Which one you get the bamboo or carbon? I'm really looking at which one to get but I love the look of the GTX. The issues just scare me, have you seen any with your GTR? Which one would you get it you could go back? Love the bamboo flexibility but the look to the other better, that's why I loved the GTX and the gold, dope.
I bought a GTX in March '18 and had similar connection problems (at least once a week I had to re-pair and recalibrate the remote). Evolve released a software update to the R2, but required the remote be sent to them in California to install. I mailed my remote to them and two weeks later I had a remote with the software update and an upgraded battery (before sending the remote to them the board could outlast the remote in battery life). Since the R2 update I haven't had any issues. I'm surprised they had you send both the board and remote since shipping on the remote only cost me $15. But, I bought mine a couple months after you, so maybe hardware on the GTX was updated between January and March? Regardless, you shouldn't have had to pay $180 shipping it to them. It's painful enough shelling out $1,800 on a board in the first place. Premium price should include a premium warranty that covers shipping in my opinion. Glad you have your board back and get to enjoy it though. Thanks for the update video!
Oh man I am incredibly jealous of how good the quality of the roads are where you live. Had my board 2 months now and so far so good. Mine simply wouldn’t be usable without the off road wheels
I purchased the Bamoo GTX for my son with the R1 Remote. I'm more of a OneWheel kinda guy. Anyhow, the first day he started riding the board, the wheels locked up and threw him off the board. He's has road rash from head to toe. I though maybe he had just let go of the trigger and it over rebounded, causing it to hard brake. I retrained him on the remote and told him not to release the trigger, but to move into neutral if he wanted to coast. We cleaned him up and got back on the board. about 15 minutes into the ride, the board did the same thing. This time, he was more seriously injured. At least a severely sprained wrist, but possibly broken (he had wrist guards). Anyhow, I was convinced that he was doing something to cause this, so I hopped on the board the next day and about 5 minutes into my ride, the board hard braked again and sent me onto the pavement. Now I've got the road rash to match his. There is something seriously wrong with the connection between the board and remote. But what is absolutely certain is that evolve seriously screwed up. After reading other horror stories, it is clear that this not a normal wear and tear issue. There is a manufacturers defect and it seems like Evolve is basically ignoring it. But not for long. If you have been injured due to this sudden and unintended breaking problem, please contact me at smclapick at gmail dot com. I'm likely going to be getting my attorney involved. They can't put good intentioned users of their products in danger like this.
I feel like you should have to pay upfront for shipping but if it's still under warranty or manufacturing problems they should refund you the shipping cost. Also wonder if they put all that new stuff on for free bc you are a RUclipsr.
Hey Talon, my R2 remote failed in December 2018 after only about 12 days of use with my new GTX board. The failure caused a fall with fractures sustained which resulted in hospitalisation, crutches and restricted mobility issues for 2.5 months. In March this year I requested Evolve to replace both the GTX board and R2 remote because it was a major failure pursuant to the Australian Consumer Law which entitles me to a repair, replacement or a refund at the consumer’s option. Evolve claimed to have fixed the issue which was caused by the R2’s leaking battery. The repaired remote was tested and sent back with the GTX board instead of being replaced as requested. Recently on 11 April I was on a short ride near home with the supposedly repaired board and remote. The R2 remote failed again which caused another injury that required surgery which was performed yesterday. I will be commissioning an independent electrical engineer to investigate the cause of this latest R2 remote issue. Have you heard of others experiencing R2 remote/GTX connectivity issues which have led to injuries? Regards - Angelos
Hey Mister Momo, Thanks for your reply. I am getting the board and remote forensically analysed by an expert first in relation to the latest failure. Upon receipt of the evidence I will provide an update. Since posting my comment I have become aware that others have also had R2 remote issues.
@@Whitsunday1020 I regrettably bought a 2nd hand GTX with R1 remote just over a month ago. Had been riding a gen 2 Bamboo (also 2nd hand) with no issues for 18 months, and not a single accident, but wanted more power for hills. Had no idea about the potential issues before buying. Had about 2 short rides without issue. 3rd ride was coming down a hill at around 35km/h and thought I'd feather the brake just a little. Board literally bucked me off. With no protective gear, I was incredibly lucky to be on an empty road and escape with only deep grazes from hand to ankle and scratched headphones. Miracle my head didn't even touch the ground. Like most stories I've read, I thought it was my mistake somehow. Now that I know different, I'm noticing a tonne of issues that are all potentially deadly. I live 10min from the Evolve head office in Varsity Lakes, so will be going in to discuss sometime soon. Sure, it's out of warranty and I bought it 2nd hand, but if you by a 2nd hand car and there's a manufacturer fault, you're still eligible if there's a recall. I could sell it to another unsuspecting guy, but I reckon it would kill someone,so how could I? My wife's cousin is an engineer and was going to get him to investigate also. Keen to hear what you have so far.
Got my GTX about 2 weeks ago. Up to this point I have had zero electrical issues. It rides great. However it did arrive with a few small chunks missing from the edges of the wheels and the grip tape was horribly crooked/off center. They gave me a $50 gift card for the inconvenience, but the grip tape is hard not to notice. I’m with you, $50 won’t go very far at all with them. I’ve seen quite a few more online with similar grip tape issues. I know I am being picky, but for a $1700 skateboard, it should arrive perfect. I’m still on the fence about it being worth it.
Oooo bro.. 1800$ and let's say you were out of warranty around an extra 700 to fix it. 2400$ in less than six months. For a premium device. I am glad you were under warranty. For such a premium device I would not expect this issues. Please keep us updated on the board as I am thinking of getting one :)
I bought a GTX AT in May. I put about 100 miles on it and had a blast. It was great until it wasn’t! I am still recovering from my injuries two months later. I suggest you do a little research by reading a few skateboard forums and RUclips to see what is really happening with Evolve, cheep battery’s , battery sag and major disconnects to name a few. There is no way I would ever step on one of their boards even if the battery was removed! Imagine when you took it to 26 mph and you had a disconnect and the brakes locked up, you would hit the asphalt so fast you wouldn’t know what happened. Or the board has a rapid acceleration it would throw you off. Of course all electric skate boards have their share of problems and this is no doubt an inherent unsafe sport, but that’s where the adrenaline rush comes in. There have been quite a few people that have died in just the last 6 months from eskate accidents. Read the electric skate forums, not the Evolve forum like I did. My whole life has been consumed by extreme sports, motocross, enduro racing, mountain biking just to name a few. This is just another one before I check out and am too old to do it. I’m probably twice your age. I’m currently waiting on a custom board being made by Psycotiller in California. All you have tested in the past months are manufactured boards. Try a custom board by Psycotiller, Ernesto Clark(nyckaly) or Long Haired Boy in Florida. Once you have seen one of these boards and ridden one, you will never look back. I will have to say Evolves customer service was pretty good to me. They paid for my shipping back and refunded me in full. If you had the original box it would have saved you a bunch of money in shipping. Probably around $60-$80 or so for ground. Hope the refurbished board works out for you. Please don’t get hurt. I have done many sports without protection, this one included. However, now I won’t ride without at least a helmet and wrist protection. Why did you leave Miami/South Beach? It’s a paradise there. Of course you might have to learn a new language. Lol! I have been to Vegas probably 50 times, seems every time gets better. I’m not sure about moving though. Today sir is Monday gun day at the range for me. Enjoy your Chanel, keep up the good work!
