I haven’t gone anywhere, I’ve been skating the entire time. Most of the time, I wonder about the different models of board I ride. Specifically, the all terrain bamboo Evolve, and the Boosted.
They represent opposite ends of the electric skating spectrum for me. The Boosted is the more orthodox ride. It’s smooth, it’s fun, it’s the endless skate. I use it to commute every day it’s not raining.
But when I go for a joy ride, I always grab the Evolve for the all terrain tires. They allow me to ride over any surface, to not worry about cracks and branches. But it’s true, you lose something when you ride with all terrain wheels.
You lose a certain roll that orthodox boards have. A board with all terrain wheels has very little, almost no roll. That changes the feel of a skate. Basically, it’s all motor.
Maybe there’s room in this world for both boards.
Then Boosted goes and releases information about their new models. They’re making a cheaper model with only one motor. Cool. Then they’re making a cheaper dual motor design. Awesome. Finally, they’re giving people with their original design a software update! That’s me!
It doesn’t surprise me that they can make my board faster with a software upgrade. When you skate the Boosted, especially on inclines, you can *feel* the extra power it’s holding back. This may also be the first time I’ve ever had a RL object that got a software upgrade to make it better. Which makes me happy, in a way. Although it does mean I had the power all along.
Slowly, but surely, Boosted has won me over as the must have electric skateboard. From their superior hand held remote, to the superior braking system.
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