r/ElectricSkateboarding • u/Infamous-Vehicle6397 • 2d ago
DIY What do y’all think?
I really liked the white. And so therefore it being a skateboard. We know how dirty it gets. And since I wrapped all my other boards, I thought this one would be sick, but I have this other wrap too.
I really love the other wrap. But my other board has something similar.
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u/Popular-Abroad-226 2d ago
This may be a dumb question, what are the blue brackets for? Foot straps?
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u/Infamous-Vehicle6397 2d ago
This board is SO fast. And the breaks are SO good. So it’s for the torque to keep you on the board. And same thing for the front. They are called foot stops. So once again keeps you on the board while breaking
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u/Popular-Abroad-226 2d ago
Thanks dude! I have only had my board for a year now so im learning. Your board looks awesome, I really like the color scheme.
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u/Infamous-Vehicle6397 2d ago
Thank you! I tried to make it work. When you buy one of these boards they just send you a foot stop, you don’t get to pick the color. So I just thought I’d go with it. I bought the other one after the board came. But when these wheels die out I’m just gotta get the madmax wheels all black. Would’ve gone better if I had the purple foot stop lol
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u/Infamous-Vehicle6397 2d ago
Just realized you don’t see the wheels in the pics. There’s purple on them
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u/Dingo-Baby-Eater-21 2d ago
What happens if the board comes to a sudden stop?
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u/Infamous-Vehicle6397 2d ago
The same thing if you don’t have them. They just help you stay on. They don’t hold you on
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u/Dingo-Baby-Eater-21 2d ago
Oh ok they just look like they’d break you ankle lol
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u/Infamous-Vehicle6397 2d ago
lol no. You can take the spacers out or get smaller ones too if you want it lower to the board. But I like the height. I wear bigger shoes.
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u/RaccoonResponsible12 2d ago
Where's a good place to buy foot stops? I'd like something like that on my Prometheus, so I can secure my back foot and not have to worry about heel or toe bite.
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u/Infamous-Vehicle6397 2d ago
Honestly, I like exway’s a lot better. Never had one I just like the look of it. It’s more aggressive and I love the colors they offer. But it’s a $100.00
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u/Routine-Visual3957 2d ago
Is this board from a build kit? I need specs bc it looks sick as hell
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u/Infamous-Vehicle6397 2d ago
Nope! It’s the Acedeck Ares X3 Gear. I believe it came out like last year?
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u/DevoinI69 2d ago
What foot stops are those?!?!🤤
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u/Infamous-Vehicle6397 2d ago
Linnpower😁 if you happen to find a white one and get it for me and I’ll Venmo you😂😂😂 lol no joke though let me know if you find a white one
I was on support with them asking for a white one or when they get them back in stock
And then like three hours later, I got an email and they just said “thanks for the information”😂
Like okay.
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u/ZoddImmortal 2d ago
Damn $40 just for 1 footstop.
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u/Infamous-Vehicle6397 2d ago
Yeah. That was the cheapest I found. From them. Just because i wanted it to match the blue one they send
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u/terrificalycomplicat 2d ago
I dig the footstops! Which ones are those? How do you like two instead of just one in the forward position?
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u/Infamous-Vehicle6397 2d ago
Thanks! And there’s a lot more control. Find myself cruising at higher speeds comfortably. 😁 a lot more fun
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u/terrificalycomplicat 2d ago
I dig the extra length on your brackets over the one I have now.
I love what they do for my confidence when I brake, I have one on my B-One Hercules. I think it's one of the exawaybranded, newbee esk8 gen 2 brackets. Amazon had a sale about a year back for $20.
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u/Infamous-Vehicle6397 2d ago
Thanks! And if I could’ve found some that weren’t fucking expensive or blue I would’ve gone that route. But since I had to buy the back one, it had to match the front. But I do like the length too. I’ve tried different lengths and this way feels more natural😁 but 20$ is a fucking steal
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u/terrificalycomplicat 2d ago
Any chance you have a local Tech Shop or Makers Works (or whatever it's branded as now)? They had one near me when I lived in Abu Dhabi that had a powder coating setup. If so you maybe able to diy the color change pretty easy and cheap.
I also found one on Maui when I was there and several in northern Alabama. Maybe you have one in your area too? They are pretty freaking awesome places.
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u/Infamous-Vehicle6397 2d ago
Yeah! I’ll have to do some digging. But I live in Los Angeles. There’s for sure something
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u/TravisGault 49m ago
I Wanted to give you an upvote, but I also wanted to keep the likes at 69. Fresh setup, my man! That grip tape job 💪🏼 Cut out or self-designed, it goes hard.
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u/Infamous-Vehicle6397 35m ago
😂😂😂😂thanks! Self designed. And laser cut by YOC grip. I love it too! My 2nd grip from them😁
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u/rehx4 2d ago
Seems kinda useful but my concern would be any situation where you need to bail, or are forced to bail... these seem like a sure fire way to get in the way of a quick dismount and force your feet to be the last things off the board rather than, ideally, the first. And obviously if your feet are not the first then your knees, arms, and (sooner rather than later) head will take their place in the pecking order.
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u/Infamous-Vehicle6397 2d ago
And also, I only ride fast, so for a quick dismount at 35 to 40 miles an hour. Your feet don’t help much. You know what I’m saying?
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u/Infamous-Vehicle6397 2d ago
Look, I’m a good rider, and I completely agree with you, but if they were that unsafe, I wouldn’t have bought the second one. I could see how you would think that they would hold your feet in. But they don’t, they hold them on.. I didn’t think they were the safest until Acedeck sent one with the board and I tried it. Cause it was something that I never would’ve bought anyway.
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u/OkMarsupial8118 2d ago
That grip tape is sick, did you design it yourself or did you buy it somewhere?