Can't believe I missed this video.. those adjustable damping truck (ADT) looks wild as in... good wild. Like mind blowing brain explosion wild. BVR deck is super cool and the amount of concave that the deck has is awesome. Built in headlight and brake light is necessary for esk8s and I hope to see more companies implementing these built in light system as standard. Being able to tune the board via new remote on the latest Lingyi ESC for rider's preference is nice touch and the enclosure looks like Batman's suit with highly and insanely detailed packs. And not to mention that DXW (Dong Xing Wei) motors are my all time favourite. These motors has nice noises.
I am just dipping my toes in racing on tracks and I feel like this board could form the basis for a solid race board (with street application). I am *never* going to be a serious racer and I won't need, nor can I justify, a stooge but I wonder if this might be a good "track" board, with sometimes street rides. Currently riding an Endeavor Pro on the track, and it's a really, really, not designed for tight turns. Of course, my lack of skill isn't helping but every time I see this board, this is where my train of thought goes. :)
This truck design with the bushing set up will lend you endless possibilities of tuning. I remember getting in it at Esk8con and taking turn one ( the one where everyone had a problem with) and it turned on a dime! It was set looser than I wanted for higher speeds but this trucks can do that for you. And for the price point it’s a very nice package.
Hey guys, Russ from Propel here, don't mind the screename, thats from one of my fishing profiles,lol Its funny because we originally aimed this as being a fast, stable street board but after getting it on the track at esk8con, we started looking at it a little differently. Race board? Why not, its got everything you need and can be configured for that track, that day. Now, don't get me wrong, there are boards made specifically and solely for racing with tiny batteries to reduce weight, big racing slick tires, etc but for the every day guy to get a taste of racing, this board is perfect. Plan to see Andy Facsko and a few others on them at next years races at Esk8con. Now that we are getting feedback from multiple reviewers, we are even looking at its light AT capabilities with an 8" knobby on it. Fun stuff
Great video! Thanks for sharing. I have an Endeavor Pro 1 gen that I ride with bindings. That was my first esk8. On my board, I love the suspension/smooth ride and I love carving. I like hitting manhole covers and seeing if I can get all the wheels off the ground. I am strictly a road warrior always searching for smooth asphalt. I never go off road. I don’t like that the pro 1 takes two lanes of road to turn around and I’d assume that as much as I like carving hard, something like the Ruckus would be a huge step up. I’m really interested in the Ruckus, but wish I had the ability to try it before I buy it. I know the Endeavor and Ruckus are different but I would be curious how they compare. That would help me with this decision on getting one. Thanks again for the video!
The first Endeavor Pro has the equivalent of the black bushings but even with both the Endeavor gen 1 and Ruckus with black bushings the Ruckus turns better and easier. I know because I directly compared this as soon as I got my Ruckus. The BVR’s deck angles also allow you to tilt more aggressively than you can on Endeavor. Overall, the Ruckus slots in pretty nicely between how the Pivot rides and behaves and how the Endeavor rides and behaves. However, because it’s so customizable you can dial it in to become more DKP-like and closer to the Pivot if you want or go the opposite end and closer to Endeavor if you want. The flex in the BVR deck is also nicely between the ride comfort of Pivot and Endeavor overall.
*Scientist is a vibe!* 🤟🏽⚡️🤙🏽⚡️🤟🏽 Board has such a nice subtle bounce to it, not saggy bounce, looks hella fun to carve. Nice drop so even with large wheels it's lower to the ground. Those trucks would have me tryin enough setups to last a lifetime 😂 so much customisability on trucks and via remote 👌🏽
Love the vibes haha, It does it’s not crazy flex like a bamboo could be, and you’re right being so low tot he found even with 175 mm is definitely nice! These trucks had me scratching my head bruv, it was so hard to wrap my mind around it at first but once we worked together to figure it out with propel it was a much better ride in my opinion. We even created new bushings for it as well.
The propel design team consists of 2 award winning engineers from China (Red Dot recipients), myself from New England (now Florida) and Mike from Canada. The combination of their engineering expertise and our western culture input are what make Propel special in my opinion. Theres nothing cooler than giving these guys an idea and waking up the next morning to their version of your thought. They amaze me every time. They take something that I thought was so cool and make it better. Very satisfying team to work with.
