I built a dyno today

[@James_Lim]

I was about to buy a GT a few weeks ago (onewheeling for 5 yrs) and was suggested to check this out. I was skeptical...ah another cheap attempt, but I'm so invested now! The transparency of your build process is epic. The struggles along the way, and the desire to produce a great product shine through and make me even more excited. Spreading the word! Keep the updates coming!

[@nickbarbato149]

I had 2 GTs in my cart at FM 4 weeks ago. Deleted and now all in on the FloatWheel. Thanks Tony :)

[@qapaMcFly]

Tony be like - i built dyno this morning. Others be like - we made coffee bro. 🤣🤣

[@Eryktion]

Haha, so true!

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

He probably made some coffee before the dyno.

[@deemontes7265]

Others be like “I did breathing exercises today” 😂😂😂

[@brycecondra8618]

Im an electric longboard rider exclusively. I swapped with a GT owner I met one day down at the river. After 45 seconds I picked it up and could see the potential. After seeing everything Float Wheel is doing, I'm so stoked to buy one, and I'm spreading the word to flip other Electric Longboard riders, because both have their own niches. Keep up the effort!

[@dannyfpv123]

Your attention to detail is everything; thank you for making the board perfect! Keep up the good work

[@dogbog99]

Loving the updates

[@lap87]

Instead of trashing/scrapping the "bad ones", i would recommend selling them as B-stock in parts for people who wishes to use the parts in their DIY builds! I guess maybe you already thought about this, Tony?

[@floatwheel]

just few b samples, actually onewheel sold a ton of b samples during black friday, I bought few sets of XR bumpers at discount and they came in with lots of big crack on them. The ideal situation is that no bad samples goes into market because it has float wheel logo on it.

[@JonXuereb]

Companies often don't do this because a bad actor competitor could intentionally buy they bad stock to create bad quality control misinformation.

[@shanelibeau9040]

Looking forward to seeing how this works.

[@shanelibeau9040]

The comparison between the adv and gt will be super interesting

[@chasekasperowski8253]

It’s physically got more power. Gt has a 18s 2p system, giving it 73v of power, the adv has a 20s2p system giving it more range and 84v of power compared to the gts 73v. I assume that he is using genuine moli p42a cells compared to the shit fm puts in there pack. Giving him more range and longevity than a gt pack. I also bet that the cells he is using will have a higher current draw then the gt pack

[@JonXuereb]

@@chasekasperowski8253 and very importantly the stator size change that almost doubles the motor HP

[@chasekasperowski8253]

@@JonXuereb meh, that’s more for heat disopation it will def preform better, but not diubble

[@JonXuereb]

@@chasekasperowski8253 3hp to 6hp

[@JonXuereb]

@@chasekasperowski8253 the inside is larger diameter for heat dissipation, but the core is longer for more power

[@sethswheelhouse]

Stoked to see these ship. I've been watching very closely and Im certain you have a gt killer here.

[@Eryktion]

Looking forward to see the dyno in action 😍

[@andrzejz8316]

I dig the dyno idea, been speaking about it in onewheel and later VESC discussions. I was saying that some OW workshop would eventually get one for end to end testing. It can be very useful for testing and improving thermals for extreme cases (long, steep uphills) - both motor and controller. Easily compare motor, controller efficiency with different settings under different load. I know it's now ment for testing current generation, but I believe it's gonna make next floatwheel even better. Fingers crossed for your projects Tonny

[@freedomcaller]

Me: sweet, a perfect footpad. Floatwheel: god damn this looks so ugly.

[@timsergeeff]

yeah Tony, explain for dummies whats wrong with adv footpads for now?

[@floatwheel]

@@timsergeeff dont look premium enough

[@Hyper_Forma]

Ahahhahha, i thought the same

[@braggalott]

FM might not ship to China but I can 😉

[@quantumvortex3942]

You guys are doing a sterling job, amazingly good design, attention to detail and quality control.

[@mister_aanderson]

I'm sure someone in HC already has one and would loan it to you for a couple days. Great Updates, Thanks!

[@floatwheel]

yup exway has two of those dynos because they have to test 4wd boards but it is kinda inconvenient to drive 2 hours to their factory, every time I visit exway they treats me to fancy restaurant Im super embarrassed 🤣

[@quinnfoster1234]

​​@@floatwheel well Tony you ARE the Elon Musk of the onewheel world. Take pride!

[@quinnfoster1234]

Ah you probably meant a GT not a Dyno.

[@Eryktion]

@@quinnfoster1234 Elon Musk wished to be like Tony. And I wish that too for Elon!

[@marsrover001]

Don't announce you're gonna smuggle in a onewheel through hong Kong. Future motion will just block shipping to HK too.

[@floatwheel]

they dont ship to Hong Kong, I have friends in US to forward it to me

[@crispypritchett7336]

Thank you for your attention to detail.

[@Pev.everyday]

Can you explain the mounting blocks in a video the raise / lower limit how it attachs to the rails securely

[@BNDBNS]

“goddamn izzo ugly” 🤣🤣

[@wwindsunrain]

Why are there voids in that tire? Is that a tire for a new Floatwheel?

