Ownboard Bamboo vs Evolve GTR Bamboo - Half the price but which is best?

[@averageeskatereviews]

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[@jasip1000]

Try put some Evolve AT wheels on that Ownboard mate.

[@growforest20]

There's no way that evolve charges fully in 90 min.

[@69852685]

Can confirm it does not. It's 4 hours and says so in the manual. They do make a fast charger I haven't tried though...

[@69852685]

Hang on... He's riding with the travel battery. Half the capacity. Better cells.

[@enjoyesk8978]

Probably 2.5 hours with the fast charger and 4 hours with the standard charger

[@mikekroll1050]

Great job man thanks for the video!

[@jday4217]

I really like the point scoring system, it's very useful for someone who is still contemplating which board to get. I am a little confused though. I thought it was either someone gets a point and the other doesn't or they get one each. But can't understand why Evolve gets a 2+ for brakes and not just. 1+. Also I think if you were doing this system fairly, Ownboard should have been awarded a 1+ for price. I understand what you're saying but it is half the price! Not giving them 1+ for that just seems harsh. The only other point you might have awarded is a provisional one for support for Ownboard if buying from Slick Revolution as they too get the same support you mention for Evolve. Other than that I agree with you but does appear a little bias in places.

[@jday4217]

So I think you're final scores were 10 - 4 to Evolve. I'd have it as 9 - 6 if I've got your final scores correct.

[@Luca-id9op]

In Australia the Evolve bamboo GTR only costs 1050 pounds.

[@alxshots]

“”””””only”””””””

[@Luca-id9op]

@mike hI looked up the exact conversion and the reason it's that cheap is because it's an Australian company. Onewheel for example is a lot more expensive here.

[@Luca-id9op]

​@mike h 1050 pounds are 1918 Australian Dollars. So it's 1369.67 US Dollars. The company is based at the Gold coast Qld Australia.

[@Luca-id9op]

@mike h This is the Australian site: www.evolveskateboards.com.au/collections/boards/products/gtr-bamboo-all-terrain you can do the conversion and check. (One pound is 1.83 AUD)

[@Luca-id9op]

@mike h Just go to the Australian site

[@growforest20]

Like the comparison. But you lacked on the range test, didn't keep the variables the same like a true experiment/test. Should've had both boards traveling same roads at the same speed to see really which board truly has more range. Seemed a bit bias to get evolve the point also

[@AhilMohan]

Never a bad point said about Evolve or their notoriously bad braking issues on this channel

[@tito95127]

Sounded like he was giving a lot of excuses for evolve.

[@AhilMohan]

"It's worth mentioning" that he turns a blind eye to Evolve's notorious braking issues

[@jonassvensson1819]

Wowgo has an AT board out now with pneumatic wheels which addresses some of the problems of the Ownboard, as well as some improvements over Evolve. Much bigger motors, better remote and much lower price.

[@bikesnbeerz]

GTR is no go for me --- MAX LOAD: 100 kg / 220 lbs. | Bought a AT2 !

[@pgammans89]

Hey guys, love the quality as always. Good disclaimer that it is the old version of ownboard. I love mine but yes, the acceleration and breaking are not super smooth. My old boosted was butter compared to the ownboard (new version) the breaking is wierd, it starts soft and gets stronger and stronger which is nice so you can brace a little but I have had to jump off twice when people cut me off. Suggestion, compare similar priced boards, compare the vestar with the ownboard, backfire. People looking at the ownboard I believe just don't want to spend $2k. Im one of those. If something ever happens to my board I'm installing a vesc to get more juice out of the control and battery. Something that an evolve will never be able to get done. There is a channel here in KZbin of some guys that did that switch and you see them destroy gtrs up hills. Keep up the quality of videos but do expand the boards you compare with.

[@samtse9626]

What a great video! I’m looking at my first board and not sure which one to go for. this has helped me so much! Looks like the evolve is calling me

[@TheVapingESkater]

Slick Revolution are the UK based service centre for Ownboard. They are also the UK distro and have also taken on Exway.