David Johnson bruh you blame the board but I think you fell off and are just salty my man smh I have 3 evolves and never had an issue just don’t be trash at riding L
David Johnson I have an evolve one board with the R2 remote and it cuts out at least 2-3 times a ride... On the 3rd ride I hade to get a replacement motor which is going good so far, I’ve done about 80-100km with the new motor and no problems yet. Customer service was great though but I guess high end boards shouldn’t have simple issues like this. I still love the board and prefer riding it over any of my other. Boards because I love the remote and I prefer the out runner belt motors. I have a Chinese board too and I’ve never had a problem with it, no connection issues or anything and I paid about $700aud, it’s not as fun to ride and it’s dual hub motor but it’s so reliable.
I see a lot of issues on eskate right now and i am glad that i’m out of it and change to electric unicycle. It seems dangerous at 1st but once you get it, you have more control than an eskate. Never had issues(knock on wood) and never had to look at motor or bearings to maintain it like eskates.
David Johnson my remote cut out at 21mph and locked up the breaks I ate shit pretty good and my customer service wasn't that good. . . Took them almost a month to get me a NEW R2 remote. They pretty much said it was my error and not the remote. I'm on my 3rd remote and this one is actually working fine.
I bought my Bamboo GTX in June 2018 and it's been great, long distance, high top speed, good breaks, only a few bad things, one of the wheels cracked during the first ride, I emailed Evolve and they immediately responded and sent me one free wheel lol. I quickly learned that the wheels will chip due to wear and tear but I'm very impressed that they sent me a wheel ( it shows that they care). Another problem was that within 3 weeks of owning it, one day my R2 control wouldn't respond to the acceleration trigger, and so I looked up a video on Evolves youtube on how to reset the trigger and it solved my issue. Other than that I've been enjoying the fucking shit out of this fucking electric skateboard!
Good to hear it got resolved. Got a new one in South Florida without the issues. I tore up the street wheels kinda quick so I switched to AT wheels. The remote issue I have is that when I shut off the deadman switch, the remote won't switch modes. Not really a big deal, but annoying. Other than that, it seems evolve has remedied the motor issues people have been having.
A friend got into a really bad accident a few days ago with a few months old gtx remote disconnecting. 3 others had the same problem with the mount bending.
I got an Evolve Bamboo GT around Dec. 2016. When I got an email saying what day/time the R2 remote was going to be back in stock, I set an alarm for a few minutes before that, and bought one as soon as the page updated to "in-stock." There's been a couple times where I've pressed the trigger and nothing happened, but that could just be me still not entirely used to the dead-man switch. On my latest group ride, I ran into the pairing issue where it takes a minute for the two to find each other. After seeing this, I'm now wondering if my remote is about to crap out. I guess I better start keeping the original remote with me, just in case. ...and of course, like everyone else, battery sag...
I think it's fair to say that most people who own an electric skateboard at that price, only own one. So they can't just use another board that's lying around while their pride & joy is in for repair. This is not to diss you Talon, but rather to point out that if your average Evolve customer had the exact same issues that this board did, it would be a much more devastating experience for them. Of late I'm hearing more and more bad experiences with Evolve hardware than good ones. I really hope Evolve level up on their customer service and manufacturing.
Now how many people will be willing to go through all this trouble after paying over 2grands... Another concern is will everybody have the same troubleshooting service from evolve? And finally, this remote issues...I see it in so many videos who had a R1 but guess it continues in R2?
Awww i miss hamburg! Good to see those nice old spots in your vids, makes me reminisce, im lovin CO though. Come out here with dave next winter mang!! Glad all is going great for you!!!!
Holy crap, the speed and the hill. I am thinking of this board or Boosted . Do have some concerns with standard remote. I didn't think it had a dead man's. The store near me is out of stock so have to wait. The board here with the small battery is $ 1620 or $ 1800 with long range battery.
I did had an issue with the R1. I bought my bamboo gtx all terrain sometime in early 2018 and the have a recall couple of months after that. Evolve pick up the shipping however. When it came back, its an all new board with different serial number and now with R2 remote but it wasnt paired at the factory. Had they included a "how to pair" or "reset" instruction things wouldve been ok, but they didnt. They just have a video on youtube with a guy on very strong australian accent that makes it difficult to understand vs a printed instruction.
They should have had paid for shipping if it was under warranty. My new Carbon GT arrived broken and I had to ship it back for repair (Motor Controller). Evolve USA response time was 1 email per day unless you call them to expedite the response. Funny, how Evolve Australia responded so much quicker and on the weekend. The repair, however, was very fast and they shipped the board on the same day (2 weeks total). They used a generic box as supposed to the original black Evolve box I used to send it back which was a bummer. The board itself is amazing and very fast. I hope Evolve would invest a little more towards customer service and opens a service center somewhere in the east coast in the future.
i baught mine from evolve germany in january, but i dont think the date matters. the R2 re-pairing issue seems pretty widespread, i have it too. lets see if the R2 update fixes it for me... so far i've had to replace the BMS, the motor driver+controller electronics and the haptic motor in the remote. thankfully the evolve germany support was superb, they handled all of it unter warranty with no questions asked and they even sent the parts to me, so i could do the repairs myself (electronics engineer speaking :) ), which saved me tons of no-ride time. to sum up: board is super fun, better perf than boosted. support is also top notch. but the thing just has soooo many issues, i have only listed the stuff that got fixed above, not those that still persist... it is way too expensive for that. i would still buy it again, but just because there isnt a better alternative.
Well said but I've had major remote issues and my screws get stripped super easy. Other than that its a great board. I'm going to get a Baja board soon and hopefully get better screws and fix my remote issue.
I bought a CGT in January 2018 and have had a couple of minor problems. The first was the the Charging dock on the remote came loose and had to be resoldered. Not long after purchase I found the remote would disconnect and took up to two minutes of turning off / on to reconnect. I now have the remote suck in safe mode and waiting on a fix from Evolve before having to send off board / remote for repair. Don't get me wrong as I am more than happy with the board and previous customer service but staring to get annoyed with the problems after spending $1700 AUD on what is advertised as a premium product.
I have two R2 remotes and neither is working. Evolve USA says it’s best for a technician to look at it. Of course, they want more money. I’ve spent $2800 and I guess that’s not good enough. Meanwhile I have a $2000 electric skateboard that doesn’t function. The remotes are brand new. This is an evolve issue with their remote. Why should I sink more money into the board and remotes!? The board has been sitting for a year with less than 50 miles riding since I purchased it.
Nice update Talon. Besides it taking a couple attempts to connect when turning the board and controller on every now and then, I haven't experienced many issues with mine besides slight battery sag once. I will be sending the remote in for the firmware update after riding season to hopefully fix the connection issues but the board is a blast otherwise. Hopefully I don't ever have to ship the beast.