👌 wow so that means it's a legit board already a Legend level 👏 that's so much everyone involved to make this happened and bring this to reality 🔥⚡️🔥⚡️🔥⚡️✨️
Nice review drew, as ususal. Outstanding manoeuvrability for a board of this length ans weight. This truck system could be the best innovation this year in esk8 little world. Sunmate tyrers are not the best choice but it doesn't seem to be a problem on it. Continue like that, cheers from france ;-)
Quick correction/clarification: The 68T is the high torque gear on the board. The 55T is in the box for high speed. For anyone curious about the bushing setup we will be releasing a video on that very soon on the Propel Virtual Garage UA-cam channel.
Why aren't you posting with the propel account or at least have propel in your name? I've seen your comments in other videos and it'd be a lot more professional if users could see you're associated with Propel
Would a Black rear / Grey front bushing config be viable? Turning, rebound or both. Have a waterborne setup and was going off how out it works; loose front, locked rear. Put in my order with extra bushings Thursday, just waiting on shipment 😁.
@@GeorgeJettson-cb5cjI haven’t personally tried grey front and black rear but on my DIY I did have different duro between front and rear for a similar reason. I know lots of Endeavor owners who also have a white or grey up front and black bushing in the rear of their Endeavors. There’s lots of potential to try a variety of combinations until you find something that feels ideal for you and how you ride. That’s kind of the whole point of Ruckus.
Bro between this Ruckus and the NYX Z3 (4500W motors).... Which one felt better to you for very rough to medium rough terrain?? (Not fully off-road). Also which one felt best on smooth roads? I'm leaning towards the Z3 for my first board mainly for commuting and a bit of fun.... Cheers
The ruckus isn’t really an off roading type of board. You’d be more inclined to try out different options from propel for off roading needs! hitting potholes and rough paved surface it’s totally fine, but not compared to off roading like the z3 does. The AT style tires will handle crumbled roads
Always my Bro. I might not comment often but always supporting your videos. I know a bit or 2 so at times my comments can be confusing or feel challenging to most lol. But always here brotha, keep safe 🙏
Seem super innovative but it looks fragile. I would like to see a steel plate option where they currently have a carbon plate. I could be wrong but it seems to be in plave that could take some abuse. Looks amazing though.
I understand what you mean, but if you’re hitting a curb or something head on the tires stick out further than the carbon fiber fairs so you they would hit it first
So they are two totally different boards. So it totally depends on you as the rider what you are looking for in a board. So what are your top priority when it comes to needs from your board? Carve feel and flex, then the Ruckus is your choice! Extreme range and power the N3 has both, so there is no 💯 right choice but more what you need. So what do you need?
I’m new here and am caught between this board and the endeavor pro 2. I think I would like the suspension board but really wouldn’t use it as much as the on road ruckus. I’m thinking the ruckus for the more customizable remote and stability on road?…….
Yeah, the ruckus is definitely an on road board. you can do some light off roading with it, but the trucks for the ruckus are not suspension like the endeavor pro 2 are, ive never ridden any of the other propel series of boards off roading, just around esk8con parking lot, but if you are primarily looking to do just streets, the ruckus is a great choice to be able to customize everything, ride feel, remote settings, belts and pulleys, its got it all. either way if you enjoy the content make sure to subscribe and like the video! also if you do end up picking up a board make sure to use my code to save a few bucks as well!!
Thank you for the update. You mentioned it in the video but never specified, what is your weight? I’m 5’-10” and 190 Is that a black on black set up as well??
Just ordered mine yesterday and am like a kid waiting for Christmas! What’s your weight so I know where to start with my setup? I’m thinking black on black but don’t know what your weight is. I’m 190#
Nice! I’m 220 so black black is a good starting point. I tightened the back rebounds about 20 quarter turns out from dead center and then the front was about 14
Both have the same battery, but becuase the GT can run urethane wheels it will get better mileage. Carve ride though the Ruckus also has amazing low end snappy
Hey drew! This thing is an absolute beast in innovation! Quick question though, are the esc connectors the same as the one on the pivot? If it is, I'll just buy the new esc and swap out the one I have for an easy 50 amp boost lol.
