Interview with Tony Lai - cofounder of Floatwheel!

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Күн бұрын

#floatwheel #onewheel #podcast
Mr. Tony Lai doesn't need much intro, many of you already know of him and his company Floatwheel. But as a person he's still mostly a man shrouded in mystery.. Here he provides us an in-depth look into part of personal life, background and business developments/goals. Some super fascinating things he shares! Take a look at the Chapters below for the questions timestamps.
Shoutout to everyone in the community for contributing your questions! We had to avoid any topics on the pending legal situation, sorry. In the meantime, know that Tony is continuing to fight the good fight and let's keep supporting him and his awesome products. For full access to his KZfaq videos hop on a VPN to see them :)
www.floatwheels.ru
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QUESTIONS:
00:00 intro
2:06 Riding background and transition to biz?
6:28 Foot pad origins with Victoria's Secret?
7:37 Who helps you at Floatwheel?
11:10 Story of bugs bunny shirts?
11:55 How did you get your electrical expertise?
13:51 How did you get your English slang?
14:42 The art of trolling (dishing it and taking it)
15:32 Short and long term goals?
18:03 Reviving dead onewheels with XRV, GTV and PintV kits!
19:30 Details on a lighter trick board?
22:57 Is your unprecedented customer service sustainable?
23:56 Complaint of XR and solutions? ESC in motor??
25:54 New developments for ADV 2?
26:19 Plans to come to USA?
28:40 Taiwan?
29:02 Who is your biggest competitor: FM, DIY or Fungineers?
31:42 Group ride with Kyle and Jack?
32:57 Cat cameo!
33:54 Website situation and email contact?
34:36 Alternative payments?
34:52 How to buy a Floatwheel using bitcoin?
35:00 What do you do when not building Floatwheels?
35:49 Tony's question for us!
38:07 *COMMUNITY QUESTIONS*: #1) How does it feel to have the biggest balls?
38:45 #2) How is testing of new mods going? Tony's favorite setup now!
39:43 GTV perks?
41:38 #3) Collab with TFL on new board? Floatwheel rider team?
44:00 Tony invites anyone to make and sell Floatwheel merch!
45:10 #4) GT conversion kit release date?
46:00 #5) New battery configs? New "release roadmap"?
47:22 #6) Favorite boba?
48:10 #7) What does Tony think of Tony? (and his dream)
49:44 Shoutout to the supporters!
50:12 #8) How do we get to a place where EUCs are at? Kits make hypercores overheat?
53:38 #9) Superflux connector/wiring for GTV?
56:09 #10) Waterproof developments? V2 BMS plug n play?
56:46 #11) Dealers outside of US?
58:38 Doppelgänger? :P
1:00:06 Closing remarks!
1:01:29 Go fund me?
1:02:59 My experience with Tony's customer's service
#vesc #onewheelrider #thefloatlife #destroyboredom #euc #esk8 #vescommunity

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@buckeye1034 5 ай бұрын

Ok Tony, heres my idea of a small compact trick board. Start with a smaller lighter motor, 4 or 5 inch hub. Make the board size somewhere between a pint and a xr. Then integrate a swappable battery. Swappable battery means you can use a smaller, lighter battery. If your battery dies just slide in the spare battery that you keep in your pocket. Design it so that there's a latch on both sides of the board to release the battery then the battery slides out the back . The battery would be encased in its own shell with its own bms. The connection would be made similar to a power drill battery to where the prongs can move slightly to prevent stress when hitting bumps. And make the connection prongs out of a non corrosive metal.

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

love this idea and how you shared some ways to implement the swappable batteries concept! can swap batteries with original range, extended range or higher voltage! In terms of size what you're hoping for is a growler size (0.75" shorter than XR), which is perfect trick board size. For the smallest, most portable board smaller than pint would be awesome. I'll send this to Tony, hope he creates something like this.

@wishdrftr Ай бұрын

This would be an epic board!!

@audihere4978 12 күн бұрын

The original floatwheel was like a pint. Everyone seems to have memoryholed the first FW

@BlackWolf11 11 күн бұрын

The prongs (+ and - power contacts) will need to be copper with a nickel flash and gold plating or they won't work. That's the only contact material that'll last more than a couple years in this application. Anything else with that level of vibration, water, contamination, etc will get fretting corrosion or tarnish. You could also silver plate it because even if silver gets an ugly black and green tarnish it'll still have high conductivity for high currents.

