The Gnar and E-glide electric skateboards are known for their "riding a tank" feel. You either love it or hate it. These off terrain boards cost the most. The Gnar board depending on if you can get one usually sell for about 5 to 6 thousand bucks. They have 4 motors.
See video of who hates it or loves it - (Light Pipemaster board VS 72LB Eglide GT)
The lightest electric skateboard versus the heaviest off the shelf street/all terrain board.
Unless if going around a smooth campus or the neighborhood streets for fun, a board for transportation that will go over bumps and objects, rocks, or wet leaves, a heavy board can make the board more stable. It also costs a lot more for a heavy board. Their can be much more control over a heavy board in extreme situations and at high speeds.
The weight limit is usually higher on the heavier boards as they usually have bigger motors. I do not like when companies inflate their weigth limit of the user. If it can only give the performance or top speed as they say on their site with a 130 lb person, then say so. Don't say it will go to 25 miles an hour with a 230 lb person. Or saying the weight limit is 300 and expect it to go that fast. Unless it has 4 motors like a Gnarboard or a big motor like the ones in the Eglides, the specs can be misleading.
Note: If they have a 300 lb weight limit, I want to know if it will break the time they say or accelerate as fast as they say. I appreciate teh Eglide company how they rate their boards top speed and acceleration rate with the heaviest weight limit. But their board has the second most powerful motor after the Gnar board and the weight of it is about 72 lbs.
Warning: Their are a lot of inflated weight limit claims for the boards out there. The problem is that on cheaply made boards, the belts loosen when the weight limit goes above the weight rating. I don't care what the limit they say is. Anyone can make up a number. When the belts loosen and the belt starts skipping I know the weight ratings are fake.
Also on the heavy boards, they are made for power and usually have a brushed motor instead of a brushless. They are almost impossible to carry for a long way or kick pushing it home.
Also unless the motor is strong enough to power the board, the breaking curves, acelleration times, top speed might not be accurate because a 200 lb person takes longer to accelerate than a 100 lb person. The Eglide motor that I have found to have to most powerful motor after Gnar really doesn't make a difference if the person is 200 lbs or 100 lbs. The motor is so strong that it can throw someone off the board either way due to its strong torque.
With the average motor, by knowing the weight of a person will help me determine which wattage of a motor and how much amperage to have it with. You want just enough. Just hte right amount so the motor won't eat too much energy but also having enough.
Take my skate quiz and make sure you let me know your weight. This was another thing I was never asked when I called companies. It DOES matter, especially when going up hills. It can mean a board you have to kick it off versus having enough power for your weight.
Note: Many boards have the power to move a heavy person but after about 20 percent of the battery is used, the high power of the battery has discharged to the point that the performance of the motor to give the same acceleraton and top speed as stated on the manufactures spec page. Unless the motor is super efficient which is rare (usually seen by how many miles it can go) 8 to 20 miles) DC brushless are the most efficient and the brushed are less. It is best to get a board as light as possible and having a battery that does not lose its power after the first 20% of the energy is discharged.
Just like RC car racing, the best performance and acceleration speed is with the first 5 minutes of the battery once its fully charged. The board can also be infused to help it redirect its electricity and make it so up to around 20% of the electricity is not lost. Many people have put these on their electric meter before they went digital and the meter police figured it out. I am not saying its legal or not legal. But, its not right if the purpose was to intentially to slow the meter down.
WARNING. If someone is too heavy for the skateboard motor and the motor gets overloaded, the motor can eventually burn up and won't be usable again. Copper windings that get too hot will oxidize and overheat. If you are heavy, make sure you get a sensor so it cuts off if the motor is overloaded.
