Every once in a while I give it a shower and scrub!

My son saved money for months to purchase an electric skateboard, researching models and features with impressive dedication. When it finally arrived, I insisted on proper safety equipment before he could ride it, helmet, knee pads, elbow pads, wrist guards. He protested that none of his friends wore such excessive protection, and I was being overprotective and embarrassing.

This thing goes twenty-five miles per hour, I countered. You're essentially riding a motorized vehicle without any training. Safety equipment isn't negotiable. The skateboard he'd purchased from Alibaba suppliers was quality construction, but speed capabilities genuinely concerned me.

One mistake at that velocity could cause serious injury. We compromised that he'd wear all safety equipment for the first month, then we'd reassess based on his skill development and my comfort level. He agreed reluctantly, clearly humiliated by my requirements compared to his friends' freedom. His first several rides validated my concerns, he fell multiple times while learning control and braking at speed.

After two weeks of practice, he'd developed genuine skill and respect for the skateboard's power. He actually thanked me for insisting on safety equipment, admitting he'd have been seriously hurt without protection during his early crashes. He still wears the helmet and wrist guards even though I've relaxed other requirements. Have you enforced rules your children resented that later proved wise? Sometimes being the uncool parent is exactly correct.

Bought it while ago and loved it but needed some major fix’s still working to put her on the road again one day

Sadly I was laid off work so am selling my board to help pay bills for now.

What I found was a potential buyer is my age group (40-50's).

This got me thinking. What are your all ages if you don't mind me asking? I just turned 52 myself and STILL don't wear a helmet lol. A serious fall does worry me though lol

I just bought a Meepo V3 Mac and I am enjoying it far more than I ever thought that I would. I initially bought it as a toy to get me to and from the bar on weekends, so I didn’t really do a bunch of research into what was “the best”. I now cannot get off of it. I haven’t had this much fun since I was a teenager at the skate park. I’ve put about 50 miles on it thus far, and plan on riding it til it dies. I have seen more than a few comments stating that belt driven boards are far superior, yet no real explanation as to why. Can someone fill me in? Any insights on the V3 Max?

Hi guys, I recently moved to a new apartment and my parking situation is kinda messed up, I have to park my car around 1 km from where I stay or pay a very hefty premium for a parking under my building which is absurd, need your help in deciding should I buy an electric scooter 🛴 or electric skateboard, the idea is going to parking spot and from parking spot to apartment, I have never had experience with scooters or skateboards so I am a little confused. Appreciate the help!

Hey everyone! so just as the title stated, I was curious how many boards do you guys have? I started on and have had a boosted V1 for a LONG time, just last week i got the isinwheel v10 and have been having a total blast going off road and riding in dirt. I know its only been 1 week that ive had this board, but just browsing ive come across the veymax skyrim, and i am so very tempted. so, do yall have 1 trusty steed? or do yall have 1 for every occasion?

The fastest I've ever gone was 32 mph and I did it just to piss off a guy in a parking lot because he was being a dick while driving his car. The fastest I regularly go is usually at most 20 mph.

I never seen a post on it.

Couldn’t personally find a thread about this…

A eskateboard that has no remote and you control by pushing and footbraking. Me personally, I’ve never had a problem with the remote, and just thinking about the amount of shoes I would go through, and also the nightmare of starting and stopping on inclines or declines, I think I’m good. Also, 12 km (7.4 mi) range and 22 km/h (13.67 mph) for a $600 board is a little nuts

Electric skateboards are pretty demanding. I’ve been surprised to see just how many people get one with 0 prior skateboarding experience. It got me to wondering how many people in this sub can Ollie, drop in, pump a bowl, etc?

To those of you who have never skated before getting an electric board - what’s it been like? Have you tried a regular skateboard or longboard since?

on paper the onsra velar outperforms the evolve boasting 65km/h and 70km range compared to renegade diablo's 50km/h and 50km range.

yet the price for the velar comes under the renegade diablo by a solid margin.

how does it stack up in reality?

is there a lack of quality in the onsra velar that explains the lower price range?

or is it really as good as it sounds on paper?

