drill and their batteries. Very easy to source parts, could buy second hand. Could even just friction drive the wheel with the drill!
You'll burn out the motor in short order. Drill motors are not designed for sustained loads.
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#14Very cool but the original board was never designed to go at such speeds. I suspect you'll ruin the wheels fairly quickly, not to mention you might lose control at high speed fairly fast. I'm not a skateboarder myself, but I've moded some bikes and adding speed is the easiest part, making it useful speed is way harder. Also, I hope the engine can go in reverse or this guy has no breaking power; and as he gets comfort…
A longboard downhill can easily go over that speed.
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#16Very cool but the original board was never designed to go at such speeds. I suspect you'll ruin the wheels fairly quickly, not to mention you might lose control at high speed fairly fast. I'm not a skateboarder myself, but I've moded some bikes and adding speed is the easiest part, making it useful speed is way harder. Also, I hope the engine can go in reverse or this guy has no breaking power; and as he gets comfort…
A longboard downhill can easily go over that speed.
But then you get speed wobbles...
Re: A guide to building a fast electric skateboard at home
#17Very cool but the original board was never designed to go at such speeds. I suspect you'll ruin the wheels fairly quickly, not to mention you might lose control at high speed fairly fast. I'm not a skateboarder myself, but I've moded some bikes and adding speed is the easiest part, making it useful speed is way harder. Also, I hope the engine can go in reverse or this guy has no breaking power; and as he gets comfort…
A longboard downhill can easily go over that speed.
I hit that speed regularly on mild downhills. Bombing a hill you can hit 80km/h pretty easily. I think the record is around 140km. Certainly not bragging, as it's not that impressive among downhill longboarders. Just trying to give some perspective.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
A longboard downhill can easily go over that speed.
But then you get speed wobbles... https://imgur.com/auUscXX
When longboarding downhill at high speed you need to put most of your weight on the nose of your board. This will prevent speed wobble completely (may depend on your board.) Source: bombing hills myself
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#19Very cool but the original board was never designed to go at such speeds. I suspect you'll ruin the wheels fairly quickly, not to mention you might lose control at high speed fairly fast. I'm not a skateboarder myself, but I've moded some bikes and adding speed is the easiest part, making it useful speed is way harder. Also, I hope the engine can go in reverse or this guy has no breaking power; and as he gets comfort…
Yep, high speed can definitely ruin a wheel(!):
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
But then you get speed wobbles... https://imgur.com/auUscXX
When longboarding downhill at high speed you need to put most of your weight on the nose of your board. This will prevent speed wobble completely (may depend on your board.) Source: bombing hills myself
Yeah I think if you are a downhill skater (I'm not) then maybe you it's not a problem, but seriously if you are not a good skater I really would not recommend going any faster than you can run on one of those things (or even a regular skateboard for that matter), pads or no pads. Source: skating parks for over 30 years (and still suck).