The posts are reviews of electric skateboards on the market. The market has eboards available off the shelf so keep an eye out for new things.
Boosted Board 2 review When I first saw boosted boards it was a raw kickstarter project, so I thought it was beyond time to look at what has changed, especially as they’ve recently launched their second generation board. From the first kickstarter campaign until the launch of Boosted Boards 1, the boosted boards team did …
I caught up with Simon a reader and commentator on this blog last weekend and had a go of this board. He’s still working on refining the setup (aren’t we all) but he’s got a lot of run time in and is currently getting a 20km riding distance. To run through some of the setup. …
Just found an article on the wackyboards blog of a list of some home made electric stakeboards. Check it out if you want to see what some other people are doing. http://wackyboards.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/rc-brushless-motor-longboard.html
Was just looking over the boosted board blog and I have to say their boards have come a long way since the prototype. You can tell they’ve but a fantastic amount of time and effort in testing and reworking the designs and they look fantastic. Check it out here: http://boostedboards.posthaven.com/ ESC They’ve moved from off the …
Turns out the guys in the UK making longboard kits have got a website up for ordering parts: Their new website: http://www.aliendrivesystems.com/alien-power-systems-motorsesc.html The original Endless sphere blog thread: http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=47176&start=175
Thought i would put this one on its own page. Jacob’s just posted a video of his eboard. http://youtu.be/7Fwag5UReYI He bought one of the kits that beetbock is selling on the endless-sphere.com forums. Previous post about it: http://howtomakeanelectricskateboard.com//2013/03/26/endless-sphere-project/ Endless sphere thread: http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=47176&start=75 They’ve very neat and I would recommend for those not wanting any hassle making metal bracket, …
So one of the readers of this blog Vitalie wanted to share the details of his build. Its a fantastic looking board and very neat execution. The mounting is something that I haven’t seen before but works well and doesn’t require any welding which is good. Vitalie has provided the following details for those interested. …
Thought I might highlight a project on Endless Sphere that a commenter (Jacob, cheers mate) gave me the heads up about. http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=47176&start=75 Really great stuff. The guy is a CNC operator from the UK whose done up some some motor mounting and cog pieces for the abec 11 wheels. The most importantly he’s got some …
So it looks like we have another electric skateboard kickstarter project. What’s that at least 4 this year ? RedRock Boardshop is looking to raise an ambitions $100,000 and with 3 days left and $88000 shy it doesn’t look like taking off which is a shame. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redrockboardshop/fully-customizable-electric-skateboard-w-the-lagra So what are they offering. “Universal Motorized Skateboard …
So the lovely people on engadget.com have had a chance to get their hands on the boosted board and take a ton of close up photos of the drive train. While the article itself isn’t the most enlightening for someone embarking on a self build the photos are: http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/12/boosted-board-electric-skateboard/ Now I’ve just ripped these photos off …
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