Is this the PERFECT electric skateboard? Backfire Zealot review 

Thanks Harrison! And age is just a number - covered in enough pads, anyone can take up eskating ;)

@@Electroheads I think I’ll take up skydiving… It’s safer🤪

I realize I am quite randomly asking but does anyone know a good website to watch new tv shows online?

@Maximo Solomon Flixportal :D

@Caiden Kenneth thanks, signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :) I really appreciate it !!

125km and riding 30km/h + and still no fall damage 👏🏻 I love this thing!!!!

Agreed, I'm too scared to cruise on turbo lol, maxing out on sport mode is plenty fast for me (23mph)

Okay cool because I’m looking at getting one and with the discount it’s currently $649

@@M1sterKiwi I just got mine for that price

It is a 30 second boost of power but the Zealot S did away with this time limit

Thanks Nathan, sounds like your experiences have been much the same as my own! Haven't tried the Mini yet but looking forward to a chance to

@@Electroheads haven’t much had experience on an e-longboard but love the kicktail couldn’t live with out!

There's nothing quite like an EUC for capability - coming from a uni, the eskate wheels will feel tiny to you - but still absolutely worth a try. Both so fun and so different!

They are legal

@@joenice1683 Only on private land.

Good fact mate, appreciate the correction. Can always count on you to be annoyingly knowledgable on these things ;)

@@Electroheads haha, must be in me blood 😂

Escooter and electric skateboard is by law different think and skateboards are not limited

Has it come yet, and if so which shipping did you choose to were and how long did it take. I just ordered it the 11th and kinda curious how long it would take

@@saoitb1729 lol dude. I ordered it in may, it was supposed to ship june 15,but then they said delays happened and they would ship it on the 21st of june. Came the 21st and they said id have to wait until july 15. Got sick of how unsure they were about where their product was, so i just ordered a trx 2.0. If ur from the US though you should get it right away. I think i just got unlucky with mine

Im looking to order Zealot S from China to Canada? whats the fastest i can receive it? i can’t wait 2-3 months like this guy claimed

@@lucasflater7320 If you really 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 wait, that sucks lol. I would highly recommend waiting and getting this board. I got it about a month ago and I'm very satisfied, I love everything about it, especially the purple lights lol. If you have any questions about the board feel free to ask me, I already put 150 miles on mine! Also it says online that the Zealot S will ship from the U.S. starting May 1st although and it was an earlier date in April just weeks ago, I would still wait for this board, its just such a nice board for the price. I will buy another backfire eventually, probably one of the all terrain ones, but that won't be for awhile because I'm having a lot of fun with the Zealot S right now.

@@Dafty23 Thanks a lot for your message dude. Yeah i kinda figured that the best option would be waiting for US website to get it back in stock. Currently Im waiting for Black Carve 2 belt drive... but Im definitely looking to get Zealot S as my 2nd board. I love the purple lights design and flex of the deck for sure. and all the great reviews from people like yourself;)

BTW where did you order it from US or China? and how long it took for you? and where you live?

@@lucasflater7320 No problem brotha! Just looked up the Black Carve 2 and damn that board seems really nice, 32 miles with cloud wheels is insane!! I love all these brands giving us more options lol. I ordered the Zealot S on March 13 and I got it March 19. I purchased it off their US store based in the Los Angeles area and it got to me in NYC in 6 days! And yea lol the purple lights really glow bright in during evening and night rides, def a neck breaker lol. I'm probably gunna add more lights to it eventually. Happy for ya lol its gunna be a lot of fun!

Hell yea do it still work ??

Treat yourself!

Do it!!! I'm 23 and I haven't really skated before. Unless you want to count the "rip-stick" or "waveboard" (I was also 12 lol). After only a month of having my board I honestly think I'll be E-skating until I'm physically unable to. I'm trying to get some of my friends to buy a board, but there are also E-Skate groups in almost every city that anyone could join and ride. If you have any questions feel free to ask me! It's such a fun hobby and an awesome source of transportation around campus or a city. Seriously, if you can afford one, get it, even if its not this board there are even cheaper alternatives. Although, in my opinion, this board is a good price for its value. Once again ask me any questions about E-skating if you have any! Edit: I got the Zealot S, I believe this is a review of the Zealot with the composite deck, there aren't many differences.

