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    dirtsurfer + speedboard + roobster?

    Here's a picture of the board
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    dirtsurfer + speedboard + roobster?

    Because it's a geared hub motor, it freewheels and isn't able to regen, so the brake must be mechanical and wired. Because of that, there really wasn't any advantages to going wireless if I have to hold a wired brake anyway. Although in the future I could make an ankle brake similar to what the...
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    dirtsurfer + speedboard + roobster?

    Built the board I simplified the steering and allowed for adjustment to the caster and offset. Really glad I did that because it definitely needed the ability to be tuned. Overall I love how it rides. It's unstable under walking speed and the turn radius is quite large, but that was expected...
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    dirtsurfer + speedboard + roobster?

    I would have to experiment with that. The mounting points for the shocks can be moved depending on how high I want the board to sit. There's this fine line between going lower for stability and going higher for cushy suspension. Ive ridden drop through decks that are less than an inch off the...
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    dirtsurfer + speedboard + roobster?

    Recently, it looks like there has been kind of a demand for 2 wheel boards, with the speedboard and the roobster making some traction. I like the concepts, but there are some things that I would do differently. For one, I prefer the size of the dirtsurfer's wheels over the speedboard. Larger...
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