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  • Elofty Noah’s Ark False Claim

    Elofty Noah’s Ark False Claim

    Aug 22, 2025

    Elofty claims 15mm deck thickness. Samsung 50S cells are 21.25mm thick.

  • Evolve GTR2 Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly

    Evolve GTR2 Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly

    Aug 16, 2025

    “Hey so I lent my friend my buddy my board and as he was going full speed on the bridge no bumps or rough terrain he said the engine just fell off.”

  • Evolve Fusion Questionable Assembly

    Evolve Fusion Questionable Assembly

    Jul 23, 2025

    “Looks like they couldn’t even get the truck pivot installed into the baseplate right?!”

  • Raith Motor Fails, No Warranty

    Raith Motor Fails, No Warranty

    Jul 12, 2025

    “I bought a deeply discounted used board from the manufacturer (Raith Skateboards) and after just two weeks the direct drive motors overheated and I burnt one out permanently while braking. Seems defective…

  • Meepo 2 Broken Hub Motor Axles in 9 Months

    Meepo 2 Broken Hub Motor Axles in 9 Months

    Jun 20, 2025

    “Within 9 months, both back wheels broke off while riding. This is now the second time this happened.”

  • Backfire G2 Black 2023 Broken Truck

    Backfire G2 Black 2023 Broken Truck

    Feb 26, 2025

    “Ran over a pothole today… Have you guys ever seen anything like this before??”

  • Acedeck Broken Motor

    Acedeck Broken Motor

    Feb 26, 2025

    “Same thing happened on my last motor, took it apart and found multiple magnets loose, same thing is happening here. Not sure how many miles I have on the motor but probably…

  • Propel Ruckus Unexpected Full Throttle

    Propel Ruckus Unexpected Full Throttle

    Feb 7, 2025

    “My acceleration speed setting is only at 1% and my top speed setting is only at around 15 Kph because I’m new. For some reason my acceleration went full speed instantly and…

  • Evolve Truck Disassembles Itself

    Evolve Truck Disassembles Itself

    Feb 6, 2025

    “I was sliding my AT wheels when this happened. Nothing broke, just the bottom pivot pin slipped out of the pivot cup. My bushing tightness is about 2 threads down.”

  • Backfire Zealot X Broken Axle

    Backfire Zealot X Broken Axle

    Feb 5, 2025

    “I got really lucky on this. I came to a stop light and it just plopped right off. I am thinking the belt was holding it on when I was in motion.…

  • Meepo V5 Broken Hub Motor Axle

    Meepo V5 Broken Hub Motor Axle

    Jan 22, 2025

    “It’s quite ironic after seeing a post a couple weeks ago with a v5 (or another Meepo board) doing the same thing except the person was riding. Why should I put my…

  • Backfire Zealot X Battery Won’t Charge

    Backfire Zealot X Battery Won’t Charge

    Jan 22, 2025

    “I have a Backfire Zealot X and cannot get it to take a charge. For a while it would only charge when I leaned the board at a certain angle, like a…

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Recent Fails

  • Elofty Noah’s Ark False Claim
  • Evolve GTR2 Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly
  • Evolve Fusion Questionable Assembly
  • Raith Motor Fails, No Warranty
  • Meepo 2 Broken Hub Motor Axles in 9 Months

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