Why electric boards?

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I was never into skateboard and longboard. But was playing many hours outdoor and had such a board.

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I did over 1000km on that thing. Even replaced 2 times the back wheels just because there where on the plastic.

5 years ago I bought/built a rc car and had so much fun with it. Until I saw this video on youtube.

Then I sold my rc car stuff to spend it on esk8 parts. Started reading in february 2017 and 4 months later I had my first board running. It broken after the first 100-200km and then it was upgrading time to buy higer quality parts etc.

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And that last thing is still the same today. If something breaks it is time for a upgrade.

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I longboarded for 11 years before this. Mostly downhill and long distance city riding. I’ve also been a snowboarder, wakeboarder, kiteboarder and for a short time I rode a flowboard (14-wheel skateboard). Esk8 was just the logical next step. Next step for me is e-mountainboard. Once I have the funds I’ll also be building an eSurf and maybe an electric snowboard if @powertraverse comes through on his project.

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Growing up watching characters from Reboot fly around on their zip boards made me want a hoverboard so bad.

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I’d often look out the window on long road trips and pretend I was surfing in the ditches next to all the cars. Fast-forward 20 years and I see some guy on YouTube cobble together a skateboard with some junk laptop cells, an angle grinder and epoxy and I was hooked. It’s the closest thing to a real life hoverboard and the brushless tech is absolutely fascinating.

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A skateboard passed my car so i decided it was time to get a new skateboard.

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@b264 this looks like a great short deck if it’s <32”, yeah?

Hard to tell if the bottom protrusions are completely molded into the board. But from a top down perspective, the perimeter looks like amazing proportions, and side view has good concave.

We need one for science.

@pjotr47 wut that thang called?

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You are all as selfish as fuck. I built my board for a GOOD reason. To run dog. I have heart failure. And like ALL THE REST of you, I am incapable of keeping up with doggo.

I got tagged walking my Ebike thru store, so I go shopping with Esk8 instead.

I literally have not once rode my board strictly for fun. It is my PEV. And makes all trips FUN.

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I worked with the guy who invented that thing. I thought it was the stupidest thing I had ever seen. Nuts trying to stay upright.

I have had several friends, that told me inventions they thought up, and I thought they were utterly stupid. And then it caught on.

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I just wanted to get to the train station faster than walking/taking the bus. A scooter isn’t as convenient to carry when not riding it (used to ride a kick scooter for my last mile commute) and I don’t trust the bicycle parking around here.

So I bought an eskate and learned to ride it.

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@Skatebored @sevenfloorsdown
Hi, brothers. I build many such board for the exact reason.

I also use shortboards because I can bring them inside businesses.

Except I also ride them for fun, but they are designed as “tools” first — “toys” is a distant second in the design considerations.

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Been riding shortboards exclusively for the exact same reason. The only exception is my folding board for when even a short board is not inconspicuous enough.

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I’m simply talking about taking the top layer of the deck to turn into an esk8 deck. It looks like it has perfect profile for a short board. Fat rear, fattish front. That is if it’s under 32 inches, preferably closer to 30 inches, and the picture is not misleading.

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We always called it a “Waveboard”

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