The Best Onsra Electric Skateboard: Black Carve 3

[@fabiandörig]

We need “my face is frozen” t-shirts. Like if you agree 🤣

[@jofagoma]

Thank you Daniel! This remote was designed from an esk8ter to esk8ters! I'm glad you liked it 😃! We are definitely going to take your feedback into consideration for our next developments 😉. We are super happy with the results we achieved until now, there was definitely a lot of dedication on our side to work every detail and we will keep pushing it to make sure we bring more and more premium quality to esk8ters! [Quick fact] The remote design is based on a very known pistol grip 😄 Have a great one Dkwan!

[@l3rlc]

I really wish you guys had gone with a flexible enclosure, as well as a bigger battery. I have seen multiple instances of the stiff enclosure digging/wearing into the soft wooden deck of the BC2 over time creating a gap where water/debris can then enter, among other issues. I understand the deck isn't super flexy but especially for heavier riders this can be a major issue and I both surprised and disappointed that this pretty obvious issue wasn't addressed. Btw the new remote looks amazing and I hope you consider making a VESC version or some other way making it available to the DIY community. The new trucks look great too and it's awesome that people can buy them separately!

[@ONSRA]

@@l3rlc Totally understand your concerns. However this issue has been fixed once and for all with the O-Ring.

[@w00faYT]

@@ONSRA What's the O-Ring?

[@jofagoma]

@trevordesoto3400 let me know if you want a discount promo code 😉

[@ONSRA]

Great review! Thanks a lot Daniel! There's a lot of details we noted and will be improved asap.

[@lolook618]

Hi onsra ich habe mir vor 1 monat das black carve 3 gekauf und habe jetzt gesehen das Daniel einen Bash guard dabei hatte ist das mittlerweile im Lieferumfang? Oder einzelnd erworben?

[@fazer12779]

Onsra are making a better board than Evolve now.

[@akalia_07]

They always have.

[@dango7586]

1000% 'WARNING ESKATERS 'DO 'NOT 'INVEST IN ONSRA, I am a customer for over a year with ONSRA, Owner of the Onsra Challenger Belt Drive, ONSRA COMPANY ARE 'liars and 'thieves they are not to be 'trusted 1000% customer service is the 'worst, 'warranty is a 'waste of time with lies and 'incompetence, I put my 'trust into this company and it's the 'worst thing I've ever done, I have never experienced anything like this from any Electric Skateboard 'Company, I have owned 8 ELECTRIC SKATEBOARDS + 1 in a few days, FROM 6 ELECTRIC SKATEBOARD 'COMPANYS , and believe me 1000% do not push the 'bottom, get out 'before it's too late, I had really like that Fabian before he even started his 'company and more when he started his 'company but I was 'wrong. 1000% 'WRONG! now I believe it's not even his 'Company and loss ALL 'trust with FABIAN, THE ONSRA 'COMPANY, 'REPAIRS,' 'WARRANTY, EVEN 'PURCHASING 'ANYTHING FOR THAT COMPANY !!! I WISH SOMEONE HAD WARNED ME, , if any Eskater ever go through just one of the 's*** that I've been through with Onsra 'Company you would 'definitely not 'recommend this ONSRA 'COMPANY TO 'ANYONE! 'Holy 's*** Do not be 'fooled by the remote control or the trucks of the board. This is a Electric Skateboard 'Company 1000% NOT TO BE 'TRUSTED !!!

[@fazer12779]

I think they were taking inspiration from Evolve back in the day, that’s why they were always doing videos comparing their boards to evolve boards. (Range/speed/hill climbing tests)

[@akalia_07]

No. They've ridden pretty much every single boards (including DIYs) that's available and designed their boards based on what these boards are missing as most of the companies uses pretty much same generic parts and remotes (not talking about specs). Most of the boards that came out pretty does same thing so in my opinion Onsra improved based on all that.

[@morsumbra9692]

Exway and backfire are better than Evolve. Evolve quickly devolved into egos and assholes vs engineers and innovators. Onsra, if they can keep up production, I think will become the best premium "budget" board we can get.

[@FUEST1983]

great video👍🏽🤙🏽 but onsra? no... and i'm from switzerland😉

[@lettuce9612]

So which one is better- black carve 3 or Exway atlas pro?

