100% agree I love the ride of my pinger. I just want to go electric to control decent speeds and push the beast back up the hill with me on it!
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Yeah, this swap of deck looks good too ! So, more player than the longer one ?
Sorry for the late reply, I put mine in pause cause got some other builds in construction 
But hope to could enjoy it soon with the sun !!..
Its a Fish like, DIY in plywood (10 plies) and a string (5 plies more) under and between the trucks, all put on 30mm riser. (Size 150 cm x 45 cm - 49" x 17.7" )
For the mount I take the “easy” way with the Supercarve trucks (got the S8 200mm but I don’t run them seen 2014 or so …weak, noizy, but yeah carve well!), Evolve mount for the back rear, and I’m waiting to get out some evolve plate to reverse the front rear and do not expose them as bumpers !..
For sure I would like the bambou finish, but the natural art of the wood almost like a paint is fine too 
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Looks really nice!
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I was just imagining and electrified Pescadito and found your build! Awesome.
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Just an update here. I’ve been riding this for several months now. Tried a few different springs from Hamboards and all do really well at 20+mph - no speed wobbles as yet…
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FYI You can mod the avenue into a surfskate style front truck as per here:
Depending on what type of drive you want to set up on the rear this has also been done and you can find on Youtube for both TKP and RKP. Main drawback is max width of the truck for front and rear, especially on a wide deck.
For the front truck design you could get to 175mm using a Surf Rodz hex axle. maybe wider with their 10mm design and some custom axle studs.
On the back if TKP you can fit an evolve street axle, can’t remember the width however? I think by memory 185mm so might go well with the SRodz up front.
You will end up with a super carvey surf cruiser that can easily manouver in heavy traffic. Front truck design is super stable at speed due to trailing arm (trolley wheel) approach.
Have fun with it.
There was an article confirming ABEC 11 made Hamboard wheels.
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cool - let me know if you have any questions! I’ve moved the setup around to the Fish and it is currently on the Pinger which has been a lot of fun - but it is a heavy beast to get out of the basement. 
Sure, thanks! So, you feel comfortable riding Hamboard trucks around 20mph? I’m thinking about making it a bad weather commuting setup since water splashes less and/or beach cruiser.
Yes! I would recommend the new 20lb Silver Springs from Hamboards, or if you want slightly stiffer feel (that’s what she said) - you can can go with the 25lb ones. Either way they are super smooth to 20-22mph for me.
How fast is too fast? Here’s a link to a vid with some speed. This was on a previous version of trucks we used, the Original S8. Scott Imbrie made a name for himself bombing on his OS8’s. Our improved version, the HST is more robust (for our bigger boards) and has a better spring, but the mechanism is similar.
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This is my e-Hamboard build for the Beach; enjoy… Ty’s E-Hamboard Build
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This a slightly different wheel and belt setup for pavement e-riding. Ty’s e-Hamboard on Pavement
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where did you get these Trucks? I have been struggling with my e-Hamboard trucks bending. Do they make them with wide axle to support wider off-road skatewheels (60mm)?
Cheers,
Ty
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Hi Ty! These are the standard HST trucks. I had to have Marcmtm build the custom motor mounts for The HSTs. They should be able to handle some wide wheels…