Acedeck got back to me this morning. They said they've updated the trucks and getting me a new one along with another deck. At least they never seem to disappoint in the customer service department. I'll keep updating the status though.
I wanted this board so much (looks like the perfect thane board on paper), I will now wait a bit longer for a sturdier version (am already used to break forged trucks on other boards and had faith in CNC but I guess steel axles remain a weak point anyway), thanks for the long term feedback 👍
Well... it's the best riding board out there! I just got it back from getting all the new parts on it. Talk about a pain in the ASS trying to swap all the parts to a new deck!!! ACEDECK doesn't believe in the right to repair it seems with the amount of JB Weld silicon they use! Ridiculous, but regardless I'm excited to ride it again. However just chill rides with all my protection gear 👍😂😅
I’ve some DD boards and they can be smooth but the motors get beat up. My favorite drive system so far, by far, is the Acedeck Element gear. Solves a lot of problems and with the matching CNC truck had been really solid for me. The axles are 10mm , everything is well built…so it all seems bulletproof after six months of PNW abuse.
I'm hoping ACEDECK might want the deck to check it over. I think it might have had a flaw to cause these trucks to break. Doesn't seem to be a problem for others.
Oh man...Glad you are okay. You said third truck snapped?? This is just a random guess but from other applications of reinforced, very strong carbon fiber, such as in cars, bicycles, golf clubs, fishing poles etc., it has to be done correctly. This material's inherent rigidity could inadvertently channel stress to less resilient components. Specifically, the deck's inability to flex under the cumulative impact of road and motor vibrations, coupled with the dynamic load of the rider, might concentrate stress onto the trucks. There are a bunch of carbon fiber decks out there, but maybe those are still "soft" enough to handle small vibrations so they are fine. Acedeck did say that they made their carbon deck super strong and reinforced it with something too, so it's probably stiffer than most carbon fiber decks. So instead of having all of that force spread over the deck and trucks, most of it just goes straight to wherever the weakest points in the trucks are.
Rad video! I’ve hit some crazy cracks with my board, I wonder if the size of the tires matters. I’ve never ridden my off-road board with street tires cause I’m afraid the weight of the board is too much for the street tires to handle with the pressure of hitting the cracks and that affects the trucks. From like the heavy vibrations maybe? Cause the offroad tires can handle more pressure from the cracks compared to the street tires…
For sure! I think tire choice is super important. ACEDECK is usually improving boards and equipment and they said they have new trucks to handle the stress. Hopefully I get them in soon and it makes a difference. However I'll for sure be putting rubber or just bigger softer tires on the X3. It'll kill the range but that's okay, this thing is a range monster anyways.
Wow, are the truck hollow?!? Looking at the broken one at 6:22 they appears to be. That would be a terrible design decision for a truck, even if it was a push board it would be terrible, never mind a board with 4 powerful motors like this one. Acedeck should correct that because that not just a quality problem, it's a major safety issue.
The part that broke is a Steele axle. Not hallow but the diameter I think could be increased. The axle insertion point into the actual truck is where these have broken on me. Acedeck has already updated the trucks they said with forged Steele so this shouldn't happen again. Hopefully so and I'll keep updating the status of how things go and turn out.
When and how recent was the update to forged steel trucks? Has Acedeck acknowledged that something is not correct with the design of truck (to fail 3 times). Was it the same failure point on trucks? More importantly glad you are OK.
You got faith still riding that thing after two trucks broken. Given its power at full speed in road traffic fatal accident could happen. If it was me I'd put it aside for now, be careful and stay safe.
Thank you, I appreciate that. I feel most comments come only from the last 10 seconds from crashing. Then didn't hear your much in love this board. Can't wait for the parts to come and I can ride it again! Only now with softer tires.
3rd truck breakage you say? Thats totally unacceptable. I wouldn't wanna get back on a replacement as there seems to be something fundamentally wrong with the design . Some say "the wheels are too small. get bigger ones" but they're the wheel acedeck ships with the board so they're supposed to work correctly. nope.
Sorry to hear about your accident. Glad you're okay. I love direct drives (so smooth and quiet) but they definitely have thier cons. That trail looks amazing. What's the name and how long is it? Stay Safe
I think it's called the Sparks NV perimeter trail. It's a pretty sweet trail heading to south Reno. Never even knew it existed, just got lucky riding from the Legends mall area in Sparks.
Normally stuff like this doesn't happen with belt drives. You could try putting 105mm mad wheelz or 115mm onsra wheels. They are more like rubber and larger and alot softer and more grippy and more comfortable. They will absorb the bumps more and might help save ur trucks but this is a major problem that I haven't seen with other boards.