[@nathanbennett7876]

The point scoring doesn't really seem to work. Ownboard got more range, (also against a 6 inch setup on the evolve) but both awarded a point? Ownboard wins on price? No point awarded? Great video but very 1 sided. don't get me wrong Evolve are one of the best but still have a lot of cons. Love your content and keep it up! Just giving you some honest feedback! I think a lot of people would like to see the ownboard vs the Vestar blackHawk

[@joeblalack4830]

One more point I think you missed, is re-selling the board. If you ever want to sell the board in a few years, the evolve would most likely be easier to sell.

[@michaelt2571]

been looking at getting a board have watched many videos to get a feel whats out there ( including many of yours) that was an excellent comparison covering +s and -s of each BRAVO!!!!

[@gramsdemise]

You do brilliant reviews. Thank you

[@emilydavis842]

If you haven't put Evolve tires on the OB Bamboo, you might want to for the best comparison, mate. Worlds of difference, I run Evolve 7s (66T) on mine. Pneumatics actually give more torque than the honeycombs cause they don't compress too much. As far as acceleration, I think you may be a bit starry-eyed over Evolve's bottom-end torque, but it only has more at the very beginning. I've used both boards extensively, and mid/high-end torque between the two is more or less identical. You might want to consider that caveat. And when you add that Evolve boards can be literal deathtraps - one buddy had six disconnects/brake lock-ups within a month of GTR ownership - the equation changes further. The OB's Hobbywing will lock brakes on a remote disconnect, yes, but the remote never disconnects for any Hobbywing user ever....whereas Evolve... Just some thoughts, love your reviews more generally

[@bryancrane821]

You ever had your gtr remote disconnect? I ask because I haven't even once in over 1.5k miles (many more but stopped recording). I know the old ones did. I am genuinely curious if it's your experience or if you're making a comment about essentially a different board than the one compared,the gtr. I have two friends with gtr too. Not 1 disconnect between us. I know if fully charged you cant brake and acts like a disconnect but doesnt...

[@emilydavis842]

@@bryancrane821 oh I'm talking about the newer GTRs alright :) I'm a serious eskater, mixing up board models would be sacrilege lol. And yes, I've also had it disconnect on me. My friend just got it back from whatever repairs they did, hopefully that fixed his. Evolve will tell you they 'fixed' the old model disconnect problems, but from all I see in person and on Reddit, some GTRs still do it, just less frequent overall. Glad you've got a good one, it seems! (Unjinx)

[@69852685]

@@emilydavis842 your buddy had 6 lockups before he returned it? Just one would almost definitely do serious damage pads or otherwise! Either he has a death wish or somethings up with that story.

[@emilydavis842]

@@69852685 anyone who buys an Evolve has a death wish, yes lmao Edit: he ran off most of them, at first he didn't want to believe all the rumors were true, but eventually it became undeniable

[@Snap123S]

Hey, can you guys do a review on the verreal rs board? I just bought one and love it. Although, i cant compare it to an evolve because ive never ridden one before. Thanks guys, great work!

[@averageeskatereviews]

I think verreal vs Vestar vs Ownboard ?

[@Snap123S]

@@averageeskatereviews sure! I say go for it!

[@vova19981]

So constructive and helpful video! Thank you!

[@jarinj1]

Happy to see you finally using the correct Braking there Chris ;)

[@averageeskatereviews]

LMAO!! You and me both!

[@SV_Sangha]

Wow... lots of points! Thanks for video!

[@averageeskatereviews]

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[@spacemansam_]

Have you seen the new bio boards plutonium model? 4 wheel chain drive 50 mph top speed.