[@Z3TTA117]

What shoes are those. They look nice!

[@DrewElia]

Great video!!! Love the look of this board and those trucks with that remote really has set itself aside from competitors. Your right to say that build quality reliability and customer service is something that more companies should take their time and put more resources into, 2 years is a long long time for customer service! Great review brother!

[@ONSRA]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Neobees]

@@ONSRA Hi it's possible to Make a Black Carve 4 with Velar Specs... 14sp4 battery 🔋🙄

[@jeremykline6509]

@@Neobees I just ordered a BC3, and man I wish it had bigger battery option as well. Even still at 12s... just 4p. Anyways great question! I wish I would of thought to ask before ordering.

[@dylnator9620]

Well, I have an Onsra Black Carve 3 Direct drive, but also tested the belt drive version and I can say, those 50km/h is easy reachable and also feels super stable and as if you were flying. Believe it or not but I speak the truth. It just depends on the weather, Set and Settings in general, which wheels you take, pulleys, and so on... The point is; if you want to, you can even go faster, so... But in general, nice review :)

[@ravenous6324]

Great video (as always!) totally agree - that's why I love my exway flex at 7.7g. Now I want exway to start using the onsra style remote. They only keep tweaking their old design instead.. I don't need it to go faster and it has enough range. Bring on the next era of super lightweight boards - any brand that can get the flex performance but at a lower weight will be sent all my monies :)

[@SneakySteevy]

Battery life on the belt driven board is substantially better.

[@fulstop_]

I own a black carve 2 with over 1200 miles on it, and i love it. looks like onsra is focusing on the fundamentals and have made another good installment. i’m really excited for the future of this company!

[@John-gh2lz]

Feeew made the right choice . I got this bad boi during the sale . My first Eboard

[@DavidKing86]

@@ONSRA when was the sale?

[@AhmedHassan-bt5lz]

Hey, I love ur videos and your amazing ❤just wanted to tell you that your work ethic is crazy and I hope u can uphold this for us for years to come 🎉

[@tyhogue8316]

I love the look! I also like the low profile ride. I have a bad right leg thanks to a tumor I have limited use of it. I have tried not to let that slow me down. 👍 I’m not sure how I feel about that remote. Happy new year!

[@xxenome]

One of the best reviews you've put out, great work!

[@sk8moto]

what shoe are you wearing?

[@eBoard3R]

⚡🤙🏼 *I wasn't super impressed with the BC and BC2* but BC3 is very well put together 🤙🏼⚡ An ESC that isn't an "off the shelf" Hobbywing, lotta customisation via the Orion ESC, TKP trucks that are not just copies of other TKP trucks right now, Onsra/Fabi has done a great job with this one but I'm waitin to see how good the cells/electronics hold up. Congrats and Kudos to them though. Awesome ridin footage near the 5min mark and I love the shoes man! 🤙🏼

[@DanielKwan]

Haha I was thinking you might like these shoes

[@eBoard3R]

@@DanielKwan I missin seein the Supras in your videos though 👀😂

[@DanielKwan]

@@eBoard3R My big toes are bending inward so now I only wear shoes that let the toes spread out. Not many high top options like that unfortunately.

[@박인철-u7u]

One thing I agree about is...that I love that remote!!! The other thing I dont agree is that many countries use eboards just for their fun ride. Commuting is almost impossible in traffics like south korea because the cars just drive crazy. So in countries like south korea, bigger boards and longer ranges are more preferred I guess haha. Still!! I love the video 😍

[@mach16j]

I'm an EUC guy but I think all pevs are interesting. It's funny how your sentiment of things getting too big fast and expensive are very similar to the euc world. I think there's an issue in North America where something becomes too fast to ride on the sidewalk but too slow to ride on streets. Since there's so many consumers here people want to go faster for that reason and companies follow suit since that's where the money is.

