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TheDoughAbides
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opinions?

i think theyre dumb
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8 years ago
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iced
Posts: 3070 - Karma: 17,985
I think they are fine. I would never use or buy one because they are a bit nutty, but im sure they have their uses with some individuals transportation situations
8 years ago
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Snowpeck
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Super pricey but they look fun. Does have nice hardware though with caliber trucks and Orangatang Kegel 80mm so at least you’re getting good shit for the price. I’d like to ride it and try it out before purchasing.
8 years ago
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Casey
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I have an electric skateboard for commuting it's pretty fun. It's not a boosted I couldn't afford their ridiculous prices and belt drive is not as good of a system.

Theres a pretty big network of biking trails right by my house so I don't have to ride on the street very much.
8 years ago
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p3cific
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dumb unless you build your own
8 years ago
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SSteezle
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anyone that thinks there dumb either doesn't longboard or has never used an electric one. Who wants to push there way around on a longboard? No one, they want to cruise. I bought a used boosted board for 500 over a year ago and have put 2000 miles on it with no problems. I save 5$ each day not having to take the bus to work and my commute is actually a good time. Riding a bike sucks after hoping on an electric skateboard, they're the future!
8 years ago
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gapersarefriends
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The fucking worst
8 years ago
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mmccarthy81
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SourSteezleanyone that thinks there dumb either doesn't longboard or has never used an electric one. Who wants to push there way around on a longboard? No one, they want to cruise. I bought a used boosted board for 500 over a year ago and have put 2000 miles on it with no problems. I save 5$ each day not having to take the bus to work and my commute is actually a good time. Riding a bike sucks after hoping on an electric skateboard, they're the future!


Screw the kook future, I’d rather skate
8 years ago
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TheDoughAbides
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mmccarthy81Screw the kook future, I’d rather skate


damn straight!
8 years ago
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Lonely
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SourSteezleanyone that thinks there dumb either doesn't longboard or has never used an electric one. Who wants to push there way around on a longboard? No one, they want to cruise. I bought a used boosted board for 500 over a year ago and have put 2000 miles on it with no problems. I save 5$ each day not having to take the bus to work and my commute is actually a good time. Riding a bike sucks after hoping on an electric skateboard, they're the future!


As someone who has tried a boosted board and longboard quite a bit, I would much rather push my way to class and have the ability to freestyle and work up a sweat without babying my board, than ride around on a four wheeled segway.

But that's just my opinion
8 years ago
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Scott.Malkinson
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SourSteezleanyone that thinks there dumb either doesn't longboard or has never used an electric one. Who wants to push there way around on a longboard? No one, they want to cruise. I bought a used boosted board for 500 over a year ago and have put 2000 miles on it with no problems. I save 5$ each day not having to take the bus to work and my commute is actually a good time. Riding a bike sucks after hoping on an electric skateboard, they're the future!

Nice.



i want to get one of these. Anybody know if the boosted plus has a longer range than the boosted stealth? The plus goes 22 mph tops and the stealth does 24 mph, so im wondering if the stronger stealth motor gets less milage. Otherwise i want the stealth because at 24 mph your not really slowing down traffic in the city or the neighborhood.
5 years ago
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ronders_
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rather skate any day. Good cardio
5 years ago
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270on420out
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Their target audience consists mostly of people who have never stepped foot on a regular skateboard/longboard in their lives. They’re just bird scooters without handle bars. They enable completely inexperienced riders to achieve speeds that they should not be going. Instagram is filled with these kinds of videos:


https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Wl33qBaE4/?igshid=5gt51u6juheg

https://www.instagram.com/p/BtZaELTFina/?igshid=1trg82uzmpeo0






https://deadspin.com/tigers-prospect-dies-after-electric-skateboard-accident-1837830811
5 years ago
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SoAnG
Posts: 386 - Karma: 388
Skated in my youth and still push around and goof off when I can on a traditional. I have one of these and they are great for vacations or transportation. Get to enjoy much more new places faster. I'm 41 so life doesn't revolve around a kick flip or perception of image.
5 years ago
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yung_gaia
Posts: 115 - Karma: 242
The people who use them around my college campus are the most hated group of people
5 years ago
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GrandThings
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Learn. How. To. Fucking. Push.
5 years ago
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Scott.Malkinson
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GrandThingsLearn. How. To. Fucking. Push.

Have fun pushing a skateboard 10 miles.
5 years ago
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GrandThings
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Scott.MalkinsonHave fun pushing a skateboard 10 miles.


I do and I will?
5 years ago
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tsingtaofanatic
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Eh they're really useful and all and they seem fun and great but it's technically cheating.
5 years ago
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cyphers
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yung_gaiaThe people who use them around my college campus are the most hated group of people


facts, i've been sharked by like 3 of them walking to class
5 years ago
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dudesh1t
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bongripperEh they're really useful and all and they seem fun and great but it's technically cheating.


it is similar to ppl that have to use viagra, you are "corking-the-bat"
5 years ago
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FruitBootPro
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I used to be big into longboarding and at that point I thought they were a waste of money bc you could buy a similarly fast/convenient pushing setup for less, even though you couldn't go up hills so quickly. Also, the people who rode them never were really part of the actual longboarding community. Nowadays I'm so sick of having to push my longboard up hills to commute that I'd be down to have one, and it actually seems like a really dope (and relatively cheap) alternative to a car or bike if you do everything in a crowded city.
5 years ago
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Head_Reciever
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if u use a boosted board u are a certified twink
5 years ago
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anders_a
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We have misc toys at the office, including an evolve carbon GT, awesome for getting to subway to goto meetings, or just hoon around during lunchbreak.
5 years ago
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yung_gaia
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cyphersfacts, i've been sharked by like 3 of them walking to class


The best thing is when you see one of them eat shit. Highlight of my fucking day
5 years ago
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SammyDubz
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Everywhere on campus now. Along with electric scooters hahaha

lAzy fucks
5 years ago
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