Once I get a new truck and deck I think that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to be pretty careful for a while on it. The axles are pretty thin... there might be something said for the durable of belt and gear drive. Putting motors in axles must create a weak point.
185 lbs, they sent me a new deck, trucks and wheels. I didn't really want a refund as much as a new board but I guess the replacement parts are almost as good. The new trucks look beefed up so I'll be updating this board soon.
@@COYOTEEXILE That's good, glad they sent you replacement parts. Are those trunks coming from the same model? The board on their website is currently sold out
Thanks for sharing your experience, i feel so sorry for your miss its a very expensive board and you are risking your life. I guess you cant go lower tan 107mm wheels anyway you already know how it ends keep creating content and im glad you are ok take care bro
Thank you 🙏 yea this isn't the safest activity. Luckily Acedeck is replacing the truck and deck. I bought some 115 rubber wheels I'm going to slap on that Acedeck says will fit. Hopefully that'll smooth things out and have less vibration to the truck axles.
Sorry to see ,,bro...I hope your ok today....What do you believe caused this truck to snap..?..Im so glad you were able to walk away from it...i have the X3 to so im interested to know more....Steve Crump
Luckily I'm good and I crashed going into a park I thought would be a cool drone location. Just minutes before I was flying down a pretty solid descent... that would've hurt way way more. The board yesterday was not riding the same as normal but I thought it was just because the front truck was real loose though when I think about it the rear did feel a bit off. I think it was being slowly stressed for a while maybe and I could've put more weight on the back at that moment and it just gave in. Up till then I was really putting weight on the front to stabilize it. Crashes I guess will happen, these products are pretty new so we have to be careful and always wear protective gear.
Thank you, ACEDECK is super receptive and I have no complaints. Even if I get nothing in terms of warranty I figure I take on the risk with buying. I just hope this doesn't happen to anyone else out there. Sounds like only one other person has a broken truck. I probably ride these boards beyond where they should. I'm usually pushing my equipment and body to the max and it gets me in trouble at times. I don't believe it's ACEDECKS fault 100% as I've ridden on rough trails a lot, hit potholes and have to kind of hop to take weight off decks a lot to get over rough road surfaces. CA roads are not that great and especially here in Tahoe but there isn't much I can do about that so it's ride some sections that aren't optimal or not ride and I'm not about to do the latter...
@@COYOTEEXILE i think in the future that the X3 needs to be ridden on smoother roads and bitumen to get the most out of it...I noticed it did not like pavements with cracks in them...especially with urathene wheels...I swapped out mine for rubber 115s and that made a huge difference but i lost my range...However if i use urathene again it will only be on smooth bitumen...Its a down hill designed board that downhill skaters usually ride on especially designed roads usually paved with super smooth bitumen for optimal grip for cars on steep roads...On the proper surface its like nothing else and pure joy to ride at speed & a fantastic carving board like no other ive ridden....i hope you get it going again and get to enjoy it as designed..😀🖐
@Steven-qm1xo yea I'm hoping to get it up and running again soon. My have 2 pretty smooth roads here on big descents it would be fun to do. I did Donner pass here when I first got it. 1,200 foot descent and it was so amazing. Especially as it was recently repaved. I think here on out it'll only be specific uses. In Reno NV it's generally nice as they don't get all the snow we do which then plows destroy asphalt.
Where did you buy your truck at? Cuz my on the fourth day and this is months ago. They said they're going to send a replacement still waiting on it be shipped. I haven't bought one in addition and it's still waiting to be shipped fuck Acedeck!
Shoot! They sent me a new ones but it definitely took a couple months to get it. Which means over the year of owning it I've only gotten a handful of rides on it. I'd say it takes 2 months 😐 I didn't want to buy one as it wasn't my fault 3 trucks broke. It's just about rebuilt and the new trucks look better, hoping for good things as the board is sweet when it's rolling. Hopefully it'll get out to you soon.
Glad to see you’re okay, been enjoying all your videos thus far. It’s crazy that’s the third time their trucks have snapped hopefully the recognize this and create a stronger more durable truck for this board or its successor in the future. Have you had any trouble with the trucks on your Ares X1?
The ARES X1 has been rock solid so far. It's a much beefier board all together so I don't imagine having any issues. I think the combo of direct drive on long axles puts a lot of strain on them. Hard carving, continuous stress must've just slowly strained that axle point where it goes into the actual metal truck. The newest one I bought does look different so hoping that axle insertion point has been beefed up. Time will tell, I'll get it fixed and keep updates coming.
The capabilities of these boards is incredible so there will be things strained for sure! Hopefully these will continually improve and I'm super excited for the future of this sport.
