- The Exway Atlas is an insane electric skateboard.
I have the 4WD option
and a bunch of different wheels that I'm going to test.
The top of the line Exway Atlas, the 4WD model,
is nothing short of a beast. (cool upbeat music)
It's for all you power hungry eskaters out there
that want to thrash around
and get that adrenaline pumping through your veins.
That said, I also found the Atlas to be very comfortable
and would be ideal for commuting to work and school,
especially if you want to get there fast.
The big selling point for the Atlas
is that it is a completely modular design,
so you can swap in and out the parts
to get the exact style of board that's right for you.
And I'll go into more detail
about which parts are swappable throughout the video.
Now, depending on what config you want,
the Exway Atlas is gonna cost you between $1,449 and $2,399.
But that's before any discounts are applied,
so make sure you check down in the description below
for instructions on how to get the very best price.
It might sound expensive, given Exway's track record
of releasing very affordable products in the past.
And the eskate community have already aired
their opinions on the price.
And they're not all that positive,
but quite frankly I can't imagine an electric skateboard
with this many features and the spec sheet that it has
to be anything less.
The base model two wheel drive option of the Exway Atlas
is still $400 cheaper than the comparable Evolve Carbon GTR.
Plus the Atlas has a 4WD option,
something that Evolve has tried but failed to deliver, yet.
Who knows, Evolve has always been
the renegades of the eskate community.
And maybe they're planning to release
a 4WD electric skateboard this year.
Anyway, my point is Exway is no longer
a cheap Chinese brand.
They are a fully fledged company
producing high quality and premium electric skateboards
but still at a competitive price.
The Wave and the Flex was a perfect example of this.
They're now taking it a whole step further
with the Exway Atlas.
Feel free to let me know in the comments below
what you think of the price.
Is it too expensive, or do you think
that the value you get from the Atlas is worth it?
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Let's take a closer look at the Exway Atlas, and put it
through all of the tests to see how it really performs.
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As you can see, I've got four different wheel sizes here,
so I did a test for each of them.
And as I changed over the wheels,
I also changed over the wheel pulleys and the belts
to get the optimum configuration.
On the 90 millimeter street and 105 cloud wheel set ups,
I completed the range tests on 100% paved roads
while on the 165 mil and 175 mil AT wheels,
the range test was done split between tarmac paved roads
and all-terrain, like dirt and grass.
With the 90 millimeter wheels, I got 26.4 kilometers.
The 105 millimeter cloud wheels was 21.3 kilometers.
The 160 millimeter AT was 19.2 kilometers.
And the 175 millimeter all-terrain was 21 kilometers.
Underneath, you can see the marketed optimal ranges
for these setups.
My tests do fall quite short, which is generally expected.
The marketed ranges are tested in perfect conditions.
Most of the time with a rider between 70 and 80 kilograms.
For starters, I weigh just over 90 kilograms.
And my tests are completed
in far less than perfect conditions.
I climbed plenty of hills with over 300 meters
of elevation gain across the entire test.
I had the Atlas in mode four most of the time
with turbo mode turned on.
And my cruising speed was around 30 kilometers an hour.
I also think my belts are on the tighter side,
which is gonna put a little bit
of extra resistance on the motors.
Taking all that into consideration,
I do believe that it is possible for some eskaters
to get closer to Exway's marketed range
if the conditions are right.
The top speed capable on the Exway Atlas is just ridiculous
for a non-DIY electric skateboard.
With the AT setup, it's marketed to get
up to 51 kilometers an hour.
And I think that is definitely achievable,
even if I couldn't get there.
The fastest I went was 42 kilometers an hour,
and that was enough for me.
I didn't have the guts to keep going,
but there was plenty of room still left in the throttle.
Oh, boy, this thing can accelerate, all right.
Before you hit that throttle,
you better be damn sure you're ready,
otherwise you will end up on your ass.
Especially with the 90 millimeter wheels
or the 105 millimeter cloud wheels,
the punch that this thing has is insane.
It's the closest feeling to a DIY eboard I've ever felt
while being on a commercial electric skateboard.
But don't get me wrong.
I'm not comparing this to a DIY electric skateboard.
DIY boards are still in a completely different league.
Generally, an electric skateboard's breaking power
is in line with the power of its acceleration,
and the Exway Atlas proves this.
The brakes absolutely slam.
