Some electric skateboards are nice sedate things, designed for leisurely commutes on city sidewalks. The Mach One isn't one those boards. It boasts a Formula 1 racecar-inspired design, a carbon deck, and a top speed of 45 mph (72 km/h).
I wrecked at maybe half that or less and broke my arm, tore up muscle/tendon, and enjoyed some fairly deep road rash on a couple spots after a front fender failed on an ebike, twice that speed on a board wheels that are maybe 100-120mm is absolutely nuts.
The top mount failed because it was faulty, then the wheel grabbed the fender and wrapped it around the front wheel. The supports attached to the forks lacked emergency releases, so instead of popping off harmlessly, it threw me into the pavement at 25 mph. This was on an ENGWE EP2 Pro.
If you have a fender like this, swap out the bolts on the forks for 5-10 lb zip ties (and keep an eye on the uppermost mount to make sure it’s still in good shape of course), during a failure, this should allow it to pop off instead of your bike turning you into a meat crayon.
I wrecked at maybe half that or less and broke my arm, tore up muscle/tendon, and enjoyed some fairly deep road rash on a couple spots after a front fender failed on an ebike, twice that speed on a board wheels that are maybe 100-120mm is absolutely nuts.
How did the front fender fail? Did it get sucked into the wheel /shock stanchions?
The top mount failed because it was faulty, then the wheel grabbed the fender and wrapped it around the front wheel. The supports attached to the forks lacked emergency releases, so instead of popping off harmlessly, it threw me into the pavement at 25 mph. This was on an ENGWE EP2 Pro.
If you have a fender like this, swap out the bolts on the forks for 5-10 lb zip ties (and keep an eye on the uppermost mount to make sure it’s still in good shape of course), during a failure, this should allow it to pop off instead of your bike turning you into a meat crayon.
Owwwwww. No such thing on my ebike, and my mountain bike is secured by baby zip ties and Velcro from the manufacturer. Sorry that happened to you :(
Yeah, your fender sounds like it’d just pop off anyhow and you’d (probably) be fine in a failure.