February 2025
Trampa Newsletter

The February 2025 Trampa Newsletter wraps up the continued launch of the new Trampa website, featuring  a rotating 76T Slave Open Belt Drive Pulley for entertainment during loading, and enhanced search functionality that improves with use. While user accounts couldn’t be transferred due to data privacy concerns, guest checkout and express payment options like Apple and Google Pay are available for convenience. The newsletter also highlights recent riding content, including videos on building boards, Carve Board sessions, and comparisons between the Open Belt and Spur Gear drive systems. Despite an injury sidelining Sonnie, weekly YouTube uploads continue, showcasing Trampa’s signature riding style and technical insights.

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VESC Electronic Speed controller with cables

The VESC Electronic Speed Controller.

Globally renowned high quality motor controller

You will likely have come across VESC™ by now, it is very special in the field of Electronic Speed Controllers so we are very proud that our boards all come as standard with a VESC™ and VESC™ BMS.

VESC6 Mk6 HP – Quite simply a higher powered version of the VESC6 Mk6, with the same trusted reliability and ease of control. Why High Power? Because the mosfets in the HP allow more amps to run through.

VESC6 Mk6 – An incredibly reliable and high performing compact speed controller, used by over 2000 companies in many other applications across the world

VESC 6/75 – If you are using a 16s Battery Pack to power your mountainboard this controller will automatically be selected to handle the higher voltage.

Which Battery Pack?

We make battery packs for both Li-Po & Li-Ion cells.  The (S) stands for Series - adding cells in series increases voltage, The (P) stands for Parallel - adding cells in parallel increases capacity.
A higher voltage will take you faster and higher capacity will take you further. See the table below for further comparison:.

Battery Power

Battery PackCellsCapacityVoltage at peak
12S Li-Po12S 1P20Ah50.4V
16S Li-Po16S 1P20Ah67.2V
12S 21700 Li-Ion12S 7PMolicell P42A – 29.4Ah
Samsung 40T- 28Ah
Molicell P42A – 50.4V
Samsung 40T – 50.4V

Battery BMS, Enclosure & Charger

Battery PackBMSEnclosureChargerBattery (+charger)
12S Li-PoIn chargerClassic or MassiveUltramat 18
UltraPower
£840 +VAT
16S Li-PoVESC BMS16S Massive16S 8A Li-ion £675 +VAT
12S 21700 Li-IonVESC BMSMassive or Double Massive12S 6A Li-ion
12S 12A Li-ion
£574 + VAT
£609 +VAT

Li-Po: These cells are more expensive, however you may consider them worth it because they have less components and therefore provide easy plug and play capability as well as making it possible to do a quick battery swap. Li-Po cells also have a higher discharge performance than the Li-ion packs. 

Li-ion:  Individual cells means that you have a serviceable battery pack, swapping out only the individual cells should they be damaged. These cell packs require some electrical knowledge.  

We suggest that if you have limited electrical knowledge that you choose Li-Po batteries for their ease.