@chrisc790 5 ай бұрын

It is just so refreshing to see the owner of a onewheel like company sit down with someone from the community and have an honest conversation. Tony is part of the community! This has been one of my biggest issues with FM, they feel so disconnected. It's really sad.

@brandonaskins7969 5 ай бұрын

Floatwheel adv owner, almost 1,000 miles amazing board no issues. Cant wait for the GTV and PintV dropin kits Ill be ordering both.

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

You're an og supporter! Gonna be awesome seeing those kits reviving older boards 💪🏻

@paulshapiro6119 5 ай бұрын

Where are Tony's KZfaq videos now?

@brandonaskins7969 5 ай бұрын

@@paulshapiro6119 can't watch them in the United States. I use a VPN and change to Canada and they show up.

@chrisq.8528 5 ай бұрын

whats a good place for info on xrv kit? what all comes in the kits?

@GUDBYE_92 5 ай бұрын

I honestly can’t even imagine where the Onewheel space would be right now if not for Tony and the Floatwheel. Ever since I got my adv the GT has been sitting alone in the corner craving my attention but it’s not worthy of it. Thanks for the great interview!

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

thanks man! hell yea Floatwheel is truly an industry disrupter and game changer for the riders. Glad you're enjoying the ADV! Best maiden voyage ride ever yeeww

@aphexequation5216 5 ай бұрын

Tony is the MF man

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

He's David vs Goliath, freedom fighter🤘🏻

@bigwavedaveskate 5 ай бұрын

ADV owner as well. Great customer service! I was mailed a whole replacement motor when mine had a broken pin on the plug. The ADV blows my GT away in power and smoothness. Still learning Vesc but its soooo worth it.. Thanks Tony and Max

@kelso840 5 ай бұрын

What a great day to check out this channel. Edit: I had no idea Floatwheel was a 4 person operation. That's absolutely insane and makes me want to support them out of principle. An immensely developed product for such a small crew.

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

truly a David vs Goliath story. I thought it'd be more than 4 as well. Let's keep supporting for principle and for the sake of true open source innovation!

@nicoaleman 5 ай бұрын

Great interview! Was awesome hearing more about his background and motivations

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

thanks man! Crazy how his first one-wheeled experience was his own diy, and now became a true visionary.

@dr.mechanically8469 13 күн бұрын

Thanks for this interview! Was great to get to know Tony more and understand the history, passion, and direction he wants to take the community!

@ThatsGinterEV 5 ай бұрын

A super small/light board would be not only a fun parking lot trick board, but even just a quick coffee ride or errands board (if the distance is short). Make the battery easy to remove/swap, and keep it under the airline travel capacity restrictions, and I'm sure a lot of Onewheel addicts would jump on it, especially if priced low!

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

an ultra small yet still punchy board would fill in so many of those little moments where u just need a quick rip. Quick swappable batteries would def be a game changer! If you haven't seen Vid's swappable battery design of his VX Wheel check him out kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lcVhdryfrZ3DpYE.html

@bsd103 5 ай бұрын

I was a fairly early ADV order and my board came essentially DOA. I was sent replacement electronics very quickly free of charge with expedited shipping and was up and running. No issues since. Also battery drain has not been an issue - left the board for a month with about 5% battery drain. Super customer support - but yeah ADV might not be for everyone if you don't have riding experience and aren't willing to fix/diag yourself. For the experienced, VESC is a game changer for getting the ride you want.

@Eryktion 5 ай бұрын

Super interesting interview. It anwsered a lot of questions I had. Thanks Max, for making this happen! And thanks Tony, for beeing down with it and anwsering all the questions! 👏👏👏 I hope we'll also see Tony on The Float Live (TFL's Podcast) someday.

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

fosho man! loved hearing Tony's perspectives on current and future topics, hope to have him here again soon and also on TFL. And wish I had gotten your handle while on video😆

@jeromel8722 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Tony and John and teams… for your job. I love my ADV baby, i ride everyweek and still the smile ! Rider from France.

