Hi!
Iāve been reading this topic for a while and thought I should contribute.
Firstly, I have no previous skate/long boarding experience, only snowboarded for 8 years.
So, while getting annoyed with walking between office buildings at work I started looking into skate boards, long boards and ended up at electric boards.
Since this is somewhat of an experiment, while Iām also kinda impulsive, I decided to buy the Backfire 2.
So, I received the board last Tuesday (26/sept/2017) and took it for a test ride yesterday night.
As mentioned before. I have no previous experience, so also no reference to what a good long board feels like.
But Iām happy with my first experience.
When the package arrived I was happy to see that it was packaged well (in foam and 2 small plastic bags).
The remote, key/tool and cables/charger were packaged separately within the box.
The remote and board were charged.
On the first night I rode the board through my living room.
Yesterday I took it for a test ride through a nearby park.
I realize that long boarding is somewhat different from snowboarding and I have a lot to learn.
So my experience from riding it in the park:
The Economic mode is fast enough for me while learning to properly control the board.
I tried the Sport mode and it is fast!
I will test the board tonight again, with a friend who does have experience and Iāll come back to add some specs.
So far it seems like the battery of both the remote and the board are holding up properly.
I charged it yesterday during the day and did not see/smell any issues (as in sparks, electric smell). I did read about this on other forums, but did not encounter any issues.I charged it just to try.
The brakes (in eco mode) work well too. I used first about 50% and then 100% and was not thrown off my board.
I have 1 issue though. When you power up the remote and the board, the remote is set in Sport mode by default.
I would think it would be smarted to be in Eco mode by default. Reason for this is that as a super novice user I feel that the Sport mode gives a proper kick.
A personal thing is the size of wheels. I live and work in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) and here we have roads with asphalt, but also stones and tram rails.
Iām not yet sure how confident I would be riding the 80mm wheels over the trams rails.
If any one has tips on how/where to replace the wheels for a larger size, Iām all ears. I would be looking for 110mm.
Anyways, my conclusion:
Iām happy with the board! So far so good.
I realize I need to spend some hours/miles on the board.
As mentioned, Iāll get back here to write more.
Just for the record, I have no affiliation with the makers, so Iām just here cause I enjoyed the read in this forum and want to contribute.
Oh! And I just wrote a short review on the FB page of Backfire. So that might ring a bell when reading it.
KR,
OverW8Snake