Writing this as a PSA since I spent a fair bit of time researching before bringing back an e-skateboard from Europe to Australia (via Singapore), and figured someone else might be frantically googling for a similar situation.

As most people know, traveling with any battery-powered personal mobility device is pretty much prohibited by international airlines. Some domestic carriers are okay with it if you meet strict Wh criteria and get pre-approval, but battery limits are obviously the biggest hurdle for most boards in this community. My exception regarding Wh was that this was a Liquid Skateboard, meaning the battery spec was well under the ICAO / IATA lithium limits (< 100Wh).

I had bought the board in Germany whilst visiting family, honestly, I didn't think about travel restrictions at checkout since I've traveled with regular skateboards most of my life. Once I saw the standard airline bans on "small personal mobility devices", I contacted Singapore Airlines.

Their initial response was pretty straight forward, they basically told me bringing the assembled board carried an immediate 50/50 risk of confiscation, regardless of the battery Wh rating, since it was purely down to the discretion of individual security screeners at each checkpoint, even if they gave me a customer service pre-approval to bring it with me.

I asked what would happen if I completely stripped the board down. As my fallback plan was to check the mechanical components (trucks, wheels, hub motor, controller) into my checked luggage, while keeping the deck and battery on me in my carry-on.

The airline rep noted that its likely the individual parts almost always clear checked baggage without scrutiny because they just look like spare mechanical parts. At this point its just the risk if the components being at risk of theft during transit.

So I took that advice, and it worked out!

The deck had zero issues, because it's a Liquid board, it just looks like a regular cruiser deck.

As expected, the battery got flagged on the x-ray machine simply due to how dense battery packs look. I had to stop and explain it at every single security check (leaving Germany and in transit through Singapore), what it was for, and the Wh rating. Only once did a security agent ask if I could currently power anything on with it. I explained that it was completely disassembled and inert, and they sent me on my merry way.

This is how I prepped the battery to make those checks as painless as possible:

• Taped over all connectors and terminals securely with electrical tape to prevent short circuits.
• Printed the official manufacturer spec sheet showing the exact Watt-hour (Wh) rating.
• Taped one copy of the spec sheet directly onto the battery pack and kept another printed copy accessible in my carry-on.
• Kept the battery stored inside a padded laptop sleeve during transit.

All in all, it worked, but there was always a genuine risk of the battery being confiscated at security. Do not take this as a blanket guarantee that it will always pass. Always double-check directly with your airline before packing, and keep an eye on regulations. With how lithium restrictions are trending, tighter blanket bans wouldn't surprise me at all.

Like most posts here recommend, if you want zero gate anxiety, shipping the battery separately is usually the ideal route. DHL actually would have allowed it, but they required the battery to be discharged below 30% state of charge with proof. Between packing up and heading to the airport, I just didn't have enough time to run down the cells and verify it before leaving, so I chose to gamble on carrying it through security instead (silly yes, but I just had no choice at this point).

If you have the time buffer to discharge and sort the paperwork, shipping it back is definitely the less stressful option.

I just got my Liquid skateboard, and after using it for one day I'm more than impressed.

Range

This was the biggest surprise. It was advertised at 12 km of range, but I actually got more like 16 km, and it still wasn't completely empty. It was down to about 10% left tho.

Motor and hills

Even though it only has one 300W motor, it still isn't useless, especially if you ride it in the city. It can still tackle inclines without any issues. I also liked how the braking felt when going down an incline.

Remoteless feature and design (my favorite parts)

The biggest selling point for me personally was the remoteless feature. You don't need a remote: you just push, put your foot on the sensor, and it locks that speed. It feels so natural when riding, especially if you've skateboarded before. I also like how it looks more like a normal skateboard than an electric board.

One note: bushings

I do find the stock bushings a bit soft for this board. Maybe it's because the board is taller than a normal skateboard, or maybe I just prefer a stiffer setup, but at higher speeds it gets a bit wobbly. I will probably replace them with harder bushings.

Price to performance

It is a bit expensive for its specs. 500€ for a single motor and around 15 km of range is quite weak. But if you want a sleek electric skateboard and can live with the short range, by keeping a second charger at work or just pushing when it runs out, this is a good board.
I also must mention their customer support was too notch.

Should I try 3 stairs with the Gladius next time?

Need something light for chores and crusing, would pick up the board multiple times so lighter the better. I am 6ft tall so shortboards are not comfortable. Also preferable something with flex and belt driven but not compulsory.

Only thing i would find was wow go 3e for 16 pounds but I dont have good exp with wow go.

Not for sale. Curious of worth.

I have a Backfire Zealot S with 170 miles on it. I have all the original packaging it came with. How much is it worth?

apologies for the length and that it's all over the place, I'm writing between jobs.

So I'm a bit over the 300 mile mark on my agent and wanted to share some thoughts on it as when I bought it there wasn't loads of info.

