The head lights and tail lights will automatically switch based on the direction you are riding. The head lights are listed on the website as being 760 lumens, but Lai stated that they are 1600 lumens in the announcement video. There will be an integrated buzzer and the device will connect to your phone and Apple Watch. The controller has a double decker design to allow for more room in the front enclosure. The adv series will use a VESC based controller. floatwheel claims that this is necessary for unstated legal reasons. According to a YouTube comment on the announcement video, the motor will be shipped separately and will need to be installed by the user. The hub is advertised as operating at 6 horse power, twice that of the Onewheel GT’s 3 hp. To also assist with cooling, the motor will include ferrofluid from the factory. Once it warms to room temperature, the axle will expand to fit. This shrinks the axle to allow it to fit inside the stator. The CannonCore axles will be fit into place using a liquid nitrogen process that cools it to -170☌. It also has a larger canon shaped axle that should allow for better cooling. The stator is 53% larger than that of the Onewheel GT. It will have a 6 inch rim and will be compatible with standard go-kart and Onewheel+ XR tires. MotorĮach board will use the same newly designed CannonCore motor. Instead of a wire, the front footpad will connect to the controller using contact leads mounted on the upper side of the front enclosure. In their December 9th video, Lai explained that they have identified some issues with the GT and XR sensors and have designed their footpad sensor to account for these issues. The front footpad will have a pressure sensitive dual-zone sensor, similar to the sensors on all Onewheel products. Footpadsīoth boards will feature the same dual concave (front and rear) footpads. The controller and battery enclosures are made from injection molded plastic and will be air tight and waterproofed. Both rails have a 3 degree tilt in the front and rear. The adv has a W shaped rail with three axle mounting positions - again, very similar to The Float Life’s WTF rails. The adv pro has a trussed rail design with five axle mounting positions - pretty much a clone of Tech Rails. In the announcement video, Lai emphasized a priority for a lower center of gravity and ride stability. The floatwheel boards will be similar to Onewheel+ XR in size. But, it should be noted that floatwheel is not a new company and they have successfully fulfilled multiple products in the past. If you consider this to be a red flag, that is understandable. This would ideally open up other payment options. Lai goes on to state that floatwheel hopes to eventually take on Future Motion in court to challenge their patents, but only after they have established themselves in the market. As Lai explained in their YouTube video from December 7th, they are only accepting crypto as payment so that they can avoid being shutdown or seized by Future Motion. Right now, floatwheel is only accepting payment via Coinbase, a cryptocurrency platform. Lai has repeatedly assured YouTube commenters that the orders are on schedule to ship in February. The floatwheels are slated to start shipping in February of 2023. The full price of the floatwheel adv pro is $1799 with a $650 pre-order deposit. The pre-order deposit is $500 or $650, respectively. The full price of the floatwheel adv is $1599 or $1749 depending on the battery you choose. Right now, pre-orders are available for both boards:
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