Dude - glad that you are okay! I have 3 Acedecks. A mini , S1 and I just got my Nomad gear drive. They all seem very well engineered and constructed. Acedeck as a company is new to the esk8 scene relatively speaking, but they are definitely making works of art with incredible power to match. I'd imagine that sometimes finding that balance between power and structural component strength can lead to some tweaking being needing in some designs. I have been fortunate all mine have held up very well...and I live in Mexico! The roads here can be crap and 500 old. Let me know if you ever come our this way! I got a board for ya to ride!
@3percentproject687 that would be sick to ride in Mexico! I bet you've got some great history all around you if the roads are that old. I do really love Acedeck's products! I have the ARES X1, Stella S1 like you, and then the X3 which are all amazing boards and bring something completely different to the table from one another. Their customer service has always been super responsive and great taking care of me. For sure their boards are like works of art! That Nomad deck looks incredible, I bet it rips around your hometown tackling anything the roads throw at you.
Those Hassan boards are build really well it seems. Evolve I think makes boards for the long haul... might be why they are a bit behind on power, range, charging speed etc. just built like a Toyota...
Sorry if that sounded negative. Evolve boards have the best ride feel, stability and quality. I wouldn't say you're lucky as much as they've been in the game for so long that they've made their products to last over short term power performance etc. I think also they have great ESC's that protect the battery from being drained to much or put out so much power to cause them to die prematurely. If that makes sense. The China brands let you go really deep into the battery packs which is nice when your on one bar and still able to go over 20mph but at what cost to the battery health.
Thank you, trying to get the footage a bit better each video. Hopefully also keep things fresh as if possible. It's frustrating about the trucks but at least I'm fortunate to have backups 😆 as long as there's a board to ride life is good. 😊
Must be a weak design for that truck. Should have a steel rod going through the middle with all the weight from those motors directly on the truck. Great video hopefully ace deck sees this video and comes up with a better solution so this doesn’t keep happening
Agreed, I think a steel axle would be much better. I get how they want to keep things lighter but aluminum in these areas just crack. Sounds like they're aware of the issue. Part of me wants to send them the videos but another part wants them to treat me like a normal consumer who isn't plastering their products online. So far they haven't disappointed me. I got an email stating they've updated the trucks which they will send out with a new deck. So now I'll be learning how to take apart an esk8
All three have been exactly the same spot. Just where it goes into the truck. Wish I could just slide another axle in as the truck body is totally fine. I think Acedeck is going to a stronger alloy there. Hopefully this will rectify the issue. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed it works.
Dude, that blows. I doubly feel your pain because direct drive boards are SO cool to ride, and you don't see them nearly as much as other drive types. Seeing one bite the dust sucks. (Oh and I'm only showing concern for the board because it looks like you came out of this without any serious injuries).
Yea, luckily I am good. A little lost skin on elbow and a knee but nothing crazy. I really haven't seen any direct drive boards in the wild... I guess they aren't a Swiss Army knife of riding abilities as other boards but nothing compares to the smoothness and carving to this board. I'll get it back out there so it's just a setback.
@@COYOTEEXILE Direct drive is definitely more limited in applications, but the places where it shines make it REALLY compelling. It's extremely quiet, doesn't have the jarring effect of hub motors, has a decent amount of wheel swapability, and in four wheel drive configurations, it just feels SO buttery in deep carves. Check out the Tranzite direct drive boards (the Roadster in particular) if you want something a bit more on the high / custom end.
Awesome! I'm going to look that up now. Thank you for the recommendation. Might be a bit before going custom but that seems to be the next progression in this crazy activity of ours.
@@COYOTEEXILEi rode my sons direct drive Miles Phantom board yesterday after a long period of time of not riding it and i must agree you dont see many direct drives which is strange because the ride experience is as much fun as any board, just different..."Same Same but different"😊
Same same but different. Haha, haven't heard that said much. I'm a bit sad I posted this as I didn't think the reaction would be this big. I hate to potentially hurt a business like ACEDECK but I also just want to be honest with each video I make. The worst would be to called a sellout or Doug marketing for these businesses. I paid good hard earned money for each board and as this was one of my first and what I feel is the best riding board I'm super sad it's broke. I'd love to just take the blame and say it's all My fault but I also paid $1,600 for a product that broke and also damaged expensive pants and jackets and left me with many sleepless nights from road rash. Granted I didn't film much then but it has been something I've been wanting to do for a long time, though life hardships and time haven't allowed it much till now. The last video I made with this board the front truck broke at the end of it however I left that part out as I didn't want ACEDECK to have any bad press. I sucked it up for two of them and this is the first time mentioning it. Perhaps that wasn't right or perhaps I shouldn't have said anything this time either... controversy isn't something I enjoy and this video really split people into two camps. It's the internet though...
