bro i just dont want belts
Hubs suck. Have you ridden them before? Do you at least know what youâre in for?
Iâd recommend a single drive over hubs
Also mBoards = bad. And for the record, ebay has never not delivered an order to me
ditto to what my other friends have already said
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Have you ever ridden them before? If so how many, how much?
Nothing at all wrong with hub motors for esk8! Things have changed rapidly in the field of hubs & for smaller cruisers, they are especially great!
Lately, I have been running this meepo mini, with a focbox unity mod, and the hubs are surprisingly powerful! Itâs always in my car so its what gets used the most.
I can get up reasonable inclines without issues, Iâm about 95kg, I am also frequently doubling my 4-year-old, so add on an additional 15kg.
Do they get hot? yeah, a little bit warm, but hasnât been an issue at all. All motors will get warm anywayâŚ
Has the urethane chipped? Yeah, it has a tiny little bit, but the material is holding up very well. Can be replaced.
No noise or Maintenance issues at all. Would recommend.
Also note, Meepo, for example, has sold over 50K of hub motor electric skateboards! The truth is there arenât actually many people, owners of hub motor boards, who are complaining about their hub motors. I have visited the meepo factory and witnessed their QC process for motors, they reject around 15% of their motors, any slight wobble of noise gets rejected.
Generally speaking, I think folks who make broad sweeping, often negative, statements during product recommendations are probably affected by confirmation bias. They donât use the XYZ tech, so it must not be so good.
@zzoko The reality is mate, only you know what is going to make you happy, these people commenting are only going to tell you what makes them happy. Everyone is different.
HOT TIP: Consider buying your parts direct from the more popular Chineses companies that make complete boards. They have a much higher turn over of components, they have a strong QC process and generally have great after-sales support.
These motors are good too: https://www.backfireboards.com/collections/electric-skateboard-accessories/products/450w-hub-motors-with-hub-wheels-and-front-truck-with-off-set-wheels?variant=31132895936623
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Hubs are great for beginners. Once you get a board on pneumatics, the comfort level is unreal. If you like thane, the grip on tb110âs is incredible compared to how slippery the hubs get. Repairing hubs can be a pain in the ass and the hubs you can repair are pretty expensive.
I started with hubs and now they just sit in my garage gathering dust. The ride just doesnât compare at all!!! If you dont want belts, gear drives are amazing!
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I agree that riding hubs on concrete footpaths that have an expansion joint every 1 or 2meters can get annoyingâŚ
On those days I wish I had air in my wheelsâŚ
Iâve always said that I need three separate esk8âs to totally satisfy my requirements.
- Small & Lightweight âboot-boardâ Something that is always in the car.
- Larger, Fast, Big Battery Urethane board.
- All-terrain style board, Something with 8inch air tires.
Maybe a e-scooter & and e-bike too. (scooters are actually very practical instead of a boot board)
Yes, 92mm hubs with 8mm thick thane. Roads here suck for hubs, they are literally so uncomfortable. Even on a flexible deck, the ride quality just isnât there. You compare this to even normal 90mm wheels or 110mm like the standard nowadays, and hubs just donât cut it. Maybe Iâm pampered but I canât really comfortably ride my hub board on the roads around here for more than like 5 miles.
Compared to 110mm or 100mm wheels, they are awful. Compared to pnummies, well you canât really because theyâre different worlds
I fully would rather have direct drive than hubs. Elofty, Eovan, Revel Kit, etc.
pretty much every place to ride here that isnât a gravel full bike lane. There are some great riding spots that would be okay for hubs, but the transitions back to sidewalk are brutal.
Same here lol. The Revel kit fills need 1, my hummie build 2, and my haero bro build will fill 3 soon
i have a dual belt board and a shortboard with a single hub motor and i can say the shortboard had 0 maintainance in 2 years while the belts ive had to change and adjust a lot of parts and i only owned it for like 6 months, yeah might not be as comfortable but 0 maintainance and more durable is a no brainer for me
bro them mboards mf take 3 days to pack an enclosure 
yeah you can find almost all of the âcheapâ mboards stuff much cheaper on aliexpress and its both exactly the same
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Very true 10char
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At the very least you are in the tight Place to aks for advices.
This is literally the only thing I think you ever typed that I agree with.
Now if you stick around long enough before your ADHD takes you somewhere else, you can learn how to build a badass machine that keeps on running even if you drive it into the ocean. A machine with 4 actual longboard wheels, not 3.
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i prefer hubs
Thatâs because youâve never experienced high quality yet.
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what has quality to do with hubs
Agree here. One of the best skills one can learn in this space is to recognize the cheap Chinese components, and not overpay for them. I have a board made of cheap Chinese components and Iâm happy with it, but I paid only a fraction of the Mboards prices for the exact same parts.
man the norwegian package delivery company is so bad it takes literally over a month to get anything across the city, its literally 10 times faster to order with DHL from germany this is bs
But the way, I donât mean to disparage the cheap Chinese parts. I am a fan of them for budget builds. Itâs just that Mboards charges too much for them. Report back with your fun skate when you get it all going. 
By the way, my budget Chinese build uses hub motors too. They are fine for what they are. If it is your first e-board I bet you will love them as long as you donât do too many long steep hill climbs.
-Peter
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Nothing, because they usually arent 
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atleast my hub motors dont break in rain
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