Sadly, the components were expensive, difficult to life-proof, and would require a fair bit of proficiency to spec out and then assemble. (At this point let me pause and say, that if Boosted partnered with Rayne or Landyachtz to make an electric Killswitch or Evo, I would throw my wallet at them faster than Predator Banshee can get off the line.)Īt this point, I began to look into building my own custom eSkate. No way was I going to pay above market price for a Loaded Vanguard and some O-Tang wheels! I had much better setups at home. Sadly, I couldn’t bring myself to pay the high prices of these new eSkates, not because I disliked the specs, but as a former skater, I noticed the low quality of the components. I started to see yuppies zipping around Cambridge on the new Boosted Boards, and kickstarters popping up regularly for boards with more range, power, and speed. At this point, I noticed that eSkateboards were really beginning to explode in popularity. I hated having to walk to work in the rain or keep a separate set of clothes at work to change into when I arrived. Long distances can be very tiring and make you arrive at work dirty and sweatyĪs a skate-commuter, all of these factors had begun to wear on me.You can do it in the rain, but you will be miserable.With all of this said and done, skating does have some shortcomings: From wheels, trucks, and board cosmetics, to choice of gear* and even the style in which you ride, there is something about skating that lends itself to having a rich culture and identity element, much more so than biking or driving a car. A wise man once said, “Why sit in a thing that runs on money and makes you fat, when you could be having fun commuting on something that runs on fat and saves you money?” On top of that, skating can be a very sophisticated form of self-expression. Skateboards are light you can bring them with you into most businesses and forms of public transportation. As a Bostonian, I have found myself racing people in cars, buses, bikes, and even trains to get around the city and have always found skateboarding to be as fast, or often faster, than these more cumbersome modes of transportation, if slightly more dangerous. I am of the (rather strong) opinion that skateboards are a strict improvement over walking, and that, if everyone in the world learned to skate, we could solve most of our travel infrastructure problems instantly. (Me freeriding a local spot in 2010, please excuse the neon-green laces, it was a different time) From racing (and crashing) in competitive events to running from cops in the dead of night, skateboarding has left an indelible mark on my life and become one of my favorite activities, and far and away, most preferred method of locomotion. I have been riding, sliding, and racing skateboards for over 8 years now. Hello dear readers, Electric Skateboard HQ’s newest writer here!įor my first article, I would like to take you down the journey of how I decided on purchasing my first electric board, but first, a little background about me.
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