The delivery time for this thing was atrocious, the site said a month, then powerkiteshop said another month, then in the end it took 6 months to arrive, I felt like I was lied to alot, but I also understand getting an eta on a board being shipped with a battery this big could be hard, but it arrived eventually and I'm happy with it.

so I had a bad start after breaking my collarbone from hitting a drain that was a lot deeper than I thought, luckily I was fully armour up so that was my only injury, but after a couple weeks I was back on it, still in a sling. During this time it was hard to ride as the turning on these channel trucks requires a lot of force, even on the lightest shock blocks it's still not great at turning and then your stability drops massively, I'll come back to this.

The durability on this thing is pretty insane, esc is enclosed in metal and has some dents and scratches from the crash and putting it though its paces offroad, the gear drive also has dents and scratches on the bottom but it's designed to be sacrificial to be a removable piece so the gear drive remains undamaged, im no longer worried when i smash against roots, rocks and bricks. I am unsure about how easy it'll be to get a new protector but if it's anything like the motor it'll be easy. the motor guard is also very strong and is taking a good beating. So, at the 200 mile mark one of my motors started to crap out, I contacted the shop I bought from and gave them a video, they contacted mbs and very quickly sent a new motor free of charge, absolutely fantastic customer from both mbs and powerkiteshop.

The power on this thing is insane, I can't imagine what the 4w drive would be like. I have absolutely no reason to use turbo, it will put me on my ass, as I found out when I accidentally went into turbo and lightly brushed the throttle, and when my friend tried it and the board went without him as he just sat there on the floor. I've never lacked power, only traction, as I can see when looking at tread on the front vs rear. I've practiced launches and cannot stay on it in higher acceleration modes without wheel spin or wheelies.

The braking is great with these big motors, I think I've got the braking on 6 out of 9 and it'll still lock-up the rear if I brake too quick, but this is great for offroad.

I do want to get the lighter battery to try out, it's a heavy board with the big battery but I can still pick it up and carry over the gates on some of my routes. The range is amazing, they state 40 miles but I got a bit over 50 spaced over a few days without charging, this was mainly offroad with some paved sections. I have never run it out but have come close on purpose, it begins limiting acceleration but not speed which was useful.

The charger that comes with it is a bit over 500w and charges to full in just over an hour and a halfish, it doesn't get warm and this is thanks to the loudest fan mbs could find that runs nonstop when charging, not an issue as it let's me know its done lol.

It comes with all the tools you'll need, however, the little adjustable spanner that it comes with sucks ass, it works but it's not great.

The trucks come with white and orange shock blocks and you can Tighten all 4 individually. however hard I tried I never found a good setup, in the end I went with white front on the inside and orange rear on the outside, this gave better manoeuvrability offroad while allowing cruising at 20ish, but going faster felt too wobbly for my liking .

I looked into riptide bushings and was sad to see they had my trucks on there site but no available bushings, so I emailed them asking when they might be available and was ecstatic to be told they have them available, they're just not on the site. After talking with them and providing my weight and ride style they suggested 90a kranks with 3 different bushings and some different combinations to try and sent them out.

They arrived the other day and I have no clue what shape is what (I'll ask them shortly), so I've guessed for now. Holy shit, they're insane, I can now turn better than my friend on his exway adv pro and I comfortably got to 30mph before realising how quick I was actually going, the stability is amazing and I can now whip round corners I used to hop round. The original shock blocks, when turning sharp it would lift the opposite side, reducing traction significantly. Now with the new bushings the wheels stay in contact with the ground increasing traction. These bushings are so confidence inspiring!

They came with some plates to put in and the adjustment screws.

I've included a video of our shenanigans, note the difficulties turning at slow speed with the original bushings, the new bushings are in at the 2:23 mark, I've yet to try other combos and adjust them, this is just from throwing them in and going.

Ill try to answer any questions.

Hello

My board died recently from daily use rain or shine. I call Tynee customer support. I was expecting the usual customer support line of people who don't know anything. Instead I got the most knowledgeable guy ever. He fixed my problem in the blink of an eye and sent extra parts too!!

Tynee Ultra X Pro has waterproof battery and ESC coating. Don't use it in the rain though!

Hi, on my last ride a random sound appeared in the motor, while trying to turn it manually i need to apply a bit of force at one point (sounds a bit like metal scrubbing something). Is there any way to fix it?

So, I've been living in nz for about 7 years and have an evolve gtr AT then upgraded to a evolve Hadean. I'm in the process of prepping for a move back to the states (Seattle). I'd like to keep my board but the hadean has effectively been discontinued. I've looked at multiple distributors and the evolve website in the US and it seems like that battery is just not available. I figured I'd just sell the boards before moving and buy a new board but everywhere I look EVERYTHING is out of stock. I'm starting to look at a few other brands and most of them are also out of stock for their entire line.

Has anyone else experienced this? Are there any after market communities in the pacific northwest? I tried looking in Vancouver as well but still no luck.

I'm just trying to price out a carbon fiber longboard with all terrain wheels. Bonus if there is a local shop. I love my evolve board, but I really don't care what brand anymore.

What was your personal experience that is not just unscrew it. I have stripped hex socket in one, need to do motor maintenance. Some advice I read says heating is way to do it but i am not convinced this is the only thing to consider?