[@averageeskatereviews]

Yes. I need one in my life but not sure I should 😩

[@lilyrooney]

I'm a bit late to the party but towards the end there you were talking about checking the servicing situation and all that -- I thought that might be a good topic for a video. A general brand support review, if they have pre-sales support you can contact for questions, after-sales support or how their warranties are handled (domestic or not like you mentioned) could maybe touch on things like shipping times (I saw a board with 30-50 days shipping estimate recently) or prices (costs $150 to get anything from backfire in some locations). I think a longform video covering some of the common brands would have some impact. I'm sorta well-versed in google-fu so I've been able to get answers to my questions but some of these websites are absolutely un-intuitive and filled with out-dated information and I can only imagine newbies getting confused and regretting their purchase later. I even emailed a few brands like backfire about their stuff and haven't heard back despite my weekly bump of the email chain, so if 'amazing support' brands can have trouble being accessible, I think a well researched video would remain relevant for a significant amount of time

[@cmxxiv.xcix_]

Verreal RS 19.2ah is $1079 USA dollars, and will outperform the gtr in every category including acceleration/range/torque/top speed/braking power ! But, the gtr will win in the deck composition since its flexy adding to ride comfort. I think this will be a great video for the future! A comparison between these two.

[@jasonkuhn6581]

More reviews the better i say.

[@theblueman3421]

Please, make a tutorial how to carve like you. It's incredibly satisfying.

[@Ro-12-21]

True. There is a lot happening there. He's really putting his weight into it. Takes a bit of practice and a lot of faith in the equipment and familiarity with your wheel grip ability. Best way to carve like this is to ride ride ride! Push your limits slowly every ride and really work on paying attention to how your inputs result in the response of the board. Probably the most important thing is your trucks. As you get more comfortable on your board you need to loosen your trucks (to a point) in order to "unlock" the performance of your board.

[@naturecollision]

please don't, it looks silly and unsafe.

[@loripham7163]

Such a fair and complete review. Customer Service + Warranty are absolutely the most important. If you are like me and get an Ownboard that is inoperable then just like Chris said, you'll be waiting a week for a response from customer service and up to a month for parts that may or may not solve your problem. It doesn't matter the cost if you can't ride your board. I don't recommend OB for this reason. As for the Evolve GTR, I avoided this board solely because I didn't like the look of the AT wheels but once I rode one it made me a believer! The torque is crazy strong, the ride is so smooth and the remote, while it takes some getting used to, is pretty fabulous! OB's deck is more comfortable than Evolves. They get only 1 point from me for this.

[@matthewjsherman]

What shoes do you recommend for hub motor boards which are notorious for vibration. Any shoes in particular?

[@michaelflying]

I’ve ordered the GTR bamboo. Just debating 6in vs 7inch I’m leaning towards 6 inch. Just need to decide on gearing if I go 6inch. What’s the hillclimbing with the 47 🦷? Like

[@URthe14me14me]

One thing I thing people would like to know is that the evolve doesn't have reverse. That's a feature I would really want and I loved on my boosted. I also hate how sensitive the brakes on the evolve are at 40+ kmh. It's scary when trying to brake gently while going down a steep hill at high speed. Great review Chris!

[@brendongraham3925]

I've got a GTX and a CGTR and I can definitely say the GT series was super touchy at speed. The braking on the GTR has definitely been made more user friendly at the top end speed and a lot more predictable than the older boards 👍

[@barbercosta]

Awesome carving 👌🏼😉

[@andrewalexander69]

Would anyone know if the evolve bamboo GTR deck is a straight swap with the ownboard bamboo components without having to drill holes etc. ? My ownboard bamboo AT deck has delaminated and it’s cheaper to get an evolve GTR bamboo deck than an ownboard one.

[@daltonbarry2390]

Love the videos! By chance could someone tell me the name of the helmet at 8:22???

[@Heisen-burgerr]

Google “ berga larga “ 👍

[@jasonhushmonkey]

Getting the popcorn hopefully Ricky Attenborough is in this one. Hoping he gives the best one for wildlife exploration.

[@rickyeverett]

Jason Adihetty Dont worry dude I’ll be back soon 👌🏼been busy riding those woodland trails 😉

[@merweo348]

THE QUALITY OF THIS REVIEW IS OUTSTANDING but nobody mention that you actually get bored of these boards after 2months if you are skateboarding on your own or for merely pleasure! Now if you are using for conmute might be a good investment.

