Why adv pro is taking forever to manufacture（painful to watch ）

[@Wonderbrut]

I’ve barely come into the market and was doing extensive research on which PEV would be best for me and was pretty much set on getting a OW GT but damn am I glad I stumbled upon your reveal of the float wheel from 2022 I’m now favoring getting one over a GT probably 80-20 but since I’m such a stingy consumer I’m gonna have to binge watch some more of your vids although I believe it’s safe to say that your transparency has earned you another customer. Please keep doing your thing as it builds so much confidence in my purchase

[@DoctorBendOver]

I love that you put your whole heart in the hand job.

[@rahayedmunim839]

Lmfao 😂

[@jacklinsey]

8:50 💀💀💀 I love you Tony

[@floatwheel]

sorry for my bad English🤣

[@chasekasperowski8253]

@@floatwheel ha it’s funny that you don’t know why that’s so funny. Your English is good enough, you are easy to understand. your doing a very good job on the boards. Thank you for your hard work.

[@Eryktion]

@@floatwheel Your english is actually very good in my opinion (I'm also not a native speaker though). And remember how TFL sometimes call their Life Savers ;)

[@johnlau2191]

Your English is better than a lot of people here in the US LOL.

[@timsergeeff]

Tony, please give us some info!)

[@FloatinCanada]

I know some people saying to allow customers to do it themselves but that looks painful for a railguard. I'm glad you are doing it! It's almost riding season here and I'm getting pumped to pay you the remaining amount and see how long it will take to ship here to Canada.

[@shanelibeau9040]

Wow, you are doing every one!!, I thought the rail protector would come packaged for us to install. You are hardcore my friend.

[@EugeneMaynard]

😂Yes indeed it was painful to watch but in a good way because it showed your extreme attention to detail which for me inspires total confidence in your final product! 👏🏾👍🏾🙏🏾

[@crispypritchett7336]

So any more updates? When are they going to start shipping?

[@ruggednreno]

Armchair quarterbacking, but usually you see adhesive applied to the part first, then part applied to product. If it's done that way, then it can be thrown in the box for the customer to put on. Definitely appreciate the level of detail and craftsmanship you're putting in! Can't wait to see a shipping date, super stoked to get one!

[@MaxxSend]

Tony you don't need to do this, let us do some assembly! Keep the focus on the bigger picture 💪🏻

[@Kred1bleThreat]

Thank you for taking the time to make this a superior product right out of the box. I, for one would not want to do this myself. Please dont consider that approach lol

[@ElectricVehicleSpace]

Beautiful work Tony!

[@militaryCyborg]

slowly dying for another update! Please Tony!

[@MrParrock]

Hi Tony and Floatwheel crew. Thanks for the latest update! I hope your all well. Any chance of an update regarding the final payment process and how that’s going to work? Are we looking for an email to update the purchase? Big love 🤘 float on 🤞

[@jamesgearhart4954]

yeah i would recommending leaving it up to the customer on rail guards! some enjoy getting the rugged look and would be nice to have those on hand as an option. also the time saved!

[@kimchimichurri360]

whats the new estimate now?

[@nicoaleman]

The extra mile! To be fair, I don't think anybody would be upset about having to install their own rail guards haha

[@shanelibeau9040]

I agree with Nico, nobody is expecting you to install these. In fact some people quite enjoy taking the time to ensure their own board is 100%.

[@The_Best_NPC]

Outsourcing to the customer and a how to video would be a great strategy. I would certainly accept that some assembly would be required.

[@TheAnimeist]

Installing rail guards is like adding stickers. And who doesn't like adding stickers?

[@T4t4N-M4k4k_StokedMonkey]

I was thinking exactely the same, I should have painted my rails in Pink or fucshia first to stick them :P

[@quinnfoster1234]

The last mile?

[@007Entropy]

Tony, will we get an email soon regarding paying off our balance?

[@xavicon64]

Tony is the only person who when asked "Wow, did you make that yourself?" can say "Yes, I did".

[@freedomcaller]

Make is a very relative term. He designed and assembled, as part of a team. He did not program nor manufacture. I certainly didn't see him building a pickaxe to mine rare earth metal to make magnets for the motor 🤷‍♂️ So hey, if you slap a sticker on a stock GT you can say you made it yourself 🤣

[@JustAPersonalUseBarb]

@@freedomcaller Pretty sure it's a team of two. They design every single part of the board, vesc implementation included. Definitely did some programming too. Your comment is the same as saying cooks don't make food since they don't farm and that farmers don't make food since they didn't make the seeds

[@JonXuereb]

@@freedomcaller Cool, so nobody makes anything then. Do you feel better about yourself in that reality?