Great that they fixed it but obviously it was on there end of why the board wasn’t working. They should repay you for the shipping. Although as long as your happy. It is what it is. Love the vids man!🤙🏽
Hi Talon. I'm a fan of yours and really enjoy watching your videos. Great job! A couple quick scenarios that I'd like to get your view on: (1) in case budget is not an issue, which 'premium' board would you recommend (i.e. Evolve Bamboo GTX, GT Carbon Series, Boosted) and (2) which entry-level/budget board would you recommend (i.e. it looks like you really enjoyed the Wowgo 2S?). Thanks man! Cheers from Toronto!
Just to say...... I bought the gt carbon 7/8 month ago, used it loads! I had the battery problem with the r2 remote but after sending it away for battery and firmware update it’s worked perfectly ever since. Never had a problem with the board, if I lost it tomorrow then I would definitely go back to evolve and buy another!
Ordered my Carbon GT in Mar 18. Remote keeps "reconnecting" every 1-3 min and kicks down to safe mode.... doesn't sound too bad except when I let off the trigger just a bit went to brake... it wasn't there (broken arm) now there's trust issues haha. While healing up found out the board (and or remote) do not like any device nearby with bluetooth. Gimbal, music, smart watch.... etc.
They won't, I sent my GT in twice, luckily I am from California, costed around 25 bucks each time, but sucks still, it is unfortunately is the policy, Talon has no advantage over any other customers. I respect the guy a lot, don't get me wrong.
I've had a Carbon GT for over two years. I broke the original remote in a fall and got the R2. It stopped holding a charge after a few months. I ended up fixing the old remote, even though the acceleration is super janky and it stops on a dime if you're not careful. Too scared to buy another R2 remote for $100 just to have it not hold charge again. It's been perfect otherwise. Oh, I disabled the dead-man switch, sometimes it just wouldn't work.
Aside from straightening your motor mount out, what was "fixed" was probably the recalibration of the remote and the firmware update. It's hard to say if that was worth it or not but with the new wheels it seems like it probably was. I had very similar issues to what you had with your remote. I didn't have the loss of calibration issue, but even that is difficult to say since it still may be lurking in the background. I have a backup remote (one of the previous version LCD remotes) so I perhaps had more to work with as far as diagnostic. I'll be watching for future update videos as I'm curious to see if this problem crops up again. Feel free to have a look at my review/test video of this remote.
Hey Talon, great vid...I hope it does serve as increased awareness for Evolve and helps them improve the product. I think the new wheels ($100) and gift card they gave you was a nice gesture but I agree that for a premium product under warranty they probably should have covered the shipping instead. Btw, I got my GTX with R2 in June '18 and so far so good, no real issues. Any chance you could please share an update on how your R2 and GTX are doing after a few months or 100 miles or so? Thanks man.
Just took my first spill with my Bamboo GTX and R2 remote. Coasting along around 10mph when the brakes suddenly locked up and I went flying. Shattered my knee in the process and had to go to surgery last week. Now, I have a big plate and 9 screws in my knee. Oh yeah, I can bear weight on that leg for 3 months. Not cool. I thought these wireless remote issues were resolved. Apparently not.
I really wish these boards were better they are attractive because of the range but after hearing all these complaints I think I am going to take my business to boosted and get their new flagship. I have been bouncing between the boosted stealth and the evolve gtx for a while trying to decide where to spend my grand and a half lol. Despite wishing the Stealth had the range and speed of the GTX, from what I can tell it's just more reliable.
Notifications on point today. Seems like the customer service was pretty good, maybe one day they'll be a big enough company to cover all customer cost for warranty repairs. Had fun on Twitch last night, Man!
How long is the warranty period any idea? I can’t figure out where you posted the link on how to reset everything. Can you post it again for me please? I’m having the same issues and I’m pretty sure I’m out of warranty. Also, how did they confirm that you were in warranty if you don’t mind me asking?
I got my GTX board end of April. I had issues with the orig lcd remote also "reconnecting" and dropping to safe mode. I emailed CS and they said turn on board in neutral state and then remote in neutral state. I saw less of the issue. I then received the new R2 remote. That had same issue with dropping to safe mode and battery did not last as long as board. I emailed CS who were great and they sent me another R2 remote to swap. My 2nd R2 had same issue as Talon were I get no response from trigger. I did the recalibration last week but had to do it a couple times also. Since then so far have not had that issue come back. I still get the drop to safe mode issue a couple times with the 2nd R2 remote. I will see how it goes as I ride more and hopefully it does not keep recurring.
at least , do it makes the promisse ? because down here in brasil its about to 9 thousand reais , and im really trying to consider buying one of these things
Nice review, hope you have NO issue with your skateboard and the remote, I have a question, what is your idea about skateboards with Hub motor? just like Raptor 2, or Stary? The Stary has equipped with Planetary Gear system, I have seen different videos here about comparing Hub Motor vs Belt Motor, but I am really not sure which one is good to have for all train, I saw a Boosted Board in Down Town LA running a crazy hill (S Grand ave between 5th and 4th streets) very easily and smoothly, so I am wondering if the board with Hub motor also able to run that way.
For a very long time. I have been considering to buy an Evolve gtx bamboo 2 in 1 because of the range and capabilities. I sold my Boosted V2+ because I only got 4, sometimes 5 miles. And, even with the extended range, 12 miles didn't seem much to me. I had never had an issue with the Boosted board or remote connection. Thank you for your video review. The killer for me with Evolve is always reading/hearing about connection issues between their boards and remotes. I will not buy an Evolve board until the company fix this problem. I guess then my next purchase will be a OWxr or an electric unicycle for riding on/off road and distance.
Glad it fix the issue, by the way I like your sti what year it’s a 15 or 16?, I saw your all video doing eskate by Miami I’m assuming u leave over there, I used to leave at westpalm but now I’m here in Orlando, maybe next time subarumega meet u can come kinda far buts it’s fun, by the way all video that u make is awesome your full detail what’s your trying to tell everyone, I loved it, keep it up brother, I’ll keep watching your vlog 👍🏽🍺
My board is doing the same thing,, only I’m not going to send it in my board is over a year old, what do you think about changing the pc over to a flipsky?
I was considering this over a boosted board, but im not too sure anymore.. Does it still have problems?? I see people complaining about connection errors.
Ive been looking for a good reliable board watching all your reviews and i really like the look of this one but what would be your best recomendation out of all that youve ridden? For just the most reliable fast overall good board.
If you could answer my question it would be highly appreciated. I recently bought a stoke board and the board says it gets max of 10mi but the remote only gets me about 3-4 miles and then it's dead so about 30-40 mins . Any suggestions and did you have a similar problem. Thanks
Great Riding vid bro Just love yur little town Maybe a vid of all the hotspots or yur teen hangout spots ? Glad to see u finally made it home again👍 Keep Em Comin Bro 🤘
Purchased GTX board, charged it twice than decided to check the battery after like two days of riding. The the remote showed that the board battery was charged 10 times. Now i am wondering if Evolve sold me a used board (The box it came in was pretty beat-up) in addition, the front truck was bent and i could not take off one of the bearings. I did have an issue with the remote where it would stop working on occasion but after contacting Evolve and calibrating the remote the issue is gone (great customer service I emailed to them at 11pm they got back to me at 11:30pm same day).
