E-Go longboard.

[666yeti666]

I wonder how many people will ride 20+ mph for long periods in real live, especially when you live in a city this is almost impossible ...

I drive to work and back in traffic , with a speed of between ~15 and 20 km/h and that's fine for me.

What I want to say is: don't focus too much on speed but more on reliability, riding comfort, safety etc.

http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=56568&start=75#p866439

regards
Sebastien

 

[addicted2climbing]

I have been riding mine for a little over 4 months now and yes it is painfully slow. However, they limited the speed to a speed that you could run a fall out if needed. Iv'e done it more than once but not due to a fall, but a car racing ahead to cut in front of me and i had to jump off and run it out. I use it to finish up a commute 2 times a week to break up driving. While it may be slow, it proved to me the train and board thing was viable. I also jump on it to run to the grocery store with a backpack so use it more then I intended. I have since jumped on the hub motor beta group and have a Vedder ESC in the works and plan to replace this board with one i build. The E-Go is the gateway drug to this thing we call electric skateboards...

Marc

 

[torqueboards]

IMO 20mph is something good to have. Even though a higher top speed is there -- doesn't mean that you need to use it.

Especially for impatient people. End up getting myself hurt because my board is slow. I typically only go 18-20+ mph on short long stretches which are about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Otherwise, regular cruising speed averages at about 12-15mph.

It's a drag though riding at 13-15mph at top speed.

 

[ant1975]

Is there any way to reprogram the esc on the ego to make it faster or change the cogs maybe?

 

[torqueboards]

Is there any way to reprogram the esc on the ego to make it faster or change the cogs maybe?

I don't think so. Someone took it apart. There wasn't any simple way to do that unless you tear it apart and break a few things.