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

same here, fall in love all over again each time riding!

@alainc77 2 ай бұрын

salut Jérome, perso je me tâte encore. Mon hésitation vient des côtes. Je ne sais pas où tu habites mais est ce que l' ADV monte à une bonne vitesse une côte comme la rue des Martyrs dans le 9ème à Paris ou une côte du style place st michel vers le jardin du Luxembourg ? Merci pour l'infos.

@NWbirdseyeview 5 ай бұрын

Great interview! My thoughts for a new trick style board would include: lightweight, airplane friendly, hot swapable batteries, W rails, bumpers that screw on from the sides to delete bottom screws.

@dogbog99 5 ай бұрын

Tony watching every TFL video is awesome!! We love you Tony, you have done so much for this sport and community.

@zanman707 5 ай бұрын

Great interview! I see my question even made it in there. Sweeeet!

@aeraglyx 5 ай бұрын

Tony and John are legends! I do like the idea of an XR-like board or shorter, not sure if smaller than Pint. I'm not big and still got used to the ADV form factor really quickly (besides the weight haha). Those 5in hubs sound pretty cool too. Great interview!

@drewzinn6270 5 ай бұрын

I like the idea of a travel board but I would also like it to be able to have the ability to swap for a bigger battery when not traveling.

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

yo that's huge! perfect for when u just wanna rip around light weight and option to swap for extended range. I'll be sure to let Tony know, hope he does something like this

@christiankohlhaas6273 5 ай бұрын

ADV and GT owner here. Second the "GT as a beginner" aspect, but very happy with my ADV now. Excited about GTV and ADV BM2 (my ADV self discharges much faster than the GT). Would love an air travel compatible floatwheel!!! OMG... Please take preorders! For now, the GT will be my daughter's "trainer board". 😊 Keep out the dealers. The crypto order process is not that difficult and if anything, it may bring more people in touch with crypto, double bonus for them! Shipping to Germany worked flawless and fast. Only reliable shipment tracking would be improvable.

@noctnoctnoctnoct 5 ай бұрын

Yes I like the travel friendly board idea❤

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

me too :)

@jaefrmbk2k 5 ай бұрын

thankx guys, long overdue. LOVE THAT ROBERT IS HELPING YOU TONY❗️ 🏆

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

hell yea man. It's awesome how they're already collabing in a way

@RidingWithMau 5 ай бұрын

That was awesome!! 👏Tony and the Floatwheel team are crushing it! Thanks Maxx for giving us a tour inside this madman's mind 🤙

@Laurentbrn 5 ай бұрын

Dope interview, rly thankful. Had my ADV for a few months now, pre-ordered early with great fear of being disapointed... I'm not ! It's a beast and has exceeded my expectations in every ways. Well done, wishing floatwheel even more success for the years to come !

@brianres 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic interview Max! Appreciate Tony taking time to speak with you.

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

Thanks man. Blessed to help share the man's vision!

@ltk20 4 ай бұрын

Awesome interview! Thanks for setting this up 👍🏻

@curt248 Ай бұрын

Lighter board, I can’t wait

@quinnfoster1234 Ай бұрын

I can't weight either.

@audihere4978 12 күн бұрын

Purchased an ADV 2nd hand and my main complaints are: 1)cracking bumpers 2) handle broke 3) i do a lot of curb drops and already seeing hairline fractures on the rails 4) the app isnt the best 5) bluetooth connectivity issues. People online kept telling me to reach out to floatwheel but i bought it used and i personally dont like fixing things that break. Id rather just buy something that doesnt break. My ADV sits around more than it used too since i use a GT for commuting. Way more reliable and doesnt break or require much assembly /maintenance .

@dogbog99 5 ай бұрын

Tony is such a legend.

@paulshapiro6119 5 ай бұрын

Great interview Max. Love Tony and Floatwheel team. Fascinating and refreshing that they are so focused on their mission of present and future Floatwheels that they don't have time to make and sell merch... but they'd buy and wear it if someone else sells it. Inspiring interview. P.S. I listened to the end...and then read the comments. I need to make my GT lonely in the corner...by getting FW

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

thank u! Truly inspiring to see how Tony has helped exponentially to push the innovation for our space with such a tiny team. Appreciate u sticking to the end. Now it's time for u to hop on the fw train and experience some next level power and smoothness :)

@seerjay2288 5 ай бұрын

Great video. Thank you both for this update. I need to get in touch with them. I ordered one, but I guess my usdc didn’t go through cause I just looked at it and it’s still in my account.

