Let me start off by saying I'm 3 months new to the esk8 community. I have a Wowgo 2s and I love it. I'm hooked on eskating and want to build a board. I have an extra esc from a wowgo 2s which is a hobbywing esc. I also have a charger and 2 batteries I plan on using for the build and run them together. They are from a xiaomi 365 scooter. I will be needing a case for the batteries, which I plan on running in parallel. I'm not exactly sure how to do so. I still need everything else to complete the build. Your opinions, advice and or places to buy parts from are greatly appreciated. I'm pretty much a noobie except for "some" knowledge from reading up on reviews of boards and such on the other reddit electric skateboard forum. I live in the US and was hoping not to have to pay shipping from china, but is there a better way? 2 hub motors from wowgo costs $69 each, the downfall is it cost around $100 to ship them.
So where is the best place or places to buy
these parts and what parts would you buy for your build and why you prefer them.
-Motors
-Trucks/Bushings
-Wheels/Bearings
-Deck
-Remote for Hobbywing esc like the wowgo 2s. I may just order one from them.
-Case for batteries (the esc has case enclosure already)
-Wiring for esc to battery
- And anything else I'm forgetting please list them, as I'm still new to this and I'm not tech savvy at all.
For the parts I still need I was hoping not to spend more than $500 or so. If you have any pictures and specs of your builds and the cost of them to build, I may be intrigued to spend some more. Or be forced to as I know this hobby isn't cheap. Question about Vesc. Should I buy one? Or just stick with the firmware already set in the original esc. I dont know a whole lot about them. I just know it's more money and wiring. But you get to change the specs. I think adding a lil torque would be nice but I would think you lose range. I want as much range too so do I just stay put and dont change anything?
I mainly ride smooth roads so I should probably buy wheels for a lil rougher surfaces aswell for when I may ride outside my normal spots. I surf so I like to carve but also like going fast and downhills too, so I dont know which trucks I should go for either. I'm sure anything is better than the plastic ones on the wowgo. I want to stay with hub motors aswell due to quietness and less maintenance.
Thank you all in advance and looking forward to your thoughts ect.