@ilovethewinter - welcome to the OW Family! I'll hit you up next time we ride in the area! Want to PM me your cell?

I should probably propose a location too - we could start at waterfront park down town PDX and go from there...

Hey Oregon Peeps - I've had side chats with a few folks now - I think we've hit critical mass - let's make a meet up happen! I'll throw out this coming Wednesday evening as a possible date - who's game?

@Roy - I had one side of the tire that wasn't true on my 2nd board - and I'd get horrible wobble at high speeds. FM was awesome - I sent in a video of it and they quickly replaced it.

@RiverShred - visiting Salida from Portland this week, and rode the Bermpile trail and a few others today - OMFG sweetness!!!! It's kinda cool to ride for a couple of miles - and still be at 95% charge!

@ElectricHippy - I live in the Salem area and ride with a buddy in Portland and Hillsboro and everywhere in between! Hit me up if you'd like to join us sometime!

@dicorci - great advice. A couple months ago I started forcing myself to ride switch - I try to do it for at least 1/4 of each ride...while it's not quite as fun (yet) - each ride gets better and I feel like it's helped me improve all aspects of my riding - especially off-road...

@Tartopom - Thanks - I wasn't aware of the battery capacity range...I didn't see that in the manual - where did you find it?

@DrN3RD nice digging - looks like a high probability match...and the specs do say LiFePo.
http://www.a123systems.com/lithium-iron-phosphate-battery.htm

@DrN3RD - you're right. I certainly don't want to come across like I'm jumping to conclusions - or bashing FM, that is not my intent. I'm a huge fan and wouldn't give up my boards for anything...however - being a geeky engineering type - this has definitely piqued my curiosity...