Well guys, my first dive inside the hobby! I jumped into a shark infested tank with one hand tied to my back, but…what the heck!!
Dream: all I know is that I wanted a big longboard with lots of real state and ample room to move my feet. Also needed space to fit all the batteries and electronics below deck, thats why I chose a stiff board (Alani Lani - Mauna 44") with slightly 10 mm of flex -if I step over with all my weight at the very center- (which in practice rarely happen). Hope this slack will not affect the overall position of the battery.
Platform: the Mauna 44" is a spectacular board. Shaped cores laid up with 22 Carbon reinforcements + epoxy resin around a Baltic birch wooden deck; It is super light (1,6 Kgs), long, sleek, and strong as a rifle barrel.
Trucks: because I wanted wider and sleeker trucks I chose the Evolves 12" trucks. Now my pockets are suffering the burden but 'am just barely starting with the shopping list.
Skills: I don’t have engineer knowledge, I’m not CAD savvy, know nothing of 3D printing, but 'am just learning a lot from everybody here at the forum. I only have the sheer will and a strong desire to build the esk8 of my dreams.
Wish: hopefully I will meet people at the forum willing to help me out with the things I ignore and to get that ideal eboard that all of us desire.
Next items in the list: to find a motor mount that will fit the rear Evolve truck; suitable motors for those mounts (because the original Evolve motors are a pain and suck); and to find out if wheather or not the Evolves will accept those dreamed MBS 100 mm all-terrain wheels without major mechanical changes to the trucks axles.
I measured the trucks there at the shop because I read somewhere they were 306 mm… and yes, they were 12" inches (306 mm or 30 centimeters) according with the clerk’s tape measure.
This was one of my main interest in these trucks because I always wanted a wide truck, the widest I can get. Because I was also looking for stability while riding (no shorter trucks for me) and for the boards stance. This is the idea of what my future board should look and I believe is one of the facts why Evolve eboards are so appealing to people. Their aggressive look is a result of being so low on the ground and seem to be so wide over the tarmac.
Ok boys, my initial push is complete. Finished the first spending $$ round. I just received the MBS 100mm wheels and got the Evolve Speedball bearings.
I’m new to this, so in a way a bit ignorant. Some times when you are new and ignorant about certain aspects of your hobby you easily get things others still consider difficult. Case in point, I walked in to the local eboard store here in San Fran (Calikytes) just to check their new Evolves, and just there, sitting on the shelve, they had this pair of Evolve trucks as spare parts inventory. So what 'am saying is, everybody thinks is super difficult to get parts from Evolve thru their web page because they won’t sell you things if ‘you are not a previous Evolve owner’. Well skip that, my suggestion, simply go to any other Evolve distributor around the country (US) they should have large inventories about anything related to Evolve. Money talks. Forget about their website.
I’m working on my own custom build and these trucks look like what I need. Is there any why you can provide me with the 4 distances and 4 diameters in this picture.
Yes you can order the trucks of one of the evovle web sites. you can order everything but the motor and vesc you can use other DIY site for parts here is a list for reference:
Hobby King good for motors electronic
Scram boards full kits just add skateboard
Evolve good for most parts
Enercia good for mostly parts and info has kits too
DIY skate boards has most parts
ebay hit or miss mostly low quality
Kali NYC only esk8 mechanic and board builder I know for hire.
Trampa long board and mountain has some of the best parts on the market very expensive
Etoxx Great CNC and machine parts and fabricating
DIY esk8 site has full kits
Torque:
Alien power systems has most everything
There are a lot more I just cant remember off the top of my head