The Future of the Boosted Board Community!
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2024
- I had a chance to meet Boosted Board community researcher Jonathan Aubert and talk about the future of the Boosted Board community. Here's what we're working on and where we're going.
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The community is lucky to have you!!
Much love! I’m lucky to be a part of such a passionate community.
You’re the man. I bought a boosted stealth this past summer from boosted USA not knowing the original company went under. I always wanted a boosted board and could finally afford it. I discovered xr general hospital and you totally gave me confidence with my purchase even after a lot of people called me an idiot for buying an outdated product with no support. I even purchased a used mini x on Facebook market place. Thanks to you I leave them in the charger at all times and have had zero problems. If I ever get the RLOD I will be sure to send the batteries your way and I’m very interested in the XXR so I will be your first customer once you got it available. Keep up the good work dude!
Heck yes! XXR is gonna be dope, I'll be dropping my experimental results in about two days :)
Update: Here are the results for the bigger Boosted battery.
ua-cam.com/video/BcKB9ihpGcA/v-deo.html
Man riding my booster board for two years it had saved me so much time and It was fun… it’s a small community yet a passionate and innovative one for sure
This video made me pull out my standard range battery that's been sitting in the box for years. Charging now... I did barely any miles on it before the XR battery arrived, so it's basically 100% still good!
Excited for this community to keep the Boosted products alive, they really were ahead of their time!
So ahead of their time! They really pushed the tech forward, and we need a push like that again. Let's see how that master plan holds up :)
With your less than 1000 subscribers, all I have to say is that we all support you. Please don't give up on your fellow boosted riders. ❤️
Nothing stronger than family!
Thanks for keeping up with the videos man! Happy holidays!
Happy holidays to you too! Don't forget to wear a helmet :)
Looking forward for all of this dude, keep it up!
Nothing stronger than family!
Holding onto my BB Stealth forever..! Thanks and keep engineering this is good stuff.! Nice work.
Heck yeah! Boosted's engineering is still second to none, so it's now up to us to continue Boosted's legacy of excellent engineering.
So excited to get back on my board! Sending my dead batteries to you ASAP!
I did an unboxing of one of the last new Boosted Board Stealth in 2021 from Last Mile.
I got a lot of love doing those vlogs.. However, I did get some dislikes because they (eboard purists) purely thought that Boosted was an outdated eboard.
To me, I feel like BOOSTED is a legendary eboard & started the eboard craze. The BOOSTED community is still alive even though the company is long gone.
I applaud you for everything you’ve been doing and what you plan on doing in the future.
I have two Boosted V2 & V3 boards that need battery fixing. Would love to send them to you to get them running again 🤙🏽
Oh, it's outdated for sure, but that's not why we ride. We ride because it's our way of life. We got a chance to fix our problems and share the love with the rest of the ESK8 community and share why we spend so much time and energy to keep our boards alive the way we do.
Did you fill out the diagnosis form yet? diagnose.xrgeneralhospital.com
I agree w/ your reply. I have 6 BOOSTED Boards Because, well.. lifestyle & love for them.
Plus, with individuals like yourself who keep it possible to keep the ride alive I’m glad I have nothing to worry about in the future. Thank you @@xrgeneralhospital
And I’ll begin filling out the diagnosis form. 🤙🏽 Merry Christmas 🎄!
@@joeypaesano You got like two Boosted Boards for each foot and two extras lmao
I've been skating/commuting Boosted since my V1 in June 2014. I got 7 years out of that first battery! I'd still be riding it if I had a V1 battery.
Now I ride by V2 and Stealth to work every (dry) day. Glad to know you guys are talking about and working on a future for the Boosted Board community. THANKS...ツ
Much love! Where are you located geographically?
you guys have magically Taken an entire company that went … and have recycled it. and that is the keyword , Recycle .
