Mom wants the big wheels and Zboard 2!

So my mom wants to buy my Evolve Bamboo Series Two. She likes riding on it, much better than the Emad board. How much will I sell it to her for?

I already had another friend want to buy my board from me. I said no. But my mother? Well, maybe I could make an exception for her.

Since I’m all about using that board with the small wheels, I figured I could sell her the big wheel board, $1800, for the price of the small wheels board, $1600. She’d get a discount on the more expensive product. I’d get a brand new board, and of course, I have my Boosted and original Bamboo to keep me company until then.

In a way, I’m a little scared of giving it to her. Because, if she were to hurt herself skating it, I could never forgive myself. But she tells me she actually felt safer on the Evolve All Terrain board than she did on the Emad. I wasn’t expecting that. In fact, up until now, I had been saying the only virtue of the Emad was that it was better for beginners.

Having heard this woman in her 60’s tell me she prefers the Evolve, I’m not writing Emad off the list.

While we’re on the subject of different brands of electric boards, check out the new Zboard. I saw this on Twitter. You see, I used to diss the Zboard for being essentially an Emad board without the remote. But look at their new series. http://www.zboardshop.com/

It uses a more conventional deck. They don’t say what kind of battery, but clearly the board is a next generation board. My favorite feature of this board, that no other maker has, is lights. They have head and tail lights, as well as lights to show battery life.

The motor is located underneath. Which kinda disappoints me. That’s the worst spot for a motor, that’s where you put it if you want it to scrape against speedbumps. It’s also makes the board more easy to mistake for a conventional board. I feel like having the motor in the rear is the superior choice, unless that makes the board too big for you.

But the real test of this new Zboard will be its range. They’re claiming 24 miles. I’ll believe it when I ride it, but damn. Why don’t they give us battery specs if they’re claiming that kind of range?

Anyway, can’t wait.