I've got that skatebolt in the video, and it's awesome for sure. I used to skate as a kid, but started with cheap electric longboard maybe 5 years ago and this igot a year ago and it's my first higher end one. Definitely worth the price and I've had it up to 28mph so maybe the guy in the video catching a head wind.

My next one will be for off road... once I convince the wife that it's something that I need to have in my life that is.

Any recommendations for a decent off road e board that won't totally break the bank?

I have this board too. I think its pretty great. Only down side is I cant find any offroad type wheels for it, would make the ride smother on sidewalks and bumps.

Im not super qualified for this but I will say I love my zealot S and I'm thinking about getting shark wheels new electric board, I've used their longboarding wheels and fell in love with them.

I'm too much of a noob to add anything to this thread but all I can say is that I'm so excited about what the next few years brings us in terms of technology and improvement. Look how far it's come recently. Hell, I used to watch Casey Neistat on Youtube and I was convinced I was going to get a Boosted Board. Problem is, I'm cheap and it would have killed me to plunk down $1300 (at the time) for a Boosted.

Look how far things have come in just a couple years. Higher top speeds, better range, more options, etc... Right now I ride a Zealot and have a new one on the way. But the DIY have me interested and there's just so many incredible boards out there right now.

Homebuilt

I own both a Meepo with over 1000 miles and an Ownboard with 500 miles and I haven't been disappointed.

Tynee and Backfire also are well known as solid brands, haven't heard much about Acedeck

Not Evolve!!!! If you are looking for a budget board that has a great reputation and will last a couple thousand miles, I would go with backfire. If you want a high end board that will last forever LaCroix, flux, and Hoyt street are some really good ones.

I’ve had two Propel boards I’ve been riding for the past four years or so, and they’ve been solid.

Customer service has been great as well, and their maintenance YouTube channel is a plus

They're also one of the few makers which take waterproofing seriously.

I second the Onsra recommendation. Could not be happier with my black carve 3. This is my third year on it and haven’t had an issue, just rolled 2000km

Propel and Acedeck are the 2 top dogs in my opinion.

Radium is not even close with its 12s6p. For that price I would do a custom. My Flux and Lacroix are both 12s10p and better quality.

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Top spot

1. Hoyt/Metroboard
2. Onsra
3. Mboard

Everything else

Lacroix (quality has declined in the past few years especially with the stormcore issues)

Whale poo

Evolve

Backfire boards! love em

You're missing lots, check this list, it's not that out of date:

https://e-skateboarder.com/eskate-brands/

My Backfire G2 has been through a lot, still going strong at 1500 miles.

Some of these might depend on where you live. Exways service has been pretty good to me, and Exway Canada even more so.

What boards have you owned?

If you get a Lacroix your wowgo is gonna get real lonely.

Looks like bot to me... these random accounts started showing up here in this subreddit.

Acedeck customer service are sum b&tches🤨. Beautiful board otherwise👌🏾

That grip tape looks so good man. The board looks so unique and sick. Congrats!

the charging port is conveniently located, which is my biggest gripe on my evolve

If you get the Mad mwx 125's you can get up to 43mph. Also the turning radius is just part of it, it's a street board meant for speed, you'll get used to it. It's weird that they'd tell you to buy the bash guard cause the board doesn't come with it, all their boards come with one, their customer service has been pretty great for me so far. Also if you're anything like me and ride a ton, you'll prolly end up going through a few motors. I've gone through 4 between my Ares x3 and Nomad N1. The adhesive holding the magnets in the motors eventually come loose from heat and vibrations, it's literally the same issue every time, that's my only complaint on the board. Also sick grip tape!

Beautiful👌🏾

Tynee has the best reputation. They have a small 34xWh skateboard with belt for 569. Seems like a good beginner. Or you can get a hub version for less, but belts are superior.

Under $500 i wouldn't recommend honestly.
If you're new, just realize that out of all the PEV's, esk8 is definitely the most challenging, aka dangerous. It requires your full attention all the time. Zero tolerance for error. Unlike self balancing devices, you need to coordinate manually your lean, its degree with the acceleration and deceleration. You need to pre-lean prior to launch and prior to hard braking. Not trying to scare you off, but just realize you're picking the literal most challenging PEV. I ride them all and for sure esk8 is the most challenging by a large margin.

As a beginner, you want a long board with all terrain tires. Shortboards are for experts as they'll be too squirrely. You'll need to up your budget though even for something used.

This is my Propel Pivot GT board I was riding yesterday. They have a version with lower specs and the price is also lower and may suit you better, https://www.instagram.com/p/DJVpPHHRE-d/ The S version is out of stock at the moment. That good. Hehe, keep an eye out though for restocking.

It’s definitely above the budget for you, but I would say if you ever do upgrade to something more expensive, stay away from evolve, those things are death traps.

Exway, meepo, backfire, all have cheaper boards available. I’m not too familiar with them but keep in mind the buy once cry once principle. Cheaper boards don’t last super long, so try to find one with a decent warranty.

Backfire USA sells refurbished boards, I just picked up a ranger X5.

But they usually sell fast. So you have to check every day, Beyond that, there's nothing even remotely close to decent at that price point.

Tynee or Backfire for beginner in that budget

Meepo shuffle S, grest all around board. I've put 200ish miles on mine since October and it's still kicking through the snow lol. Plus the 105mm cloudwheel knockoffs are fantastic imo

a Meepo V4S

even though I have two AT boards, the V4 is still the most fun. it's small, lightweight, surprisingly quick, has nice concave, and is just a neat little board. AT boards are cool and all but its less fun to carve on imo

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Exway flex before I sold it

Im still trying to wear out my WowGo Mini (v1) but no luck so far. Even the battery is still going strong :-(

It was the same for me, sold everything except for my onewheel and kept upgrading to higher-end models

I agree. I have a Patton but it really only gets ridden to maintain proficiency. The OneWheel GT & XRC are what scratches the itch to take a ride.

I totally love my Onewheel but my e-bike does feel multitudes safer to be on.