Thanks to the exponential growth of PEVs, there’s finally enough esk8ers in Latvia to warrant making our own group for organizing group rides and helping one another out!
If you ride an electric skateboard and live in Latvia, join our telegram group!
We also have a separate chat for DIY electric skateboards, but that one’s private, so message me or one of the admins to join!
I also bought the domain esk8.lv to advertise the group. We should have stickers coming up shortly
In the future I might use the website to host a map of the best skate routes in Latvia, but for now it’ll just serve as a generic landing page.
In just 6 months our group has grown to 34 members! One of them happened to be a graphics designer, so now we have our own business cards to hand out to esk8ers we meet on the street
We’re also thinking of renting out some kart tracks over the winter. It would be good to get in touch with the Lithuanians and Estonians who might also be interested in joining
Not many group rides this summer unfortunately (damn you, EUCs ), but wanted to bump this post to brag that the Latvian esk8 community is up to 58 members, so take that, Italy!
Nice group! Here in the Czech Republic, our group has 1,508 members. I have no idea where they all are!
I wanted to ask — what’s the law like in Latvia regarding riding on the streets? And do you have any idea how it is in Lithuania? I’m making plans for a really long route and exploring the options.
Technically illegal, but police in media have only warned about unregistered scooters over the power limit. They haven’t ever stopped one of us, though I think a big part of that is the many cycle lanes we have in the city center, so we don’t really bother anyone And on busy streets we ride on the sidewalk like everyone on the rentable scooters does.
That unfortunately sounds like a no-go for me. Because on really long rides (200 km+), you can’t just ride on sidewalks — that would get you nowhere. In Czechia, we can ride on streets and no one cares. Like here: (6) Instagram
, join the group! 
that would be an optional route.
), but wanted to bump this post to brag that the Latvian esk8 community is up to 58 members, so take that, Italy! 
Of our 39 members 30 are still learning proper foot alignment, dude.
And on busy streets we ride on the sidewalk like everyone on the rentable scooters does.