In gear four, I had my brakes set to 100%,
and I had to be super careful when applying the brakes.
If I put them on too hard, I'd end up
Supermanning over the top of the electric skateboard.
But this is a good problem to have.
If you can learn to control your weight distribution
while applying the brakes, you're gonna be able
to get yourself out of trouble
in those split second encounters.
There is no hill that the Exway Atlas can't climb.
Okay, that's a very overstated statement,
but I do challenge you to find me a street
that the Exway Atlas wouldn't be able to climb.
Evolve flew out to New Zealand
to test their board against the steepest hill in the world.
And I have no doubts that the Atlas
will be able to climb it as well.
I did a small hill climb test and it smashed it.
I was flying up it at around 30 kilometers an hour
and there was still room in the throttle.
There was this one steep gravel hill
that I went up on my AT range test.
And at the bottom of the hill
is a massive unavoidable pothole
which forces you to enter the hill awkwardly
and at a slow speed.
And the Atlas had no problems navigating the uneven ground
and powering up that gravel hill.
Nearing the end of the ride, at 20% the remote will vibrate
warning you that it's coming towards the end of the ride.
At this stage, I didn't really feel any power loss
until I got down to about 10%,
but the decline from 20% to 10% happens very fast.
From there the power and the top speed is limited
until it gets to about 7% and the power is completely gone.
You do still have access to your brakes,
but you're pretty much not going to be able to ride
anywhere at that stage.
You can try and kick push,
but it's not recommended on belt-driven boards,
especially when are four of them
causing a lot of resistance.
I basically had zero roll in them.
So that's all the performance tests done,
but the Exway Atlas isn't great
just because of its performance.
The reason I love the Atlas,
and pretty much all Exway's products for that matter,
is because of all of the extra features
that Exway put into their boards.
The Exway Atlas has got to be up there
as one of the most comfortable rides I've ever had
on an electric skateboard, even on the 90 millimeter wheels.
Yes, it is a carbon fiber deck,
which is meant to make it quite stiff.
However, there are a bunch of different things
that Exway have done to provide a comfortable ride.
It's 39.5 inches long, with a huge wheel base.
And even with larger tires on it,
you still feel relatively close to the ground.
This is great because the lower you are to the ground,
the lower your center of gravity
meaning you'll have a lot more stability when riding,
especially at high speeds.
The Atlas has shock-absorbing grip tape
which does a great job of soaking up
many of the vibrations from the ground.
It has Exway's new Trist double kingpin trucks,
which allow for two sets of bushings in each truck
to help with the comfort.
The trucks are awesome.
I've had really bad experiences
with double kingpin trucks in the past.
So going in, my confidence was low.
But after riding them for a few minutes,
I felt totally in control with these trucks.
They responded predictably and precisely.
So if you ever find yourself in a sticky situation
where you have to turn out really quick,
you can be confident that you can turn out
and come back to center nice and easily.
The trucks are ideal for carving hard and fast.
It gave me a real sense of snowboarding and surfing.
It just felt amazing.
Individually, these components are great,
but it's the combination of the long deck,
the shock absorbing grip tape, and the double kingpin trucks
that shocked me with its ability
to provide such a comfortable ride.
The stock wheels you get in the two-in-one combo
are Exway's own 90 millimeter 78A street wheels
and the 160 millimeter all-terrain wheels.
Exway's 90 millimeter wheels
are some of the best eskate wheels I have ever ridden.
They're very comparable to the evolve GTR wheels.
Even though they're a little smaller in diameter,
they have more surface area on the ground,
so they're grippy.
And I never feel like they're going to
slide out from underneath me when I'm going around corners.
But as you see in the video, you are free
to swap and change into whatever wheels you fancy.
Exway have a great table on their website
that helps you pick the right configuration
of wheels, wheel pulleys, and belts
to get the desired range and top speed that you want.
A link for that is in the description.
The battery is of 12S4P 518 Watt Hour monster.
While the motors are 4230 160 kilovolt cans.
Now this is a demo board.
And Exway has said on their website
that the production boards are gonna come
with 4240 motors with the same 160 kilovolts.
This basically just means they're a little bit bigger
and apparently supposed to withstand 30% more power.
In the future, Exway are planning to release
a hub motor drive train and some direct drive motors,
all completely plug and play and mix and match.