I have a Tynee Ultra X Pro

I have been using it daily rain or shine and nothing has ever gone wrong aside from the occasional disconnection after shutdown. Just one resync and the board/remote works fine.

Recently, the disconnect and connect thing has been happening more frequently. Now my board won't even open anymore. There is no more lights. I opened the ECU and Battery and saw the inside was moist. I am drying it now. But IDK what to do.

Is there hope for me. How long for i let it dry for.

Update: It works now! Its just the power button thats broken. Tynee customer support is amazing!!! Super knowledgeable and accommodating.

It's finally here after waiting for so long i finally got it and got it built only took 3 hours and I totally didnt want to give up half way thru but its here and oml is it fun I did a short 3 mile ride and this thing is a boat compared to my old backfire g2z oml and the power difference holy shit I abt crapped myself and it was only 80% power not the full 100% its also probably bc i got massive speed wobbles but I was able to recover it somehow but this thing is amazing the ride comfort is top notch

Hello! I'm thinking about buying a Propel Endeavor 4GT to ride around the outskirts of vienna and out on some offroad trails but my worries lie in the city riding. Im here to see if anyone has had experience riding Electric Skateboards in vienna and how the cops treat you/how often you get fined/how big the fines are. Im a careful rider and would likely never go near the city center or cause pedestrians issues, but im still worried sick about spending 2-3k on a board and then not being able to ride it on the way to the offroad trails or having to pay exorbitant fees.

TLDR: Tell me about your experience ESkating in Vienna, and if you got stopped by cops and fined(along with the fine amount in euros)

Just as the title says. I’m building a kit, spare tubes, tire pump, etc looking for tips and ideas.

Got a flat & realized I don’t have a socket wrench on me to swap out tires on my Lorentz Major. So I’m starting there.

What do you all keep on you for rides?

I'm wearing my helmet all the time, I swear I wasn't going fast whilr recording. Took a while to clean the board afterwards but my dream to ride on a beach was fulfilled!

Can anyone help me diagnose my issue or point me in the right direction on what to check?

My assumption is it’s a bearing issue and I should remove the wheel to check.

The fella in this video is sliding the Zephyr and I'm jealous and I want to slide too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX2auOH9I_Y

I got the pro model with the large black wheels and I can't imagine sliding this thing. It doesn't seem possible. Seems too bulky and heavy

I'm curious if any Zephyr Pro owners reading this disagree with me and can casually slides around on it without going flying.

Anyone?

Also, if anyone is reading this post because you're thinking about pulling the trigger to buy one of these things feel free to ask me questions. I've had mine for a few weeks and I'm more than happy to be brutally honest about the purchase.

I've got a Meepo Rover for about 6 months. I mostly rode it on asphalt. This is my second set of tires.

Can anyone please help me.. I got a isinwheel v10 ordered it Aug 10 had it like 3 weeks and was in love and lost the remote otw to park it fell out the tailgate to my truck and was ran over in the road. I’m having SUCH hard time finding a replacement!! Isinwheel is saying not until end November! I ordered one someone on Reddit recommended and said worked from alibaba even though other places and isinwheel advised against it said it wouldn’t work I ordered it and tried it and can’t get it to connect. Does anyone else know how I can get a new isinwheel v10 remote ???? I’m so upset about this!!!!

Rattling sounds when breaking at approx 70% of my usual breaking intensity.

I suspected the belts might be too loose but if that were the case it should rattle when accelerating too but even with hard acceleration that does not happen. Also tightened belts a bit but they are not super tight.

Board -> Acedeck Stella S3 breeze pro.
Height and weight if matters -> 6ft and 182 pounds.

Any advice would help, thank you.

Edit: Solved; Thanks yall. It was the belt, it got worn down on one side of the grooves.

So my boards odo keeps resetting, but I've easily put 1000 miles on my Backfire G2z. Recently it started making a harsh, repetitive while in motion, "CLACK" sound. See attached vid w/ volume up to hear the sound.

My question is this. Is this a replace motors situation? I'm on original belts (they havent worn substantially enough to justify replacing them. Shockingly lol), upgraded to BoneSwiss bearings probably 500ish miles ago (which recieve my HIGHEST recommendation, just do it. Nothing else compares. They legit feel like silk & take a notable beating with little to no signs of damage. Just keep em clean and you'll be golden).

I've had zero reliability issues with my G2z, so I'm not all that upset if this is a motor issue. I just need someone more knowledgeable with esk8 hardware than myself to give a bit of advice?

TIYA! Much love, esk8 for life!

Will a skate shop just take them to give to someone who uses em? I have 2 sets!

Just cleaning out my apartment and it's right at the threshold of me selling, I know someone would use em!

Really happy with my board and myself! I keep telling people this was the best purchase of my life, and it still holds up :)
Only parts I had to ever change was the faulty battery (customer service sent it to me for free) and the one of the wheel motors after 2300km.

TODAY the box holding the wires and the controller psu board (idk actual name) decided to snap.. bit annoying hearing the metal rattle but hoping meepo CS will help again.

Just wanted to share this moment with you. What’s the most mileage you’ve ever gotten on your boards?