I'd say the Lorentz Major is a great brand that stands behind their products and customer service is great. I do like ACEDECK though still. I think they have great innovation, the main issue might be that they are a relatively new company and they have so many different boards so the chances of failure could be higher. Their ESC needs some refinement I feel when being compared to LM, Backfire, or Meepo which I think make great products though with ACEDECK they have a lot of passion put into their products
You had a bad experience with ACEDECK? That sucks! Supposed with so many great brands we're not just stuck with one nowadays like with boosted. Do you have a favorite brand now?
@@COYOTEEXILE Since trying the ONSRA BC3,now the Velar. I stick with them. They have been very quick at questions and no issues since the BC3. More expensive but for me it's worth it
ONSRA is a great company it looks like. Fabian sounds like a super ethical guy and customer service and reliability seem to be his highest priority. My ONSRA Velar is a great board. It's so good I think I expect a bit more from it than what it's designed for.
Love my onsra velar. Very well built machine. Every detail of the board is solid. Only thing I would change is the hubs on it. But still they are pretty decent hubs.
I wouldn't trust trucks/or a brand if they broke 3 times. I've put over 2300+ miles on my two eskates within 7months, a exway x1max hub & a meepo envy. Neither have had any truck breaks and they are considered far less nice boards compared to acedeck. My x1 even had a catastrophic wreck day 3 of owning it when a women ran me off road head on and the truck locked up on side of asphalt ejecting me at 35mph. The truck got huge chunk taken out of it by the wreck, and even 1700 miles later on that deck the truck hasn't broke, and I'm not easy on it. The fact their trucks keep breaking and then YOU have to pay for it is fucking bullshit.
Wow! That says a lot about the quality of the exway. Glad you're okay after a crazy wreck like that! I'd say a hub based truck should have similar strength character of a direct drive so it doesn't make sense why mine would keep breaking. Luckily I've only had to pay for one truck and I did get a discount code that worked on a new board from them so I think I came out even better overall...
That's frustrating. The gear drive has also its flaws, or at least it still had them when I last looked into it, but nothing like the utterly catastrophic failure you experienced. Hopefully Acedeck takes care of you.
I just got an email from Acedeck. They are going to send an updated truck they made that's stronger they've stated. Another deck, grip tape and some wheels for good measure. Still no complaints on customer service. Now that it's winter I won't be riding the X3 as much anyways. I don't think a lot of companies would send me anything...
Sounds like ACEDECK is going to help take care of the truck and deck. Hoping they follow through and if so I'll be very grateful. Fingers crossed but they seem to really want to take care of customers.
Acedeck makes great boards. I heard they are updating these trucks for the direct drive so hoping it'll remedy this. The other boards though are bomb proof and amazing decks, motors and performance. The ARES X1 is my favorite board! I wouldn't write them off, their customer service is taking care of the issues and sending me a new truck and deck so it just goes to show their customer service cares and is top notch.
Direct drives are fragile and weak, plus the motors are too close to the ground. I would never buy direct drive, options are also too limited -trucks, wheels, and motors. A 30-40mph board with 180lbs rider and fragile trucks... not for me!
Thank you so much for this review! Always had the best luck with wood/fiberglass decks. Will stick with it. ❤
Damn, good thing you're ok!! Those are smooth roads, too.... must be a Stress point
Acedeck got back to me this morning. They said they've updated the trucks and getting me a new one along with another deck. At least they never seem to disappoint in the customer service department. I'll keep updating the status though.
I wanted this board so much (looks like the perfect thane board on paper), I will now wait a bit longer for a sturdier version (am already used to break forged trucks on other boards and had faith in CNC but I guess steel axles remain a weak point anyway), thanks for the long term feedback 👍
Well... it's the best riding board out there! I just got it back from getting all the new parts on it. Talk about a pain in the ASS trying to swap all the parts to a new deck!!! ACEDECK doesn't believe in the right to repair it seems with the amount of JB Weld silicon they use! Ridiculous, but regardless I'm excited to ride it again. However just chill rides with all my protection gear 👍😂😅
I’ve some DD boards and they can be smooth but the motors get beat up. My favorite drive system so far, by far, is the Acedeck Element gear. Solves a lot of problems and with the matching CNC truck had been really solid for me. The axles are 10mm , everything is well built…so it all seems bulletproof after six months of PNW abuse.
@sageoz9886 I'd have to agree. The gear drive system from Acedeck is pretty bombproof and it seems like they keep getting smoother and smoother.
This is major red flag 🚩 😢
I'm hoping ACEDECK might want the deck to check it over. I think it might have had a flaw to cause these trucks to break. Doesn't seem to be a problem for others.
bro i just upgraded my S3 to the Nomad N1!!! we need more uploads bro!
