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5th Wheel Skate Co.
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The world’s first 10-second electric conversion kit

A hub motor wheel, a battery pack in a binding, a locking riser and a thumb remote. Everything attaches to the board you already own, and everything comes back off.

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Preorders open on Kickstarter on 27 November. Pricing is announced with the campaign — backers get the launch tiers first.

The full 5th Wheel kit strapped to a skateboard on a shop counter, with the finned controller and thumb remote in front of it.

5th Wheel

Price announced at launch

The world’s first and only instant electric skateboard conversion kit, designed to power the board you already love. A compact 500 W hub motor built for power and range, with a quick-release 10S2P battery system — electric performance without replacing your skateboard.

The rugged battery housing and strap system are built for everyday use, and a thin layer of grip gum — the same rubber used to clean grip tape — sits beneath the enclosure so it holds without damaging your deck. The truck is 356 aluminium alloy, and components are interchangeable throughout, so repairs are quick and simple.

Keep your board. Add power. Ride farther.

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Three 5th Wheel hub motor wheels in blue, red and black standing on a shop counter in front of a wall of decks.

Hub wheel

Price announced at launch

500 W hub wheels on their own, in blue, red or black. The motor lives inside the wheel, so there is no belt and no pulley.

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The 5th Wheel drive unit standing upright on a shop counter beside its finned controller and thumb remote.
Part one

The drive wheel

A compact 500 W hub motor built for pull rather than top-end numbers, so it moves you from a standstill instead of needing a push to get going.

  • 500 W hub motor

    The motor lives inside the wheel, so there is no belt, no pulley and nothing to snap on a kerb.

  • Three colourways

    Blue, red and black. The wheel is the part people see, so it may as well be yours.

  • Interchangeable

    Components swap out across the whole system, so a repair is a part order rather than a new kit.

Part two

The pack and the binding

A quick-release 10S2P battery in a rugged housing, held down by a strap system borrowed from snowboard bindings.

  • Quick-release 10S2P

    The pack comes off the board on its own, so it can charge on a desk while the deck stays by the door.

  • Kind to your grip tape

    A thin layer of grip gum — the same rubber used to clean grip tape — sits under the housing. It holds without chewing up the deck.

  • Nothing drilled

    The deck keeps all of its flex, because nothing bolts through it and nothing is glued to it.

A natural maple deck on a shop counter with the 5th Wheel binding and battery pack strapped near the nose.
A bare machined aluminium riser bracket on a workbench, showing the three bolt holes and the axle it clamps to.
Part three

The three-point locking riser

This is the piece that makes ten seconds possible. It seats on the rear truck at three points and locks, and it is the only part of the kit that touches your hardware.

The truck is machined from 356 aluminium alloy — the same family of cast alloy used for skateboard trucks — so it takes the load the way the rest of your setup does.

How it works

Three steps, about ten seconds

No drilling, no rewiring, nothing permanent. The board you walked in with is the board you ride home.

The machined aluminium riser bracket on a bench.
1

Lock the riser on

A three-point locking riser seats on the rear truck. That is the only part that touches your hardware, and it comes off with it.

The binding and battery pack strapped over a maple deck.
2

Strap the pack down

The binding straps over the deck the way a snowboard binding does. A layer of grip gum underneath holds it steady without marking your grip tape.

A rider mid-push on a street, the 5th Wheel drive unit strapped to the tail of the deck, road blurred with speed.
3

Thumb the trigger

Hold the trigger and go. Your feet stay exactly where they always were, and the deck keeps its flex because nothing bolts through it.

The hardware

Real parts, on real boards

Not renders. This is the prototype, photographed where it gets built and where it gets ridden.

The full 5th Wheel kit strapped to a skateboard on a shop counter, with the finned controller and thumb remote in front of it.
The whole kit, mounted
A hand holding a skateboard upright on a city street at golden hour, the 5th Wheel module strapped near the tail.
Carry it like any board
A bare machined aluminium riser bracket on a workbench, showing the three bolt holes and the axle it clamps to.
The three-point riser
The 5th Wheel drive unit standing upright on a shop counter beside its finned controller and thumb remote.
Drive unit and remote
A natural maple deck on a shop counter with the 5th Wheel binding and battery pack strapped near the nose.
Fits a bare maple deck
A skater at a concrete park with the board tipped up on its tail, the 5th Wheel module mounted behind the rear truck.
At the park
Three 5th Wheel hub motor wheels in blue, red and black standing on a shop counter in front of a wall of decks.
Three colourways
The 5th Wheel kit mounted on a deck on a shop counter, photographed from the nose, with the controller alongside.
From the nose
Close view of the blue, red and black 5th Wheel hub motor wheels side by side on a counter.
Pick your colour
Data sheet

Prototype figures

5th Wheel is in the final stages of prototyping. Everything below is a measured or targeted figure for the current build, and it will be confirmed before the first production run ships.

16 mphTop speed

Target for the current prototype.

15 milesProjected range

On the 10S2P pack, riding flat.

10 secOn and off

No tools, nothing left on the board.

500 WHub motor

Inside the wheel, no belt drive.

Prototype specification, subject to change before production.
ParameterValueNote
Motor500 W hub motorDrive built into the wheel
Battery10S2P, quick releaseComes off the board to charge
Top speed16 mphPrototype target
RangeUp to 15 milesProjected, flat riding
MountThree-point locking riserSeats on the rear truck
RetentionSnowboard-style binding strapsGrip gum layer underneath
Truck material356 aluminium alloyCast alloy, as used for trucks
ControlThumb trigger remoteHandheld, wireless
FitmentStreet skateboardsWorks with a standard setup
Attach timeAbout 10 secondsTool-less, both directions
ServiceabilityInterchangeable componentsParts replace individually
ColourwaysBlue, red, blackHub wheel
27 November

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