Looks like evolve USA has much better customer service than evolve in Australia. People here have trouble getting them to even take a look at the board let alone get them on the phone. Not to mention the free wheels, never getting that here
I didn't have the same experience this week. I had a remote issue with my GTX and got very prompt and accurate support. Got same-day replies from Michael (Aust). The jury is still out as to whether the remote is going to still play up though.
Amazing. Seems like Evolve USA has 1000% better customer service than the AUS maker and supplier here. They just ignore and denied anything wrong with boards here. No replacement offer, nothing. Even under warranty. Maybe I just need a 50K yt channel to get something done. Haha
I think they did as well as any company could in that situation. No product is ever 100%. And had you kept the original box the shipping wouldn't of hurt so bad
I noticed my motors weren't completely straight or lined up perfectly after switching to and from the street wheels to the AT tires a few times. I contacted Evolve customer service and they quickly replied and we talked about it. Here's what Evolve had to say about the crooked motors.... Hey JerryJoseph, Are your belts staying lined up? Are you getting any rubbing on the tires? If not it is nothing to be concerned about. Hope that helps Evolve Skateboards USA - Service/Tech Support
Which board do you recommend - the GTX or the Carbon GT? I'm torn between both. Looking for a smooth ride, not exceeding 20mph. I like the length and look of the Carbon, but feel like the GTX will be a smoother ride. What do you suggest?
Brian Rader If you didn't buy evolve yet than don't buy until they come out with a completely new board that does not have any of these potential problems or if you cannot wait than go grab another board and it will be more helpfully to your mental health...
I ride a bamboo GT aswell I put the all terrain wheels on rides very smooth and pine cones and rocks are harder to get wedged under your trucks been riding for over a year now only had issues with my R1 remote so far
Mine will be going along fine, then suddenly feels like the brakes kick on for a split second , sending me flying, , it has happened twice, second time I was wrapped in tons of pads and taking it slow sort of testing it out, and it happened in 15 minutes of riding, first time I was not so lucky ( i was wearing a helmet) I was going full throttle (at tires) and felt like brakes kicked on for a split second and sent me flying onto asphalt , I got insane road rash and wrist sprain , wasn't back to normal for about a month and a half, the only thing that didn't hit the road was my helmeted head. I've talked to several people online who seem to be having the same issue, Im baffled/scared to ride it again 😢 any thoughts or advice?? I have several other electric boards, and I have tons of riding experience (I even own 2 evolve bamboo gtx😂 and am now too afraid to even try the brand new one) im very baffled , I want to ride it again lol
Hey Revor Mg I had the same issue with my Evolve. out of nothing the brake kicked on. I found until now 16 other cases where out of sudden the brake kicked in and the wheels deadlocked. If you want text me a private message. I also wrote you at evolve forum. I would like to ask you for some details. I have collected so many evidences that i now talking with a my lawyer to get this to court...
@@t.xynogalas1088 I talked to a lawyer back when I posted on the forum , I would have been the face of a class action lawsuit would have had to travel to california and go against evolve in a lawsuit and according to the lawyer the max I would probably get was around 10 grand. The accident happened the night before I opened own business ( had to work it all bandaged up and only using one arm for a month), with my business opening I decided it was not worth my time and decided not to pursue lawsuit. I contacted evolve and they said they have heard of the issue but have never been able to reproduce it, but I was able to reproduce the issue on a different evolve board within 15 minutes. Unfortunately I haven't ridden either of my evolve boards since. Let me know if there's anything I can do or any info I can provide to help you.
@@rexormg Hi thank you for your answer. Can you explain me how i can reproduce the problem? it would help me so much. my lawyer told me if i can reproduce it i will for sure win the case. i would provide than all riders with detail from the law case, so that you guys can use it go get your right against evolve. It would be very helpful. Evolve claimed to me that they never heard of the problem. Can I contact you somehow with privat message? at the evolve forum i sent you a message with my Facebook and Fonenumber for WhatsApp or iMessage. i don't want to post it here in public. best regards from Germany
I have an R2 with a bamboo GT and I have literally never had a problem. Idk it’s like a 50/50 but evolve boards are better than any other board in the $1500 price range.
Got the GTR 3 months ago new R2 works so good instant connect and never loss a signal. Boards are way cleaner also. Big improvement.
Which one you get the bamboo or carbon? I'm really looking at which one to get but I love the look of the GTX. The issues just scare me, have you seen any with your GTR? Which one would you get it you could go back? Love the bamboo flexibility but the look to the other better, that's why I loved the GTX and the gold, dope.
I bought a GTX in March '18 and had similar connection problems (at least once a week I had to re-pair and recalibrate the remote). Evolve released a software update to the R2, but required the remote be sent to them in California to install. I mailed my remote to them and two weeks later I had a remote with the software update and an upgraded battery (before sending the remote to them the board could outlast the remote in battery life). Since the R2 update I haven't had any issues. I'm surprised they had you send both the board and remote since shipping on the remote only cost me $15. But, I bought mine a couple months after you, so maybe hardware on the GTX was updated between January and March? Regardless, you shouldn't have had to pay $180 shipping it to them. It's painful enough shelling out $1,800 on a board in the first place. Premium price should include a premium warranty that covers shipping in my opinion. Glad you have your board back and get to enjoy it though. Thanks for the update video!
Oh man I am incredibly jealous of how good the quality of the roads are where you live. Had my board 2 months now and so far so good. Mine simply wouldn’t be usable without the off road wheels
I purchased the Bamoo GTX for my son with the R1 Remote. I'm more of a OneWheel kinda guy. Anyhow, the first day he started riding the board, the wheels locked up and threw him off the board. He's has road rash from head to toe. I though maybe he had just let go of the trigger and it over rebounded, causing it to hard brake. I retrained him on the remote and told him not to release the trigger, but to move into neutral if he wanted to coast. We cleaned him up and got back on the board. about 15 minutes into the ride, the board did the same thing. This time, he was more seriously injured. At least a severely sprained wrist, but possibly broken (he had wrist guards). Anyhow, I was convinced that he was doing something to cause this, so I hopped on the board the next day and about 5 minutes into my ride, the board hard braked again and sent me onto the pavement. Now I've got the road rash to match his. There is something seriously wrong with the connection between the board and remote. But what is absolutely certain is that evolve seriously screwed up. After reading other horror stories, it is clear that this not a normal wear and tear issue. There is a manufacturers defect and it seems like Evolve is basically ignoring it. But not for long. If you have been injured due to this sudden and unintended breaking problem, please contact me at smclapick at gmail dot com. I'm likely going to be getting my attorney involved. They can't put good intentioned users of their products in danger like this.
I feel like you should have to pay upfront for shipping but if it's still under warranty or manufacturing problems they should refund you the shipping cost. Also wonder if they put all that new stuff on for free bc you are a RUclipsr.
They don't know who I am, I don't use my RUclips name when buying things.
thats good of them that they do that for anyone.
