It's a problem even for Standup Paddling. New paddlers tense up and don't move their feet and they go numb. The trick is to move your feet and wiggle your toes. My back foot definitely goes numb after riding for 30 minutes or so on the OW. I'm sure it's the same thing. But who can relax with this awesome ride...

The "hypercore" thing doesn't really make sense to me. The old motor had a heat problem? OW has a temp sensor on the battery and controller board... right. If the old motor could overheat, wouldn't there be a heat sensor on the motor??? I think they are blowing smoke... Have you ever heard of a motor replacement because of overheating??

I could see a new motor having more torque at high speed. The problem with the V1 is at max speed the motor runs out of torque to level out the board and you nose dive.