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B**
Safest electric skateboard!
This is a great board! I ride it just about every day and I have not taken a spill once. The shark wheels make going over cracks and rocks on the road easy. I have gotten this board up to 28 mph. The four modes make it easy for everyone to use. For example, my wife is not do well on skateboards and I put her on the low mode and she was easily able to cruise around and not get hurt. It is also easy to pack up and put in your car to ride wherever you want.
T**R
Skateboard wouldn't power on for even 1 minute
As the other reviews have stated, these skateboards are of extremely low quality. This premium board arrived to me completely dead and would not power on or charge whatsoever. There are masses of reviews saying the exact same thing, very shadySteer very clear from these boards and especially this company. The board arriving damaged was not even the worst part of this situation as dealing with the company and support is far far worseIt has been multiple months and I still have the skateboard I touched for less than 5 minutes as the company does not want to cooperate with Amazon, by far worst purchase I have made on Amazon, I am glad to product is not for sale and if it goes on sale again please read this and do not purchase it
M**Y
AWESOME!
Well made, great range, love it!
T**H
Update: arrived broken, doesn't turn on
UPDATE: AFTER HAVING IT FOR A DAY TRYING TO GET IT TO WORK AND CHARGING IT. I HAVE REALIZED IT IS SIMPLY BROKEN*****It was delivered to the wrong address by Amazon, it seems wherever I order something really expensive it always goes to the wrong address and I have to go looking for it around the neighbor.Whenever they deliver to to he won't address they never take a picture, so it's obviously on purpose they realize they messed up and just don't bother fixing it
B**G
Great Board for the Money, Not Great Company
My experience with the Shark Electric Power board started out kind of disappointing. The one I received ended up having a bad battery, and died within 20 minutes the first time I used it. Customer service ended up sending me a replacement battery, but it took about 5 weeks. What was really frustrating though was that the battery they sent me was not a drop-in replacement for the existing one. Comparing the two, it was pretty obvious that they had just sent me a battery from a third party supplier, and it was quite a bit different. The electrical specs of the replacement seemed to be the same as the original, so at least it was compatible with the board. However, it did not have any foam tape around it, meant to dampen vibrations and protect the battery. Most annoyingly, it was not the same size as the original battery. It was slightly longer, about an inch less in width, and not quite as tall. Which means I had to do some work to get it to fit securely into the battery housing on the board. I had to add a bunch of high-density foam to the dimensions that were shorter, but since the replacement was slightly longer, it barely fit into the housing, and I had to squeeze it in there. That meant that there was no room for me to put any foam tape on those sides to help dampen vibrations, and also leaves no room for thermal expansion of the battery. I'm expecting that this battery is going to die young. Regardless of all that, once I got the replacement battery installed, the board worked great. Since then, I haven't really had any problems with it.At this point, I've put a little over 80 miles on my board, and haven't really had any issues. The greatest strength of this board is definitely the 95mm Shark Wheels. I've run over a quite a bit of road debris of varying size, mostly things like rocks, cans, and maybe a pine cone or two (unintentionally of course), and the wheels seem pretty impervious to most objects. The remote is fairly intuitive to use and hasn’t experienced any issues communicating with the board. It handles most terrain really well, including gravel. Although it does vibrate pretty bad on loose rock. The wheels don’t really compare to air tires in terms of vibration absorption. The motors have a good amount of power, and the acceleration and braking were smoother than I thought they would be. I weigh about 205 lbs., and it has no problem carrying me up most hills. Sometimes I even tow my girlfriend behind me on her manual board, and its never had an issue. As far as the electronics go, this board is a pretty good buy for the cost.Structurally there are a few things they could have done better. The battery and ESC are mounted at opposite ends of the board, so the wiring that connects the two seems to run through the middle, inside the board. In my opinion, this creates a slight structural weakness, and the board isn’t as strong as it could be. Another issue is that if you like to keep your trucks somewhat loose like I do, I found out that if you turn too sharply you can actually get wheel bite from the battery housing. So if you're wanting a board with high maneuverability like for racing, I would go with a different board. Installing Shred Lights on this board isn't exactly clean either. Using “Standard” mounts underneath the board will definitely give you wheel bite if you turn too sharply. Also the Nose and Tail ends of the board are a bit too wide to accommodate the “Angled” or “Extended” mounts. Which really only leaves you with the option of installing “Standard” mounts on top of the board, which is a little awkward with the countersunk screws they use, but it works well enough.Overall, I think this board is worth the money, and it's a great board for beginners and casual riders. Although I have to deduct a few points for the company taking so long to send me a new battery that was not a drop-in replacement, or even being checked to see if it fit their board properly. This is pretty irresponsible, seeing as these types of batteries can be dangerous if not installed securely and with the proper precautions.It's a bit long-winded, but hopefully someone will find this helpful.
T**Y
1,000 miles in NYC with no issues - Shark wheels are high performance Esk8 wheels
Most cost and time efficient method of transportation for NYC. Bikes get stolen, the train is packed, and cars are expensive - I threw the charger in my backpack for long trips to Brooklyn from Manhattan and loved every second of it. I had a Meepo V3 before this and the shark wheels make a huge difference with all the things NYC pavement throws at you last second. I really pushed this thing... I mean I pushed tf out of it for a year and it held up against everything. Battery goes faster in the sweltering heat but gave me 10 miles of 25-30 mph drives. ESC isn't quite as good as Meepo but never failed me for even a split second.PSA: ELECTRIC SKATEBOARDS ARE NOT FOR EVERYBODY - anytime a friend put it on the highest power setting they got thrown off even though I warned them of the power it has. You have to have constant focus, balance, and a good thumb to manage the throttle/brakes for split second decisions.The shark wheels allow you to run on grass (took a nice through central park's fields a few times), the handling is great for cruising and speed, they are much better on wet streets than any other wheels (very dangerous on any board but if you do it just take it easy), and the 95mm wheel is really the minimum size I would ever recommend for esk8 - they handle much, much better than 70mm wheelsMy battery won't charge anymore but after leaving it in my car in the South in the heat many times and putting 1,100 miles on it I really don't expect much more. That's less than a dollar a mile for fun and freedom on the road whenever I used it.
D**
I broke it
Work or just cruise is alright but otherwise prolly not eats rocks pretty easy but I snapped it twice
P**O
Arrived broken
Not the only one who had it arrive and then it wouldn't turn on. If you buy it make sure you take into account that you could just be buying a regular long board with a heavy useless weight screwed to it.
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