[@freedomcaller]

@@JonXuereb I think everybody makes everything.

[@TheMooseNYC]

how strong are the inserts? FM rails were notorious for having stripped screw inserts.

[@floatwheel]

they used too many m4 screws, we all used m5 screws that should help a bit and our rails are machined from billet aluminum,they are using cast that help a bit too the prototype went through over 50x taking apart and reaseemble, holds up like a champ

[@JonXuereb]

Tony we appreciate your handywork

[@liamthomas2032]

the painful part is watching him use that box cutter without a cutting mat

[@Mowguli]

It's been 5 days and we're as tense as the pre-Endgame days.

[@shanelibeau9040]

Are you still thinking the shipping date for ADV Pro will be the 25th of this month?

[@danielzadnik]

When will final invoices be going out?

[@floatwheel]

later today

[@ehoa1984]

I’m sure customers would love doing this themselves. I’m sure they just want a confirmed shipping date and receive their boards. Can’t wait 😊

[@MattPryze]

Are they shipping in batches or constantly coming out?

[@The_Best_NPC]

Sending this to the customer and providing a how to video would be a better strategy. Great work, Hope they ship soon.

[@erick4188]

When is the Float Life getting theirs??? Cant wait to see them test it

[@JonXuereb]

Same as anyone else, no need to flood himself with more orders than he can fill before shipping any boards.

[@erick4188]

@@JonXuereb tfl is getting one first for testing

[@shanelibeau9040]

Hey Tony, those rails look great.

[@quantumvortex3942]

They're going to look amazing!

[@familienjunkuhnjensen5940]

Where Can I buy this 😊 ?

[@007Entropy]

Looks amazing, I'm really impressed.

[@ranx65]

Honestly, I received my Skeleton Switchblades from Tech-Rails with carbon guards to put on by myself. They gave 3M double sided tape, but I found easier to use a 3M spray glue on the guard and wait 24 hours to get it permanent. Job was completed in 10 minutes...

[@nickreilly7268]

Holy shit tony this is amazing. Would 3D printing a rack/stencil to align help at all? Like how some cell phone protective films have a plastic guard around during install?

[@T4t4N-M4k4k_StokedMonkey]

they look amazing, can't wait to receive mine !

[@nickbarbato149]

can I switch my order to an ADV instead of the Pro?

[@Eryktion]

Hey, how is it going?

[@floatwheel]

4am now just got off work lemme grab a bite and take a nap and back to assemble shipping 50 today

[@Eryktion]

@@floatwheel Wow that's amazing! 🦾

[@timsergeeff]

​@@floatwheel legend!

[@RIDE-o-REBELLION-o-FLOATCAST]

Did 50 get shipped already? I was like the 73rd or 74th pre order. Been checking my emails like crazy. Not even sure what to expect.

[@novaair2481]

@@RIDE-o-REBELLION-o-FLOATCAST what number is the first order ?

[@kyles5836]

Thanks for sharing! How much longer will you offer founders edition?

[@floatwheel]

it ends on 25th this month

[@Zetler]

@@floatwheel Can I get my Pro made with the this rail that was personally hand jobbed by Tonny please? It’ll be a collector item.

[@thatsitthatsall70]

Love your hard work homie!

[@goldiluckx]

you can probably just include it in the package tony and let the buyers put it themselves , just put up an instruction video like this so you can lighten up your workload.

[@Jdb63]

What's the word my man! I'm checking my phone every 30 minutes lol

[@militaryCyborg]

same same

[@timsergeeff]

+

[@ali72289]

Can you add the adhesive surface to the back of the rail guards? That way they are peel and stick and you can have riders easily install them themselves

[@floatwheel]

thats the problem here we can't make em carbonfiber with back adhesive, if we can do that we will just ship the carbon bits and let customer do it

[@Pelzon]

😂 wouldn't it be easier to spray vhb adhesive to the back of the protector and then apply?

[@sentientcardboarddumpster7900]

NOT click bait lol. You brave soul. We thank you!

[@siwoz]

12 minute update??? Hype

[@siwoz]

Thank you for giving my rails a hand job 😂

[@floatwheel]

@@siwoz lmao just translating things

[@-JohnSmith-]

​@@siwoz it will be a happy ending when it's all done 👍🏼

[@KaizenOz]

You've got this Tony, also have you weighed your motor?

[@floatwheel]

yup，7.35kg motor so1.75kg heavier than XR, 600g lighter than funhub

[@KaizenOz]

@@floatwheel 👏

[@NIGHTWHEEL...]

Free hand job with every board😂

[@CedRIC-yq3vd]

how is the payment in full? a link associated with a sum in bitcoin?