At 5:30 it looks like poor quality control on the forging of the components. Dangerous.
Some look a bit sketchy but I always figured they have a solid QA on critical components like a truck...
Oh man...Glad you are okay. You said third truck snapped?? This is just a random guess but from other applications of reinforced, very strong carbon fiber, such as in cars, bicycles, golf clubs, fishing poles etc., it has to be done correctly. This material's inherent rigidity could inadvertently channel stress to less resilient components. Specifically, the deck's inability to flex under the cumulative impact of road and motor vibrations, coupled with the dynamic load of the rider, might concentrate stress onto the trucks. There are a bunch of carbon fiber decks out there, but maybe those are still "soft" enough to handle small vibrations so they are fine. Acedeck did say that they made their carbon deck super strong and reinforced it with something too, so it's probably stiffer than most carbon fiber decks. So instead of having all of that force spread over the deck and trucks, most of it just goes straight to wherever the weakest points in the trucks are.
Rad video! I’ve hit some crazy cracks with my board, I wonder if the size of the tires matters. I’ve never ridden my off-road board with street tires cause I’m afraid the weight of the board is too much for the street tires to handle with the pressure of hitting the cracks and that affects the trucks. From like the heavy vibrations maybe? Cause the offroad tires can handle more pressure from the cracks compared to the street tires…
For sure! I think tire choice is super important. ACEDECK is usually improving boards and equipment and they said they have new trucks to handle the stress. Hopefully I get them in soon and it makes a difference. However I'll for sure be putting rubber or just bigger softer tires on the X3. It'll kill the range but that's okay, this thing is a range monster anyways.
Wow, are the truck hollow?!? Looking at the broken one at 6:22 they appears to be. That would be a terrible design decision for a truck, even if it was a push board it would be terrible, never mind a board with 4 powerful motors like this one. Acedeck should correct that because that not just a quality problem, it's a major safety issue.
The part that broke is a Steele axle. Not hallow but the diameter I think could be increased. The axle insertion point into the actual truck is where these have broken on me. Acedeck has already updated the trucks they said with forged Steele so this shouldn't happen again. Hopefully so and I'll keep updating the status of how things go and turn out.
When and how recent was the update to forged steel trucks? Has Acedeck acknowledged that something is not correct with the design of truck (to fail 3 times). Was it the same failure point on trucks?
More importantly glad you are OK.
No update yet, hoping they haven't forgotten about me.
You got faith still riding that thing after two trucks broken. Given its power at full speed in road traffic fatal accident could happen. If it was me I'd put it aside for now, be careful and stay safe.
I haven't ridden it in months. However I did just repair it today so I'm going to get back out on it soon though taking it easy.
Glad you are okay man. Great review though, and the amount of time/thought you put into the shots is amazing
Thank you, I appreciate that. I feel most comments come only from the last 10 seconds from crashing. Then didn't hear your much in love this board. Can't wait for the parts to come and I can ride it again! Only now with softer tires.
3rd truck breakage you say?
Thats totally unacceptable. I wouldn't wanna get back on a replacement as there seems to be something fundamentally wrong with the design .
Some say "the wheels are too small. get bigger ones" but they're the wheel acedeck ships with the board so they're supposed to work correctly.
nope.
Just got the replacement parts. Getting it all back together is quite the challenge but hoping to post an updated video soon on it.
Sorry to hear about your accident. Glad you're okay. I love direct drives (so smooth and quiet) but they definitely have thier cons.
That trail looks amazing. What's the name and how long is it? Stay Safe
I think it's called the Sparks NV perimeter trail. It's a pretty sweet trail heading to south Reno. Never even knew it existed, just got lucky riding from the Legends mall area in Sparks.
Normally stuff like this doesn't happen with belt drives. You could try putting 105mm mad wheelz or 115mm onsra wheels. They are more like rubber and larger and alot softer and more grippy and more comfortable. They will absorb the bumps more and might help save ur trucks but this is a major problem that I haven't seen with other boards.
Once I get a new truck and deck I think that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to be pretty careful for a while on it. The axles are pretty thin... there might be something said for the durable of belt and gear drive. Putting motors in axles must create a weak point.
Just had this happen to mine. Do you know if they've done anything to solve this problem yet?
What's your weight? Were there any vibrations when it snapped? Can you get a refund ❤
185 lbs, they sent me a new deck, trucks and wheels. I didn't really want a refund as much as a new board but I guess the replacement parts are almost as good. The new trucks look beefed up so I'll be updating this board soon.