The swapping of bushings takes a little more effort than normal trucks but worth it for heavier riders like myself to set up to the stiffer bushings. The ride set up at Esk8con was loose for heavier riders, which they told me there, glad I got to work with them and figure out how to set it up for heavier riders!
Mike here from Propel. Yeah, at ESK8Con we had it set up pretty soft and loose overall. In part so that people could play with the ADT settings a bit more and see how the hydraulics worked.
It has two different pulley options from the factory 55t is what I rode and you can swap out pulley to whatever you want to get different top end speed. I mention this in the review
@@DrewElia He is asking if the mounts have a motor positioning feature known as adjustment travel so you can adjust belt tension, or use differen't pulleys/ sized belts
I said for my weight and riding style with the 175 mm wheels it was mid 20s every full battery. You can squeeze more out if you’re a lighter rider or less aggressive rider but I was pushing it a lot
This is the first in the Ruckus series. 864wh combining with high discharge from Samsung 50S is a solid amount for many people for daily use and helps keep a board with a lot of R&D and proprietary design elements more affordable for more people around the world. In addition, it helps keep the weight below the 18kg mark. Even with the chassis armor on. We will launch a top mount version eventually with an enormous battery, but it will obviously lift the price and weight up. It will be an absolute monster for the group rides when it’s released though so if that sounds interesting stay tuned!
@@GeorgeJettson-cb5cj No other wheels but ours have been tested on Ruckus yet. I’m sure the community will try many different things ahead but we’ve only tested our own wheels.
It is a lot of truck, a lot of options propel will be releasing a video on how to fine tune exactly. Like I said in my review I was lost at first but with help was able to dial it in
Ruckus is in some ways a hybrid between what we love about Endeavor (shock absorption and customization) and Pivot (Having the option to carve easily and fluidly when we want to. Ruckus is a middle point between both worlds and the customization allows someone to enjoy a DKP-like ride if they so desire or setup something closer to a black bushing Endeavor setup if they want that. Best of all buyers can switch between both of these extremes. In some cases at the click of a dial. Since people change in size, ride preference, mood, all the time it made sense to us to create a truck system that could change with them.
Looks like there's a lot of love out there for this board but to me those trucks look like a nightmare - a tyranny of choice. Or as they say in mathematics, combinatorically explosive. No thanks.
I totally see where you’re coming from, why reinvent the wheel right? At first the trucks were definitely not to my standard. Like I said in my review, it was overwhelming amount of customization. But with help from propel being and working with them, we were able to create new bushings and get the board right. But I see where you’re coming from, but also innovation pushes things further, sometimes they miss the mark other times they propel us into the future….. see what I did there? 😂 sorry dad joke
I would argue actually that the true tyranny of choice is the shopping journey itself because there are more than a dozen brands who are offering boards based on technology that was on offer more than a decade ago that each have their own unique ride characteristics and the shopper must choose between them all to try and not only determine which is best for where they are as a rider in this very moment but also into the future. All without test riding. I’ve seen people choose high powered VESC builds from botique builders who immediately realize the power delivery is far too excessive for their ride style and are on forums trying to figure out how to tone it down. I’ve seen people think they want a top mount long range board because it seems popular at the moment only to remove it from a box and realize it’s a lot larger and heavier and more challenging to maneuver in and out of their home setup than they first realized and that their feet give out far sooner than their huge wh does. The amount of times I’ve read people express buyers regret from buying a board that had a dominant characteristic due to the behavioral characteristics of DKP, TKP, RKP, channel truck, suspension, lack of suspension, decks that flexed too much and didn’t feel stable at speed, versus boards that didn’t flex or absorb vibrations well and gave them fast foot fatigue, is high. People suffer from a tyranny of choice stress from the pressure to try and ensure they are getting the right board with the right ride characteristics for themselves now and into the future. All without test riding. It’s here where Ruckus customization is so helpful at reducing a poor match and buyers remorse. I think Drew said it best in his review. With time and adjustments riders of different weights, with preferences as wide ranging as wanting borderline surfskate super carving ability and firmer straight line feel can dial in their ride. Ruckus doesn’t only behave one way for a single rider type. It can grow and adapt both to the shopper’s preferences when they first buy it and 18 months later when they’ve grown and changed as a rider.