[@marctoscanini7225]

Another awesome review! And another great board. Currently riding the 2nd gen Bc and absolutely loving it!! Only complaint is not riding it enough

[@ONSRA]

haha not riding enough is our complaint as well. 🤣

[@GrayArea13]

I own a Meepo Hurricane gear drive. and a Onsra 2,… I love them both. But the Onsra feels like a pair of sneakers you just prefer. What I love about mine is the long drags,…. Ride at top speed and it can hold that speed quite longer then the meepo. The meepo slows you down with the gear drive. But quick torque. It’s also not as heavy as the meepo. Also the miles aren’t close to 40 unless you just cruise all day. The Onsra feels the same in miles. I weigh 138 pounds so I’m the perfect example. Onsra to me is #1 so far. Had 1, have 2 and considering 3

[@pulseboardeu]

yep, same here with the pulleys... idk why, but i ordered their pneu and on website was 60t and i got 66t... so i had to buy new belts, and had to wait another several weeks to start riding. Next funny thing was, that they shipped me punctured tube for pneu :D but overall, board seems nice, would love to try it!

[@timhealy7335]

How can I put these wheels on an Exway Atlas 2WD? Which pulleys/core? Thx

[@ONSRA]

115mm wheels need 40T KEGEL pulleys and probably about 385mm belts.

[@timhealy7335]

@@ONSRA Thx Fabi!

[@timhealy7335]

@@ONSRA 385? Or 285? I cant find 385s anywhere. Will buy today cause I ordered the Rovers 165r from Exway a week ago and they still havent shipped or answered my emails.

[@pixel6173]

honestly, as much as it sucks to see the battery specs holding it back, I'm glad onsra is focusing on the important things. such as their custom ESC (which I believe isn't actually made by Onsra, but rather an RC car manufacturer, teamOrion), and their remote and wheels. instead of the generic cheap plastic remotes, or the usual sunmate 175mm wheels, they went for much better designs and a HOTA tire setup which is much better. In my opinion, it is getting a little old to buy 2000-3000 usd skateboards, only to get cheap tires and a little plastic remote that's the exact same as a budget board. it's one of the little things that disappoint me about brands like AceDeck. such a premium board and then the thing you'll be holding/looking at most of the time, is a 5$ piece of plastic with a bad screen. I really hope more e-skate companies take an example from this and start designing better boards and remotes, instead of just slapping bigger batteries and motors on it and calling it a day

[@ONSRA]

The range is pretty close to other 12s4p packs that use cheaper cells. We use 50S Samsung instead and have for example almost as much range as the Had.. ''can't remember the name''

[@akalia_07]

@@ONSRA lol!

[@LayersandCake]

I agree with the top speed. It's getting dangerous for beginners and even seasoned riders. When it comes to high-performance boards, beginners should go through a rider competency course and learn to ride their chosen board before completing the purchase, same with upgrading to a higher performance board. For the price to performance ratio, its leagues ahead of evolve, which isn't hard to do.

[@ONSRA]

Speed is definitely not important especially with the At wheels you're supposed to ride on gravel. That's when you don't need much speed anymore.. Overall the speed can be easily improved with smaller pulleys or bigger wheels for example

[@mrreddington777]

This is ridiculous. Just stop.

[@Ahridot]

Thanks for the video! Onsra is the only company that ships to my country other than evolved, so Onsra is my only option 🤣

[@ONSRA]

Which country is it?

[@thelobuezoo9324]

Great video. Very informative. I’ve seen boards from this company but never knew much about them. Nice work.

[@jessemichael5682]

I have a black carve belt drive with double kingpin design what extra parts should I buy?

[@alexchang1878]

I GOT JUKED BY THE THUMBNAIL. I thought i was going to see some real downhill skating but hes just slowly cruising the streets -_-

[@DylanNickels-i8m]

The gloves you're wearing around 8:05 - are those motorcycle gloves you've cut a thumb tip off? Are they made specifically for eskate? They look very cozy, I'm interested in them. Thanks!

[@turismokgtl]

I got to 28mph yesterday on my Onsra Challenger Pro . . & could of went a lot faster 🤙🏾

[@SneakySteevy]

I saw range testing video and 45km range is achivable.

[@bboylorettoEight08]

Yo yo wut up Daniel mayn it’s been forever since I’ve seen your newest uploads

[@RedMcc]

What other board comes even close for specs at this price point

[@jeffswope1511]

I love belt drive something about the feel.

[@zogreen2722]

The board is cool. But I know about those shoes.

[@UnchartedWorlds]

I just used your ref code, to buy pro version of BC3

[@maxhuang2095]

Great opinion,agreed! Why is Daniel’s sound doesn‘t like Daniel？？？？

[@DanielKwan]

Revealing my true voice

[@eskateireland3301]

Is this smaler than hadean? Kg?

