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Is it waterproof? Almost all electric boards aren't, which doesn't make them something you cannot rely on. It could be sunny when you go out and raining on th

• malandrew 13y ago
  You don't want to be longboarding when it is raining anyways even on a non-electric longboard. I've done it tons of times myself, but there are the following issues: * bearings will get dirt in them that will greatly reduce their life * if you don't have expensive ceramic bearings you'll want to pull out the bearings and make sure to get the water out and get them dry, otherwise they might experience some rusting (even the stainless steel ones). * Stopping distance is way way longer when its raining. If you're riding in the the rain you're greatly limited to fewer conditions under which you can ride and any time saved by riding will be offset by the time spent drying, cleaning and maintaining your board.
  • projct 13y ago
    For the rainy season around here (FL,) I got a cheap set of bearings and put some lithium grease in them to keep the water out. The grease will eventually wear the bearings down but it definitely keeps them from rusting, and they actually get a bit of vibration dampening out of it, which is nice on our gravelly-textured roads. Stopping distance would be the real problem for an electric board in the rain, though.
• evanjacobs 13y ago
  Yep, they mention that it is waterproof in one of the videos on the site. That probably means "splash proof" rather than "submersion proof" however.
• JFarkas 13y ago
  The (very funny and large)instructions say not to get it wet. I've gotten it wet without issue so far.