As someone who has hardly even played with the TKP trucks on my Titian X (I loved it out of the box!), I feel I'd be overwhelmed with all of these adjustments, but I do like that they do allow the rider to really dial in what they want, and some of it almost on the fly as riding conditions or styles can change from moment to moment.
it would be twice the price as well! 12s4p Samsung 50s gets you into the mid 20 to low 30s pending your weight and riding style, plus a 4.5 amp charger gets you back from 0-100 in 4-5 hours, that's completely draining it as well. I love a good 12s4p but also understand that everyone wants more everything.
thanks for the outlook! I can't wait for this board to pop up at my house! ordered on my favorite holiday! lol
Wow!! I want one...the biggest seller for me are the trucks love how stable it is
Right on
Can't believe I missed this video.. those adjustable damping truck (ADT) looks wild as in... good wild. Like mind blowing brain explosion wild. BVR deck is super cool and the amount of concave that the deck has is awesome. Built in headlight and brake light is necessary for esk8s and I hope to see more companies implementing these built in light system as standard. Being able to tune the board via new remote on the latest Lingyi ESC for rider's preference is nice touch and the enclosure looks like Batman's suit with highly and insanely detailed packs. And not to mention that DXW (Dong Xing Wei) motors are my all time favourite. These motors has nice noises.
Such an amazing board.
Thanks for checking out the channel and the video!
Well done bros 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you sir
I am just dipping my toes in racing on tracks and I feel like this board could form the basis for a solid race board (with street application). I am *never* going to be a serious racer and I won't need, nor can I justify, a stooge but I wonder if this might be a good "track" board, with sometimes street rides. Currently riding an Endeavor Pro on the track, and it's a really, really, not designed for tight turns. Of course, my lack of skill isn't helping but every time I see this board, this is where my train of thought goes. :)
This truck design with the bushing set up will lend you endless possibilities of tuning. I remember getting in it at Esk8con and taking turn one ( the one where everyone had a problem with) and it turned on a dime! It was set looser than I wanted for higher speeds but this trucks can do that for you. And for the price point it’s a very nice package.
Hey guys, Russ from Propel here, don't mind the screename, thats from one of my fishing profiles,lol
Its funny because we originally aimed this as being a fast, stable street board but after getting it on the track at esk8con, we started looking at it a little differently. Race board? Why not, its got everything you need and can be configured for that track, that day. Now, don't get me wrong, there are boards made specifically and solely for racing with tiny batteries to reduce weight, big racing slick tires, etc but for the every day guy to get a taste of racing, this board is perfect. Plan to see Andy Facsko and a few others on them at next years races at Esk8con.
Now that we are getting feedback from multiple reviewers, we are even looking at its light AT capabilities with an 8" knobby on it. Fun stuff
Great video! Thanks for sharing. I have an Endeavor Pro 1 gen that I ride with bindings. That was my first esk8. On my board, I love the suspension/smooth ride and I love carving. I like hitting manhole covers and seeing if I can get all the wheels off the ground. I am strictly a road warrior always searching for smooth asphalt. I never go off road. I don’t like that the pro 1 takes two lanes of road to turn around and I’d assume that as much as I like carving hard, something like the Ruckus would be a huge step up. I’m really interested in the Ruckus, but wish I had the ability to try it before I buy it. I know the Endeavor and Ruckus are different but I would be curious how they compare. That would help me with this decision on getting one. Thanks again for the video!
The first Endeavor Pro has the equivalent of the black bushings but even with both the Endeavor gen 1 and Ruckus with black bushings the Ruckus turns better and easier. I know because I directly compared this as soon as I got my Ruckus. The BVR’s deck angles also allow you to tilt more aggressively than you can on Endeavor. Overall, the Ruckus slots in pretty nicely between how the Pivot rides and behaves and how the Endeavor rides and behaves. However, because it’s so customizable you can dial it in to become more DKP-like and closer to the Pivot if you want or go the opposite end and closer to Endeavor if you want. The flex in the BVR deck is also nicely between the ride comfort of Pivot and Endeavor overall.
