Here’s a bit more info about our wireless eboard controller. Eboard battery indicator The top light of the 3 on the controller, this light displays the battery level of the eboard, whether it’s the Min-E, Max-E or Dual Max-E. Green means the battery is above 70%, Amber is between 25% and 75% and red means […]
So the Flex-E Kickstarter has succeeded. What next? If you’ve been following our Flex-E Kickstarter campaign you may have realised… we succeeded, in just 7 hours! Then we reached 250% in 4 days. Kickstarter uses the ‘all or nothing’ model, whereby a campaign receives no money if they don’t reach their goal, backers aren’t charged […]
So the new Flex-Eboard launched on Kickstarter at midnight on the 31st of May 2017. Within 2 minutes we had 2 backers and within 3 minutes we had 3. We were blow away by peoples support in just the first few minutes. It was such a huge relief to get those first backers in just […]
Final Flex-Eboard Specification Here it all is. Lots of testing has been carried out and here is the final spec of our multi-terrain Eboard. Top Speed 22mph (35km/h) Range 11 miles (17km) Brakes Powerful, progressive regenerative brakes Power 2 x 1200W DC Brushless motors Weight […]
Flex-Eboard Photos and a Trip to the Lake District The Flex-Eboard arrives… The Flex-Eboard prototype arrived on Friday the 28th of April at long last. Over 12 months in planning, prototyping, designing and redesigning. Having said this, Slick Revolution are in a favourable position in that we didn’t need to design the electronics as they […]
Exciting times for Slick Revolution and the Flex-Eboard In just a few days time the first prototype will be finished and ready for testing. This will be the first working sample of the Flex-Eboard and we cannot wait! So far we have mocked up wheels, experimented with deck shapes, rejumbled battery configurations and spent a […]
Electric skateboard maintenance isn’t that different to a normal skateboard. Look after it and it will look after you. Bearings These are the magical little circular things found in the centre of your wheel. There are several different types of bearings which range in hardness, quality and material but in simple terms they are a […]
New Eboard rider – an evening ride. ‘What a lovely afternoon, fancy a ride out from our office Chris?’ ‘Yeah sure I fancy a go on the Dual’ Anyway, it went something like that. We set off from our office in Clayton and ventured along the Sustran’s trail towards Thornton Viaduct which has stunning views […]
Eboard Beginners Guide So there are few differences between an electric skateboard and its unpowered cousin. Skateboards came first and don’t forget it! They’re the founding fathers of the electric skateboard world and must be respected. Phew, glad thats over, but apart from being closely related they ride almost the same too. On an electric […]
How to get the most out of your eboard. People always ask us what the range of our electric boards is and the answer is this – Robert (our awesome boss – unbiased review) rode for 12.4 miles on undulating but smooth tarmac before the single motor boards (Min-Eboard and Max-Eboards) ran out of juice […]