VESC 🆚 GT: climbing SF's steepest hill - Bradford St

[@BillyShredder]

Vesc is so rowdy and strong haha. My buddy in town and his XR will be going up a hill and turn off “too rowdy” notification. Meanwhile I’ll stand on a incline with my motor just vibrating viscously not moving a inch. Thats a steep hill!

[@MaxxSend]

Love the high pitched vroom from the vesc when accelerating,, makes the motor sound like a V10! That steep part was very daunting, camera really mellows it out. Didn't think it would make it after the first attempt.

[@floatangels]

VESC XR was handicapped with that sketchy stock 15s battery. Gotta redo the test with the same battery that the GT has (18s P42A I believe)

[@MaxxSend]

Yep I deliberately handicapped the vesc with stock xr battery (62v), 10% less starting charge, and 43lbs more load (me) to show that vesc programming is far superior. And it still smoked the gt in every single round. The only fair comparison would be a vesc 15s vs 18s vs 20s, gt is irrelevant 😆

[@Burnerzcrew]

I really wanna see 20s p42a with agressive atr settings zooming up that hill!! Do it Max!!

[@MaxxSend]

@@Burnerzcrew hahah ok the people have spoken. I'll head out there when it gets warmer 🤙🏻

[@GiovanniGonzalezVF]

When y'all switched boards and the VESC creeeeeps that slope YEEEEEEEE!😷

[@MaxxSend]

It's gnarly how the vesc can just hold still on the steepest slope! Not great for motor temp tho lol 🫣

[@erosion01]

Thanks for the facts

[@quinnfoster1234]

you or me gotta go make a video showing V1 TFM hub VESC standing on that same hill.

[@erosion01]

@@quinnfoster1234 it ain't gonna work bro 😭

[@adam-qd5xx]

Love to this test redone with 20s battery and new atr from surfdado

[@MaxxSend]

haha but what would you want to see? The vesc smoked the gt every round. Or perhaps just how much faster it can go up?

[@adam-qd5xx]

@@MaxxSend good point. At least on that hill, the GT isn’t a viable comparison. 15s VESC needs to complete against 18s or 20s VESC in timed run up the hill.

[@MaxxSend]

@@adam-qd5xx I like how the gt becomes irrelevant and now it's different vescs competing each other 😂 will try and get out there again when it's warmer

[@nicholasscholten]

Gotta get a test re-done with ATR and an 18 or 20S :D

[@MaxxSend]

Hahah so don't even need the gt, just vesc 15s vs 18s vs 20s? 🤣⚡⚔️

[@jayleephotography1845]

Awesome, please showcase the same concept but with the 84v battery

[@MaxxSend]

It probably wouldn't be a huge difference as it turns out extreme hill climbs doesn't use that much duty cycle (30-60%). The big difference would be top speed.

[@jayleephotography1845]

@@MaxxSend it would be mind blowing to see it fly up the hill versus the slow gt struggling

[@notsure6070]

hat is dope!

[@MaxxSend]

ayy thanks! tabasco vibes🌶

[@beastcoastrepairs]

That’s super impressive!

[@MaxxSend]

insane how much power the VESC can deliver. Still more to come!

[@beastcoastrepairs]

@@MaxxSend looking forward to it. I actually finish my VESC build this Sunday. Stoked to join the club!

[@ianholland6494]

well done!

[@MaxxSend]

thanks dude!

[@wayofflow955]

Just mad! Is that vesc stock XR pack?

[@MaxxSend]

Mind blowing how it just keeps chugging!😱 Stock xr 15s

[@brianphillips1864]

Well done

[@MaxxSend]

thanks man. keep an eye out for the floatwheel vs superflux hill climb vid dropping on Wednesday..

[@MaxxSend]

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[@floating_ojo]

✌️

[@MaxxSend]

😊👊🏻

[@RTAMOTORSPORTS]

VESC on a stock XR batt?

[@MaxxSend]

Yep 15s, starting 80% charge/60V

[@RTAMOTORSPORTS]

@@MaxxSend dang... I been thinking about the bundle from makers pev to pair with my CBXR battery, and eventually going full 84v... Just the non BMS still freaks me out

[@MaxxSend]

@@RTAMOTORSPORTS yea it's still the last weakness of vesc, not having an active balance bms. However, there are already multiple passive bms options (meaning it doesn't continue to balance after full charge). There's ennoid, xlite, daly and one other that people are happy with that they keep the cells balanced within range during charging. I myself have a passive daly in my 84 cbcso that I'm good with. Keeps the cells within 0.03v delta. My trick vesc is cbsp and doesn't have bms, just gotta remove the pack and balance every 2 months or so.

[@AshlonHill]

My guess is that the GT will have some reserve power for pushback scenarios with the vesc give y’all the power up front and has no push back?

[@MaxxSend]

The vesc also has pushback (tiltback) that you can set at your own safe or unsafe levels. The controller allows more amps to flow from the battery, and the electrical components can handle more current than gt electrical components.

[@eBoard3R]

🤙🏼👀⚡

[@MaxxSend]

😱⚡🤘🏻

[@quinnfoster1234]

Apples to androids comparison lol

[@MaxxSend]

GT isn't even qualified in the same playing field anymore lol

[@redboyjan]

Stock voltage that's impressive. Lighter board than GT

[@MaxxSend]

Stock board about 5-7 lbs lighter, but I'm 43lbs heavier than gt rider and vesc 10% less battery

[@redboyjan]

@@MaxxSend I've tried 63 and 84 and I like the weight of the lower voltage setup a lot. I find GT too clunky on technical trails, too heavy also. Need both all the same, but it's a different feel

[@alphonsetepe6648]

"Promosm"

[@MaxxSend]

promosquad

[@taxiflieger]

sparks! at 6:54

[@MaxxSend]

Flint bits drilled into bumpers, special effects 🌟