[@Jdb63]

Goddamn those look nice. Kind of making me regret not going for the pro

[@Mowguli]

That's looking pretty good

[@sethswheelhouse]

Is it too late to make an order?

[@Eryktion]

Till 25th you can still get the founders edition

[@mongi4435]

Can you sell me the adv pro as a kit? I like to assemble it myself as a DIY.

[@JonXuereb]

You can buy the board piecemeal, but it's more expensive.

[@danoseus]

Tony, I hope you can hire somebody to do that with you.

[@wisepimp]

Is it possible to pay with wechat pay or alipay or something?

[@floatwheel]

unfortunately no🥲🥲

[@wisepimp]

If yoy give me an address, I'll just take the highspeed rail over and pay, coinbase hates me, wont let me verify ID.

[@PlanetOwner]

I would have punched that wall in front of you 1000 times already for real. Keep pushing brother 🤘

[@timsergeeff]

Thanks for applying it ) but maybe we could du it ourselves and ride sooner)

[@Zetler]

How fucked up will these carbon fiber guards be when people start hitting the trails?

[@fabalon]

Patiently waiting for my USDC to clear to buy this thing… lol

[@TrooperManaic]

Surprised you don't make a jig for this.

[@JonXuereb]

At least a jig for aligning the first hole

[@buckeye1034]

Don't bother installing the rail guards. That's the buyers job to install them

[@dogbog99]

Honestly man your doing awesome but people don’t expect you to install the rail guards for them, they can do that themselves.

[@zachgraves7355]

Did he say hand job? 🙋‍♂️👍😂

[@marsrover001]

Looks like a few podcast episodes and maybe a few drinks time.

[@TheAnimeist]

Best watched at 1/4 speed.

[@Eryktion]

🤣Best comment! And I read them all

[@nychillboy8724]

stickers?..... STICKERS?..... We don't need no stinking STICKERS!

[@siegermarc]

Hi Toni, we are missing some updates on the delivery lately. I also asked last week about the final payment procedure. I think most customers would appreciate an other method of communication with floatwheel. this is just not the right place for this. Thanks for this!

[@christiancolon9474]

Just placed my order for the ADV Pro 😭 can’t wait

[@luukbron]

Welcome to the club!

[@SPENCER2GO]

Why do you add that thing

[@floatwheel]

rail protection

[@Eryktion]

@@floatwheel Tony, did you even sleep? 🥲

[@aphexequation5216]

I hope that's my board tony ;)

[@aphexequation5216]

the master at work

[@Eryktion]

This video is like the exact opposite of the previous video 😆

[@T4t4N-M4k4k_StokedMonkey]

We wanna see one riding !! :P

[@freedomcaller]

Hit with some super 77 instead of the sticker maybe? 🤷‍♂️

[@floatwheel]

fall off probably at 6.9miles with super77

[@freedomcaller]

@@floatwheel I put my rail guards on with it, and never had a problem even with hundreds of miles, but anecdote is not enough for commercial use. Given that it's a 3m product, I bet there is a datasheet with real numbers that might mean something 🤷‍♂️

[@floatwheel]

@@freedomcaller our design might not work since the adhesive area is so thin

[@freedomcaller]

@@floatwheel good point 😭

[@BNDBNS]

@@floatwheel 3M also makes a heavy duty 90, and another called HoldFast70 which they quote as “this spray adhesive works strong and fast, it’s able to bond two large cinder blocks together and hold them almost immediately after application and it’s also good for polystyrene to metal and many other substrates.”

[@jeremyh7209]

You don't have some people to help you with assembly of the easy stuff like this? I mean you are in china and I'm sure you can find some workers pretty easily

[@Jdb63]

He said in the video he has three guys working on these

[@jeremyh7209]

@@Jdb63 3 people is better than nobody else obviously but I just figure he would have more help with it. I'm not sure how many were ordered that needs to be done though so maybe it's not terrible. I'm also wondering if he's just applying the 3m tape on the guards and letting people do it themselves if they want. From the out for noodles video I dig how it looks plain without

[@Eryktion]

Here order #1669. I'm totally fine with installing the guards on my own. I did like a 1000 comlicated arty griptape jobs in my life. So I'm pretty confident to not mess this up. By the way the black/dark grey ADV pro rails look so f***ing good!!!! I ordered midnight green, but I would be totally fine with getting the black/grey ones.

[@Eryktion]

I actually think it's a fun task to install a pair of rail guards. But it's for sure a totally annoying task to do 200 of them 😄

[@jinkiescoob]

Keep rockin.

