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Electric longboards

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DirtYStylE
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Dose anyone have some experience with these? My friend just picked one up off this site:
http://boostedboards.com/?gclid=CJ3QpoDW1sYCFZGBfgodynsA6g

I would like to get one, but that thousand dollar price point is a little out of my reach right now.
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arnie_grape
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god forbid you get a bit of exercise while holding up cars.

wouldnt wanna get your knee high marijuana leaf socks sweaty
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S.J.W
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Is this fucking real? Are people so fucking lazy nowadays that skateboards are electric? Enjoy being fat.
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.HERO
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Longboarding and manually pumping is fun. Why would you want this?
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arnie_grape
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S.J.WAre people so fucking lazy nowadays that skateboards are electric?


these have been around almost as long as skateboarding itself

I've done some research for you OP and you can get one of these for around the same price or cheaper with government assistance. much more reliable and you can drive them in the rain

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DirtYStylE
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.HEROLongboarding and manually pumping is fun. Why would you want this?


I live in a city with a lot of hills that have stop signs at the bottom. This system recharges its batteries downhill and you can hit the reverse button to break. No more worn out shoes!

It is obvious that you have never ridden one before.
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.HERO
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DirtYStylEI live in a city with a lot of hills that have stop signs at the bottom. This system recharges its batteries downhill and you can hit the reverse button to break. No more worn out shoes!

It is obvious that you have never ridden one before.


No I haven't, nor do I really want to. Go for it, but I like the exercise associated with longboarding
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S.J.W
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DirtYStylEI live in a city with a lot of hills that have stop signs at the bottom. This system recharges its batteries downhill and you can hit the reverse button to break. No more worn out shoes!

It is obvious that you have never ridden one before.


Skateboarding is a fine line between dieing and living. If you take away the dieing part. Then are you even skateboarding bro?
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Rafiki
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sounds like shit guys that don't do leg day at the gym would buy
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Olimar
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When I thought longboarding couldnt get any worse...
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Lonely
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DirtYStylEI live in a city with a lot of hills that have stop signs at the bottom. This system recharges its batteries downhill and you can hit the reverse button to break. No more worn out shoes!

It is obvious that you have never ridden one before.


What the frickle frackle you fucking potato on a stick.

Grow a pair and actually do the sport. Don't be the lazy ass guy who rides the 90$ setup off Amazon and calls himself a pro and talk down to people. I mean Damn dude. You don't even know the guy and by him saying that it's "obvious" that he hasn't ridden one. I think it's pretty darn stupid because one, you could buy a couple perfomance setups for that price point and two ITS PART OF THE FUCKING SPORT YOU COCK.

okay sorry /rant
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_69
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Didn't read thread. All I need to tell you about electric longboards is that you can fucking do like Mach 3 flat out. Sell your car because they're nothing compared to how fuckin nifty these things are.
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profa_212
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DirtYStylEI live in a city with a lot of hills that have stop signs at the bottom. This system recharges its batteries downhill and you can hit the reverse button to break. No more worn out shoes!

It is obvious that you have never ridden one before.


Buy a helmet and some slide gloves, and learn how to slide. Then you won't be that douchebag going Mach potato down a hill that you have no business being on. It gives the sport a bad name! and you look like a tool. Also, why the fuck would you take all the fun out of longboarding with an engine? Like said above, pumping and Sliding corners etc is the best part.
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a_pla5tic_bag
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just buy a bike, electric one if you need to be nub.
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stinky_cheese
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inb4 electric touring skis
10 years ago
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jackdonovan
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stinky_peteinb4 electric touring skis


heard tbk is making these
10 years ago
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zwilly
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If I saw someone riding electric skis I would shoot them. If I saw someone riding an electric longboard I would shoot them.
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DirtYStylE
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I'm building my own custom Esk8. Hand carved, painted by hand, and a custom wiring configuration. All this with the expectation to go 25mph on flat and 10+ up hills. Fuck the haters.

Interested? Check out the forums: http://www.electric-skateboard.builders/
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hikemoward
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Aren't these things like crazy expensive and take all the fun out of skating. Also just start skateboarding
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Slush
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I think they look like fun. Not a substitute for longboarding, but I mean you can't push and go 25 mph on flat ground... I think they have their place. They look really fun
9 years ago
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Turd.Ferguson
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defeats the whole purpose of longboarding
9 years ago
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rememberscott
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they look incredibly fun. check out casey neistat videos apparently it's a better mode of transportation than riding a bicycle. Quite a bit of moolah tho
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Meg.
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Electric versions of stuff like this ticks me off. Going out, pushing and cruising is half the fun! Rode around all day yesterday, woke up with a majorly sore calf muscle this morning and a ton of satisfaction
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littleman34
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Ya kids ride these around a track at the park in my town. They r a pretty stupid toy for $1000. Bet they get boring within a couple hours.
9 years ago
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theabortionator
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sounds horrible.

Get a segway if you want to be cool
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profa_212
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The referenced post has been removed.


I'm going to be mean to that kid middle school style if I ever see him.

CRAM IT NERD
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Peter.
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it's just another way for hipsters who are too cool for fixies to get to work at their start ups
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Lus146
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Jesus fuck longboarding
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