So you could have belt drives on the back,
hub motors on the front.
Or direct drives on the backend, belts on the front.
Whatever you want, it's up to you.
Like all of Exway eboards,
the Atlas has a customized Hobbywing ESC.
And in the 4WD version
you actually have two ESCs, one for each set of motors.
And in the two wheeled version, you'll just get one ESC.
If you're wondering if you can switch
between the 4WD model
and just a two wheel drive model, the answer is yes it is.
But it's a little bit more complicated than that.
If you buy the four wheel drive version
and you want to go down to a two wheeled version,
all you have to do is swap out the front trucks
for a standard set of trucks and chuck your wheels back on
and select two wheel drive in the app.
If you go with a two wheel drive version initially
and then later decide you want to upgrade
to a four wheel drive, you will need to buy the extra ESC,
motors, trucks with the motor mounts,
wheel pulleys and belts.
Going up to the 4WD is harder
than going down to a two wheel drive.
That's just something to consider
when you're making your purchase.
All of these customizations and compatibilities
are made possible with the Exway app.
If you've used an Exway before
or seen other Exway board reviews,
then you'll be familiar with the app
and how much control it gives you
over your electric skateboard.
The best feature of the app is that it allows you
to tweak acceleration and the braking power.
This means you can make your Atlas
suit your riding style and experience level.
You can turn down the acceleration
if you want to maximize the amount of range.
Or you can ramp it right up
when you want to let the speed demon out.
Your Atlas will be unique to you.
And that's why I love it so much.
The Exway app has other features, such as a free mode,
which is the boosted board style of reversing,
turbo mode which increases your overall acceleration power,
safety mode where you can limit the gears
that are accessible by the remote.
This is great if you've got kids
or people that you're trying to teach
how to ride electric skateboards
so that they don't accidentally access too much power.
It's got cruise control.
And the Atlas also has tank mode,
which makes the board spin around in a donut.
And that's just a handful of features that the app has.
Exway are always improving on the app,
so you can be sure that if you buy
an Exway electric skateboard today,
it'll get feature updates in the future.
No other electric skateboard company does this.
The app really does so much.
It kind of needs a video of its own.
Exway have developed a bunch of accessories for the Atlas.
One in particular that is worth a mention
are the fenders or the mud guards.
They attach to the motor mounts
or just underneath the trucks.
I'm not entirely sure how they work just yet,
but they have dedicated ShredLight mounts on the top.
I don't have any at the moment,
but I think they're gonna be very popular.
ShredLights are some of the best eskate lights out there.
And for the ease, convenience, brightness, and quality,
they are definitely worth their price.
I've been harping on about how good the Exway is,
but it does have a downside.
It is super heavy.
It has to be one of the heaviest
electric skateboards out there before you jump up
into the realm of Kaly, Lacroix, and Trampa.
So as soon as you place your order for the Exway Atlas,
hit the gym for the next 10 to 15 days
so you're gonna be ripped enough to pick this thing up
and bring it into your house when it's delivered.
I do find it a bit awkward to carry and lift around.
There's no real easy place to hang on to it.
But Exway have developed a carry handle
that you can purchase.
I think it's pretty cheap.
I don't have one.
I'm gonna definitely buy one, but I think it attaches
to the top of the trucks here or something.
I'm not entirely sure.
They don't have great pictures of it
on their website just yet.
In my opinion, that is going to be
a must-have accessory with this board.
It's just gonna make your life a whole lot easier.
That's pretty much my only gripe so far.
And if the Atlas's weight is my only problem,
then I'm more than happy to live with that
for this kind of power and feature-rich electric skateboard.
Overall, as you've already seen in this video,
I love the Exway Atlas.
I love the ride.
I love the customizability.
It has some serious power, and it is actually evolving
with Exway releasing new components and parts in the future.
It's just a tad heavy.
Even though it is a beast of a board
and has a lot of power,
due to the modular design you can really
make this electric skateboard however you want it to be.
For that reason, it's pretty much suitable
to any style of rider.
The only thing is that it doesn't offer a flexible deck,
which may bother some riders.
But trust me, it's not that stiff.
The way that it's been designed
makes this board insanely comfortable.
The comfort will actually shock you.
So that's my Exway Atlas review.
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about anything that I didn't cover,
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Thanks for watching.
As always, ride safe out there eskaters,
and I will see you soon.
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