@geilkindmachen820 18 күн бұрын

Wish the new version would come out! Went to buy a float wheel pro and it said sold out new pro2 coming soon. It’s July! Summer is flying by!

@lolclark 5 ай бұрын

Great video !! Tony's really the GOAT 🤙

@bookmark2846 5 ай бұрын

I'm hoping that Tony will offer a 50s battery option. All the new high end EUC's currently are on 50s and it seems to be working out very well. It would provide the Floatwheel an instant increase in range without an increase in weight!

@miricali17 5 ай бұрын

It's such an amazing video! 👏👏👏👏

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

Thank u!

@shadmcdaniel4184 5 ай бұрын

I like hearing about this shortened rails concept. One of my biggest gripes about the current platform is clearance on the trail.

@mikefloat3040 5 ай бұрын

Amazing interview. Thanks! To Tony’s question, a travel board would be amazing, but I thought the issue is more the battery voltage and current and not the board size. I love my Pint X. It was my first board and I actually prefer it for off-roading though I wish it had more torque. A travel board would be amazing.

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

yup I agree, having that ultra portable pocket ripper board would be so convenient for travel. It should have some sort of swappable battery design like Vid created with his VX Wheel: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lcVhdryfrZ3DpYE.html I'll let Tony know and see what he thinks!

@VXwheel 5 ай бұрын

Lots of cool info! Thanks to both of you!

@shinji112 5 ай бұрын

In regards to Tony's question about whether or not we need a small board that's travel friendly, I think we need an easily-swappable, flight-friendly battery for a pint-sized board. I would love to be able to take my Pint X to another country and hit up some trails but there's no way I can get it on a plane.

@seanparker571 4 ай бұрын

Yes to a more manageable Pint type wheel. Travel friendly would be OK but even better would just be LIGHTER to use more easily as last mile transport.

@SandovalRoldanR 13 күн бұрын

You don't know the difficulty to buy a onewheel here in Mexico, i don't even want to imagine the tech support nightmare in case of a faulty OW. ADV is the answer for us "international" buyers, I'll buy one as soon as they're available 🎉

@pdog911 5 ай бұрын

Thank you John!!!

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

the silent hero

@Trailfloater 2 ай бұрын

I use to ride a gt and then I traded for adv pro and I’m just so amazed!! This board is so smart and it’s everything Onewheel is not!

@-JohnSmith- 5 ай бұрын

I would think the form factor of an XR like a trick board would probably sell better for those that don't care about range

@ChristopheGUIVANT 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Maxx for that interview

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

you're welcome, more to come!

@GlenoraFA 5 ай бұрын

a travel board that has removable batteries to make it more airplane friendly! maybe even external battery?

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

Swappable batteries like how Vid of VX wheel does his diy board would be sick!

@BrianSmith-yq7ys 2 ай бұрын

I’ve been saying this forever

@garrymullins 5 ай бұрын

Amazing interview on both sides.

@NickoTyn 2 ай бұрын

I love my Pint and I would love to have an option for a small board that I can easily take on airplanes and on holidays. The only downside for my Pint is the range. 9-10Km is too short.

@wheelsob_story 5 ай бұрын

more videos like this one !! ideas innovation on a personal level !!! keep rocking the floatwheel in a free world !!

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

freedom fighting baby! much love to u man

@wheelsob_story 5 ай бұрын

thank you for this video !! and for taking the time to make this and get the community involved in the making of it !! @@MaxxSend

@sylrider 5 ай бұрын

Great interview Max! And good to learn more about Tony and how he is a rider before starting the company! Would love more interview videos like that for TFL or Craft & Ride, riders like Nico Aleman -‘d others!

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

thank u! yea pretty fascinating background Tony has, and now he's become a visionary in our space :) will have more awesome interviews down the road yee

@sylrider 5 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks Max for your work and looking forward for the coming interviews!

@TheAnimeist 5 ай бұрын

Too funny, an FM commercial with Kyle doing the opening appeared while I watched this.