@@mikemenard4543 I so appreciate this comparison, thank you! Now I need to make a decision. 😆
*Scientist is a vibe!*
🤟🏽⚡️🤙🏽⚡️🤟🏽
Board has such a nice subtle bounce to it, not saggy bounce, looks hella fun to carve. Nice drop so even with large wheels it's lower to the ground.
Those trucks would have me tryin enough setups to last a lifetime 😂 so much customisability on trucks and via remote 👌🏽
Love the vibes haha,
It does it’s not crazy flex like a bamboo could be, and you’re right being so low tot he found even with 175 mm is definitely nice!
These trucks had me scratching my head bruv, it was so hard to wrap my mind around it at first but once we worked together to figure it out with propel it was a much better ride in my opinion. We even created new bushings for it as well.
Love this board you can tell they put some ingeneer stuff in this one 👍 great video my brother always entertaining and full of information ❤it
Thanks for watching truly appreciate it!
The propel design team consists of 2 award winning engineers from China (Red Dot recipients), myself from New England (now Florida) and Mike from Canada. The combination of their engineering expertise and our western culture input are what make Propel special in my opinion. Theres nothing cooler than giving these guys an idea and waking up the next morning to their version of your thought. They amaze me every time. They take something that I thought was so cool and make it better. Very satisfying team to work with.
👌 wow so that means it's a legit board already a Legend level 👏 that's so much everyone involved to make this happened and bring this to reality 🔥⚡️🔥⚡️🔥⚡️✨️
Nice review drew, as ususal. Outstanding manoeuvrability for a board of this length ans weight. This truck system could be the best innovation this year in esk8 little world.
Sunmate tyrers are not the best choice but it doesn't seem to be a problem on it. Continue like that, cheers from france ;-)
Thank you so much for checking it out really appreciate your support!!
Bro you should do a review on that tape measure😊
I will soon hahah it is a very good tape measure
Quick correction/clarification: The 68T is the high torque gear on the board. The 55T is in the box for high speed. For anyone curious about the bushing setup we will be releasing a video on that very soon on the Propel Virtual Garage UA-cam channel.
Why aren't you posting with the propel account or at least have propel in your name? I've seen your comments in other videos and it'd be a lot more professional if users could see you're associated with Propel
@@regrox I just started using and replying from this one a while back and have been ever since.
Would a Black rear / Grey front bushing config be viable? Turning, rebound or both. Have a waterborne setup and was going off how out it works; loose front, locked rear. Put in my order with extra bushings Thursday, just waiting on shipment 😁.
@@GeorgeJettson-cb5cjI haven’t personally tried grey front and black rear but on my DIY I did have different duro between front and rear for a similar reason. I know lots of Endeavor owners who also have a white or grey up front and black bushing in the rear of their Endeavors. There’s lots of potential to try a variety of combinations until you find something that feels ideal for you and how you ride. That’s kind of the whole point of Ruckus.
Bro between this Ruckus and the NYX Z3 (4500W motors).... Which one felt better to you for very rough to medium rough terrain?? (Not fully off-road).
Also which one felt best on smooth roads? I'm leaning towards the Z3 for my first board mainly for commuting and a bit of fun....
Cheers
The ruckus isn’t really an off roading type of board. You’d be more inclined to try out different options from propel for off roading needs!
hitting potholes and rough paved surface it’s totally fine, but not compared to off roading like the z3 does. The AT style tires will handle crumbled roads
@@DrewElia Cool. Thanks dude 👍🏾
Very nice breakdown Homie..
Appreciate you my man! Thanks for the support and showing up!
Always my Bro. I might not comment often but always supporting your videos. I know a bit or 2 so at times my comments can be confusing or feel challenging to most lol. But always here brotha, keep safe 🙏
Seem super innovative but it looks fragile. I would like to see a steel plate option where they currently have a carbon plate. I could be wrong but it seems to be in plave that could take some abuse. Looks amazing though.
I understand what you mean, but if you’re hitting a curb or something head on the tires stick out further than the carbon fiber fairs so you they would hit it first
Which one would you choose if you had to pick?; Acedeck Nomad N3 or Propel Ev Ruckus?
So they are two totally different boards. So it totally depends on you as the rider what you are looking for in a board.
So what are your top priority when it comes to needs from your board?
Carve feel and flex, then the Ruckus is your choice!