Fanatec (Sim racing gear) do that even outside of warranty ! The return your shipping costs after the service ;)
James they wouldn’t even replace my motor for cost. Meanwhile they give others freebies. I’ve spent $3,000 on Evolve products and no loyalty.
@@2ndLastJedi relevancy to this?
Hey Talon, my R2 remote failed in December 2018 after only about 12 days of use with my new GTX board. The failure caused a fall with fractures sustained which resulted in hospitalisation, crutches and restricted mobility issues for 2.5 months. In March this year I requested Evolve to replace both the GTX board and R2 remote because it was a major failure pursuant to the Australian Consumer Law which entitles me to a repair, replacement or a refund at the consumer’s option. Evolve claimed to have fixed the issue which was caused by the R2’s leaking battery. The repaired remote was tested and sent back with the GTX board instead of being replaced as requested.
Recently on 11 April I was on a short ride near home with the supposedly repaired board and remote. The R2 remote failed again which caused another injury that required surgery which was performed yesterday.
I will be commissioning an independent electrical engineer to investigate the cause of this latest R2 remote issue.
Have you heard of others experiencing R2 remote/GTX connectivity issues which have led to injuries?
Regards - Angelos
Angelos if ur being for real then a repair should be the least of your worries. Sue those donkeys!
Hey Mister Momo, Thanks for your reply. I am getting the board and remote forensically analysed by an expert first in relation to the latest failure. Upon receipt of the evidence I will provide an update. Since posting my comment I have become aware that others have also had R2 remote issues.
@@Whitsunday1020 I regrettably bought a 2nd hand GTX with R1 remote just over a month ago. Had been riding a gen 2 Bamboo (also 2nd hand) with no issues for 18 months, and not a single accident, but wanted more power for hills. Had no idea about the potential issues before buying. Had about 2 short rides without issue. 3rd ride was coming down a hill at around 35km/h and thought I'd feather the brake just a little. Board literally bucked me off. With no protective gear, I was incredibly lucky to be on an empty road and escape with only deep grazes from hand to ankle and scratched headphones. Miracle my head didn't even touch the ground. Like most stories I've read, I thought it was my mistake somehow. Now that I know different, I'm noticing a tonne of issues that are all potentially deadly. I live 10min from the Evolve head office in Varsity Lakes, so will be going in to discuss sometime soon. Sure, it's out of warranty and I bought it 2nd hand, but if you by a 2nd hand car and there's a manufacturer fault, you're still eligible if there's a recall. I could sell it to another unsuspecting guy, but I reckon it would kill someone,so how could I? My wife's cousin is an engineer and was going to get him to investigate also. Keen to hear what you have so far.
Would like to hear update.
@@Whitsunday1020 Update please!
Got my GTX about 2 weeks ago. Up to this point I have had zero electrical issues. It rides great. However it did arrive with a few small chunks missing from the edges of the wheels and the grip tape was horribly crooked/off center. They gave me a $50 gift card for the inconvenience, but the grip tape is hard not to notice. I’m with you, $50 won’t go very far at all with them. I’ve seen quite a few more online with similar grip tape issues. I know I am being picky, but for a $1700 skateboard, it should arrive perfect. I’m still on the fence about it being worth it.
Oooo bro.. 1800$ and let's say you were out of warranty around an extra 700 to fix it. 2400$ in less than six months. For a premium device. I am glad you were under warranty. For such a premium device I would not expect this issues. Please keep us updated on the board as I am thinking of getting one :)
I bought a GTX AT in May. I put about 100 miles on it and had a blast. It was great until it wasn’t!
I am still recovering from my injuries two months later.
I suggest you do a little research by reading a few skateboard forums and RUclips to see what is really happening with Evolve, cheep battery’s , battery sag and major disconnects to name a few.
There is no way I would ever step on one of their boards even if the battery was removed!
Imagine when you took it to 26 mph and you had a disconnect and the brakes locked up, you would hit the asphalt so fast you wouldn’t know what happened. Or the board has a rapid acceleration it would throw you off. Of course all electric skate boards have their share of problems and this is no doubt an inherent unsafe sport, but that’s where the adrenaline rush comes in.
There have been quite a few people that have died in just the last 6 months from eskate accidents. Read the electric skate forums, not the Evolve forum like I did.
My whole life has been consumed by extreme sports, motocross, enduro racing, mountain biking just to name a few. This is just another one before I check out and am too old to do it. I’m probably twice your age.
I’m currently waiting on a custom board being made by Psycotiller in California. All you have tested in the past months are manufactured boards. Try a custom board by Psycotiller, Ernesto Clark(nyckaly) or Long Haired Boy in Florida. Once you have seen one of these boards and ridden one, you will never look back.
I will have to say Evolves customer service was pretty good to me. They paid for my shipping back and refunded me in full. If you had the original box it would have saved you a bunch of money in shipping. Probably around $60-$80 or so for ground.
Hope the refurbished board works out for you. Please don’t get hurt. I have done many sports without protection, this one included. However, now I won’t ride without at least a helmet and wrist protection.
Why did you leave Miami/South Beach? It’s a paradise there. Of course you might have to learn a new language. Lol!
I have been to Vegas probably 50 times, seems every time gets better. I’m not sure about moving though.
Today sir is Monday gun day at the range for me. Enjoy your Chanel, keep up the good work!
David Johnson bruh you blame the board but I think you fell off and are just salty my man smh I have 3 evolves and never had an issue just don’t be trash at riding L
David Johnson I have an evolve one board with the R2 remote and it cuts out at least 2-3 times a ride... On the 3rd ride I hade to get a replacement motor which is going good so far, I’ve done about 80-100km with the new motor and no problems yet. Customer service was great though but I guess high end boards shouldn’t have simple issues like this. I still love the board and prefer riding it over any of my other. Boards because I love the remote and I prefer the out runner belt motors. I have a Chinese board too and I’ve never had a problem with it, no connection issues or anything and I paid about $700aud, it’s not as fun to ride and it’s dual hub motor but it’s so reliable.
With the R2 Remote I never had an issue
I see a lot of issues on eskate right now and i am glad that i’m out of it and change to electric unicycle. It seems dangerous at 1st but once you get it, you have more control than an eskate. Never had issues(knock on wood) and never had to look at motor or bearings to maintain it like eskates.
David Johnson my remote cut out at 21mph and locked up the breaks I ate shit pretty good and my customer service wasn't that good. . . Took them almost a month to get me a NEW R2 remote. They pretty much said it was my error and not the remote. I'm on my 3rd remote and this one is actually working fine.
Outstanding re-review and process review. Love to have an update a month from now.
Great to see the customer service from evolve California. Great outcome. Great video!
I bought my Bamboo GTX in June 2018 and it's been great, long distance, high top speed, good breaks, only a few bad things, one of the wheels cracked during the first ride, I emailed Evolve and they immediately responded and sent me one free wheel lol. I quickly learned that the wheels will chip due to wear and tear but I'm very impressed that they sent me a wheel ( it shows that they care). Another problem was that within 3 weeks of owning it, one day my R2 control wouldn't respond to the acceleration trigger, and so I looked up a video on Evolves youtube on how to reset the trigger and it solved my issue. Other than that I've been enjoying the fucking shit out of this fucking electric skateboard!