@@COYOTEEXILE That's good, glad they sent you replacement parts. Are those trunks coming from the same model? The board on their website is currently sold out
Yea, the trucks are specific for this model.
Thanks for sharing your experience, i feel so sorry for your miss its a very expensive board and you are risking your life. I guess you cant go lower tan 107mm wheels anyway you already know how it ends keep creating content and im glad you are ok take care bro
Thank you 🙏 yea this isn't the safest activity. Luckily Acedeck is replacing the truck and deck. I bought some 115 rubber wheels I'm going to slap on that Acedeck says will fit. Hopefully that'll smooth things out and have less vibration to the truck axles.
Sorry to see ,,bro...I hope your ok today....What do you believe caused this truck to snap..?..Im so glad you were able to walk away from it...i have the X3 to so im interested to know more....Steve Crump
Luckily I'm good and I crashed going into a park I thought would be a cool drone location. Just minutes before I was flying down a pretty solid descent... that would've hurt way way more. The board yesterday was not riding the same as normal but I thought it was just because the front truck was real loose though when I think about it the rear did feel a bit off. I think it was being slowly stressed for a while maybe and I could've put more weight on the back at that moment and it just gave in. Up till then I was really putting weight on the front to stabilize it. Crashes I guess will happen, these products are pretty new so we have to be careful and always wear protective gear.
@@COYOTEEXILE im sure between you and Acedeck it will get sorted for yours and others safety...so glad your ok as you say it could have been worse...
Thank you, ACEDECK is super receptive and I have no complaints. Even if I get nothing in terms of warranty I figure I take on the risk with buying. I just hope this doesn't happen to anyone else out there. Sounds like only one other person has a broken truck. I probably ride these boards beyond where they should. I'm usually pushing my equipment and body to the max and it gets me in trouble at times. I don't believe it's ACEDECKS fault 100% as I've ridden on rough trails a lot, hit potholes and have to kind of hop to take weight off decks a lot to get over rough road surfaces. CA roads are not that great and especially here in Tahoe but there isn't much I can do about that so it's ride some sections that aren't optimal or not ride and I'm not about to do the latter...
@@COYOTEEXILE i think in the future that the X3 needs to be ridden on smoother roads and bitumen to get the most out of it...I noticed it did not like pavements with cracks in them...especially with urathene wheels...I swapped out mine for rubber 115s and that made a huge difference but i lost my range...However if i use urathene again it will only be on smooth bitumen...Its a down hill designed board that downhill skaters usually ride on especially designed roads usually paved with super smooth bitumen for optimal grip for cars on steep roads...On the proper surface its like nothing else and pure joy to ride at speed & a fantastic carving board like no other ive ridden....i hope you get it going again and get to enjoy it as designed..😀🖐
@Steven-qm1xo yea I'm hoping to get it up and running again soon. My have 2 pretty smooth roads here on big descents it would be fun to do. I did Donner pass here when I first got it. 1,200 foot descent and it was so amazing. Especially as it was recently repaved. I think here on out it'll only be specific uses. In Reno NV it's generally nice as they don't get all the snow we do which then plows destroy asphalt.
Where did you buy your truck at? Cuz my on the fourth day and this is months ago. They said they're going to send a replacement still waiting on it be shipped. I haven't bought one in addition and it's still waiting to be shipped fuck Acedeck!
Shoot! They sent me a new ones but it definitely took a couple months to get it. Which means over the year of owning it I've only gotten a handful of rides on it. I'd say it takes 2 months 😐 I didn't want to buy one as it wasn't my fault 3 trucks broke. It's just about rebuilt and the new trucks look better, hoping for good things as the board is sweet when it's rolling. Hopefully it'll get out to you soon.
Glad to see you’re okay, been enjoying all your videos thus far. It’s crazy that’s the third time their trucks have snapped hopefully the recognize this and create a stronger more durable truck for this board or its successor in the future. Have you had any trouble with the trucks on your Ares X1?
The ARES X1 has been rock solid so far. It's a much beefier board all together so I don't imagine having any issues. I think the combo of direct drive on long axles puts a lot of strain on them. Hard carving, continuous stress must've just slowly strained that axle point where it goes into the actual metal truck. The newest one I bought does look different so hoping that axle insertion point has been beefed up. Time will tell, I'll get it fixed and keep updates coming.
@@COYOTEEXILE That is good to hear, let us hope in this new truck!
The capabilities of these boards is incredible so there will be things strained for sure! Hopefully these will continually improve and I'm super excited for the future of this sport.