It is Because of the work of you men that I just joined this community one month ago actually and I couldn’t be more proud of yalls work and I feel like you y’all are more than just community but more like family. Please keep on doing what y’all do, it all has a deeper purpose
Nothing stronger than Boosted Family! We intend to do more than recycle :)
@@xrgeneralhospital quick question, amnesia chip installed, board standing up hind wheels. I press the power button for five seconds. I get the amnesia animation ,then I get two flashes from the middle light, (in the row of 5 small lights) four flashes from the second from the bottom, and then two flashes from the bottom light, then it goes back to the animation. What does this mean?
Great work!! 👏
Gotta do it right or not at all!
*Great video!* Very informative and entertainin. Long live Boosted!!
and the XXR!
Heck yes! Long live the XXR!
@@xrgeneralhospital The community needs more people like you man, I hope you keep inspirin more people to join the movement
Time to disrupt an industry I guess :)
I love this my friends and I were talking about these problems too and the conlusion was that they will become diy boards in the end using vesks using 3dprinted remots that look like boosted ones on boards that will out perform boosted since there teck is going on 4 years out of date, even if someone rebought boosted it wouldn't be the same
I agree, it definitely wouldn't be the same if someone rebought Boosted. You are correct in concluding that Boosted Boards will eventually become DIY boards in the end, possibly using a VESC and VESC-compatible remotes. However, since it seems that very few of us have actually made the transition to a VESC-based board, or any other board for that matter, this tells me that there is room for innovation in the DIY ESK8 industry, and that's exactly where we would come in.
I paid $600 for a Boosted Stealth a few weeks ago (first boosted) I saw that remotes were half that price and just decided I’d get a different board if this one dies🤷🏽♂️
If you guys solves the problems you set out to you’re legends 👍🏽🙌🏽
I’m really hoping our new project will drop the market value of remotes in the next 6 months or so :)
@@xrgeneralhospital MVP. Boosted should have made their remote tech open to the public when they went under. (probably not legally possible)
someone needs to hack the Data 😅🤷🏽♂
Probably easier to make new tech. Hacking their stuff is not only highly illegal, but gets us nowhere if we want to make improvements in the future. How do we improve something we don’t really understand? It’s much easier to improve tech we build from the ground up since we know how it was conceived, ya feel?
Hi I have Boosted 2nd Gen Dual+ Standard Range Electric Skateboard and I keep to store my boosted board in garage like year and now not turning on it's blinking red lights and 3 light solid red is that recoverable?
We talked on face book I'm the guy who put that sr battery bms on the xr pack( with major modifications)
Oh sweet! Will we get a tutorial video from you maybe? I’m still very curious on how that works
Would love to see someone interface a 3rd party or DIY light with the accessory port that was created for the boosted beams
Agreed! It's a shame Beams are so rare. On the bright side, we can make our own accessory port when we make our bigger Boosted Board battery :)
loving my Boosted Stealth and only had if for a few months but have been scared about what to do if ESC or battery dies... my board only has 225 miles on it so it´s still new so hopefully it will not die on me soon but i love having a Boosted which is one of the OG´s of powerful esk8.. i do wish my board would have more range though...
Did you check out our latest video? We may have addressed all of your concerns here :)
I'm confused so when they get the rlod what happens is it that you can't connect to it or does it it turn basically to a plain board not being electric?
The battery refuses to supply power, basically.
This is so badass.
Nothing more badass than family :)
Where can I be notified as soon as the XXR comes out
That would be here! www.donttellcasey.com
What is Alex’s UA-cam page? I wanna see his content!
Still riding my mini X with 105’s! Hella fun, little more stress on the motors but damn it’s fast!
Yeah it is! It goes like 25 full speed, right?
@@xrgeneralhospital oh yeah, gps said 23.2 but math tells me otherwise LOL.
@@wolfcantswim Hmmm I wonder how we could get an RPM readout? That way speed can be very accurate
@@xrgeneralhospital like a Honda computer, is there anyway in the ESC that reads out motor rpm? If we can get that, we can figure it out. We have the gear ratio
@@wolfcantswim I’m sure it’s there, but hidden from user view via the Boosted or Ride app. We could get that info via CANBUS?
