Boyang Steven Sun great effort at producing this slick review! Amazing video and audio quality, superb editing, and of course it doesn't hurt to have the Wasatch Range for a stunning backdrop. Onto my comments... Brake lockup. This is a feature not a bug. I really like the lockup feature as that provides max braking when needed. As long as your fronts are still rolling you are in control. Having ABS just lengthens your emergency stopping distance before you smack into something. I have locked up my ZX numerous times after learning I could do it. I have my brakes set at 50% so I can gradually stop. But the lockup ensures I still have full braking force when I want it. No, I have not launched myself when it locked up. I practiced it so it is like DH sliding or ice hockey skate stopping. Easy peasy. Great Backfire feature! I have lots of no lockup boards. They will all skid or slide out on moist grass, wet pavement, wet leaves, live snakes, loose sand, pebbles, bunnies, etc... So losing traction can occur on any board with brakes given the right conditions. I noticed you are still running stock everything. It makes me wonder how many miles you have on your ZX. I have to make mods to make it ride the way I like. That's when I would be able to provide a balanced review. There's no way any board would be able to fit everybody's needs. For example the stock bushings cannot be expected to work for my 120 lb daughter and someone at the 230 lb range. The LED layer on the board cannot be easily damaged by scratching the side or the tail. The lights are located way inboard from the edges. If you remove the grip tape you'll see that much of the entire top lights up. So scratching up the edges ain't going to do anything to the lighting. Impact strikes on the pulleys and the guards. This is not unique to the backfire zealot. This happens to all belt driven boards. So if you don't want a motor strike a belt strike or a pulley strike, then it is hubs for you or rear facing motors... As for your customer service experience, you should specify what the problem was that they couldn't solve for you. It could have been minor and just a communication difficulty. If they didn't solve your dead motor problem, yeah that'd be an issue. So what was it? Thanks for the LED ring reference I'm going to look into it. Keep up the great work!

It's a shame about the lack of customer service, it's a basic thing that any company should be able to get right.

Great review. I love to see reviews that encompass a longer term use case. Thanks for producing a solid well rounded video.

Love my x for the most part. For the bash guards I use clear silicone tubes.

I'd like to see how the 120mm backfire wheels work. The long term review is super nice as well!

Excellent video, honest and straightforward nice work! And the Exway giveaway is pretty cool😊

Dang skateboards have came a long way, I Took my old Carver Skateboard out for a spin today and felt super alive! I cant wait till i can save up for one of these!!!

Great Vid... I really enjoy the long term reviews. Really shows which boards will stand the test of time. After all these boards are not cheap. I feel you hit all the major talking points Great Job...

Hahahaha, I like how the picture has those scratches on the motor mounts bottom side. Been riding around on my X for 2 months now and I have the exact same problem. Those motors are crazy overkill in terms of size and your clearance at the back wheel trucks is pretty low if you use the 97mm stock wheels :(

I’ve been super hesitant about impulsively buying a zealot but your commentary has made me want to buy it for the excellent build quality!

Amazing review, got myself recently a g2 and i love it. I want to get the zealot s2 or zealot x in the future.

Good review Steven, unfortunate about the wheel lock up, I feel like they should send you a replacement once they figure it out.

Man, I remember watching that led circle video awhile back. It’s an awesome concept. And I’m not surprised by your customer service experience. They dropped the ball for me as well for just basic stuff so it’s hard for me to want to spend money on their products anymore… but who knows, that may change in the future if they get better…

Great to see a fellow Utah rider! Thanks for the review 🎉

Remember to progressively brake and use your vision. Locking up and potentially high or low sliding will only happen if you panic break. Put yourself in a statistic where you do not panic break and build good habits

I got the zealot S2 and love it so far.

Love Backfire. They have pretty good warranty support.

Great video, can't wait to see whats next. Good luck everyone!

I can agree with this video pretty much 100% after riding the zealot x for about a month

I don't have an x. I got the base g5 as soon as it came out because you get similar performance as the x for half the price. Acceleration may not be as strong as the x but I get to it's top speed of 28/29 really fast, as long as there's not too much head wind. I should also mention that I am 220lbs. Also being that it's a hub board it's quiter than a belt board and I don't have to worry about scratching the motors. Just my .02

I just skate non eboard but u make e boards look fun . Good review videos dude . But man there expensive :) keeep up the good reviews dude .

The color of your neon lights is so good tbh I love the mint blue.

oohhhhh this is gonna be good!

Excellent review again. It's a full review with the things a real rider cares about and needs to know prior to purchasing a board not 20 minutes of riding with crap music in the background and a non committal sum up.

Cool vid man Nice to see a long term review of a board

Love the channel! I have a gen2 G4 and Im trying to decide if I can get away with alternating between that and a G5S or take the leap to the Zealot X.

⚡🤙🏼 *Follow up reviews are awesome,* and we need more of them from people 🤙🏼⚡

Thank you for your honesty. Subbed.

Super rad vid!

Hope they take your pointers and help make the best board out there. Such a cool looking board!

Awesome review as usual. Keep up the good work!

