Electric Skateboard Guide
By Wawan
The Electric Skateboard is a large skateboard with a motor attached and a hand-held controller. It most commonly has a lead acid battery in it, though there are expensive models with more modern batteries, such as lithium-polymers and nickel-metal hydrides.
Currently, electric skateboards can travel anywhere from nine to thirty miles an hour. You pay for speed though, with the slowest models beginning at $200 and the fastest costing roughly $700 and up. Most weigh over fifty pounds, though newer technology is allowing these to get lighter all the time.
Advancing technology is also giving the electric skateboard more maneuverability. A fully charged battery on an electric skateboard can get you anywhere from about ten to fifteen miles if you’re of an average weight. Of course you’ll also save money on gas if you’re planning on taking it around town.
If you’re interested in learning to skateboard and to be able to do tricks or you’re looking for a cheap way to get around, then you should stick with a regular skateboard. If you’re looking at an electric skateboard primarily as a mode of transportation and the cost doesn’t deter you, it’s an ideal purchase
Understanding Lowrider Longboards – Finding the Right Longboards For You
By Ilse Hagen
Longboard Skateboarding
Longboards are essentially skateboards but are wider and longer, used for transportation purposes and for slalom, exhibition, and competitive riding.
Kinds of longboards to choose from
Pintail longboards are best for general transportation, flatland cruising, and downhill bombing. They are very narrow skateboards at just about nine inches in width and extending up to 48 inches in length. Lowrider longboards, on the other hand, are best meant for street riding. With decks made from durable laminated wood, lowrider longboards also have low profiles ideal for pushing and carving. Lowrider longboards also have trucks installed nearly at the tips to achieve better control and stability.
Choosing longboards: some tips
If you’re more of a recreational rider, go for decks made from natural wood. They are inexpensive yet strong enough to handle the beating that accompanies general transportation. If you’re more of a competitive rider, look for decks made from synthetic materials for more durability, since competitive riding is more punishing than recreational riding.
Longboard Skateboards
Longboards with stiff bushing is ideal for downhill bombing or adventure riding since they offer stability at high speeds. Softer bushing offers more control so they’re more suited for general transportation.
General recreational riding calls for steel ball bearings, while downhill skating benefits from ceramic ball bearings because they lessen thermal resistance and friction. Ceramic ball bearings, though, are more expensive.