Hi so I have 2 questions: 1) I own the boosted mini x and why did the company removed the app. 2) mine came with the black wheels what are the difference if I replace them with the orange one.
1) Boosted Inc. is out of business and has been out of business for two years. The Ride ESK8 app works perfectly with the Boosted Board. www.xrgeneralhospital.com/Ride
2) There shouldn’t be a major difference if you replace the orange and the black stock wheels. There seems to be a more noticeable ride difference using Orangutan Wheels!
If someone made a double XR battery, they could just take my money right now!
Noted! I made one prototype, but just because we can do it once, it doesn't mean we can make it 1000 times. The hard part now is to figure out how we can make it 1000 times and ensure it's just as safe as the standard XR.
Update: Here's a bigger Boosted Board battery. Merry Christmas :)
ua-cam.com/video/BcKB9ihpGcA/v-deo.html
Honestly, I felt kinda dumb buying a mini x just right before Boosted collapse. It's a competitive market right now for PEV's in general, and Boosted boards really demanded a premium for their amazing support.
I think it's awesome the community is still trying it's best to keep boosted alive, but I can't help but feel like we are at a point of sunk cost for boosted boards. There are cheaper alternatives that provide more and have "support" from their manufacturers, which is definitely a hard proposition to pass up.
If you're a boosted owner, it might be better cost wise to move onto another e-board companysa the board ages. For someone who doesn't have a boosted board already, it's hard to recommend someone to buy one unless they really want to despite the downsides.
Thematically for me, the main issue is supply, and until we are able to address it, the future of boosted board community seems merky. Your suggestions I would say fundamentally try to address the supply issue and it's creative no doubt for some of them, but I wonder if they are economically feasible.
We also live in a disposable society, so it stands to reason most people would just get something new.
Honestly this is an interesting case study in of itself, and as someone who took business in college, I love thinking about problems, finding alternatives, and picking one that solves it the best. Can't wait to see what the community comes up with.
I agree, there is a lot of sunk cost in our boards, but I love how you put "support" in massive airquotes. It demonstrates that this is a very early market and isn't ready for cost-optimized manufacturing yet if companies are unable to support the very products they produce.
Supply is the biggest problem, I agree. As long as we are reliant on Boosted hardware, there will be broken boards, and replacement parts will be overpriced. So, making aftermarket compatible parts is a way out if we do it right. I believe that the ESK8 industry has a lot to learn from Boosted not just from their failure, but also from their success. They were a tech company first, manufacturing second.
We don't have a lot of new tech being developed in the ESK8 industry except from Lacroix with the Stormcore, the VESC organization with VESC 6, and new battery tech that happens to trickle down from Samsung, Panasonic, Tesla, etc. We need to have a tech first approach if ESK8 is to thrive, or else we will have to endure the lackluster "support" for a very long time until someone larger player decides to step in. Why should we wait?
I'd love to pick your brain more. There's no concrete solution yet, which is what makes this problem so damn appealing to me. Good thing you know where to find us :)
@@xrgeneralhospital I also put the quotations on there because historically speaking, many of boosted board's competitors are chinese e-board companies that had a history of neglecting customers who needed help. My first board I decided to get was the mini x because it had the backing of one of the most reliable companies when it came to customer support for eboards: granted it was much more expensive than some of the alternatives, but the piece of mind was well worth it imo.
Aftermarket compatible parts is a way to circumvent the supply problem, but at the same time I can't help but wonder at what point does it stop being a boosted board? What does a dead brand mean to people when the solution is DIY in nature as opposed to a premade product?
This ultimately IMO, eventually leads to the DIY vs Premade Boards argument with all it's pro's and cons. People generally prefer premade boards because costs are typically lower and the product is ready to use right from the get go with hypothetical support. DIYers are willing to spend more time and money to get a more customized experience, but are also on their own.
In a worse case scenario, I don't think there are any feasible solutions for boosted boards: we are ultimately just delaying the inevitable reality of a product that is no longer support by it's original creator.