[@MaVeRiCk77]

Evolve GTR charge time is 4hrs. Their fast charger is only 4 amps.

[@EDnesss]

i put a vesc into my OB bamboo with evolve 6" 58T. Perfect combo and acceleration and braking are insane.

[@Snap123S]

Where did you pick up a 58t gear from?

[@EDnesss]

@@Snap123S Board bumpers

[@V1NC3J]

Can you hot swap the ESC out or does that mean you'll need to change the remote too? Any advice for upgrade?

[@enjoyesk8978]

Vince J yes you would need a new remote and receiver. Check out Flipsky. Also you can get a FOCBOX unity on AliExpress. I bought two and they work very well. I’m hoping to get a Stormcore sooner than later. I like the waterproof Maytech remote. The price dropped significantly since it first came out. I have been using flipsky VX1 and VX2 remotes and they work well too.

[@enjoyesk8978]

EDness they are great right!? I got the 58T for the trampa style hubs I have. What motor pulley are you using?

[@snowhiter]

Well rounded and the perspective that most prospective esk8'rs need to be aware of. Nice One @average eskate reviews

[@xxxenricop]

Anyone tried Lycaon boards? They are slashing prices and don't look half bad...

[@neilroberts8112]

I've just bought my son one its great for the price

[@xxxenricop]

@@neilroberts8112 so long as it works....hence my request for feedback from users...too many boards look good on paper-monitor but then don't last 6 months... Good luck with yours though :-). Maybe make a review :-)

[@stelloyd4944]

great vid, 17.50 mins+ is deffo a big important part ,great customer service from evolve iff theres a issue , your style of riding is cool as

[@maximumeffort4237]

Ive been bit by the “electric skateboarding bug” and the snowboarding bug too lol

[@actorlany89]

Average estate??? You guys seem to be evolve fan boys. How's that average. 2k auS for a board is not average. Just sayn.

[@bryancrane821]

Maybe they are "fans" because they enjoy the evolve?

[@Snap123S]

Kind of agree. Love his reviews and videos but it seems like whenever ownboard should get a point, theres a "but" added to it and he finds a reason why evolve should get a point too. But i dont see that happening for the ownboard or any other board they have reviewed. Not hating here, just calling it as i see it

[@bobbyz3288]

@@Snap123S i agree thought that was alittle odd

[@bryancrane821]

Having ridden both boards I'd agree with his points. The overall experience of evolve is much better to me. Ownboard is great and for the price it's good. My friend loves hers. The only thing I like more about the ownboard is also the drop down deck. I dont like the hobbywing remote but do prefer a wheel. Overall I'd take the evolve though between the two. I'm not sure what charger he uses but my gtr takes longer than two hours though.

[@69852685]

@Oliver Lundström I think if you own an evolve (I do) you know for a fact there's some bullshit mixed into that. Would be interesting to ride an own board for myself and see if it holds up. Plus the fact replacing the wheels with pneumatics is really common, cheap and would turn it into an interesting comparison. He's right about the servicing and stuff though. Evolve UK are good.

[@MrMacho-zr2qy]

can you guys make a video about evolve remote

[@averageeskatereviews]

If we do anything else on evolve, we might get deported

[@kie-skatemods4141]

Bioboard just came out with their new board. Get it and review it please

[@jasunwitt6797]

Love your reviews dude. Keep pumping them out.

[@mgold9999]

My Ownboard Bamboo lasted 5 months! Now the battery is dead! I paid 1000 dollars for the board! Take this into consideration!

[@jlung051]

Did your warranty take care of it??

[@brendongraham3925]

Great honest review. Just need to question the recharge times. The GTR standard battery takes 4-5hrs to charge from dead flat not 1-2. Are you talking about the travel battery which is only 1-2hrs to charge? Evolves GTR charger is 4A and ownboard's charger is 3A

[@averageeskatereviews]

Totally fair comment, I should have been more clear. I don't really ever run my board down to 0% hence the 2 hours charge time. The Ownboard would take up to 4 hours to charge even when at 40%.