[@Trailfloater]

I have the first Board he designed the maker of Onsra and that board is a faboard

[@matthewwheatley4740]

I'm still shredding on my BC1 from 2019 and loving it. Totally agree with your comments on top speed versus quality and general performance.

[@ONSRA]

OG BC1 😁 You can also update the parts if you like. Some customers even upgraded their BC1 with the new trucks.

[@wilsonmeredith5517]

I agree the remote looks top notch and the boards build quality seems excellent! Once the battery technology improves [in general] the Black Carve will be up on top

[@ONSRA]

The new 50S cells just came out and has almost as much range as a 12s4p board. Hopefully there will be even better cells in the future!

[@michaelgarcia2791]

What shoes do you wear?

[@teamalexfam170]

I love that board

[@w00faYT]

People seem to mention the range as "lacklustre", but from all I've seen it seems like one of the better boards in its class when it comes to range.

[@akaelmo7787]

Absolutely crazy how expensive, evolve hadean is, $3000 For a Board with 65km range & 50kph on street wheels, I bought a Zero 10x for $1999 before and it would hit 65kmh with 50km range Egotistical Mfs in evolve

[@borisbadinoff1291]

Excellent review (as always). As an early adopter of ONSRA boards, I can only fully agree with your overall assessment. In the early days, Fabian was doing customer support directly, so I confirm ONSRA's full Swiss DNA when it comes to service! My Black Carve 2 is just perfect for me. My peak speed ever was 43km/h and I don't think anybody should need to go any faster on an e-board. In fact, anywhere around 30km/h is plenty enough, and I'm happy to swap speed for range. What I most enjoyed with the Carve 2 is it's absolute stability. At any speed it's rock solid. And that's probably the most important factor in my view. And Fabian is a nice guy. ;)

[@JohnJaggerJack]

SYL-08 ESkate: 38Kph on the phone GPS, speed limited by fear-factor and persistent wobble at high speeds, aka "jesus pose".

[@esk8jaimes]

That remote screen NEEDS protection! Seriously, these get scratched very easily...

[@chopstiickss]

Direct Drive BC3 115 mm rubber wheels Brutale Mode Weight- 135 lbs Top Speed- 31 mph

[@sethmcneill5283]

That’s too bad. I think onsra just isn’t a big enough company to keep up. But I love the remote. And you’re right, there should be an “unlock” where you ride 10 miles on eco mode, or a way to lock eco mode for your kids

[@TheESK8Man]

you should do exway flex pro with 120mm could wheels considering orignal exway flex didnt do so good

[@cazygohan94]

My buddy had a direct drive black carve 2 and i think it's been my favorite boards ever it's just a perfect riding experience you wanna carve loosen up the trucks you're golden tighten them up and fly down the road

[@soundkillr]

I accidentally got a set of 40t gears from cloudwheel and put them on my onsra. I lost major torque. So much so that I went and discovered onsra uses a 45t gear. Do not use the 40t on the onsra, at least on the black carve 2 as it becomes way underpowered. In you're case you have a higher torque setting on the 3 so it may not be as severe, but you will notice the loss of torque.

[@aleszverca]

Exactly my thoughts in your recap 👍✌⚡I don't even own an Onsra esk8 but Fabian and the guys were more then helpful with a set of other Onsra gear I bought.

[@Beauty.and.FashionPhotographer]

Utterly unaffordable... sadly enough

[@CraigAndres]

Hi, can you set a speed limiter on this board? Super cool KZbin channel 👍

[@eisernherz3929]

looks E-legal in Schweiz which is scheisse

[@user-pc1er8zy7c]

In Deutschland auch nicht besser.

[@fabiandörig]

Yes it’s very scheisse. I recommend to ride on Bergstrassen oder Landstrasse. Like this the police won’t sehen you

[@musicmax5296]

Thanks for the review. I have the same problem with measures on my BC2 and like you, I decrease the diameter by 5mm

[@ESK8_BRO_TX]

Completely agree with ur final thoughts.

[@sebastianescudero8712]

Hi. Thanks for the test what shoes and helmet are you wearing ?