However, when it comes to the industry I have more faith in it. What we really need is standardization of the manufacturing process: by that I mean, ease of accessibility and compatibility of parts. Any points of friction cause by proprietary hardware and software will hurt the future of this industry (and micro mobility in general). VESC for example is open source and reduces friction of proprietary software, which is why it will probably be dominant esc in the future. Another important thing is product design that is more user friendly so that people don't have as much of a difficult time servicing/customizing their own board: ex boosted boards batteries look hard to open up and get into if you need to do work on them/ get them replaced compared to other one's.
I also think a e-boards for dummies kind of education would be a great way to get customers to understand the products better so they aren't as afraid to do things to the board themselves.
There is probably more I could think/talk about but my mind is usually one to have scrambled ideas that come together later on (just like in my college days), so perhaps there might be more thoughts on this later.
How do you re name your board in the Ride app? I got my Stealth second hand a couple days ago and I can’t wait to give this thing a second life
We haven't found a way to rename boards yet, although some that have the Boosted app still installed on their phone report that they're able to do it that way! It's not that big of a quality of life thing for me, so it doesn't really bother me personally.
im concerned about what the battery will do having it stored in my closet for years.. never ride this dangerous thing, its a v2+. very sad to see what happened to boosted and that their resale value is so low.
What battery is it? Your concern is valid. Do you know if it’s an extended range or standard range battery? Feel free to text/call me. 734 837 8704
It would be interesting to use 21700 cells since they have higher capacity and higher discharge rate because the lg mh1 cells are not good lack of a better word they're high capacity for 18650 but they lack the oomph I only 10 amp continuous output, and I would imagine that the boosted boards draw a lot more power than the cells can safely handle in a instantaneous full throttle situation and I'm going to go out on a limb and say that's why they are unbalanced and some cells are bad yet some are good any battery pack. I would like to use the 21700 cells just because you don't get the double output however there might be a possibility to have them in the same enclosure but I'm not sure I'd have to obtain 26 of those cells and try it out.
Side note what are your thoughts on using lipo packs which can safely discharge at higher rates but obviously our prone to fires if punctured but a case around it should solve that issue but then again the charging might not work that's a thought.
21700 cells look very possible at the moment! I'm not super familiar with LG MH1 cells, the XRs currently use LG HG2 cells. A lot of packs present with imbalance partly because of old firmware, but others we speculate are due to manufacturing defects. I have 26 21700 cells onhand, and it would seem that they are still too big for the enclosure. I'd love to be proven wrong, that would be cool if we could!
I guess we'll have to investigate further with Lipos!
I just published my research! Check it out here: www.xrgeneralhospital.com/research/xxr
I’m no programmer, but how feasible would it be to just get a new motherboard, solder it up to the board and download the boosted software to it? Then couldn’t we also do the same for the remotes too?
It’s definitely not as simple as that and doing that would definitely be copyright infringement unfortunately.
@@xrgeneralhospital ya I’m also no lawyer😂 maybe I’ll have to do that for my personal board only and not tell anyone, not making a profit either so I should be fine😂
@@xrgeneralhospital keep up the good work
Can anyone please help?! I just bought a v3 plus used and after two days the battery is blinking white…. This means a update I believe but how can I update if the company went out of business? please help I feel like I just got scammed out of so much money
Gotcha fam. Can you text me? 734 837 8704
What app do I use to control my booster board in 2023?
www.xrgeneralhospital.com/blastoff
www.xrgeneralhospital.com/ride
my boosted ESC died, i replaced with a Dual FESC from flipsky. Working like a charm, there is only a downside, the battery shuts down after 10 minutes, but it works
Oh I know how to make it not shut down after 10 minutes :)
@@xrgeneralhospital any tips?😬
We’re developing a plug-and-play module, hang tight :)
Can i ask you ist it Wörth to buy a boosted board back in 2022?
It definitely depends! Buy used? Yes. Buy used? I dunno.
So there’s a boosted I’m watching on eBay with a battery that doesn’t hold a charge. Can you fix it?