Dude - glad that you are okay! I have 3 Acedecks. A mini , S1 and I just got my Nomad gear drive. They all seem very well engineered and constructed. Acedeck as a company is new to the esk8 scene relatively speaking, but they are definitely making works of art with incredible power to match. I'd imagine that sometimes finding that balance between power and structural component strength can lead to some tweaking being needing in some designs. I have been fortunate all mine have held up very well...and I live in Mexico! The roads here can be crap and 500 old.
Let me know if you ever come our this way! I got a board for ya to ride!
@3percentproject687 that would be sick to ride in Mexico! I bet you've got some great history all around you if the roads are that old. I do really love Acedeck's products! I have the ARES X1, Stella S1 like you, and then the X3 which are all amazing boards and bring something completely different to the table from one another. Their customer service has always been super responsive and great taking care of me. For sure their boards are like works of art! That Nomad deck looks incredible, I bet it rips around your hometown tackling anything the roads throw at you.
Shit happens, I ride a Hadean Bamboo now for a little over 2 years no drama, could be I am lucky.
Those Hassan boards are build really well it seems. Evolve I think makes boards for the long haul... might be why they are a bit behind on power, range, charging speed etc. just built like a Toyota...
@@COYOTEEXILE I like Toyota... But I am an old fart not sure what you young whipper snippers like.
Sorry if that sounded negative. Evolve boards have the best ride feel, stability and quality. I wouldn't say you're lucky as much as they've been in the game for so long that they've made their products to last over short term power performance etc. I think also they have great ESC's that protect the battery from being drained to much or put out so much power to cause them to die prematurely. If that makes sense. The China brands let you go really deep into the battery packs which is nice when your on one bar and still able to go over 20mph but at what cost to the battery health.
Also Evolve Hadean trucks are really some of the best!
*Incredibly frustratin when a board keeps breakin* 😥
Awesome footage dude ⚡🤙🏼⚡
Thank you, trying to get the footage a bit better each video. Hopefully also keep things fresh as if possible. It's frustrating about the trucks but at least I'm fortunate to have backups 😆 as long as there's a board to ride life is good. 😊
@@COYOTEEXILE I got backup boards, and now 3 boards 😂 all about backups right 🤙🏼
I know right! Luckily I have other boards. I think the right equation is N+1 where N is the current number of boards you own.
Must be a weak design for that truck. Should have a steel rod going through the middle with all the weight from those motors directly on the truck. Great video hopefully ace deck sees this video and comes up with a better solution so this doesn’t keep happening
Agreed, I think a steel axle would be much better. I get how they want to keep things lighter but aluminum in these areas just crack. Sounds like they're aware of the issue. Part of me wants to send them the videos but another part wants them to treat me like a normal consumer who isn't plastering their products online. So far they haven't disappointed me. I got an email stating they've updated the trucks which they will send out with a new deck. So now I'll be learning how to take apart an esk8
It looks like the axel is too small. The area where it snapped looks like a stress riser.
All three have been exactly the same spot. Just where it goes into the truck. Wish I could just slide another axle in as the truck body is totally fine. I think Acedeck is going to a stronger alloy there. Hopefully this will rectify the issue. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed it works.
Dude, that blows. I doubly feel your pain because direct drive boards are SO cool to ride, and you don't see them nearly as much as other drive types. Seeing one bite the dust sucks. (Oh and I'm only showing concern for the board because it looks like you came out of this without any serious injuries).
Yea, luckily I am good. A little lost skin on elbow and a knee but nothing crazy. I really haven't seen any direct drive boards in the wild... I guess they aren't a Swiss Army knife of riding abilities as other boards but nothing compares to the smoothness and carving to this board. I'll get it back out there so it's just a setback.
@@COYOTEEXILE Direct drive is definitely more limited in applications, but the places where it shines make it REALLY compelling. It's extremely quiet, doesn't have the jarring effect of hub motors, has a decent amount of wheel swapability, and in four wheel drive configurations, it just feels SO buttery in deep carves.
Check out the Tranzite direct drive boards (the Roadster in particular) if you want something a bit more on the high / custom end.
Awesome! I'm going to look that up now. Thank you for the recommendation. Might be a bit before going custom but that seems to be the next progression in this crazy activity of ours.
@@COYOTEEXILEi rode my sons direct drive Miles Phantom board yesterday after a long period of time of not riding it and i must agree you dont see many direct drives which is strange because the ride experience is as much fun as any board, just different..."Same Same but different"😊
Same same but different. Haha, haven't heard that said much. I'm a bit sad I posted this as I didn't think the reaction would be this big. I hate to potentially hurt a business like ACEDECK but I also just want to be honest with each video I make. The worst would be to called a sellout or Doug marketing for these businesses. I paid good hard earned money for each board and as this was one of my first and what I feel is the best riding board I'm super sad it's broke. I'd love to just take the blame and say it's all
My fault but I also paid $1,600 for a product that broke and also damaged expensive pants and jackets and left me with many sleepless nights from road rash. Granted I didn't film much then but it has been something I've been wanting to do for a long time, though life hardships and time haven't allowed it much till now. The last video I made with this board the front truck broke at the end of it however I left that part out as I didn't want ACEDECK to have any bad press. I sucked it up for two of them and this is the first time mentioning it. Perhaps that wasn't right or perhaps I shouldn't have said anything this time either... controversy isn't something I enjoy and this video really split people into two camps. It's the internet though...