Extreme range and power the N3 has both, so there is no 💯 right choice but more what you need. So what do you need?
this board is amazing ! When is the next review about this board ?
Coming soon! With the TKP truck set up!!
@@DrewElia cool, still make one with the adt too please
I’m new here and am caught between this board and the endeavor pro 2. I think I would like the suspension board but really wouldn’t use it as much as the on road ruckus. I’m thinking the ruckus for the more customizable remote and stability on road?…….
Yeah, the ruckus is definitely an on road board. you can do some light off roading with it, but the trucks for the ruckus are not suspension like the endeavor pro 2 are, ive never ridden any of the other propel series of boards off roading, just around esk8con parking lot, but if you are primarily looking to do just streets, the ruckus is a great choice to be able to customize everything, ride feel, remote settings, belts and pulleys, its got it all. either way if you enjoy the content make sure to subscribe and like the video! also if you do end up picking up a board make sure to use my code to save a few bucks as well!!
Thank you for the update.
You mentioned it in the video but never specified, what is your weight? I’m 5’-10” and 190
Is that a black on black set up as well??
Just ordered mine yesterday and am like a kid waiting for Christmas! What’s your weight so I know where to start with my setup? I’m thinking black on black but don’t know what your weight is. I’m 190#
Nice! I’m 220 so black black is a good starting point. I tightened the back rebounds about 20 quarter turns out from dead center and then the front was about 14
@@DrewElia
Thank you:)
How's the board?
The range on Pivot GT is better. I’m not looking for top speed but a decent range. I love carving though should I go with Ruckus or GT?
Both have the same battery, but becuase the GT can run urethane wheels it will get better mileage. Carve ride though the Ruckus also has amazing low end snappy
is the "stick of truth" just a tire beater? (for checking tire flatness)
It’s an old MP baton hahai
My dad had something like that but it was flatter and said 'Board of education" on it. It was never used but made a hell of a deterrent,lol
Hey drew! This thing is an absolute beast in innovation! Quick question though, are the esc connectors the same as the one on the pivot? If it is, I'll just buy the new esc and swap out the one I have for an easy 50 amp boost lol.
I never have tired the pivot so I’m not 💯 sure in that option!
I tried this at esk8con and knew changing setup from heavy rider to light would be too much work in a demo setting.
The swapping of bushings takes a little more effort than normal trucks but worth it for heavier riders like myself to set up to the stiffer bushings. The ride set up at Esk8con was loose for heavier riders, which they told me there, glad I got to work with them and figure out how to set it up for heavier riders!
Mike here from Propel. Yeah, at ESK8Con we had it set up pretty soft and loose overall. In part so that people could play with the ADT settings a bit more and see how the hydraulics worked.
Question bro can you adjust the motors mounts for different ratio pulleys I heard ya can't? Thanks in advance
It has two different pulley options from the factory 55t is what I rode and you can swap out pulley to whatever you want to get different top end speed. I mention this in the review
@@DrewElia He is asking if the mounts have a motor positioning feature known as adjustment travel so you can adjust belt tension, or use differen't pulleys/ sized belts
@AllanPowell exactly my friend!
@@AllanPowellYes. There’s room to adjust tension.
My bad yes the motors can be moved back and forth for tension settings like any other
12s4p fior a such board, it's not much. How much range can you get ? 20 -25 miles ?
That sounds about right.
I said for my weight and riding style with the 175 mm wheels it was mid 20s every full battery. You can squeeze more out if you’re a lighter rider or less aggressive rider but I was pushing it a lot
This is the first in the Ruckus series. 864wh combining with high discharge from Samsung 50S is a solid amount for many people for daily use and helps keep a board with a lot of R&D and proprietary design elements more affordable for more people around the world. In addition, it helps keep the weight below the 18kg mark. Even with the chassis armor on. We will launch a top mount version eventually with an enormous battery, but it will obviously lift the price and weight up. It will be an absolute monster for the group rides when it’s released though so if that sounds interesting stay tuned!
How long you trying to ride for…a 100 miles??? 😅😅
@@mikemenard4543when?
Can u use street wheels? 120mm 97 or 100?
Trampa Gummies would work and are much improved from previous years.