[@michaelflying]

What is a dead mans switch?

[@suzana9174]

Do you have ice hockey training room in your house?? Are you a coach?

[@URthe14me14me]

What's your personal favourite board so far? Price not being a factor.

[@verb0ze]

solid comparison. I do not agree on the remote however. I hate that Evolve remote! it's so prone to breakage, the separation of the break and acceleration trigger is nothing short of annoying, and the deadman switch is useless to me, it's the first thing I turned off when I got the board. It's by far the weakest point of this product in my opinion.

[@comic247]

Great Video

[@JP-vs2yi]

23 Trampa fans with the thumbs down.

[@nicholasdrysdale8816]

Hey man so i just bought a bamboo gtr and am onley able to get 22 mph out of the board? And worried about the brakes locking up randomley ive owned the gt carbon and bqmboo gtx and its happend with both boards but after the incadant its not a problome anymore but with my new gtr im just waiting randomly!!

[@tassix278]

Have you got your speed limiter on at wheels will only go up to 22 anyways

[@cptmiller21]

Why do you never talk about the cheap and dangerous evolve electronics

[@averageeskatereviews]

because we haven’t experienced them. We talk about only what we have experienced 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@69852685]

@@averageeskatereviews well it would be interesting to get your take man. It's kind of a well known thing and you must have an opinion. A bit weird to me that you have never even eluded to it in your videos.

[@garrytoole]

Evolves in dartford not duxford bro lol like your reviews

[@averageeskatereviews]

Thanks man. No idea how I got confused. Duxford is right next to Cambs 😂

[@garrytoole]

@@averageeskatereviews no worries bro did you get any love back from trampa

[@harryrose6254]

Ownboard Bamboo has frequent battery problems. See facebook.com/groups/Ownboard

[@lofimusiq]

No, you cant make the acceleration more aggressive than GTR mode. I have it, I've tried, its the damn same lol. Another thing, If you're doing a range test, do a range test and stop talking about your OWN personal ride style and think more about the overall ride style of everyone. You werent going as hard on the ownboard because what, you werent comfortable doing so? Ok then, ride the Evolve the same way then give us the results. You're doing a review, where you're impacting thousands of decisions on what board to buy, cater to the damn viewers and not yourself because that doesnt freakin help us.

[@Greenmachine305]

Please condense your format.

[@comic247]

Please sell me your Inboard M1

[@chrisrod6501]

ulterior motives

[@buckydent2562]

The ownboard is going to cost extra when you factor in the fact that they are shipping out these boards with defective batteries.

[@itsbailey9856]

Do many skateboard companies do this? I know Enertion isn't around anymore but my Raptor 2.1 had a defective battery with fake cells....

[@johanandersson3952]

The GTR should get minus points for overheating motors, ridiculous remote and jerky control.

[@lifelist1m370]

brought to you by evolve

[@xiebus]

You speak to fast

[@linaandersson5815]

You had to work hard and talk for a long time to dismiss the fact the Ownboard has longer range. No point for being half price? Keeping the cover for the charge-plug hanging open was too obvious and silly. Especially since the Evolve cover sucks as well.

[@dgor.1266]

Your Videos are way too long dude

[@averageeskatereviews]

I’ll aim for 20 mins for the next 🤣😂

[@growforest20]

Nah the length can be necessary to fully elaborate on ideas

[@dgor.1266]

@@averageeskatereviews 6 minutes into the video I realize I got to watch another video 😒

[@averageeskatereviews]

Jeremiah Wesche trust me. I know. Just entertaining the trolls 😂

[@dgor.1266]

@@averageeskatereviews the entertaining troll is letting you know information is great but you lose sight of that all your video now is about you getting paid plus you are affiliate with evolve so your videos are completely bias🤫

[@kevinxie9405]

hi, i know this is really greedy of me but i was wondering if you can send me an electric skateboard. i want to have one because i’m about to go to college, and it is a lot easier to go around the college, but there is no way for me to justify the cost of buying one due to the high price point. thank you for taking the time to read this