[@1fareast14]

3:36 the 50s cells sacrifice cycle life for the pulse current, I'm a little leery of these, maybe future revisions will be better

[@adamhadam72]

Looking forward to a Floatwheel review!?

[@MyWorldAsDylan]

Awesome video. I totally agree with the top speed these days with consumer products. Thing is, the more power you get, the more you use it, the faster you eat your battery again. Remote looks great. But isn't it a bit big? Again I agree with the boards getting heavier. There's a big market for ppl who are into Boosted style boards. Way more convenient to handle when not riding. And offer a great (different) riding experience as well. Also mostly cheaper like you said. Happy new year amigo 🫶🎆🎆🤙

[@uzielisrael956]

Bro what kinda of shoes are those with the zipper on the side and the strap on the they almost look like snowboots? I have a pair of vivos.

[@ramondrongonui1024]

For a beginner looking to buy e boards thank you the info...

[@ALTRON3]

Dont know about those 10mm bearing eh

[@chloefletcher9612]

I really like your reviews - and also that you're honest and secure enough to say when you can't handle things. Very watchable content.

[@patricktrinh9845]

It has been 2 weeks. When is the next review 😮‍💨

[@oscarcollinsiv]

I ride my diy build at max speed for miles every day. My top speed is 46mph. I use it for daily transportation on the street with traffic and have for years now. The more time you spend riding fast the faster you wanna go

[@adrianrivera8425]

I need help choosing a board

[@esk8jaimes]

Same W-concave deck and 15ah battery as the Black Carve 2, LOVE to see the single kingpin trucks, hopefully same will happen to their Short Board Challenger model!

[@ONSRA]

maybe.. 🫢

[@kayooz949]

Man i wish i can afford this 🥺

[@LukeSkaff]

I have a few electric longboards like the Exway Flex Pro. What is different about riding on double kingpin trucks? How does this board compair to boards that have double kingpin trucks?

[@ONSRA]

We have done a video on our channel. Check it out

[@KmanRuffian]

Great review. Would like a bit more elaboration on the trucks. They are CNC correct? Both the trucks and hangers? That's a selling point. Also can aftermarket riptide bushings be used with these trucks? If not that's a consideration for those of us who like to put our own bushing combos in? Thanks as always for your reviews!

[@chrixx9914]

It is a yes to both questions

[@SkeptikosUTube]

What are your shoes? They look neat (oh nevermind I saw the link in the description)

[@DanielKwan]

The linked ones are Vivobarefoot. In the video I wore those and also a brand called OTZ but they’re not around anymore.

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

Awesome & Thanks :)

[@cdbrown30]

Great video.

[@ryosworkshop500]

U ever gonna try electric unicycles?

[@DanielKwan]

Should I?

[@Trong117]

I only ever heard good things about the BC2 and was thinking about getting the BC3, but the battery capacity is..weak. Too bad because it seems like it's great also, but i cant overlook that battery capacity.

[@ONSRA]

Hadean's 12s4p battery capacity is almost the same as our 50S 12s3p version. That's because we use the better more expensive cells which we think is key nowadays.

[@Trong117]

@@ONSRA I don't doubt the cells are better, but I also wouldn't buy Evolve's boards either for both the battery capacity AND overpriced boards. What it comes down to is range. Your boards are good quality no one doubts, but you will run into customers like me who value range the most.

[@TiroFrost]

how much does it weigh?

[@DanielKwan]

14.1 kg with the rubber wheels according to my scale.

[@darylrock9256]

I could not agree more…. I am new to E-skating, but have been skateboarding for years, and I put a lot of thought and research into my decision to purchase the Challenger. While it may not offer all of your favored features of the BC3, the ethos and strategy of Onsra comes through for all of the products, and the specific features and functions available through the belt drive Challenger with AT conversion kit match my imagined needs/wants better than any other production board that I can find out there. I am absolutely happy with this board and look forward to watching the line progress in the coming years!

[@mshaftenberg]

In my opinion 13.5kg (Onsra) is way too much for an E-Board. My old Evolve GT (same form factor) has 8kg and for my personal taste this is the limit. That's why I got an Exway X1 Max last year and I'm very happy with it. Thanks for your video though, Daniel. Always helpful and entertaining.

