Finally an answer to the age-old question of what can be done to improve skateboards and/or make them more dangerous. Hammacher Schlemmer’s doozy, “The 19 MPH Skateboard” is the answer.
It accelerates from zero to 19 miles per hour in four seconds and weighs 40 pounds. So if you don’t hurt yourself falling off of the thing, rest assured that you could incapacitate would-be skateboard thieves with a swift knock to the head delivered by a 40-pound longboard.
The battery is good for a range of 10 miles and takes about 4 hours to recharge. The maximum rider weight is 225 pounds, and I don’t have to tell you that if you see a 225-pound man careening towards you on a 40-pound skateboard at 19 miles per hour, your day is about to get a whole lot more interesting.
The 19 MPH Skateboard [Hammacher Schlemmer]
Yikes, there is a reason most of the motorized scooters/boards have a front bar with handles, and it’s not aesthetics…
Doug,
I laughed out loud at the end of this post.
Well played, sir.
Sorry to hear about the Crunchpad.
I wanted one too…
This is good.. But not Valid for Indian roads… Nice info yar….
this s nice but tell me about the construction.
$600 skateboard, seriously?
Zip bikes cost a little half that, and is a bike, so when battery runs out, easier to human-power a 80 lbs bike with two legs than to single leg pushing a 40 lbs skateboard.
true. but hasnt it been a dream of everyones since the childhood days? i support the innovation, and the hospital bills that will inevitably come with it.
I recently bought the e-glide A/T Dewey Weber board. Not only was it a childhood dream to motorize a skateboard, but going off-road with one too… COME ON!
I got it 3 weeks ago and all I want to do is ride it! Problem is, I live in CT and it’s freaking cold out, snowing already, and raining a lot. Spring can’t come quick enough!
One thing I will comment on is the power… it shocked me at how strong an electric skateboard actually is.
Check them out here:
http://www.e-glide.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=52&category_id=6&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=53