Depends, what version?
My remote is lost, is there a way to bypass this
Remote on eBay are crazy expensive
We’re working on it! We’ll have a full video soon. fuckremotescalpers.xrgeneralhospital.com
Hey man really excited about the fact you might know the solution to fixing our battery issues could you go in depth on how to fix or drop a link to a video guide a little lost here love the footage
No prob! Can you text me? 734 837 8704
Is it possible I can bring my battery to yoy for repair since I live in Houston
I was in Houston momentarily, I live in Indiana! Can you send me a video? diagnose.xrgeneralhospital.com
WE NEED THE BOOSTED BOARD STEALTH EDITION BACK
Love my Stealth!
People still talk smack on the Boosted Boards for not having enough range and how expensive they are. I still love my Boosted Mini X. More range would be better but the charge time isn’t bad on these boards.
More range? Say no more. ua-cam.com/video/rLGVUIzB-bU/v-deo.html
Hello
J’ai besoin d’aide ! J’ai récemment acheté une boosted V2 dual de 2018 avec une extended range neuve. Quand je la connecte, elle clignote pour une mise à jour du software. Quand je connecte la board a l’application boosted, je n’ai pas de proposition de mise à jour. Pouvez vous m’aider ? Please 🙏🙏
Yo! Can you go ahead and send me an email? dtwang129@gmail.com
I'm so fucking pissed
I traded my board in for credit when that happened not knowing the company went under
I empathize. Do you ride ESK8 today still?
@@xrgeneralhospital I ride a normal longboat to and from work, it's a two mile trek it's just that 7pm chill
@@xrgeneralhospital do you have any suggestions at getting back into ESK8
I didn't realize that the new co pay doesn't even sell new boosted boards
I thought they just didn't honor the warranty for no reason
@@laary7589 Buy a board used! The majority of my stuff is used.
@@xrgeneralhospital huh
That's a really good idea
Still hurts knowing I just
Gave mine away
My ESC died at 12,421 miles. So they do die.
Holy crap, how many miles did you ride in a day?
I bought a V3 in JUL 2018. I go to work about 6 miles there and 6 miles back. So 12 miles x 5 days per week, only 8 months per year, because winter is harsh on the longboard, once they start adding road salt. But, I also use it on weekends for grocery shopping. It's not the cold, the snow, nor the ice. It's the road salt mixing into water that does the most damage to the board. But I learned that, after riding through two winters. ... Now, I ride slower and use side streets or the sidewalks. Competing with car drivers is crazy. ... Stainless Steel hardware, Titanium Kingpins, Ceramic Bearings, then prepping the board with dabs of WD-40 on certain areas. But the hangers are still aluminum and that rusts and weakens them too. ... The fine road dirt sticks to the oiled parts, and then there's cleaning all that off to be able to adjust things. ... Anyway, if you want to know mmore, just ask, I will try to answer to the best of my experience.
How about just GUTTING an existing board? There are PLENTY of boosted clones out there. I have one, it uses any remote and gets 30miles. It seems like that will be the path of least resistance unless it's that important for your battery pack to say "boosted" as opposed to meepo on it . A meepo boosted clone can cost from $200 on eBay to $999 new . And considering the time and work that you're talking about putting into it it seems as though $900 is not that tall and order as opposed to hundreb of hours with a soildering iron and Failed attempts at creating a Battery pack. OR maby i am crazy.
Just got a boosted board if I was Elon musk I would fully support this I have only owned a boosted board for not even a week in 2022 LMAO
Yeah, we definitely tried to get Elon's attention, but he has publicly stated he has zero intention of getting into electric motorcycles, so ESK8 is probably a similar enough subcategory for him to dismiss the category? Dunno.
Orrrrr.. just buy a backfire
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I think someone just needs to make a better board that is inspired by Boosted, a V4 of sorts.
Damn, you found out my master plan
@@xrgeneralhospital I will be following closely, I hope you can pull it off.
WE are gonna pull it off. You, me, everyone :)