@CayoticProphet 5 ай бұрын

33:33 This is Called the "Cat Distribution System" (CDS). 😂

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

Next is how to vesc your cat with the Gen 3 kit 🤣😺

@bleedsblue05esk8 5 ай бұрын

Loved the interview! And thanks for getting our questions in there. Don’t forget about Tech-Rails. They came out with the smaller wheels, cooling axle blocks and GT rails before TFL. Shoemaker has been pushing innovations in this community too. Looking forward to all FloatWheel has to offer. Keep putting out the great content!

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

thanks man! appreciate u supporting. can't wait for Tony's next big moves :)

@iancooper7320 5 ай бұрын

I don’t understand the GT kit you guys were talking about. What is it. And if it gives you more torque do you lose speed on the top end? Thank you. I know it you probably got a shit ton of comments lol. Great interview. And I have not yet messed with any vesc.

@DoctorDugong21 5 ай бұрын

Very cool interview, thanks Maxx! I would not want something much smaller than a growler. Love a growler, because it's basically a Pint but with decent size footpads. I liked my Pint until I got an XR, and now I find the footpads annoyingly small. And this is with size 10 feet. In terms of a shorter board, I also like to keep my front foot at a 45 degree angle, so I also like the XR footpad length. That mockup of the super short XR looks barely rideable to me, I'd be forced to keep my foot perpendicular to the board.

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

ay much appreciated dude! fair point, if it were too short it wouldn't be comfortable for larger feet. however if there were 2 versions that Tony comes out with, 1 shorter, lighter, growler size trick board and the other being the ultra small portable, air travel friendly board (with swappable batteries maybe?), that would fill all needs I think. Also if the smallest board were to have wider XR sized pads and flare out like the kush wide, I think that would help a lot.

@DoctorDugong21 5 ай бұрын

@@MaxxSendFootpad flare like the Kush Wide could work, but at that point there are still size concerns in terms of being able to fit in a bag, so I guess I don't see much benefit in a smaller board with flared pads. But so long as I can get my whole foot on the pad at a 45 degree angle with minimal overhang, I'd be happy. Swappable batteries would solve a lot, so long as it was a quick swap. I'd rather optionally carry 5-10lbs of swappable batteries in a backpack than have it in my board. Not for carrying the board, just to keep the board snappy underfoot and not have it so thick. XR or growler with swappable packs would be ideal for me. 20s2p 18650 packs fit between the rails without removing them from the hub, so it seems possible with a hinged footpad to access the battery compartment. Then 20s1p stunt packs as an option. Though that would still be above the FAA watt hour limit to fly. I don't think anything above 63V is doable under the FAA limit - that's basically a Pint pack. Maybe with some of those exotic sized smaller li ions, but I don't think they have the discharge characteristics we want.

@nategannam 5 ай бұрын

Tony is dope! Very fluent in english as well

@victoralekseev5671 3 ай бұрын

good vid, thanks

@agl10 5 ай бұрын

Tony is the real MVP

@StanfordLeeStrong 5 ай бұрын

Smaller Lighter board is the way to go!

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

it'd be so damn fun to rip that everywhere!

@wisi4044 5 ай бұрын

I have over 3500km on my Oneweel V1 but the battery is dead now and i have no money for a Floatweel but someday... But living without my oneweel is sad it was the funmachine of every day...

@tuismith946 5 ай бұрын

Rather than a small trick board, I’d say go big… as in an 8inch hub - especially if getting near euc-level watts is a goal. That will give more clearance for a thicker battery + controller box, say 30s3p of 21700s, and you might still even have space left to make the batteries modular and flyable, like with the vxwheel. Rails could still be lowered to retain stability. This might give us the power and stability we need to start doing proper big jumps, when combined with remote tilt. Burris already make a 8in tyre too. Seeing as Tony’s got the whole adv platform as bespoke/ not compatible with FM/3rd party parts like bumpers, footpads etc, no need to stick with the crowd’s form factor - just make a big-ass hub motor, build a new form-factor around that, and send it! If it performs, people will definitely pay more than an adv costs for a supreme board like this, and it would be offering something that fungineers won’t do anytime in the near future I’d guess

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

interesting idea, could definitely be something to pursue down the road. For sure I think there are merits in going both smaller and larger. However wouldn't an 8in hub require like an 11in tire? An 8in Burris tire wouldn't fit on an 8 inch hub lol but if it were say a 10in tire on an 7in hub that could reduce the board's carving responsiveness. Unless if it were like an 10 in tire that's like 7in wide, with more power in the hub while still being carvy, that would be pretty interesting. Let's see what Tony thinks!

