By now, electric skateboard is a commonplace and most electric skateboards function as they should, but if you look closer, they are also mostly single-wheel drive which anyone with basic electric know-how can cobble up one. However, the Blink Qu4tro Electric Skateboard you see here is not ‘most of them’ […]
In the recent segment of You Make It We Skate It, YouTube channel Braille Skateboarding unboxed a fan-sent custom skateboard deck which they are supposed to try it, which they did, as always. It was sent to the team by one jsk8er69. And this one caught our eyes, not because […]
If you count skateboard as your choice of transportation for beating the traffic, then I suppose you won’t want to kick your way and also, discredit longboard as the way to go as it is way to cumbersome – especially when you need to hop onto a crowded train or […]
Given the versatility of the world’s most famous brick, it is totally possible to build a skateboard out of LEGO bricks, but the question is: can it be used? Well, one man is going to find when he built one and lets skateboarding how-to channel on YouTube, Braille Skateboarding, have […]
Electric skateboard is still in its infancy and as such they are not cheap. Even if you have no qualm about dropping handsome money for one, the boards the handful of manufacturers have to offer may not appeal to everyone. Or maybe you just could not let go of your […]
As cool as an electric skateboard is, not everyone can afford to drop a grand for it, but that doesn’t mean you have to live without it. Well, that’s if you have the knack of tinkering and you have a battery powered cordless drill lying around. That, plus some other […]
The term ‘penny’ gives the impression of smallness which is exactly what Penny Skateboards is about: small, agile skateboards, but that’s before today. Today, the Australia skateboard maker (whose design have been copied the world over) introduces the firm’s first longboard, the Penny Skateboards 36” Longboard. In keeping with the […]
Anyone who skateboards knows that skateboard deck is pretty hardly and makes quite a nice seat when not skateboarding, which is why it makes perfect sense to take comfy deck and turn them into seats that you can use at home. That’s exactly what Breda, The Netherlands-based outfit Baked/Roast, which […]
Conquering the last mile without breaking too much sweat while on your daily commute is a challenge that can be solved by public transport-friendly transportation devices such as skateboards and foldable bicycles. Bicycles would be a clear winner if not for its bulkiness, no matter how tiny it can be […]
Electric-powered skateboards are ok. They could save you some leg works when shuttling between point A and point B, but until now, they plagued by weight issue and they are anything but discreet; meaning the external motor(s) makes them pretty unsightly. If those two things irk you, then look no […]
first of all, don’t turn away from this Olaf thinking it is the animated character from Disney’s animated movie Frozen. the Olaf here is a hybrid kickscooter aka skatescooter. you know? those that looks like skateboard but with handlebar up front? yeah. those. but in Olaf’s case, it is also […]