[poll] How much $$$ have YOU spent on ESK8?

[b264]

One board’s first iteration

@b264

Cost: around $1210-ish USD

Deck: $125
Battery: $150
Motor: $120
Enclosure: $25
ESC: $145
Heatsink: $60
Wire, etc: $15
Wheels: $170
Pulley: $40
Belt: $7
Bearings: $20
Trucks: $40
Lights: $50
Connectors, etc: $25
Voltage gauge parts: $15
Supplies: $35
Tailbone: $10
Motor mount: $38
Handle: $5
Foam(4 kinds): $30
Conformal Coating: $20
Grip Tape: $10
Hardware: $10
Tunnel Risers: $40

And now it has new wheels, new motor, new truck hangers, new bearings times two, new enclosure. So that vehicle has cost around 1210+110+90+17+17+25= $1469 to build and keep in service for one year. (1210 construction plus 259 yearly maintenance)

That vehicle is part of a fleet of 4 vehicles. Those 4 vehicles provide 99% of my transportation needs. Occasionally I will use one of those plus a commuter train, or an electric longboard instead. But most of the time it’s solely an electric shortboard.