@tuismith946 5 ай бұрын

@@MaxxSend lol yea the Burris I mentioned is for an 8in hub sorry - it’s a whopping 15in high… rather large but you can easily ride that wide comfortably on a snowboard, and a surfboard most of the time, would just require adjusting a bit of muscle memory. Might be less carvy, but the extra torque/power should compensate with responsiveness to a fair degree I’d imagine. Defs wouldn’t be a trick board though 😅 Even 7in would be legit if it had more copper in the stator than the superflux. Not sure if there’s any other tyres that fit a 7in hub out there but even if there aren’t, it wouldn’t matter too much if Tony made a decent custom tyre for it, like he does with the floatwheel anyway. If the big 7/8in hub motor took more juice than anything else available, it’d only be a matter of time before heaps of people started buying it and 3rd party manufacturers started making custom moulds to fit it anyhow. This is where the future of progression/innovation is at I reckon - I wanna see someone do a jump on the nitro circus mega ramp on a Onewheel one day 😆 we need moooaa powa!! ⚡️

@me_josh 5 ай бұрын

It would be cool if Tony made an updated assembly and vesc program video I cannot find one?

@gregormagnifique 5 ай бұрын

I’m in New Zealand and gtv is my only option so yes

@JackMasterOfNone 5 ай бұрын

What was the community engineering site tony mentioned? I couldn't quite understand what the site name is exactly

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

I thought he said 'Endless Saffir or Sapphire' but I couldn't find anything on it. Forgot to follow up with Tony on that, will ask him later!

@chrisc790 5 ай бұрын

@@MaxxSendI think he said endless sphere

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

@@chrisc790 ah that's what it is, thank u!

@sylrider 5 ай бұрын

Any release date for the XR kit? Can’t wait to see what you come up with!

@wayofflow955 5 ай бұрын

I really want a pint or smaller wheel for traveling. Feature 1) able to break down like verial rail for a easy travel and packing 2) swapping battery packs

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

ooo the ability to break down easily would be sick! and swappable battery pack for normal or extended range

@DirtSickle1 5 ай бұрын

Ready for that drop in kit 🔥

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

about 1 more month yee

@DirtSickle1 5 ай бұрын

@MaxxSend my GT will send "over-regen signals when I go downhill and the battery is around 50-60%, and the board will stop as if it's over charged. Do you think the drop in controller will fix that problem? I don't want to pay FM $600 for an issue I proved to them was on their behalf by sending them all the emails of customers with the same issues that they fixed free of charge.

@grantgonyer450 4 ай бұрын

Love the pint platform, just not enough battery and torque for a bigger rider

@patrickle1 5 ай бұрын

Definitely would buy the smaller board that can be taken on planes or easier to transport. Make it and it'll sell for sure!

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

I 100th that!

@GlenoraFA 5 ай бұрын

About the Distributors, the main advantage is a distributor can sell a completed, configured board which is a barrier for a lot of people. spread the love! reconsider distributors outside the US :) (If they don't sell to US there shouldn't be any threats haha)

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

fair point, include some labor for assembly and software setup for the increase in price, keep it reasonable and there should be plenty of people. Maybe Tony will reconsider :)

@1c2h3i4v5a6s 5 ай бұрын

What about a 6in billet? Would that also work? I prefer the 6in hub over the 5in, I got N48 magents so hopefully it works around the same

@laurentbeauregard4666 5 ай бұрын

I just want an XR form with S series power. Won’t be getting another board until I see something like this.

@laurentbeauregard4666 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Maxx for getting this interview set up, great for the skeptics out there (myself included)

@TheFloatLife 5 ай бұрын

a 75V ME4T pack is pretty much that for me.