[@jinkiescoob]

Great attention to detail. But on the footpad, won't the grip tape cover up any cosmetic issues? (As long as no functionality lost...)... better edit out that bit about shipping to Taiwan... I'm sure FM is watching and will decide maybe they don't want to ship there! Keep rocking!!

[@floatwheel]

the logo part is a bit messed up

[@Pev.everyday]

Are the rails (screw pattern ) going to line up with fms controller as well i want to test the rails

[@仙崎大輔-u4u]

Hello. I always watch KZbin. I want to buy this product. When will it be shipped? It is a purchase from Japan!!︎

[@changleon7441]

Hey Tony, I’m going back to beijing from the US mid may, let me know if you need beta testers, I’m a pretty hard GT and vesc rider. Also if you need any part to be brought back I can squeeze a few in my luggage for ya

[@omot2491]

So, when are you going to test and compair Motors on your dyno?

[@floatwheel]

too busy with production and reply to emails, and deal with stupid suppliers

[@marcchristianalejandro1693]

Sorry if i will sound stupid. But can the floatwheel notnosedive? I know overspeed or etc will make the gear/system shut down. But will there be a way, a much safer way to stop a person from over speeding or doing to much to the board rather than having a nose dive and flying the person riding it.

[@floatwheel]

set pushback angle to 18 degree and pushback at 10mph

[@marcchristianalejandro1693]

​@@floatwheel yes i guess, but 10mph will be to slow for some. Well atleast thank you that there is that option.

[@andrzejz8316]

It's not stupid to ask question. What you are asking for is physics not to apply really. The vehicle can only produce certain amount of torque and speed (varies on battery level). Think about it - balancing device controller can only spin motor faster or slower. Only way to prevent dipping nose is making motor spin faster. Pushback is also just accelerating to change the board angle (so it needs more power to prevent you from overpowering it...). So the only thing you can do is to have more headroom - use beeps and pushback to alert user to slow down - but it cannot force you to stop pushing front down and leaning forward. IF you reach limits the motor won't accelerate more as requested which results in nose dipping or controller to protect the board will limit / stop supplying motor with current - same result. I guess the default will be set very safely, but we all hope the ability to set all parameters as you want (as in other VESCs) will stay - so we can test where the limits of our stupidity are LOL If you are looking for safety balancing vehicles might not be the best bet - if anything fails or cosmic ray flips a wrong bit in a controller your nose will dip and send you flying which is just a part of this game 😂

[@floatwheel]

@@andrzejz8316 maybe we can mount a one time rocket down there in the nose and shoot u back up like a air bag🤣，or mount a deployable external wheel like on air plane, when u nose dive it sticks out to save ur ass. But really what we need is speed and power, speed and power is always the answer.

[@Jdb63]

It has more power and torque than FM boards as well as extreme customizability of VESC to set your own warning boundaries so the chances of nosediving will be a lot less on these boards, but physics will always be there and balancing boards will always nosedive when pushed too hard.

[@quinnfoster1234]

PEACE indeed.

[@tenns]

Is there still stock to get DG01 cells if i order a board today ? Do i need to specify 'pro' batteries, or is it 'standard' batteries ?

[@floatwheel]

currently got another batch for us, plenty dg01 cell now. Order standard battery and you will get dg cells

[@anupjsebastian]

Hey Tony, I am a bit of a noob with the batteries. I might be simplifying but is the dg better than the pro battery, or just different? Is there a good, better, best order to the 3 batteries? I see the pro is priced higher still, so naturally you think it is better, but all your videos and website seems to mention the dg, and how good it is. Would be helpful if this can be clarified here or ideally on the website. I am very close to placing an order but understanding the options are a bit overwhelming. Thanks

[@sqmptn]

The gt foot pad looks wider.. is it?

[@Jdb63]

Yes but just by 2mm

[@Pelzon]

What is the difference in width between the GT and ADVPro footpad? In this video, it looks like the GT is quite a bit wider?

[@floatwheel]

we are 2mm narrower than gt fp because we packed this into XR form factor.

[@chasekasperowski8253]

How manny boards are you set to produce? And I am a vesc builder/ ridder. I personally have no problem using the vesc tool to program my board, however I feel that the vesc tool may not connect with the average ridder. How do you plan to get around this?

[@Jdb63]

The boards are shipped with default VESC settings meant to feel similar to FM boards, so the tool doesn't have to be touched much if a casual rider finds himself with one, though I think the market for these boards will be mainly people who will be just fine tinkering around with the settings for awhile

[@langcheng5443]

I use the exact same red dyno torque sensor. How did you get the RPM pins to output data? They operate based on frequency and pulses, but I'm still confused by it.

[@floatwheel]

they come with a rs485 cable and a software？

[@langcheng5443]

@@floatwheel no, didn’t come with the modbus

[@DoctorBendOver]

good work. keep it up. we all hate FM.

[@deemontes7265]

Yer a fuhking legend bruh !!

[@shawnrossi6364]

Send it

[@buckeye1034]

If you send me the money I'll order a GT and send it to you. Or if you don't trust me TFL or someone might also be willing to