Yes, I agree But people like me want to start off small,
I hope i don’t get Burned
Who says lipos wont last long? I still daily riding the original zippy’s i bought 4 years ago . Also I can build a formidable board for $200.
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Just don’t do it like me lol. Wasted way too much money and my only working board was given to me. Penny nickel is still in progress s year later
I’ve made way too many mistakes building my first esk8, cost me way too much…2 dead VESCs, 1 useless motor mount…at the end I spent way more than I wanted, but still it was worth it 
I still didnt finish my board to the state I would like (and I wont any time soon) because there is always a room for more progress 
I’m planing to Not fully charge and set cut off voltages for long lifespan,
200$ how?
Edit: Saw your budget builds Epic!
It is possible, if you live in the USA and use 6S voltage and go for used parts
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Hi everyone, I live up at the University of Vermont, a very hilly area and i’m looking to build my first electric longboard this summer. I weigh around 200 lbs and have to be able to carry a backpack with books and my laptop and such as well so budget around 220 lbs. I’m on a pretty tight budget and would really like to stay under $350-$400. With my weight and the hilly area I understand that a dual motor setup would be the best in terms of torque and efficiency. Does anyone in a similar situation have suggestions for parts for the build? I already have a deck from a sector 9 longboard.
From my view, you will spend the same money as on a boosted board(1000$ model), but will get 5x the spescs
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On a budget I would use a single 6374 190kv motor on a really wide 10s pack, like 10s5p or better so you have plenty of amps. Look through the builds (#e-board-builds) thread, you’ll find lots of info.
I would recommend Using Lipos they have high discharge and don’t cost a lot. So keep your eyes peeled for sales at hobbyking.
I agree with @mmaner
So the recommendation is a Big motor with a High amperage battery. (A high Amperage battery is key for hill climbs and torque.)
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I also considered building my own battery with 18650 cells to save some cash, I didn’t think that a single motor would work all that well from what I’ve looked into so far and that they might heat up too much on some bigger hills but I’ll do some more research, also forgot to mention I want to be able to hit about 20-25 mph. Thanks for the feedback though @mmaner and @Blitz
As a new member, doing research. This entire page needs to be updated and preferably remove the false equivalencies & crap talking. I read this entire thread and didn’t learn anything about electric skateboards except that enertion writes incredibly egocentric articles.
Edit: All of what was said could have been true in 2015
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Fully agree with you Marcus. Newbie here too. It’s been 3 years and there has been a huge improvement in preassembled boards and esk8 tech in general. Young Chinese entrepreneurs are realising that shit components at lowest cost is not what the rest of the world wants anymore, and brands like Wowgo, Meepo, TeamGee, Ownboard, Verreal, all make decent consumer grade boards now. So if I were Enertion, I’d edit the trash talking post (would’ve been true in 2015,but it’s 2018 now yo) so he doesn’t make himself look like an idiot.
With that being said, I do agree with the general thesis of the post and appreciate the time and effort taken to write this. Cheers and happy building.
LOVE the article. I just went hog wild on my first build! I spent about 600 for lipo chargers, 2 5S 30C batteries, a ESC and a dual hub motor build as a small first build. I plan to later build a much nicer board but I wanted to do a prof of concept to get my feet wet with this hobby. if all go’s well with this first build I will deffently be planning a bigger build. I do have a go big or go home type montra but I always want to take it slow building up to my idea. anyways hope to get to know more of you guy’s well and learn more about eskate!
Hi everybody,
I am new here, it was nice to read your contributions.
As a lot of riders, I am looking for a board. to complete DIY vs pre-build way to reach this goal, did you try alternative as group buying or second hand?
Do you know if some vendor/shop get refurbished marketplace?
I am living in Europe, and plan to buy a board. currently, 3 options are shortlisted: Bioboards, DIY (direct drive), Evolve (alphabetic order).
One is black-listed, but as I do not plan to go into looping discussion, I will blank their id.
Do you think that some riders from Europe (Please do not see any restriction, but as this project will my first group buying experience also, I prefer to be on the same ground for shipping, if someone gets experience with worldwide, let go) would take into consideration a group buying as https://groupgets.com or another site?
Hi, I think this depends on how much money you want to spend and how much time and if any, are u willing to spend on diy build.
Otherwise I would maybe better get Lacroix board, if shipping cost is not very big for getting it from US to EU.
Interesting concept about groupbuys…
Though, I think there should be some more options to choose from… especially if u are in top tier board segment…
Personally still dont know if new GTR evolve board is up to spec considering battery, even if their remotes seem to be upgraded by now
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Welcome man ! In my humble opinion, you may want to look at Metroboard instead of Evolve.
Have you seen their last X model ? It’s no more bulky and looks good. The brand has good reputation, where for Evolve I personally can’t trust a brand who thinks riders are test dummies and who doesn’t even care about reliability (it’s easier to shut bad feedback down).
Ask @longhairedboy what he thinks about it, he knows better than most on the matter.
Bioboards are road monsters too, and DIY… Well you’ve come to the right place for that 
what exactly do you seek ?
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http://www.enertionboards.com/open-source-electric-skateboard-motor-mount/
is 404 is there new location?
Yes, i realize necropost, but its a pinned topic, and open source is open source, so open source does imply an ongoing obligation… but mostly just curious as it seems there’s plenty of other options
open source is admirable and desirable.
Itt: people who dont read carefully/thoroughly and then jump to conclusions.
Dude said in his original post that HK DOES have premium components but people trying to save a buck by going hobby route typically end up buying the cheapest and meet the false economy.
Throwing shade at particular companies porbably isnt the best look though.