@laurentbeauregard4666 5 ай бұрын

@@TheFloatLife I’m gonna have to spend some time learning about this stuff, it just takes time. I would totally sign up and pay for a workshop that teaches people the ins and outs about this stuff. Edit: I really just want to buy something off the shelf though because I’m impatient and lazy at times.

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

@@laurentbeauregard4666 XR platform is still hard to beat. You just need to either get a lil focer controller or a XR-V controller kit from FW and then a big battery like 75 ME4T or 84V torque pack. Comparable power, more range than GTS.

@curt248 Ай бұрын

@@TheFloatLifewhere can this be purchased?

@ThisMarv 5 ай бұрын

I travel for work a lot and would absolutely love a travel board in addition to my adv. Although a lot of airplanes, at least in Europe, seem to be banning "battery powered transportation devices" in general nowadays :(

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

A mini trick adv would pair so well with the trail adv! Hopefully with small enough battery it'll be more chill

@FloatinCanada 5 ай бұрын

I think if the board battery is removable completely then it won't be a battery powered device anymore. I think that would be the best way.

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

@@FloatinCanada if he creates something similar to Vid's design that would solve everything kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lcVhdryfrZ3DpYE.html

@FloatinCanada 5 ай бұрын

@MaxxSend something like that but I've seen a more refined version somewhere. Also I think Tony needs to start designing a board with a built in suspension. We need more people saying this.

@tuismith946 5 ай бұрын

@@FloatinCanada agree on the suspension front - that would be sick. Where’d you see the more refined vxwheel lookalike though? Maybe you are just thinking of the vxwheel #4 he is prototyping right now? If not, I’d love a link

@leonenriquez5031 5 ай бұрын

Yes, theres is a need and desire for a smaller Pint!!

@PaulVanCaesbroeck 5 ай бұрын

56:52 Hoegaarden glass? Good choice 🍺. Greets from Belgium.

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

santé 🍻

@SweetieJamii 5 ай бұрын

Addressing the range issue of the new adv 2 (XR version)? How much range is it compared to the GT? GT Vesc sound amazing but we also need mew battery pack (if the old one is losing range) I have 12th size feet, I did not like the Pint compared to GT. So smaller might not be for me.

@belageza1487 3 ай бұрын

I have a question abot the Hun event! So for me its really wierd to pay by crypto I am hungarian can i buy an ADV durring the event?

@scphun 5 ай бұрын

I wanted to buy the exact product Tony described, but it was not available and I need reassurance that multiple airlines will allow m to travel with it. The grey area of having a board rejected at the airport is a no go for us business travelers.

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

yea that grey area where certain airlines care and others don't is too risky to deal with the hassle. But if it were a swappable battery design like Vid of his VX wheel, it would be pretty legit.. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lcVhdryfrZ3DpYE.html

@EmilianoSalcedo-ch9kb 5 ай бұрын

why not make the trick board as light and balanced as possible? I would think that the priority for a trick board would not be power. Also would rails also be compatible?

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

yup light and balanced, that's why Tony mentioned having a split 10s1p pack on each side of the board, and possibly having the esc in the motor (not sure for adv 2 or 3 or for this trick board). Not sure on the rails, but if it's smaller I don't think you would wanna use the og adv rails :)

@c.daubz.5386 5 ай бұрын

👍👍 guys

@johanjotun1647 Ай бұрын

Will there be more ADVs coming or is ADV2 going to be the entry level unit?

@quinnfoster1234 Ай бұрын

No idea why you would want less power and no Smart BMS. Supporting double the electronics would be silly.

@TimsTown 5 ай бұрын

Looking forward to the GTV kit. FM told me no more support for me, like the soup Nazi's they are, LOL.

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

bring it back to life baby! with even more powerr :)

@smokeyBJJ 5 ай бұрын

We need GT hubs for the Cannoncore!!!

@nickkleminsky 5 ай бұрын

Is the pint allowed on a plane? I would definitely love a board that I can travel on a plane with. The battery is the biggest problem I'm sure. If I could have a board that is legal to travel on a plane with I would definitely buy to add to my other boards collection. As long as it is pretty capable for what it is

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

pint is supposed to be allowed on planes because the battery wh is low enough. problem is your luck depends from airline to airline, some allow it without a care, others make a big deal out of it and then force you to leave it behind which becomes a huge hassle. If Tony comes out with that smaller board with a swappable battery, it'd be win-win across the board!

