The Waiting Game and AirWheel

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. If you want to get into electric skateboarding, you’re going to need to be patient. Because you’ll be doing some waiting. A lot of it. I was just browsing through my posts last year.

I remember waiting around for my evolve board to come. I remember the time well. My daughter was coming to visit, and I wanted to have my evolve board to skate with her. I was also going to visit some friends in San Francisco, and I really wanted to bring the board with me on vacation there.

But alas, the board took a while to come, and I didn’t have it before my vacations. I got it afterwards.

Now, here we are, one year later, and I find myself in much the same position. Where last year, I was waiting for the Evolve board, this year, I find myself waiting for both the Evolve *and* Boosted Boards.

Like last year, my daughter will come to visit in August. And I really want to skate with her. Having two electric skateboards would be really nice.

But I have little hope that I’ll get my wish. Evolve has promised me one of their new Bamboo series. They say to expect them in July. But after having pushed back every other date they’ve talked about on their web page, how can I possibly trust July? I’d say it will come in August, at earliest. I really don’t expect it to come before then.

The Boosted Board is much the same. After struggling with whether or not I should buy one, and finally putting my credit card down, I’m signed up to have one. But they have given me absolutely no indication as to when they might deliver. It’s the credit card debacle all over again. They have my money.

Now all I can do is wait. It’s a race of sorts. Who will deliver first? Evolve with their new bamboo series. Or Boosted, with their powerful double engine?

I’ve learned about a new form of electric commuting that has almost had me change the name of the blog to Electric Commuter. They’re called a one wheel. More popular in Asia, this device lets you ride around like Gizmo Duck. I think they have potential because they use a gyroscope, but with a single wheel, they may actually have some advantages over skateboards. I’d love to get my hands on one, but they’re just as expensive as an electric skateboard. And after having paid for two boards that have yet to be delivered, I’m strapped.

Still, it’s probably worth checking out.