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I've long contemplated a boosted board, but am hesitant to spend $1k on a skateboard that I can't use when it rains.

on_and_off 7y ago
That's a valid concern. I live 25 minutes from work by foot, 10 by boosted. When it rains, I just don't bother using my boosted, I go for a nice walk instead. It is possible to use it when it rains but : - most important point : your adherence will be way worse. With slick wheels, the board slides a lot when it rains. Your braking distance becomes way too long. - you also get your pants and shoes wet. Not as important as point one of course, but still annoying. I live in SF so I don't expect to see any rain in the next 6 months.
- milkytron 7y ago
  > I live in SF so I don't expect to see any rain in the next 6 months. Really? My perception of SF was that they get frequent rain is generally one of the wetter places in California
  - on_and_off 7y ago
    I don't know the city and its weather very well yet (I have been there for less than 2 years). My perception is that the weather of the past few years has been widely out of what is expected in all the places I have resided in. Last year SF has been very dry https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/10/01/approaching-front-san-franciscos-long-dry-spell-rain/ https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/10/01/approaching-fro... one article on the topic .. 159 consecutive days (or maybe more) without rain. Which was great for skating :) The weather was not that hot either .. mostly between 13 and 21 °C.
- brianbreslin 7y ago
  I live in Miami so I have rain (heavy rain) 4 months of the year.
Scoundreller 7y ago
Or in a city that snows. Obviously you won’t ride it when it snows, but the cognitive effort of watching out for a pothole that will eat your wheel(s) is incredibly high.
fit2rule 7y ago
I am in the same boat .. I searched long and hard for an electric scooter or a skateboard that I could use in my regular commute (Vienna, Austria) and after trying everything I could get my feet on, I settled on an electric moped (UNU), which is just about the best possible transportation system I've experienced - apart from feeling underpowered compared to combustion engines. I get amazing transportation for pennies (its very cheap to recharge the batteries), its fast enough once you get into the city, and it'll survive a bit of rain here and there. Alas, until the skateboard/scooters catch up with the nearly-all-weather requirement, I don't see mopeds being replaced in this market any time soon.
- on_and_off 7y ago
  for what it is worth, I think that a moped is probably safer than an e-skate. I love riding one, but you need to stay extremely vigilant and even though, hardware failures, bad roads or cars can still spell trouble.

That's a valid concern. I live 25 minutes from work by foot, 10 by boosted. When it rains, I just don't bother using my boosted, I go for a nice walk instead. It is possible to use it when it rains but : - most important point : your adherence will be way worse. With slick wheels, the board slides a lot when it rains. Your braking distance becomes way too long. - you also get your pants and shoes wet. Not as important as point one of course, but still annoying. I live in SF so I don't expect to see any rain in the next 6 months.

milkytron 7y ago
> I live in SF so I don't expect to see any rain in the next 6 months. Really? My perception of SF was that they get frequent rain is generally one of the wetter places in California
- on_and_off 7y ago
  I don't know the city and its weather very well yet (I have been there for less than 2 years). My perception is that the weather of the past few years has been widely out of what is expected in all the places I have resided in. Last year SF has been very dry https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/10/01/approaching-front-san-franciscos-long-dry-spell-rain/ https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/10/01/approaching-fro... one article on the topic .. 159 consecutive days (or maybe more) without rain. Which was great for skating :) The weather was not that hot either .. mostly between 13 and 21 °C.
brianbreslin 7y ago
I live in Miami so I have rain (heavy rain) 4 months of the year.

Scoundreller 7y ago

Or in a city that snows. Obviously you won’t ride it when it snows, but the cognitive effort of watching out for a pothole that will eat your wheel(s) is incredibly high.

fit2rule 7y ago

I am in the same boat .. I searched long and hard for an electric scooter or a skateboard that I could use in my regular commute (Vienna, Austria) and after trying everything I could get my feet on, I settled on an electric moped (UNU), which is just about the best possible transportation system I've experienced - apart from feeling underpowered compared to combustion engines. I get amazing transportation for pennies (its very cheap to recharge the batteries), its fast enough once you get into the city, and it'll survive a bit of rain here and there. Alas, until the skateboard/scooters catch up with the nearly-all-weather requirement, I don't see mopeds being replaced in this market any time soon.

on_and_off 7y ago
for what it is worth, I think that a moped is probably safer than an e-skate. I love riding one, but you need to stay extremely vigilant and even though, hardware failures, bad roads or cars can still spell trouble.