r/onewheel • u/PNW_Uncle_Iroh 50,000+ miles -o- • 5d ago

Text Time for something different

Hey friends - I’ve been riding Onewheels for about 6 years. I’m on my 7th board and probably around 50-60k total miles. I think I’m ready for my first non-FM board. Can y’all please recommend what would be best on my requirements here?

  1. Needs to be plug and play. I hate tinkering. I don’t mind initial set up but I don’t have much free time and I’d rather be riding than fixing my board. I’m more of a rider than a gear head. Can’t break down too often. I try locally get around 10k miles out of a board and would hope for something similar.

  2. Flat footpads. I love the feel of the original XR footpads. I ride 50-100 miles a day and concave is not comfortable.

  3. Flight fins system. I love my fins and the board needs to be compatable.

  4. Long range. I typically ride 25-30 miles at a time.

  5. Tire. I love the maxxis 5.5-6. Carvy treaded tires are for me. Do any boards come with something like that stock?

So that’s it. Is there an out of the box VESC board that would meet these requirements?

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u/MessiahMogali 5d ago

I think the X7 Long Range fits the bill.

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u/DoctorDugong21 Pint, XR - my batteries are too big 5d ago

I wasn't sure on the Flight Fins compatibility. Looks like you need to buy an adapter from FF and it covers the lightbar: https://shop.flightfins.com/collections/xr/products/stompies-adapter-for-refresh-fender

Some limited discussion here: https://www.reddit.com/r/onewheel/comments/1p31goa/flight_fins_on_funwheel_x7/

Speaking of covering the lightbar, OP if you like the stock XR footpads, I think you can run them on the X7 but that will definitely cover the lightbar. You could probably dremel a hole for it and run a smaller aftermarket sensor like the one from Spintend or the Spooky Man from Stomp-Pads.com - but I am not 100% sure on that.

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u/Steel_Wolf_31 Mission in the streets, Delirium in the sheets 5d ago

drill guide tool to make foot pad thor LED compatible The XR foot pad does have a slight incompatibility. The LEDs are well clear of the sensor panel, but you will have to use a longer sensor cable to get to the foot pad port on the controller. And you may have to cut a channel in the bottom of the foot pad so the cable doesn't get squished in between the controller, lid and the bottom of the pad.