[@psychicmonkey]

I put the new TKPs on my BC2 and I have to say, I'm very close to selling them. They aren't as stable as the old DKPs are when you upgrade the bushings, and they can't turn as sharp, so they are effectively a complete downgrade for me. I would recommend giving the BC2 another shot with a bushings upgrade from Riptide - it completely transformed the board for me

[@alcatrazz4040]

So standard charge rate with no fast charger….. no external battery, non precision hubs, no 4wd option, exway atlas pro still the best of them all

[@Alex-ei6qr]

Don't Exway have "cut-out" nosedive issues?

[@SteveThompson-li2fc]

Thanks for well-done review. Any thoughts on how well it carves compared to other popular e-boards?

[@captnskipper7627]

I've been riding like 2000km and my top speed is 44kmh and I want more like this summer I want a scooter dual motor must cause I can't get a board that goes 50kh plus a hour for under 2k$

[@esk8jaimes]

5:00 Was this remote of theirs used on the older Black Carve 2 model? Imma nickname it the Barcode Scanner.

[@akalia_07]

Not really. BC2 used generic hobbywing remote (like Lycaon, Ownboard, B-One, etc).

[@seventail]

can totally tell DK has COVID or the flu by how high his voice got, take care, my dude

[@alexispeter7553]

eovan has a new board , pls do a reviw of that thankz

[@RNG-999]

Dang... This board seems fantastic but the 3cm of clearance or 1 1/2 inch from the ground-level to the kingpin... I have a board with 4 inches of clearance/10 centimeter of clearance and that board still has several dings/dents in the truck. This seems like a deal breaker for me with how little clearance this board gets. It is almost certainly going to be damaged within 500 miles.

[@ONSRA]

The clearance is definitely less when ridden with At wheels. The Kingpin ground clearance is the same on every board but at the same time also something we can improve in the future relatively easy.

[@arrow1414]

Nah, I disagree with the manufacturers should limit the speeds of their boards. Electric Unicycles can have a top speed of 60mph (100km/h) with 45-50 the norm with midrange EUs. Of course those single bicycle sized wheels are much safer regarding most road hazards, but a sudden cut off in power is safer on an e-board-unless you are bombing a downhill into a busy intersection-but at least you can foot brake and not do a sudden face plant! I would like the ability through an app to adjust the board to your riding style as standard that you get with most high end boards.

[@dango7586]

Onsra is the -Worst Electric Skateboard Company

[@T.R.A.N.C.E]

Do NOT buy a Black Carve 3 like I did, do more research and buy literally anything else, this board is a flop, top speed is terrible, blatant lies on the specs page saying 31mph top speed when it's actually 25mph. Also I can't remove the king pin nut on mine because the actual king pin just spins with the bolt! It's only 2 weeks old! Not enough thought went into this board, they are using a tiny 14T motor pulley (most boards use 16T), meaning the extra tight radius means this thing hates belts and chews through them, I have gone through 4 belts in a month. Also from the factory the belts arrived ridiculously over tight, and the stock belts are junk quality, absolute garbage...I'm going to try sell it and get a proper esk8 :( The good things are the brakes are sweet, feel really progressive yet powerful, the remote and wheel feels much better than all the hobbywing clones, the 115mm wheels are great but the kegel design doesn't work with other products as the holes are smaller than standard...Trucks are stable, but as mentioned in video turning circle is bad. Just get an Acedeck, Meepo, Eski, Ownboard, Eovan, anything other than this.

[@italipino24]

Too slow, not enough range, Fabian has fallen very far behind the competition

[@ONSRA]

The speed can be adjusted very easily and the range is really close to the Hadean's which is much more expensive.

[@italipino24]

@@ONSRA the Hadean is trash. Terrible example. 26mph top speed on pneumatics and terrible range also. And adjusting the pulleys to get terrible torque just to get a decent top speed isn't exactly a fix. The battery is laughably small. No matter how you slice it, this is a massively underperformed board by today's standards. The fit and finish is nice, the packaging is nice, the remote is nice...the board performance sucks.

[@Vagingersnaps]

What shoes are those?

[@chinoin24]

@dkwan thanks to you I made my mind, I purchased OBC3, All the details & info helped me, I totally love it and it rides better than what I expected, Also I watch you Meepo hurricane ultra video and I saw this OBC3 review video and I went for ONSRA $$$🛹 Thank you and keep the amazing videos.