@marconiusmaximus 5 ай бұрын

Team Floatwheel, love my ADV Pro, give me a jersey plzzzz lol

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

Team FW all the way baby! U can make your own FW branded jersey and rep/sell it. I'll possibly be making some🤘🏻

@dogbog99 5 ай бұрын

RIGHT TO REPAIR Legendary businessman.

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

he walks the talk!

@kwancolon 5 ай бұрын

Where can I buy a float wheel?

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

I hope u watched most of the vid? 😅 U go to his site floatwheels.ru and pay with bitcoin (cuz fm won't allow him to accept any other form of payment right now). If u don't have bitcoin there are some vids with instructions here 34:39

@dogbog99 5 ай бұрын

Tony is like the Elon Musk of the PEV world.

@chrisc790 5 ай бұрын

Max, curious how long ago you did this interview?

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

2 weeks ago! why?

@chrisc790 5 ай бұрын

Just curious how current it was. Awesome interview, by he way!

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

@@chrisc790 thanks man! really wanted to post sooner but trimming down 30 min throughout took longer than expected :)

@wheelsob_story 5 ай бұрын

yesssss !!! make the mcnugget floatwheel !! sub 20lb board all FUKin day !!! letsss goo !!

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

that thing would be so fun to rip around everywhere yee!!

@wheelsob_story 5 ай бұрын

@@MaxxSend 💯💯💯💯💯💯 w/ the madd maxx himself leading the shred rebels in a glorious battle to defeat the evil dark lord

@ky13and3r50n 5 ай бұрын

What is the name of the engineering design site he mentioned? Endless Stuff Here? Endless suffering? Endless suffier?

@SchuylerOrtega 5 ай бұрын

Endless sphere

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

it's actually Endless Sphere, but endless suffering is not a bad name too 🤣

@user-ey5tp8oi5d 5 ай бұрын

台灣買的到嗎

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

可以啊，從 Floatwheels.ru 用bitcoin 買，他們會寄去台灣

@etiennecollin4827 5 ай бұрын

For size, I think Pint/Pint X is great for city and travelling. As long as the battery is easily removable (for planes).

@marcintwism 5 ай бұрын

a light board with a swappable batteries that are flight approved would actually be a dream... I'm from Poland and I'm thinking about taking my board somewhere warmer for a week... but the only option is road/train travel now I know I have to set up some way of crypto payment for march :) does anybody know If revolut options are enough?

@sarnford 5 ай бұрын

He’s follows Elon Musk memes and his timeframes too!

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

he should come out with the cyberwheel next lol

@Zetler 5 ай бұрын

No questions about suspension??

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

did he ever hint at actual suspension? nobody mentioned to ask him lol Tony says best way to upgrade your board is to do his e-kit + TFL 5" hub for suspension feel and torque @ 40:43

@wheelsob_story 5 ай бұрын

or at least a mcnugget kit to convert existing xr/pint platform boards into mcnugget !! esc in the hub and batteries in the front and back !!

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

conversion kit and/or swappable batteries would be craazy

@wheelsob_story 5 ай бұрын

swappable batteries and conversion kit w/ esc inside the stator for 850 ;))))))))@@MaxxSend

@gergosnoo 5 ай бұрын

slow tf down and wear helmet always

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

YOOO FLOATWHEEL MAN!!

@BenjaminShredder 5 ай бұрын

A couple of cool cats

@MaxxSend 5 ай бұрын

the guys or the animals😂much love bro

@BenjaminShredder 5 ай бұрын

@@MaxxSend both! Of course!

@victoralekseev5671 3 ай бұрын

here is some business idea for someone who knows how to do all this cryptobuying thing. Get 5 or 10 boards from Floatwheel and add a couple hundred dollars fee and sale them to people like me (i don't have any crypto knowledge or two months waiting patience).

@victoralekseev5671 3 ай бұрын

here is some business idea for someone who knows how to cryptobuy thing. Get 5 or 10 boards and add 200$ fee. I am sure you'd sale them in now time to people like me who has no idea of this crypto transactions and zero patience for two months shipping 😀