Good to hear it got resolved. Got a new one in South Florida without the issues. I tore up the street wheels kinda quick so I switched to AT wheels. The remote issue I have is that when I shut off the deadman switch, the remote won't switch modes. Not really a big deal, but annoying. Other than that, it seems evolve has remedied the motor issues people have been having.
E Smith Still going strong? I’m thinking of buying one
A friend got into a really bad accident a few days ago with a few months old gtx remote disconnecting. 3 others had the same problem with the mount bending.
had the same issues was convinced my remote was faulty, turns out the Polarity values had got changed, changing them back sorted my connection issues
How did you do this? I think I may be having the same issue
I got an Evolve Bamboo GT around Dec. 2016. When I got an email saying what day/time the R2 remote was going to be back in stock, I set an alarm for a few minutes before that, and bought one as soon as the page updated to "in-stock." There's been a couple times where I've pressed the trigger and nothing happened, but that could just be me still not entirely used to the dead-man switch. On my latest group ride, I ran into the pairing issue where it takes a minute for the two to find each other. After seeing this, I'm now wondering if my remote is about to crap out. I guess I better start keeping the original remote with me, just in case.
...and of course, like everyone else, battery sag...
I think it's fair to say that most people who own an electric skateboard at that price, only own one. So they can't just use another board that's lying around while their pride & joy is in for repair. This is not to diss you Talon, but rather to point out that if your average Evolve customer had the exact same issues that this board did, it would be a much more devastating experience for them.
Of late I'm hearing more and more bad experiences with Evolve hardware than good ones. I really hope Evolve level up on their customer service and manufacturing.
Now how many people will be willing to go through all this trouble after paying over 2grands...
Another concern is will everybody have the same troubleshooting service from evolve?
And finally, this remote issues...I see it in so many videos who had a R1 but guess it continues in R2?
Awww i miss hamburg! Good to see those nice old spots in your vids, makes me reminisce, im lovin CO though. Come out here with dave next winter mang!! Glad all is going great for you!!!!
I had same problem with the first R2 they sent me bro. Sent it back and got the newer firmware and larger battery haven't had any issues since.
That shirt pocket tho 💯😂👌🏻
Damn that board moves!
Holy crap, the speed and the hill. I am thinking of this board or Boosted . Do have some concerns with standard remote. I didn't think it had a dead man's. The store near me is out of stock so have to wait. The board here with the small battery is $ 1620 or $ 1800 with long range battery.
Thanx, that's what I needed to get out on my own board ...
This is insane ! For that shipping costs you could get a new set of motors. Or a new deck etc. but they replace a lot of things so it was worth it.
I did had an issue with the R1. I bought my bamboo gtx all terrain sometime in early 2018 and the have a recall couple of months after that. Evolve pick up the shipping however. When it came back, its an all new board with different serial number and now with R2 remote but it wasnt paired at the factory. Had they included a "how to pair" or "reset" instruction things wouldve been ok, but they didnt. They just have a video on youtube with a guy on very strong australian accent that makes it difficult to understand vs a printed instruction.
They should have had paid for shipping if it was under warranty. My new Carbon GT arrived broken and I had to ship it back for repair (Motor Controller). Evolve USA response time was 1 email per day unless you call them to expedite the response. Funny, how Evolve Australia responded so much quicker and on the weekend. The repair, however, was very fast and they shipped the board on the same day (2 weeks total). They used a generic box as supposed to the original black Evolve box I used to send it back which was a bummer. The board itself is amazing and very fast. I hope Evolve would invest a little more towards customer service and opens a service center somewhere in the east coast in the future.
$180 to post a board for a problem that you didn't even cause? Damn!
i baught mine from evolve germany in january, but i dont think the date matters. the R2 re-pairing issue seems pretty widespread, i have it too. lets see if the R2 update fixes it for me...
so far i've had to replace the BMS, the motor driver+controller electronics and the haptic motor in the remote. thankfully the evolve germany support was superb, they handled all of it unter warranty with no questions asked and they even sent the parts to me, so i could do the repairs myself (electronics engineer speaking :) ), which saved me tons of no-ride time.
to sum up: board is super fun, better perf than boosted. support is also top notch. but the thing just has soooo many issues, i have only listed the stuff that got fixed above, not those that still persist... it is way too expensive for that.
i would still buy it again, but just because there isnt a better alternative.
Well said but I've had major remote issues and my screws get stripped super easy. Other than that its a great board. I'm going to get a Baja board soon and hopefully get better screws and fix my remote issue.
I bought a CGT in January 2018 and have had a couple of minor problems. The first was the the Charging dock on the remote came loose and had to be resoldered. Not long after purchase I found the remote would disconnect and took up to two minutes of turning off / on to reconnect. I now have the remote suck in safe mode and waiting on a fix from Evolve before having to send off board / remote for repair.
Don't get me wrong as I am more than happy with the board and previous customer service but staring to get annoyed with the problems after spending $1700 AUD on what is advertised as a premium product.
I have two R2 remotes and neither is working. Evolve USA says it’s best for a technician to look at it. Of course, they want more money. I’ve spent $2800 and I guess that’s not good enough. Meanwhile I have a $2000 electric skateboard that doesn’t function. The remotes are brand new. This is an evolve issue with their remote. Why should I sink more money into the board and remotes!? The board has been sitting for a year with less than 50 miles riding since I purchased it.
Nice update Talon. Besides it taking a couple attempts to connect when turning the board and controller on every now and then, I haven't experienced many issues with mine besides slight battery sag once. I will be sending the remote in for the firmware update after riding season to hopefully fix the connection issues but the board is a blast otherwise. Hopefully I don't ever have to ship the beast.
Great that they fixed it but obviously it was on there end of why the board wasn’t working. They should repay you for the shipping. Although as long as your happy. It is what it is. Love the vids man!🤙🏽
Hi Talon. I'm a fan of yours and really enjoy watching your videos. Great job! A couple quick scenarios that I'd like to get your view on: (1) in case budget is not an issue, which 'premium' board would you recommend (i.e. Evolve Bamboo GTX, GT Carbon Series, Boosted) and (2) which entry-level/budget board would you recommend (i.e. it looks like you really enjoyed the Wowgo 2S?). Thanks man! Cheers from Toronto!
Just to say...... I bought the gt carbon 7/8 month ago, used it loads! I had the battery problem with the r2 remote but after sending it away for battery and firmware update it’s worked perfectly ever since.
Never had a problem with the board, if I lost it tomorrow then I would definitely go back to evolve and buy another!
Ordered my Carbon GT in Mar 18. Remote keeps "reconnecting" every 1-3 min and kicks down to safe mode.... doesn't sound too bad except when I let off the trigger just a bit went to brake... it wasn't there (broken arm) now there's trust issues haha.
While healing up found out the board (and or remote) do not like any device nearby with bluetooth. Gimbal, music, smart watch.... etc.
EVOLVE ! reimburse Talon for shipping costs, you as a company are getting honest publicity from his YT channel. Thank you
They won't, I sent my GT in twice, luckily I am from California, costed around 25 bucks each time, but sucks still, it is unfortunately is the policy, Talon has no advantage over any other customers. I respect the guy a lot, don't get me wrong.
