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Soon, gotta make a few more adjustments but will hopefully start shooting the full review soon 🤙

Goong to upgrade to novas soon 🤙

Fo sho, its a bit unfortunate that they announced the re-structuring right after I dropped the vid but is what it is, I stand by them still having some of the best quality builds and components, hopefully Metro pulls through.

Fair point, I'll freely admit Im not super well versed on the EE side of things for that sounds right for moli's, and yeah this is more generally fast charging but it's hyper charging compared to most other production boards which usually top out around 8a at most.

ESK8 companies are always killing me with their "fast" chargers. None of the out of the box boards come with a charger that even hits the 1C rate of the cells from what I've seen. And everyone seems to always believe that slower is better, which is true. But that doesnt mean that faster is bad if you arent even hitting the 1C rating of the cell. Kudos to calling this out. Sometimes I feel like Im the only one who ever says anything about it.

Yup, though you'll probably want to leave the spoiler off, the maxi will accommodate most boards, but larger heavier boards will need a bit extra attention when clipping in.

@DredSk8 don't plan on getting the spoiler just 4wd and the board side wings which Ik I would need those off anyways thank you 😊

@@GreenMachineYTE No prob and if you have any additional questions dont be afraid to hit them up on email/insta, also I think my code still works (DREDSK8) if the sales not still going on and you want to save a few bucks 🤙

Its one of the best feeling DKP boards I have ever ridden, period, but yeah at that price point its a bit much to ask.for most

For real, quality is top, but there are just not enough of these put in the wild to get a baseline, what I really like about the metros in general is you open them up and nothing in there is proprietary so super easy to fix/update. But yeah its definitely a steep cost barrier for most riders

damn esk8unity got screwed over my metroboards damn shame the new management must be gold diggers with no customer care and the boards specs for the price are a joke compared to many other company boards out there well another stupid esk8 company to add to the naughty list that keeps on building up.

​@@NitroSoldier what companies are on the "naughty list?"

Bro for 2800 I’d get the new MBoards endurance 2.0 +.. oh wait I already did 🤙

@@erike7297 for sure, its two approaches to the same market, US made and supported but at drastically different price points, but with Metros future kinda up in the air now the endurance is certainly a no brainer for an off the cuff recommendation

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Yeah, its a weird move cause they could jist drop an inline switch in there to manually turn them on, but I'm sure there was more to that decision than I know.

@@DredSk8 Ilan the OG owner of MetroBoard was not happy about this choice but he sold the company so 😪😪

@@eBoard3R I'm sure he'll materialize in the comments here shortly, my biggest gripe is they didn't color match the cover plates.

Good call, when I did the VO I was going off the website specs, which probably also needs another once over, will pass alomg 🤙

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🙌🤙 glad you found it helpful, its a bit of a process to mount these for sure.

Im gay its how we communicate l, like Italians, I have toned it down since lol, glad you enjoyed 🤙

Either Onsra or Xboards off the top of my head and Flatlands if neither if those are currently available

@@DredSk8 I’m not liking the flatlands but was leaning towards the Onsra. Thanks!

Yes thats what these were originally designed for, though I would recommend going with the level two pads

Yall gotta try them before you commit to a statement like that, I've talked to numerous riders and the owner extensively and peeps who have tried them, myself included love them, so while they might not be right for y'all personally, they are not objectively better or worse than traditional straps.

Yeah that was a big one with me as well, the arch is a bit too aggressive and that foam grip pushes your feet up higher towards the edges, toe stops or higher edger would defo help imho

Its a gorgeous board in person 🤙

Most people would probably say Onsra right now yeah, I haven't tried them yet though, after that maybe xboard and distant third Flatland.

I would actually say its somewhere between straight and relaxed, the waistline runs slim though so you might want to go one size up, also if you pull the trigger I think my code will get yall 5% off DREDSK8

⁠@@DredSk8 so the straight fit might run a littler smaller? so it’s not true to it size ? I’m a 32 on waistline 180lbs I want to be comfortable , but I also don’t wanna it to be baggy either. The fit you have on your video is exactly how I want it to fit on me not tight or baggy in between.

@stevoo156ify im a 32/30.and thats what I ordered and the waistline was definitely a little to tight for like all day wear but theres enough give/stretch to be wearable in general for me personally

I appreciate the info bro thanks ride safe!

Np glad you enjoyed, I actually gave this one to a friend as their first board, he's still riding it, still one of my favorite short boards but i would definitely opt for the belt drive now that its out 🤙

Thanks, I got the medium, on the ultras they run a bit more true to size if that helps.

​@@DredSk8Thanks!

I wouldn't say that necessarily, you can definitely put bindings on stiff decks, SRB, Kaly and etox as just a few examples, though yeah the utility of bindings definitely leans more for MTB where you actually need them. Iny case I think it just needs softer bushings and a slightly less aggressive concave 🤙

So I actually talked with Fabian about the stiffness, he agrees that my board in particular (and I have no reason to doubt others are not experiencing the same) is not within spec on the duro, will be following up on a fix or see if there might be a future option to get diff duros 🤙

For sure man was great meeting up, and I know the feeling got super wrapped up in everything going on, so many cool vendors and the race was intense 🔥 cant wait for next year 👊🤙

Yeah I saw clips from the wetlands ride! Looks epic, I had to take off early on Sunday so I missed it but next year definitely staying through Monday 🤙

My LEASMR (Low Effort) ASMR 😂

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I'm generally inclined to agree on the performance to cost front, however if you're going to toss OEM white label brands like b-one in there then they definitely beat out most in QC. I would also say after just under 100 miles on it, the boards actually pretty comfortable, the footing is just wonky feeling tbh. Again the only really big gripe with the Velar is the stiff handling which unfortunately hasn't really improved 😑

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Thank you kindly 🤙

Defo worth a peek if you don't have any upper body gear, love my og flannel 🤙

Glad you enjoyed 🙌

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Thank you kindly, will defo try to get a pair in before summer to review 🤙

We want the pants review too!! Let's make it happen :-)

Haha for sure lets do it 🙌

Under real world conditions, 8-10 miles or 16km under ideal conditions riding in mode 2 on flat ground you could get up to 19km potentially. If you ride hard though will probably max out at 12km.

Yeah, they dont feel super dense/hot now but will have to wait till spring/summer to see how they hold up.

I should get a poll going to have them officially change it 🤣

Testing is ongoing, going to see about maybe collabing on a v2 thats mpre boarder friendly 🤙

Thank you kindly, looking forward to more custom AR gear 🤙

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I could probably get something custom, but these are the long tube barrels and not standard skate bushings, my best bet right now would be to see if trampa springs and dampas can slot in, which I think they can, but need to pop one off to measure.

Trampa spring and dampers Work great! ​@@DredSk8