@@mikemenard4543 For clarity, does this mean 125mm is the smallest possible wheel size? Would using a smaller size present issues?
@@GeorgeJettson-cb5cj No other wheels but ours have been tested on Ruckus yet. I’m sure the community will try many different things ahead but we’ve only tested our own wheels.
As a beginner this is too much. I've got the propel pivot gt. And I don't even know yet whenever to tight or loose my DKPs.
It is a lot of truck, a lot of options propel will be releasing a video on how to fine tune exactly. Like I said in my review I was lost at first but with help was able to dial it in
Ruckus is in some ways a hybrid between what we love about Endeavor (shock absorption and customization) and Pivot (Having the option to carve easily and fluidly when we want to. Ruckus is a middle point between both worlds and the customization allows someone to enjoy a DKP-like ride if they so desire or setup something closer to a black bushing Endeavor setup if they want that. Best of all buyers can switch between both of these extremes. In some cases at the click of a dial. Since people change in size, ride preference, mood, all the time it made sense to us to create a truck system that could change with them.
Is it supposed to be that loud? Sounds like it’s rubbing or something
yes once you get going on it you can hear the motors and belts screaming!
Looks like there's a lot of love out there for this board but to me those trucks look like a nightmare - a tyranny of choice. Or as they say in mathematics, combinatorically explosive. No thanks.
I totally see where you’re coming from, why reinvent the wheel right? At first the trucks were definitely not to my standard. Like I said in my review, it was overwhelming amount of customization. But with help from propel being and working with them, we were able to create new bushings and get the board right. But I see where you’re coming from, but also innovation pushes things further, sometimes they miss the mark other times they propel us into the future….. see what I did there? 😂 sorry dad joke
I would argue actually that the true tyranny of choice is the shopping journey itself because there are more than a dozen brands who are offering boards based on technology that was on offer more than a decade ago that each have their own unique ride characteristics and the shopper must choose between them all to try and not only determine which is best for where they are as a rider in this very moment but also into the future. All without test riding.
I’ve seen people choose high powered VESC builds from botique builders who immediately realize the power delivery is far too excessive for their ride style and are on forums trying to figure out how to tone it down. I’ve seen people think they want a top mount long range board because it seems popular at the moment only to remove it from a box and realize it’s a lot larger and heavier and more challenging to maneuver in and out of their home setup than they first realized and that their feet give out far sooner than their huge wh does. The amount of times I’ve read people express buyers regret from buying a board that had a dominant characteristic due to the behavioral characteristics of DKP, TKP, RKP, channel truck, suspension, lack of suspension, decks that flexed too much and didn’t feel stable at speed, versus boards that didn’t flex or absorb vibrations well and gave them fast foot fatigue, is high.
People suffer from a tyranny of choice stress from the pressure to try and ensure they are getting the right board with the right ride characteristics for themselves now and into the future. All without test riding.
It’s here where Ruckus customization is so helpful at reducing a poor match and buyers remorse. I think Drew said it best in his review. With time and adjustments riders of different weights, with preferences as wide ranging as wanting borderline surfskate super carving ability and firmer straight line feel can dial in their ride. Ruckus doesn’t only behave one way for a single rider type. It can grow and adapt both to the shopper’s preferences when they first buy it and 18 months later when they’ve grown and changed as a rider.
As someone who has hardly even played with the TKP trucks on my Titian X (I loved it out of the box!), I feel I'd be overwhelmed with all of these adjustments, but I do like that they do allow the rider to really dial in what they want, and some of it almost on the fly as riding conditions or styles can change from moment to moment.
I said it as well it was overwhelming at first, but with the ability to really pin point your riding ability is quite something.
Only if the battery was twice as big as the current then it would have been perfect
it would be twice the price as well! 12s4p Samsung 50s gets you into the mid 20 to low 30s pending your weight and riding style, plus a 4.5 amp charger gets you back from 0-100 in 4-5 hours, that's completely draining it as well. I love a good 12s4p but also understand that everyone wants more everything.
@@DrewElia as an option...yes there will be people who are willing to pay that money.
@user-mo3qj4km7c you’re right and I know that the team at propel read these comments so maybe they heard you!
Typo in the title: "RUCKS" instead of "RUCKUS". Good review though.
Fixed 😆