Defiant One: The Defiant Saga & 100 Mile Review

Today, I share my story about my experience with the Defiant One electric skateboard. This premium urethane street board aims to offer long range and high powered riding to enthusiast buyers. The colors and fit/finish are beautiful and are sure to catch people's gaze wherever you ride!

While the Defiant did not end up being my favorite board I've ever reviewed, it has a lot of positive aspects to it, and I try to highlight those in this review, while also being fair and sharing my lengthy experience with the company.

The Defiant One is not your average electric skateboard. This board is more of a boutique take on the street based electric board, coming from a DIY background and using high quality parts throughout the whole build. Steel gear drives, large motors, a huge custom deck, custom purpose built enclosure, high quality battery cells, the list goes on.

The value proposition for this board is a little tough in 2024 because of what you can get for $3000 (or 1899 on sale). Check out the board here:
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Board specs in short: 12s5p P42a pack, 6389 motors, 2.2 ratio steel gear drive, Stormcore Vesc, Hoyt puck remote, custom 280mm cnc alu hangers, 100mm boa wheels.

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Timestamps:
00:00:00 The Defiant Saga
00:00:34 The Start
00:01:42 Esk8.news Release
00:02:22 First Issues
00:03:21 First Look at Esk8con2023
00:04:35 Pure Street Board?
00:05:51 The First Ride
00:07:00 Break 1
00:08:13 The Dent
00:08:44 Replacement Drivetrain
00:09:35 Deck Crack?
00:09:50 Look At the Internals
00:10:31 It's a Long Story
00:11:48 Riding the Replacement Drivetrain
00:12:40 Break #2
00:14:19 Sending the Board Back
00:15:18 The Gap
00:16:44 Why Didn't I Make a Video Earlier?
00:17:41 January 2024
00:19:08 Esk8con 2024
00:19:26 Link Vlog
00:20:12 Price Adjustment
00:21:00 Outstanding Concerns
00:22:14 Begin Review!
00:22:25 Pro 1: Range
00:22:59 Pro 2: VESC Power
00:23:21 Pro 3: Gears
00:23:35 Pro 4: DaVega
00:23:55 Con: 1 Deck?
00:24:23 Deck Flex Clip
00:25:26 Con 2: Wheels
00:26:37 Con 3: Durability
00:28:18 PSPEC
00:29:07 0 to 20 Test
00:29:14 0-20 Test
00:29:51 100m Sprint
00:30:13 Braking Test
00:31:19 Torque Test
00:31:48 Top Speed
00:32:53 Range Test
00:33:39 PSPEC Composite Score
00:34:26 RBEM Score
00:34:35 Build Quality
00:35:35 Deck
00:36:29 ESC
00:37:05 Trucks and Bushings
00:37:47 Wheel Options
00:38:41 Water Resistance
00:39:28 Customer Service
00:40:09 Price & Value
00:41:49 RBEM Composite
00:42:59 Closing Thoughts

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