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My suggestion to those of you that are interested in this sort of thing: make sure you know how to ride a skateboard the old fashioned way first. I grew up in S
by allsunny 8y ago
My suggestion to those of you that are interested in this sort of thing: make sure you know how to ride a skateboard the old fashioned way first. I grew up in Southern CA, skateboarding nearly everyday, to school, back, for fun, etc. There are a lot of basics that you'll want to pick up at slower speeds (how to bail, dodge pebbles, speed wobbles, slowing down, running from rental cops, etc). Chief amongst these is "how to bail" (aka as "eat sh!t"). There is, in fact, a technique to falling softly. The folks saying going 25mph on a skateboard isn't that big of a deal are full of it, don't screw around with that unless you know what you're doing. I suppose you can learn the hard way but if you're 20+ something techie who doesn't have the muscle memory - im afraid it's not gonna turn out well. Full disclosure: I've never ridden an electric skateboard but I've heard they're a ton of fun.
- nojvek 8y agoI can use a normal skateboard, but there’s no easy way to brake other than use your legs or “eat shit”. Not great for your knees. Electric skateboards (one I have) has regenerative braking and it’s amazing. Being able to control your speed is a pretty big feature.
- kbar13 8y agowhat about in the case of a hardware failure
- dexterdog 8y agoMine fails over to my hot standby
- allsunny 8y agoIt actually is possible to brake. You keep your front leg on the board, bring your back leg forward and you slide your back foot on the pavement; low enough to slow you down but not catch.
- weaksauce 8y agoThis is great advice. In my youth I was on a skateboard every single day for years barring any injury or sickness. In that time I became well versed in falling like a cat to avoid injury. Shit still happens but the ability to bail is huge and you only know when you are on the threshold of losing control by experience.