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  1. VapEngineer

    Dirtsurfer electric build

    Really fantastic build. I just got a 16" GP and I would love to replicate your design. RC motor, speed controller. What kind of RC transmitter are you using? Does the calf braking system still work out well? Are you still happy with the 4:1 gear reduction? Any advice? Thanks for sharing your...
  2. VapEngineer

    What happened to the Dirtsurfer? Alternatives?

    I love the dirt surfer idea. I love its big wheesl. and steering method. I believe my main regular use of this electric board would be to walk / run my German short-haired Pointer around the neighborhood. i do not want him to pull me. at 80lbs fully grown i don't want to teach him to pull...
  3. VapEngineer

    What happened to the Dirtsurfer? Alternatives?

    sk8norcal that in hub motor dirtsurfer wheel is Awesome, where can I buy some of those? There are many applications in my life where I want an electric hands free personal transportation. I want one. I have basically NO experience skate boarding tho. Should I give that a try again? I'm great at...
  4. VapEngineer

    What happened to the Dirtsurfer? Alternatives?

    Thanks sk8norcal, your links have been very interesting. I like all of these designs. It is now clear to me that the most obvious simple compromise would be a board with 3 wheels, or any combination really, where one of them is a spoked bicycle tire, something small as possible that I can get...
  5. VapEngineer

    What happened to the Dirtsurfer? Alternatives?

    Yea you are right. that rear steering design would not work. I forgot that if steering from the rear it would have to react opposite of the way it would in the front, and that's not the way the design I described and thought of, would work. Can anyone tell me of any other alternative bicycle...
  6. VapEngineer

    What happened to the Dirtsurfer? Alternatives?

    I live in the USA, NE Ohio. I would be interested in buying one used (Or New). I have a fairly out there idea. Has anyone put the steering front wheel from a dirt surfer on the back? and made the front wheel solid and un-steering. I'm not talking about literally going backwards on a dirt surfer...
  7. VapEngineer

    What happened to the Dirtsurfer? Alternatives?

    I dont intend on it being used for off road trail blazing, nor incredibly high speeds on roads. I'd primarily use it on sidewalks and on campus. I also would love to have it to take through the grass at summer camp to get me around quick and effortlessly. So Im not seeking incredible power or...
  8. VapEngineer

    What happened to the Dirtsurfer? Alternatives?

    I have wanted a dirtsurfer for probably 6 years, since high school. I never wanted to spend the money. Now I am willing to, and I dream of adding an in wheel brush-less electric motor plus batteries and speed controller. I cannot find a single way of purchasing the board anymore. They are all...
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