I've had a Carbon GT for over two years. I broke the original remote in a fall and got the R2. It stopped holding a charge after a few months. I ended up fixing the old remote, even though the acceleration is super janky and it stops on a dime if you're not careful. Too scared to buy another R2 remote for $100 just to have it not hold charge again. It's been perfect otherwise. Oh, I disabled the dead-man switch, sometimes it just wouldn't work.
Aside from straightening your motor mount out, what was "fixed" was probably the recalibration of the remote and the firmware update.
It's hard to say if that was worth it or not but with the new wheels it seems like it probably was.
I had very similar issues to what you had with your remote. I didn't have the loss of calibration issue, but even that is difficult to say since it still may be lurking in the background.
I have a backup remote (one of the previous version LCD remotes) so I perhaps had more to work with as far as diagnostic.
I'll be watching for future update videos as I'm curious to see if this problem crops up again.
Feel free to have a look at my review/test video of this remote.
Hey Talon, great vid...I hope it does serve as increased awareness for Evolve and helps them improve the product. I think the new wheels ($100) and gift card they gave you was a nice gesture but I agree that for a premium product under warranty they probably should have covered the shipping instead. Btw, I got my GTX with R2 in June '18 and so far so good, no real issues.
Any chance you could please share an update on how your R2 and GTX are doing after a few months or 100 miles or so? Thanks man.
Just took my first spill with my Bamboo GTX and R2 remote. Coasting along around 10mph when the brakes suddenly locked up and I went flying. Shattered my knee in the process and had to go to surgery last week. Now, I have a big plate and 9 screws in my knee. Oh yeah, I can bear weight on that leg for 3 months. Not cool. I thought these wireless remote issues were resolved. Apparently not.
I think you just convinced me to give this a miss! Sorry about your injury that is dreadful :(
Jesus dude
fuck evolve skateboards
That's brutal. Did you get the board fixed? Are you still planning on using it?
Well this was enough to convince me not to buy one.
I really wish these boards were better they are attractive because of the range but after hearing all these complaints I think I am going to take my business to boosted and get their new flagship. I have been bouncing between the boosted stealth and the evolve gtx for a while trying to decide where to spend my grand and a half lol. Despite wishing the Stealth had the range and speed of the GTX, from what I can tell it's just more reliable.
Notifications on point today. Seems like the customer service was pretty good, maybe one day they'll be a big enough company to cover all customer cost for warranty repairs. Had fun on Twitch last night, Man!
Thanks for hanging out on that boring stream 😂
Absolutely. Helped pass time for sure. Maybe a legit streaming setup to come in the future?
Man evolve really messed up with the r2 remote. I'm sure they'll recover
Cool Im glad it worked out for ya. I always enjoy your board vids. Keep up the good work.
I agree with you 100% they should have covered the cost or make the gift card in the amount it costs you to ship.
How long is the warranty period any idea? I can’t figure out where you posted the link on how to reset everything. Can you post it again for me please? I’m having the same issues and I’m pretty sure I’m out of warranty. Also, how did they confirm that you were in warranty if you don’t mind me asking?
I got my GTX board end of April. I had issues with the orig lcd remote also "reconnecting" and dropping to safe mode. I emailed CS and they said turn on board in neutral state and then remote in neutral state. I saw less of the issue. I then received the new R2 remote. That had same issue with dropping to safe mode and battery did not last as long as board. I emailed CS who were great and they sent me another R2 remote to swap. My 2nd R2 had same issue as Talon were I get no response from trigger. I did the recalibration last week but had to do it a couple times also. Since then so far have not had that issue come back. I still get the drop to safe mode issue a couple times with the 2nd R2 remote. I will see how it goes as I ride more and hopefully it does not keep recurring.
Did it cost anything for the new remote.
I accidentally dropped the remote and the screen doesn’t work anymore and my dad is gonna
at least , do it makes the promisse ? because down here in brasil its about to 9 thousand reais , and im really trying to consider buying one of these things
Still happy? Or more issues pop up?
(Ordered my carbon gtx awaiting delivery)
biscuitsalive Looking into getting one, please let me know how you like it.
Would it have really been so hard to to just get a cheap box and tape BEFORE you go to the shipping place ?
Nice review, hope you have NO issue with your skateboard and the remote, I have a question, what is your idea about skateboards with Hub motor? just like Raptor 2, or Stary? The Stary has equipped with Planetary Gear system, I have seen different videos here about comparing Hub Motor vs Belt Motor, but I am really not sure which one is good to have for all train, I saw a Boosted Board in Down Town LA running a crazy hill (S Grand ave between 5th and 4th streets) very easily and smoothly, so I am wondering if the board with Hub motor also able to run that way.
For a very long time. I have been considering to buy an Evolve gtx bamboo 2 in 1 because of the range and capabilities. I sold my Boosted V2+ because I only got 4, sometimes 5 miles. And, even with the extended range, 12 miles didn't seem much to me. I had never had an issue with the Boosted board or remote connection. Thank you for your video review. The killer for me with Evolve is always reading/hearing about connection issues between their boards and remotes. I will not buy an Evolve board until the company fix this problem. I guess then my next purchase will be a OWxr or an electric unicycle for riding on/off road and distance.
With the R2 Remote I never had an issue.
Same had my carbon GT for a year and never had a problem with that remote
Glad it fix the issue, by the way I like your sti what year it’s a 15 or 16?, I saw your all video doing eskate by Miami I’m assuming u leave over there, I used to leave at westpalm but now I’m here in Orlando, maybe next time subarumega meet u can come kinda far buts it’s fun, by the way all video that u make is awesome your full detail what’s your trying to tell everyone, I loved it, keep it up brother, I’ll keep watching your vlog 👍🏽🍺
My board is doing the same thing,, only I’m not going to send it in my board is over a year old, what do you think about changing the pc over to a flipsky?
How long did the whole process take? Like from when you dropped it off at fedex to getting it back? Plz respond!!
I was considering this over a boosted board, but im not too sure anymore.. Does it still have problems?? I see people complaining about connection errors.
They really need to pick up some of the cost to ship. Maybe not the box and packing but surely the actual cost to ship.
Ive been looking for a good reliable board watching all your reviews and i really like the look of this one but what would be your best recomendation out of all that youve ridden? For just the most reliable fast overall good board.
If you could answer my question it would be highly appreciated. I recently bought a stoke board and the board says it gets max of 10mi but the remote only gets me about 3-4 miles and then it's dead so about 30-40 mins . Any suggestions and did you have a similar problem. Thanks
Hello.. Any update in your problems with your board?
My GTX is still great. No problems at all but in case of any problems : What is the cheapest way to ship it to Evolve USA ? Any ideas ?
Boosted or Evolve?
Great Riding vid bro
Just love yur little town
Maybe a vid of all the hotspots or yur teen hangout spots ?
Glad to see u finally made it home again👍
Keep Em Comin Bro 🤘
Same issues as you it's 20/20 I bought my board and I've had the same damn issues
New rider, should I look into the evolve or boosted?