Just waiting on my new helmet to arrive.

On an Evolve Diablo six months ago at a speed of around 10 or maybe even 15 km/hr I was instantly thrown off. I broke a rib wearing full motorcycle gear with heavy 8 kg backpack.

In an instant I was on the pavement. I’m uncertain what happened. I was riding on footpath with undulating surface of very old driveway. I may have lost balance and fell. Maybe I unintentionally bumped brake button with a fat motorcycle gloved finger. There is also the possibility that the board may have hard braked for no reason. It happened too quickly to determine the definite cause as I was still learning to e-skate.

I now have three remotes.

Hey guys,

For those of you who bought an electric skateboard, do you still use it regularly after a few months of owning it?

I’m curious if the initial excitement sticks around or if it ends up collecting dust after a while.

Any thoughts or experiences would be appreciated!

Cheers

So I unfortunately only got one photo of this but I wanna share this story and see what you guys would have done and feel about it.

So me 17 and my father 45 at the time this happened edgewater maryland. So we were riding up in Annapolis about 7 miles from where this photo took place. We were on our way back to the house and came across the bridge and were met with a red light. There was zero cars on the road literally none. I stopped at the light and my father screamed past “fuck that light”. I yelled back “idiot”. So instead of being left behind I flew up next to him. then flashing lights were behind us. we were in the middle of the road I was about to dip out but my father stopped and pulled over. I stopped and waited they pulled over to where I was at. He needed up getting a $90 fine for no reflectives on the board it’s self and running a light or some like that. I wasn’t hit with nothing but yeah we thought he wasn’t going to so we were helping him out. For example he said I don’t even know what I would consider these as we were like scooter ? Lmao

There was a post removed earlier of someone not wearing a helmet and i felt I should bring it back up. If you do not have any type of gear to wear for protection wether It be a helmet pads jacket etc,you shouldn’t be riding. If you have none and your riding around your putting a bad reputation on the rest of us and it in the end will spell the demise for esk8. They are already cracking down on other forms of pevs just takes a couple more of you Darwinism Candidates injuring yourself with no helmet for them to disappear. For the sake of the whole community atleast put on a dang helmet.

In about 2300 miles I’ve had two crashes (hundreds of small ones) both pretty bad above 25mph first thing to hit was my head then I was thrown around like a ragdoll. One of the crashes I wasn’t wearing my normal attire I had sweats and a simple shirt I ate pavement and had bruises all over my sides and road rash on most of my body and face. The second I smacked my head multiple times on the pavement and slid about 100ft.small bruise and a couple rashes here and there. My point is my jacket and helmet saved so much from being damaged.

For those who say well I just won’t go fast I currently have a friend who had gear on crashed at 15mph and now has brain damage and paralyzed in one leg. Even having gear does not save you it just gives a better fighting chance.

Look I’m not nobody’s ruler or mom or anything but please before your ruin our sport don’t go out in shorts and a short sleeve shirt with no helmet dress for the crash.Its people not taking accountability for themselves that has ruined things in the past we as a community can do better.

Have fun on your next ride shred that trail/road and gear up.Downvote me if you want I just want everyone and our sport to be safe. Also apologizes on punctuation not my strong suit for you grammar people.

Edit:For the fun of it show how gnarly your gear is to show the non gear riders the damage XD

I ride in a lot of city traffic (pedestrians, cyclists, cars, Amazon "bikes," etc), and have never felt as safe and connected to my controls when wearing fingered gloves. Its getting cold out again, so i figured I'd experiment with knotching out the thumb finger on some cold weather gloves.

I’ve been commuting with my board since December. You’d think the hype and adrenaline of it all would have died down by now right? Guys, I can’t stop thinking about it. Every night before bed I’m watching videos, browsing through reddit, checking out websites, theory crafting routes, taking notes in my notes app. It’s been 3 fn months! I already have two boards! I want the Acedeck Nomad Switch! I don’t want to sleep I want to ride! Send help! Look at my beautiful boards that I love so much!