[@Jayeeyee]

The problem with this difficult "handjob" can be solved by semi-automation. Just create a "stencil" that acts as a negative side for the railguard so the adhesive goes on the same spot all the time, every time.

[@floatwheel]

true, I would done the same, unfortunately John designed this section and he never consider DFM

[@matt45540]

I didn't pre order but I'll be a customer

[@gergosnoo]

just put it in the box, we can apply it. it is faster to make a guide on how to do it properly and let us do it.

[@quinnfoster1234]

You can accidentally install my rail guards on foot pads idc

[@TheRealJoeyToews]

Floatwheel has been very quiet lately. Dying for an updaate

[@RIDE-o-REBELLION-o-FLOATCAST]

Check the ‘community’ tab here on yt.

[@Bobby-o-Float]

such a waste of time lol. give the customer the sticker and let them do it themselves. why waste your time and delay the product for a sticker

[@swinefeaster]

Cause of the stickers

[@sadanimal1950]

So nice

[@dogbog99]

Hire some people to help you with this process

[@HumanSynergy]

you should offer a 100 dollar discount for those willing to do it themselves could save a lot of time and money for the customers?

[@floatwheel]

its too hard 100% gonna mess up, I tried a few dozen to achieve this speed, so I think it's a bad idea to let customer do this🤣

[@nicoaleman]

@@floatwheel Fair enough hahaha

[@c.daubz.5386]

👍👍

[@qapaMcFly]

hand job i mean hand work 🤣

[@stabbyP]

Fuk'n Legend!

[@Laurentbrn]

Ordered the pro yesterday, first thing I see today is this. You can skip mine Tony, I don't need the stickers 😅 Keep us updated 👍

[@Eryktion]

It’s more than a sticker. It’s protecting your rails. But I‘d be fine with installing them on my own

[@Laurentbrn]

@@Eryktion Yeah, but I doubt they will stay on for long, after a few falls on gravely trails.. ? And I dont mind scratched rails anyway ^^

[@Eryktion]

@@Laurentbrn the rails cost $250.00 So if I get the guards for free now, I'll take them gratefully. But on the other hand a few scratches are not the end of the world. 🤷

[@Laurentbrn]

@@Eryktion damn 250 for the rails ? I've changer my mind @tony gimme them sweet railguards 😅

[@Eryktion]

@@Laurentbrn 😂

[@seethruhead7119]

make a jig to make putting them on idiot proof

[@dariofilipcic]

Can we all just relax a little bit :) they obviously need few more days and that’s fine…

[@timsergeeff]

So we need just to hear it) another small delay is fine but silence is killing

[@floatwheel]

@@timsergeeff patience please, we are in big trouble, discovering new shit during production, first timer so shit ton things went wrong I haven't sleep properly for 2 weeks gimme a tiny break just patiently waiting would be very appreciated

[@timsergeeff]

@floatwheel that's better! Hope u solve it out! And don't think bad, we are just curious to your product so much)

[@Jdb63]

​@@floatwheelIt's all good bro! Just keep up the honesty with the community. Some will be frustrated but most will understand and support you. Catch up on some good sleep so you can approach these issues with a well rested mind

[@freedomcaller]

Get your sleep tony! 😴😴😴 For those who can't live without any news, there have been some unofficial 3rd party updates on the discord.

[@zanderflander7880]

Over designed nightmare 😂

[@stealther1401]

might i suggest hiring some of that chinese labour right about now xD

[@widgget]

I don't understand, why are you wasting time screwing with installing rail guards? thats a end user thing..... really hope this isn't the only thing holding up shipments because that would be pretty crazy. And after all the work you put into this, why would you not just get the VHB laser cut to shape???? This post seems very out of character to how well the rest of the process has been handled so far.

[@IkeTV.]

Onewheel better❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊

[@widgget]

Nah, FM Onewheels are shit compared to ANY vesc based board. you clearly have not tried VESC yet but go ahead and enjoy your inferior FM stuff while saying stupid nonfactual shit no one believes since you are clearly clueless on the subject.

[@Kay0Bot]

Outsource to Vietnam, get that child labor speed, I get my wheel sooner 😈

[@Eryktion]

Outsource it to me. Just send me all the boards :D

[@CedRIC-yq3vd]

Hello I ordered a Floatwheel ADV on the site by ordering: - Floatwheel ADV standard battery mint - Drop-top fender mint I paid 59 usd in bitcoin. Since I have no news yet my money has been received.. I wrote an email to Tony with the various bitcoin payment info but no response

[@Jdb63]

He's in crunch mode right now fixing last minute production issues. Don't fret this is a relatively common glitch with the payment portal where the receipt isn't sent. Tony has solved this for many of us and sent the proper receipt, just gotta be patient