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General => Off Topic => Topic started by: Richard230 on March 25, 2012, 07:43:22 PM

Title: Metroboard
Post by: Richard230 on March 25, 2012, 07:43:22 PM

And now for something a little different:  About 30 minutes ago I had just turned on the TV and saw a fellow riding a skateboard down the streets of San Francisco with what appeared to be little effort. The story was that he was riding an Li-ion battery powered electric skateboard made by a new company called Metroboard. They apparently have several models, starting at $500, and the one shown has a speed range of between 3 an 19 mph. The motor's speed is controlled by a cordless handheld controller and the device has regen, which is probably helpful when slowing down. I didn't notice what sort of brakes it had, if any. It is not the sort of thing that I would want to ride on the potholed and deteriorated streets of San Francisco, but it did seem like a pretty cool gadget and the price seemed to be reasonable. I wonder how steep a hill it would climb and does it work in snow   ;) ?

The fellow that they interviewed used the board to commute to work every day and charged it up from the wall outlet at his office desk. I take it that he lived in town.

Title: Re: Metroboard
Post by: Deadly Silent Ninja on March 25, 2012, 08:02:37 PM

Here are the specs:
http://www.metro-board.com/motorized_powerboard_electric_skateboard_specifications.htm (http://www.metro-board.com/motorized_powerboard_electric_skateboard_specifications.htm)

Title: Re: Metroboard
Post by: Richard230 on March 26, 2012, 04:41:21 PM

Speaking of something different, here is a fully aluminum-enclosed electric bicycle:

http://www.jruiter.com/entry/moto-undone/ (http://www.jruiter.com/entry/moto-undone/)

Title: Re: Metroboard
Post by: Deadly Silent Ninja on March 26, 2012, 07:44:49 PM

Wow! That's actually pretty cool!  :o Maybe pretty dangerous, too, but it almost looks like he is riding an invisible bike.
Hmmm...... That philosophical concept would probably give a lot of people a headache...  ::)

Title: Re: Metroboard
Post by: Phantom on March 26, 2012, 08:35:32 PM

The ZBoard Electric Skateboard Promo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6HAYuNAGzs#ws)


This would be my electric skateboard. You move it by shifting your weight.

Title: Re: Metroboard
Post by: Richard230 on March 27, 2012, 09:45:28 AM

I like the safety equipment shown in the promo, especially the flip-flops.   :o

Those concrete walks look hard and if it was me I would be inspecting their surface on a regular interval.   ;)  Nice little video, though.   :)