Awesome video! Love ur new studio bro
My Boosted stopped working and Boosted paid the shipping. Boosted > Evolve when it comes to returns.
price of a boosted > price of an evolve
I don’t care what vids u put out just keep it up👍
Nice to see issue was resolved!!! Great board in my opinion!!! Good Stuff!!!
So, keep your original box for future shipping...
Have you seen the 4 wheel drive board from Australia? 🇦🇺 forgot the name, but that’s the one I want!
Post notifications what’s good Talon! 🤙🏽
Suuup
New wheels and a $50 voucher covers the shipping cost I guess.
I think you might have typed 11/5/1955 into that controller when you filmed this video
Purchased GTX board, charged it twice than decided to check the battery after like two days of riding. The the remote showed that the board battery was charged 10 times. Now i am wondering if Evolve sold me a used board (The box it came in was pretty beat-up) in addition, the front truck was bent and i could not take off one of the bearings. I did have an issue with the remote where it would stop working on occasion but after contacting Evolve and calibrating the remote the issue is gone (great customer service I emailed to them at 11pm they got back to me at 11:30pm same day).
They do test the boards before shipping, so maybe they ran the battery a few times? I dunno. Ten sounds like a lot, I'd contact support.
Nice video man! How did you know by riding the board that the belts were new?
It's a feeling thing, kinda like how you can feel new tires on a car
Just wondering because evolve say the belts get better after long use ...
I have same board. Used 5 times.. my buddy went through a divorce it sat for a year and a half. Now the remote won't come out of SAFE mode.
Any issues since you had the board back
Looks like evolve USA has much better customer service than evolve in Australia. People here have trouble getting them to even take a look at the board let alone get them on the phone. Not to mention the free wheels, never getting that here
Not at all. They have no idea who I am, I've never been in contact with them other than support.
Anytime I ring Evolve in Brisbane they answer the phone !
Talon Sei but they would know your name from previous reviews
I didn't have the same experience this week. I had a remote issue with my GTX and got very prompt and accurate support. Got same-day replies from Michael (Aust). The jury is still out as to whether the remote is going to still play up though.
where is the link you said?
Can you do a review on the AEboard and compare to the wowgo 2s please?
Any update since the repair was made?
Amazing. Seems like Evolve USA has 1000% better customer service than the AUS maker and supplier here. They just ignore and denied anything wrong with boards here. No replacement offer, nothing. Even under warranty.
Maybe I just need a 50K yt channel to get something done. Haha
I think they did as well as any company could in that situation. No product is ever 100%. And had you kept the original box the shipping wouldn't of hurt so bad
The box was only 30 bucks
Man that board moves out! 🐼🐼🐼
2 Yrs later I just ordered one and it won't sync with remote. I guess they haven't :(
With GTX or GTR?
The Shirt is Dope.
Eugh resting it on its motors is painful to watch! These are heavy, maybe this is where the issue came from?
love the gtx board bro nice
Nice review 👌 keep it up
I noticed my motors weren't completely straight or lined up perfectly after switching to and from the street wheels to the AT tires a few times. I contacted Evolve customer service and they quickly replied and we talked about it. Here's what Evolve had to say about the crooked motors....
Hey JerryJoseph,
Are your belts staying lined up? Are you getting any rubbing on the tires? If not it is nothing to be concerned about. Hope that helps
Evolve Skateboards USA - Service/Tech Support
where's the link of the video?
It’s time for the bamboo gtr
Cool channel brother. I just subscribed! Like the stuff you mess with. I would say super guy stuff. (And things) ha.
Welcome to the channel!
Which board do you recommend - the GTX or the Carbon GT? I'm torn between both. Looking for a smooth ride, not exceeding 20mph. I like the length and look of the Carbon, but feel like the GTX will be a smoother ride. What do you suggest?
Bamboo definitely
Talon Sei Awesome, thank you! Keep up the great content.
Brian Rader If you didn't buy evolve yet than don't buy until they come out with a completely new board that does not have any of these potential problems or if you cannot wait than go grab another board and it will be more helpfully to your mental health...
I ride a bamboo GT aswell I put the all terrain wheels on rides very smooth and pine cones and rocks are harder to get wedged under your trucks been riding for over a year now only had issues with my R1 remote so far
You didnt leave the calibration in the video
Evolve GTX or the new boosted board stealth?
DanieI Joseph depends on what you’re looking for. I’d go for Boosted.
Stealth.
Boosted. No issues with connectivity, controllers, etc
What part of PA is that
Mine will be going along fine, then suddenly feels like the brakes kick on for a split second , sending me flying, , it has happened twice, second time I was wrapped in tons of pads and taking it slow sort of testing it out, and it happened in 15 minutes of riding, first time I was not so lucky ( i was wearing a helmet) I was going full throttle (at tires) and felt like brakes kicked on for a split second and sent me flying onto asphalt , I got insane road rash and wrist sprain , wasn't back to normal for about a month and a half, the only thing that didn't hit the road was my helmeted head. I've talked to several people online who seem to be having the same issue, Im baffled/scared to ride it again 😢 any thoughts or advice?? I have several other electric boards, and I have tons of riding experience (I even own 2 evolve bamboo gtx😂 and am now too afraid to even try the brand new one) im very baffled , I want to ride it again lol
Sell it and buy a stealth
Hey Revor Mg I had the same issue with my Evolve. out of nothing the brake kicked on. I found until now 16 other cases where out of sudden the brake kicked in and the wheels deadlocked. If you want text me a private message. I also wrote you at evolve forum. I would like to ask you for some details. I have collected so many evidences that i now talking with a my lawyer to get this to court...
@@t.xynogalas1088 I talked to a lawyer back when I posted on the forum , I would have been the face of a class action lawsuit would have had to travel to california and go against evolve in a lawsuit and according to the lawyer the max I would probably get was around 10 grand. The accident happened the night before I opened own business ( had to work it all bandaged up and only using one arm for a month), with my business opening I decided it was not worth my time and decided not to pursue lawsuit. I contacted evolve and they said they have heard of the issue but have never been able to reproduce it, but I was able to reproduce the issue on a different evolve board within 15 minutes. Unfortunately I haven't ridden either of my evolve boards since. Let me know if there's anything I can do or any info I can provide to help you.
@@rexormg Hi thank you for your answer. Can you explain me how i can reproduce the problem? it would help me so much. my lawyer told me if i can reproduce it i will for sure win the case. i would provide than all riders with detail from the law case, so that you guys can use it go get your right against evolve. It would be very helpful. Evolve claimed to me that they never heard of the problem. Can I contact you somehow with privat message? at the evolve forum i sent you a message with my Facebook and Fonenumber for WhatsApp or iMessage. i don't want to post it here in public.
best regards from Germany
@@t.xynogalas1088 I just rode the board and it happened again within about 15 minutes of riding
First time shopping for an electric board (all terrain). Can anyone tell me what company is considered the "gold standard" for remote connectivity?
I have an R2 with a bamboo GT and I have literally never had a problem. Idk it’s like a 50/50 but evolve boards are better than any other board in the $1500 price range.