Thanks for the informative follow ups on your reviews- it helps a lot

Awesome review I hope I'm not late on the comments for the giveaway

Good to see a follow up review!

Great review again! Seems like the battery enclosure is soo chunky but I like the lights on it.

Patiently waiting for the meepo flow review. Keep the video coming

Ouuu cant wait to compare if we have similar thoughts on the board after having it for a short bit!

That is an amazing board, I really want to try one ! Count me in for the giveaway ! Cheers

I really like the looks of this board, but I was kind of turned off from it when you did your review of the Meepo Voyager x. There's just too much performance to pass up at the Voyagers price, and the little issues with this board, such as the low clearance and LED possibly busting, is just a hassle for me.

That thing is awesome!

Great LED ring. It looks so futuristic!

Interesting that you mentioned about babysitting the board! My boards are relatively dirty and I never tried hard to clean them because it’s going to be dirty next time they go out. Have this one board with white wheels and that’s a totally stupid idea.

Much appreciated on the review

In a few generations this kind of remote will have a ton of improvements and likely a much better display.

Greetings from Whittier I have one functioning bored but I put together from parts that I found at the swap meet from a team gee mini and a backfire g2t and longboard deck after cutting off a drop deck parts I soaked it in water and bent the end of it so I had have a Kik tail with the handle super DIY but I love it thanks for your videos bro

Was considering upgrading to this from a Wowgo 2s Max. Not sure anymore. Thanks Steven

The LED ring is a good differentiation point. Wish more companies would treat light as a basic necessity.

I actually really like these long term reviews, need to find a long term defiant one review.

Great review. I just got vealot s2. Good to know about the braking and customer support.

Im not sure if any other boards have anti lock breaking stystems. That will happen with strong enough motors and breaks. Motorcycles and cars have computer controlled anti locking systems, but idk about e boards

More solid offerings from backfire, nice

Ur taking it to a whole new level with that led😅

A great idea if that 504wh battery would be installed in the zeolot s2 want to purple lights but need that bigger battery. Great video btw!!!🍀🍀

If the braking wasn't an issue, this would be near PERFECT board!

Great Review. I also have bad experience with Backfire's customer service. super frustrating.

Good review.. thanks my dude.

Hate to see how the battery holds up in mild winters, while your stuck indoors in North Dakato then...lol

The wheels lock up because those wheels are 80A. With something like mad wheelz v2 I doubt they'd lock up ever, who wants to ride with 80A anyway? Besides people with shiny roads.

How does the brake do on a slight decline? Might be good to put tape barrier to prevent going 100%. There's some cool grip tape cleaners that work like a pencil eraser.

backfire claims the abs layer protects the LEDs very well.

Awesome board. I like that you interjected Chinese language into it so they couldn't use as a barrier or excuse. Seems customer service is a thing of the past anymore.

Great in depth review

I bought a Possway board and it crapped out on me, I would love to win a new board!

Awsome board I love the LED

Couldn’t you put a physical impediment like a stopper for that last 10% of your breaking on the remote?

When is the next giveaway? This is so cool.

Let's go for a ride

I have a Zealot S thinking about selling and getting an X. The stiff deck is the only thing stopping me. I have another Flex type deck with DKP and a powerful carbon fiber board. Im trying to decide between Backfire X and Voyager X.

I have scrapped the back up quiet a bit now that you mention it from standing it up. And I seem to have a lighting issue where the light cuts off completely after the back motor from the left side. It seems the lights power starts from the back left and loops foward around and back to the right side because when I apply pressure on it, it turns the entire board back on. I somehow damage the lights power supply’s from inside idk. You think they can help with anything?

Nice LED ring!

Im using whats left of my backfire galaxy would you thinking the feel in the board will be similar?

The LED ring is pretty cool 👺

Okay so the trucks kinda are close to the wheels do you ever get stopped by rocks

Binging reviews to convince me to pull the trigger😅

Would Like To See Zealot X Vs Tynee Ultra X On Max Settings in A Drag Race..😂

Great review, you have such amazing images, love it ! Enter me as well in the giveaway, I want to try that as well

I need an electric skateboard!!!

Lemme in!!

I am seriously considering buying the Zealot X or the S2, I mainly want to buy it for transportation, I would have to travel 13 miles 5 days a week, what are your thoughts on this, will the battery degrade a lot?

the amount of babysitting you need for this thing is huge drawback. also, that parasitic power drain should be a deal breaker for everyone....especially since there's no mention of it in any of the "reviews" I watched.

Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪❤️

Great video 😉

Those that have a recharge breaking system?

Amazing review

I wish I had one of these

Great video

Can you turn off the LED lights to conserve battery?

I love my g3

Amazing review, really puts me away from this board just because of that, thank you!

This is my comment for the give away 😅

Perfect size

Enter 🎉

hello!! hope i win!!

hi!

'promosm'

3 minutes to stop talking about the longboard

"rainbow vomit" 👍🤣

Awesome review. I appreciate all the great information. You are the most intricate reviewer I have seen. Great job on transparency.