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Since the motors aren't direct drive, what happens when the belt gets wet or the trunks flex and the belt slips off?
It also looks like they have a belt per wheel, so there's a good deal of redundancy. Because there's apparently no differential gearing it means you have to lift up the outside wheels in tight (e.g. walking speed) turns, but that often happens naturally anyway on a skateboard.
Something I've always wondered about longboarding as a form of transport. What do you do if you're going downhill like in San Francisco?
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As a cyclist, 15 deg incline is steep. Honestly, steeper than all but rural roads and even then rare. There might be some hills like that in SF. Even in the mountains, graded switchbacks are not nearly that steep, for the most part. Which beings me to who and why would you want to ride down something so steep on a skateboard? I have a hill a mile from my house, thats ~200 vertical feet, and a around a 1/4 mile, its 1…
SF actually has streets that reach over 30 deg incline.
Bottom line = 30 degrees is sketchy, even ATGATT, on a Motorcyle.
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[Edit] Citaton: Just how steep is this?
A large avalanche in Montroc, France, in 1999, 300,000 cubic metres of snow slid on a 30° slope, achieving a speed of 100 km/h (60 mph). It killed 12 people in their chalets under 100,000 tons of snow, 5 meters (15 ft) deep. The mayor of Chamonix was convicted of second-degree murder for not evacuating the area, but received a suspended sentence.
TL;DR: Avalanche Risk? = Don't skate !
"Nothing’s scarier than getting going too fast down a hill on a skateboard." Actually if you know how to power slide, going down hills is actually quite fun. Also, is this a full electric board, or do you have the option of pushing and then you can use the motor when you want to?
So I think it could work as a non-powered board, but not very well.
These contraptions are illegal to use in public and if they become popular the laws against them will be enforced immediately, because they're incredibly dangerous. It is impossible to provide effective braking on a skateboard. The rider has absolutely no means of impeding their forward movement, so even if the board has effective brakes it's just going to throw them off. This is a minor problem if you're rolling aro…
Sounds like you've never ridden a skateboard or done so for only a very short time.
Anybody not know how to skateboard, but would rather do it because of the form factor? What I'm trying to say is: Is there a long board riding tutorial for people who just want to slowly roll around, aren't really in the "skater" scene? In the promo video they're getting onto CalTrain. I'd love it for the quick ride over to BART/CalTrain station.
I'd recommend the longer "Pro" model if you're targeting longboard skateboarding.
It's amazing how much Indoboard helps. It will quickly give you an innate sense for where to position your feet, how far forward or backward to lean, and (for a shortbaord) when you're approaching that "oh shit" threshold where the board will fly out from your feet like a banana.
After that, get a longboard and start slow in as much empty pavement space you can find. Try to always keep your knees bent. Start with kicking in front (i.e. the way you're facing) with your back foot instead of in back with your front foot.
Beware of cracks.. beware of hills- even gradual ones. Mentally prepare yourself for some bloody knees, elbows, and palms. Enjoy- it is a really fun way to get around short distances.
These contraptions are illegal to use in public and if they become popular the laws against them will be enforced immediately, because they're incredibly dangerous. It is impossible to provide effective braking on a skateboard. The rider has absolutely no means of impeding their forward movement, so even if the board has effective brakes it's just going to throw them off. This is a minor problem if you're rolling aro…
You seem to take this product as a personal attack on cyclists. The more unconventional vehicles on the road, the better for everyone.
Longboarders have been commuting at high speed in traffic for decades, this is no different.
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As a cyclist, 15 deg incline is steep. Honestly, steeper than all but rural roads and even then rare. There might be some hills like that in SF. Even in the mountains, graded switchbacks are not nearly that steep, for the most part. Which beings me to who and why would you want to ride down something so steep on a skateboard? I have a hill a mile from my house, thats ~200 vertical feet, and a around a 1/4 mile, its 1…
SF actually has streets that reach over 30 deg incline.