DIY Electric Skateboard

So many things happened yesterday, I won’t even be able to write about them all. So let’s keep today’s blog post to the DIYElectricSkateboard.com website I’ve just become aware of, after he posted a comment on the blog claiming the Boosted Boards have about 2.8ah batteries. I’m not sure if his numbers are right, but the Evolve boards have 7 and 10 ah boards, so chew on that.

Still, I’m very fascinated with his site. I think it’s fair to say that he’s a direct competitor to my friend who owns Redrockboardshop.com, I have to admit this guy is giving my friend a run for his money. Want the special trucks you need to connect a motor and drive chain to your board? They’ll run you $300 @ Redrock. But DIYElectricSkateboard has them for $140. Now that I’ve learned of this website, the cost of making or converting your own electric board just took a nosedive.

But what I really like about DIYElectricSkateboard is that this guy knows the problem with a home made board is the remote. If you make your own electric today, it’s going to have a big, clunky remote control. Check out this link of the new remote he’s working on. It’s a Nintendo Wii Chuck. And while it’s just a prototype that you can’t buy, I feel this guy definitely has the right idea. He’s making the remote small, cooler, and most importantly, *not* in the shape of a gun.

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My fingers are still typeing, so let me type a bit about this email that Boosted Boards just sent out to me.

Guess what? They’re still very, very close to shipping boards to people who ordered them way back when. But the price has increased. Their new price is $2000, making them, to the best of my knowledge, the most expensive electric skateboard on the market. Yes, even more expensive than the almost $2000 Evolve 2 in 1 Carbon series.

I guess I have to admit that if you were thinking about buying a thousand dollar board, or a $1600 board, that you can probably afford a $2k board. But still, the price is steep. Before, when I only had one board, I had a good excuse to buy a second. So that I could go skating with my girlfriend, maybe even rent one out or sell lessons. But now that I have two boards, paying through the nose for a third is much harder to justify. Especially after learning of an even less expensive way to build a board on my own.

Still, I have every reason to think that I would love their board, and it appears to be top quality. The only thing I can fault it for is the low amp hours on their battery, if the number stated above is accurate. But there’s a voice in the back of my head that cautions. The price has changed, the design has changed. There’s a good chance their battery could change, too.

Until then, continue to skate that endless carve. And use my favorite new hashtag, #skateclassymyfriends