How has the lycaon swift been? Belt or hub? I've been checking it out and been leaning towards it

@@midknighttechreviews I’ve had an utter nightmare with it! Hopefully I’m just unlucky,…but it took from 31st April to June 1st to arrive and the motors and motor mounts came so damaged (from using over powered tools) I couldn’t even adjust the belt tension. Motors were bad and sounded terrible 3 wheels where running built in bearings and one with older bearings, spacer and speed ring. Badly formed tyres/wheels. Unbranded hobby wing remote (not a deal breaker just something I noticed), Small Crack in ESC case and another small crack in the deck itself. They have offered me parts only and it took them nearly ten weeks to even dispatch the replacement parts offering one excuse after another about lack of stock (while still sending me adds about their summer sale for the swift) etc just promising next week, next week, then 23days for the parts to finally arrive today! Then today I discovered they only sent me 2 wheels, motors and mounts. I had to buy new bearings today (from U.K. skate shop) as I still don’t have a complete set for all four wheels to run the same bearings. No attempt to solve the cracked ESC case or deck or bearings issues. They have ignored many many unhappy emails asking for a refund or replacement instead and I’ve also even accused them of purposely leaving it so long I can’t claim a refund through PayPal but they ignored that email both times I’ve sent it as well. Long story short,… 3 months later and I still don’t have a safe properly functioning board! I’ve only ridden it twice as it is so unsafe speed wobbles at 14mph and stalling motors. Summers nearly over now! 😞

Edit: they’ve now solved nearly all the issues I’ve had (over £220 worth of parts) and I’m much happier, they have even offered to refund me for the bearings I brought out of my own pocket (I declined the offer as the bearings weren’t that expensive and I would of had to buy some eventually anyway). And they said if I seal/repair the small crack in the deck with resin they’ll reimburse me for that as well. Unfortunately the weather hasn’t been very good for the last week, so I haven’t properly tested it yet, but I will reply again after I’ve ridden it for a couple of weeks. All the very best!

6ft7!? goodlord do you have to check in with airport traffic control to see what the weather is up there before going to work? On a serious note it is nice to see/hear bigger guys commenting on eboards (im only 6ft 240lbs) and looking up info on all these boards being zipped around by these small 150lb dudes keeps making me question availability for bigger dudes. That lycaon's look interesting but goodlord does your experience sound horrible, I wouldnt be able to handle that headach personally.

Zealot arrived in 3-7 days here in USA

Don't listen to him, it's an old video. They have 6 warehouses now. My board shipped to Canada in 10 days in March 2021.

@@rdyjur Yes, but Backfire has no boards in Europe or USA and claim 40-45 business days which equals two months. Summer will be almost over by then.

The cloud wheels comes with the pulleys..

where do you live? also was it shipped from China?

@@aidanbreslin8079 Im curious too

Not great in wet scenarios, I've heard the cloud wheels can take it but with stock wheels I don't recommend (crashed once while braking on a wet sidewalk)

@@DiamondCentury ditto, have G3 plus and broke my collarbone falling while turning at low speed on wet asphalt

Love my board put on about 300 miles in 3 months. I would recommend the cloud wheels that he has in his vid and buy some extra screws for the bearing motor (they tend to come lose) Also don't ride in the rain or on wet surfaces. Other than that 9.5/10 experience

Also another big concern was how well the board handled UK roads (which as you stated aren't exactly in the best state) so thank you for including that in your video. If I do end up getting this board I'll definitely look into the recommended wheels as well.

I cover my helmet and board in Shredlights but that's mainly so other road users can see me - I wouldn't count on them to light up the path in front of me. As a rule of thumb I don't ride down dark roads where you can't see the road surface properly. Nice thing about London is it's well lit even at night!

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Increased power and torque by 16% due to bigger battery / 875w motors, forged trucks, purple lights, same composite deck.

Definitely not lol the cloud wheels in the vid might help a bit but this board isn't good on anything wet

You can't put those on the g2

The original. Would love a go on an S though...

