Pushing is so pathetically 90′s. Get over it. No more kicking on that skateboard to get you around! The skateboards of the future are all electric.

A saw a video about electric skateboards. Since then I have had at least 3 different boards, which is as much a tribute to how much I adore these babies.

So what is so great about motorized skateboard?

They’re very fast. We are talking 20-25 miles per hour and more.
It feels like you are flying very low. When you zoom around you have a tendency to look forward (obviously), meaning you never see your feet. It somehow feels like your gliding six inches off the pavement. The range is also quite decent. The furthest I got was a 14 mile ride. After wards the battery needed a full charge up.

If you ask me, it’s a lot less complicated than a regular skateboard as you mostly have both feet on the board. The only downsides of the electric skateboard are that they break fairly easily and go slowly up hills. E-Glide has a very good warranty policy. Ninety days guaranty on the board and electronics. The boards also come with a 6 month battery guaranty.

There are two companies who make these boards: Altered, formerly known as Exkate and E-Glide. Altered boards have a neat wireless controller, but the boards are made in China and the customer service isn’t the best.

E-Glide concentrates on only using top of the range components to build their electric skateboards. Additionally they’re the only electric skateboard company who does not import premade powerboards from China.

I personally ride the E-Glide “44 Magnum” a Madrid board designed by Crossbow USA. At 44 inches in length, it’s a Ferrari among electric skateboards. Until someone invents the Hover-board, these babies are it!!!.

Gabriel Perez is a journalist, author and lives in California. Gabriel is a dedicated electric skateboarder and reports about the latest trends and gadgets. For information on electric skateboards and a whole load more just click here.

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