From watching your videos, I see that acedeck is not a reliable brand. Which brand or board has been the most reliable to you?
I'd say the Lorentz Major is a great brand that stands behind their products and customer service is great. I do like ACEDECK though still. I think they have great innovation, the main issue might be that they are a relatively new company and they have so many different boards so the chances of failure could be higher. Their ESC needs some refinement I feel when being compared to LM, Backfire, or Meepo which I think make great products though with ACEDECK they have a lot of passion put into their products
@@COYOTEEXILE I know you were having trouble with the S1's esc, same problem with the x1 and x3? Thanks.
Just glad it wasn't bad but still, i can sympathise as i know what it's like. One experience with their board and never going back.
You had a bad experience with ACEDECK? That sucks! Supposed with so many great brands we're not just stuck with one nowadays like with boosted. Do you have a favorite brand now?
@@COYOTEEXILE Since trying the ONSRA BC3,now the Velar. I stick with them. They have been very quick at questions and no issues since the BC3. More expensive but for me it's worth it
ONSRA is a great company it looks like. Fabian sounds like a super ethical guy and customer service and reliability seem to be his highest priority. My ONSRA Velar is a great board. It's so good I think I expect a bit more from it than what it's designed for.
Love my onsra velar. Very well built machine. Every detail of the board is solid. Only thing I would change is the hubs on it. But still they are pretty decent hubs.
@billybongjam for sure, I'd have to agree on that point. The hubs are bit under built for this type of board.
I would totally demand they just send u a nomad no charge and return that other board
Haha, that actually would be pretty rad! Though I would still want this board as it's the only one I have that's a real street board.
I wouldn't trust trucks/or a brand if they broke 3 times. I've put over 2300+ miles on my two eskates within 7months, a exway x1max hub & a meepo envy. Neither have had any truck breaks and they are considered far less nice boards compared to acedeck. My x1 even had a catastrophic wreck day 3 of owning it when a women ran me off road head on and the truck locked up on side of asphalt ejecting me at 35mph. The truck got huge chunk taken out of it by the wreck, and even 1700 miles later on that deck the truck hasn't broke, and I'm not easy on it. The fact their trucks keep breaking and then YOU have to pay for it is fucking bullshit.
Wow! That says a lot about the quality of the exway. Glad you're okay after a crazy wreck like that! I'd say a hub based truck should have similar strength character of a direct drive so it doesn't make sense why mine would keep breaking. Luckily I've only had to pay for one truck and I did get a discount code that worked on a new board from them so I think I came out even better overall...
That's frustrating. The gear drive has also its flaws, or at least it still had them when I last looked into it, but nothing like the utterly catastrophic failure you experienced. Hopefully Acedeck takes care of you.
I just got an email from Acedeck. They are going to send an updated truck they made that's stronger they've stated. Another deck, grip tape and some wheels for good measure. Still no complaints on customer service. Now that it's winter I won't be riding the X3 as much anyways. I don't think a lot of companies would send me anything...
That is such horrible thing to happen and to even worry about
Sounds like ACEDECK is going to help take care of the truck and deck. Hoping they follow through and if so I'll be very grateful. Fingers crossed but they seem to really want to take care of customers.
That is CRAZY. The whole truck just snapped. This does not inspire confidence in the brand :(
Acedeck makes great boards. I heard they are updating these trucks for the direct drive so hoping it'll remedy this. The other boards though are bomb proof and amazing decks, motors and performance. The ARES X1 is my favorite board! I wouldn't write them off, their customer service is taking care of the issues and sending me a new truck and deck so it just goes to show their customer service cares and is top notch.
Direct drives are fragile and weak, plus the motors are too close to the ground. I would never buy direct drive, options are also too limited -trucks, wheels, and motors. A 30-40mph board with 180lbs rider and fragile trucks... not for me!
This board is a pile of crap do not buy the board!
It look amazing is the thing... rides great but a very specific type of rides only I'd say.
Just get a motorcycle and go ride
I wish! I've had many. Soon I hope!
Yeah if you think a skateboard is freedom, wait till you moto cross country.
This board is a pile of crap
🤣 it rides great but has its downfalls.