It's legal in Vancouver, I've had no problems so far. Where is it illegal?

@@Dr1MaR icbc says they're illegal. It's just not being enforced.

Someone didn't watch the video before commenting 👀

Wdym, if it dies on the journey it gradually limits the speed and then once it is actually going to die it will start to stop.

@@edward_jxckson7452 all I'm saying is that if u could use it even when is turn off like a normal longboard

@@hectoralejo4553 Nah you can use it just turn off the board from the power button and you're good to go, if you have a Zealot S you can turn the board on/off from the controller but only on the S Variant, otherwise you have to flip it over and turn it off there! :)

Hey, have you recieved yours yet? I'm thinking about ordering the Zealot or Exway Flex board

@@AnimalUnleashedHD it should be here in 2 days, haven’t yet

@@AnimalUnleashedHD We just got the Zealot yesterday (California) after ordering it on 4/9. It's to replace our Exway Flex which has been out of services since 4/5 with a BMS error issue. 60+ days with Exway support and all I have done was flash the board FW once they released it last month only to have the same issue. Now I am waiting for them to send out a battery to troubleshoot. We're not having very good luck with Exway support.

@@simofpv4865 nice, I ordered on 4/9/21, you live in California and just got it? FedEx says it should be here by Tuesday, but it left California on June 3rd and still no update

@@maximdyachkin1700 nice, did you do air shipping? I see they have Fast shipping for Canada on June 15th, how fast would that be? haha. I'm hoping it gets here quick with Fast shipping

Only the very minor stuff mentioned in the vid - and the shipping time. I'd love for the battery pack to be swappable but that's a pretty rare feature annoyingly!

I’ll agree the shipping times are not ideal but they stand behind their product and it’s a good product. $800 for the Zealot S is not a bad deal for what you get. For example look at how inferior a boosted is and what they’re selling for. Also DIY is not for everyone.

You can pretend I'm a cyclist if it helps!

Such a strange comment & reminds me of people who are always taking everyone else's inventory & never pays attention to what they are doing themselves. I bet you wear a mask lol better yet I bet you wear on while driving or walking alone with no one around. Have you tried to avoid public areas? Maybe stay @ home? Be better for everyone prob if you just stayed inside & stopped voting. Rant over LOL

So in your eyes anyone on an P.E.V is a menace or a criminal? That must be a very scary and anxious head space to live in! Good news is,...I’m always seeing police ignoring people on P.E.Vs (even scooters) if they are being safe and respectful of traffic and pedestrians. So they clearly don’t agree with you! At the moment it’s only scooters that are illegal (unless rented) other P.E.Vs (apart from Ebikes obviously) simply have no legislation yet. Just like Ebikes where once a grey area of the law. Sometimes it takes a while for legislation to catch up, but this doesn’t mean that laws aren’t going to change to adapt to new situations as they occur. In this video he was clearly riding in carefully in appropriate areas, (probably lockdown) no cars, very few pedestrians and he’s not travelling at high speeds or dangerously! If you see someone on a normal skateboard in public are they a menace too? If it’s speed that makes them a menace,...Usain Bolt can run between 23 to 27.8mph in just a pair of trainers. Normal pushbikes can achieve and maintain even faster speeds than that if someone has enough Lycra on! In comparison most P.E.Vs like Ebikes, scooters and skateboards etc, are limited to around 15-20mph tops,...and the people using them are usually covered in safety gear. All electric skateboards have several speed modes that top out well under running/sprinting speed. Most riders actually cruise at much lower than running/sprinting speeds. 10-15mph on a skateboard feels plenty fast enough for most riders and there are many models that can’t even go much faster than 20mph or they need to be in a special “pro” or “turbo” mode to do so. Electric Skateboards in general travel at much lower speeds than other P.E.Vs do, due to their small wheels and very low ground clearance. Sure their maybe a couple of bad eggs out there, but you can’t judge everyone by the same standards. I’m glad your not a police officer. Way to take a really nice positive video and see only negatives and be completely prejudiced about it! Rant over!

Relax, Karen.