I should start today’s post by saying that I live in Gainesville, Florida. This is significant because we have some of the most tree cover in the country. And that translates out to a *lot* of pollen in the air.
There’s so much pollen, that it leaves a green mist on our cars here. And while I have seasonal allergies, never before in my life have I had to deal with the effects of seasonal allergies on skateboard riding.
For the past week, my eyes have been crying. Nonstop. Maybe I have pink eye. But more likely, what I feel, is that all this longboarding throwing way more pollen in my eyes than they’ve ever experienced before.
With a runny, stuffy, nose and clogged sinuses, I’ve had to go back to the drugstore for the good stuff. The other day, I even neglected to skate, for fear of the allergy repercussions. I’m considering using goggles or even a full face mask to deal with the problem.
In other news, I’ve looked back on my old posts and found that it was two months ago that I order the Carbon series from Evolve. It was promised in February, just a month down the road. A large part of why I ordered it was to be able to ride with my girlfriend. Plus, a month wasn’t too long to have to wait.
Then, less than a month later, I discovered the message on their webpage about a delay until “early March.”
My birthday is in March, so that seemed good enough. I could call it a birthday present to myself, instead of something I bought to have something to do with my SO.
Then I get an email from Evolve. A personal, email saying that the parts they need to assemble their Carbon series have been stalled at customs. They don’t even *have* the parts yet. Which means they can’t even assemble the board. I can officially kiss a birthday ride on my Carbon series goodbye. And don’t I feel special for getting that update? Me, personally. Not an update on their website. They don’t inform their customers with their twitters and Instagrams, Evolve sneaks updates into their web page, and maybe, an email.
But what Evolve does that really reminds me of my ex-wife? They make promises they can’t keep. Sure, they’re a lot of fun when you get to climb up on them for a ride. But the unkept promises really have a way of ruining it. There’s a part of me that wants to ask, why can’t they only make promises that they can actually keep? Why not promise to ship *after* you have the parts, not *before*?
Dare we expect to receive their skateboard in April? Or would that be just an April fool’s joke?
Will Evolve use their social media to inform their customers? Or will they continue to use them simply for marketing? Will they ever correctly predict their shipping dates? Or will they continue to promise, collect money, and delay?
Sorry to diss them so badly, they’re still the manufacturers of the best electric skateboard on the planet. But yes, there is plenty of room for improvement on *how* they do business.
I guess I’ll finish with the other email Evolve sent me. In response to my email about using the board for a big downhill ride. Basically, don’t do it. The board wasn’t designed to break during a big downhill, and if anything happened, I might be unable to stop. Sounds like good advice. But man, I really wanted to do a ride like that. Maybe that orthodox skateboard on Kickstarter with the disc breaks would do the trick?
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