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Brushed vs Non-Brushed - The biggest of all choices to make

Most poeple buy the brushed motors for power and high torque who don't really care if it has double the travel time. I personally use my brushed motor when I want to have fun and going off road.

The brushless can also reach the same speeds of the brushed but take a bit longer to reach speed and have a slower acceleration take off speed. With the brushed type, such as the E-glide GT, people can you you coming from a block away (the belt models are quieter). The motor has a bit of a drag on the brushed unlike the brushless that keeps rolling. There is a a high demand for the brushless just as much as the brushed boards. Some people don't care about the high end power as much as getting something effecient that has low to medium torque.

The brushless types need a speed controller that is just about as expensive or even more expensive than the motor. The people that like to ride off road that I have given board to almost all like the brushed type or their low end throttle power, that force to get up hills when more horsepower is needed.

Weight

Since I have tested each skateboard that I sell, I feel I know which people like which boards based on their weight. Not the weight of the person but the weight of the board too. The heavier board feels much different to ride than a light board but the torque needed to push a heavier person requires either more horsepower or a geared down motor that has lower wattage. A heavier. When we took all the skateboards to the streets, many people liked the feel of the heavier board even though it was not as fun to pick it up al the time. The heavy boards are good if you don't plan on carrying it everywhere. A lot of people if they haven't had a chance to try a light board versus a heavy board, really are gonna have to take a chance on their board. My quiz helps me choose a board for someone based on the answers people choose. I don't pick out a board just because I like a certain board. I might pick out a 72 lb E-Glide, a Fiik board or Altered that is in the middle of the weight (35 to 50 lbs), or one of the ligher boards like Metroboard or Fiik Pipemaster. I might even recommend a Skatetek board. It all depends on the answers I am given. I don't steer everyone to the company that I like the best because all the companies I work with I rarely get a return when I recommend something.

Chain VS Belt

Belts are becoming more popular on electric skateboards than chains. Chains give the board a different feel. Some belts now are made of Kevlar. Very few companies reinforce their belts with Kevlar as its more expensive to make. The belts create less drag also but skateboards with chains have their advantages also. They are easier to fix and service and absorb more of the shock and the Jerky G force when there acceleration is too sudden. Braking is more smooth as well and respond better to bumps in the road. With chains the chain needs to be lubricated and if sand gets in it then it can screw up. Also, some of the cheaper chains stretch out and the pitch of the links don't fit the sprockets anymore or at least stretch out to the point that it makes an unpleasant noise. The E-Glide GI is an example of an off the shelf chained skateboard. Everytime this has been sold not one person complains about it. They say its the Rolls Royce but for some people it can be a hassle in maintenance. I will put it this way, if someone has the time and will actually take the time to take care of the chain and make sure its stays clean, you really can't get a better ride than their 1500 watt chain model. Its as pimped out as you can get a board. I personally like the belted one better. Around the city, about 90% of the people preferred the belt model but when I took them to a wake boarding event, and people went off road with them, nearly all the people liked the chain model.

For commuting on busy streets, the people that hear the loud hum of the chain often get scared and move out of the way. With the belt models, no one ever hears me coming. The belt models are always going to be more reliable as it always stays clean and never has to be worried about lubricating it. A chain model uses a little less wattage to run than the belt type as its workign on momentum. With the belts you have to worry about slippage under heavy loads. The tension on the belt drive is much tighter than the chain drive with just a few pounds of tension.

Choosing between High Wattage and Low Wattage

Before choosing the wattage rating I alway look for the highest peak wattage as well as the "continuous" wattage. It is very confusing as everyone was telling me the peak power of the motor. This doesn't matter to me because these boards are capable of going over 30 mph or even 50 on some of them but they are only set lower to make most of them street legal.

Many are rated at 800 watts, 600 watts but never work at its highest capacity because of the speed controller. The continuous wattage is what the motor is working at during normal use. It was very misleading to me. An 800 watt motor running at 480 watts is only using 60% of its power. So when I see a motor rated at 500 watts, unless they specify weather it is peak or continuous, I don't know weather it's a power motor or a weaker one. I will say that the motor that is bigger that only runs at a lower wattage or 60% of its power will usually have a longer motor life since the motor doesn't have to work so hard as its not working at full capacity. So knowing the peak and continuous is important. Some companies just state the peak. Very few state the constant because many people look for the highest wattage and go with that model thinking more wattage is better but in reality they are just going by peak power and don't know the continuous rating.

Some electric skateboards have a higher peak power but work on a much lower running power. I wondered why an 800 watt motor from one company had so much more power than an 800 watt motor from another company. One board could be working at 10 horsepower peak but only 3.25 horsepower continous. Its like they make you think they have a big motor but the speed controller never lets the motor run at high levels as its so cheaply made it gets too hot when you have a high end battery in it. Depending on someone's weight, the heavier the person is the higher the continuous power I feel is better. This is only if more torque is needed. If just riding on flat streets it doesn't matter as much.

If a rider is heavier then I would prefer a more continuous power but there is a downside to having more. It uses more energy to run a motor that has more continuous power and runs the battery down more. The Pipemaster board has only 200 watts and can go 20 miles on a charge. Motors with higher continuous wattage usually have more windings and are heavier and take more energy to run.

I have spent a lot of time on this site. Manufactures no better than to tell me they have the best without me trying it first. I hav interviewed David from E-glide, Aaron and David from Fiik Skateboards, Ben from ZBoard, I talked to Skatetek and Metroboard and also the importer. If every one of these are the best, then there are like 8 best ones. The board I bought IS the best. Its the best because its the best for me. My friend likes a totally different board than me. Most people get just one shot at it and have to go with what salespeople tell them. I hope my site helps people make the best out of all the information out there.

These boards are very expensive for people and I offer people 7 days to try out a board. Buy as many as you want, return as many as you want. I buy 5 pairs of shoes from RoadRunnersports.com and return the 4 that I don't want. If anyone buys 3 boards and returns the other 2 boards, I will pay the shipping back. The next person pays the shipping who wants to try a demo. I can also ship 3 demos for anyone over 18 years old to try with a refundable deposit.

If anyone will do a comparison with 2 or more boards I will give a special discount. I do get wholesale on just about any board plus all the money I am making on selling boards every day I will put back in towards your board.

Offer: for anyone

$1 = 1 minute

If a board costs $1000 dollars, I will take one dollar off for every minute someone makes youtube videos for me and are uploaded to youtube up to 50% of the price of the board.

If you want a $900 board, it will cost you 450 bucks. Call me if you want to help me promote my site like this. If you review your board and only buy just one board, you can still work off half the cost of the board off within the first 30 days of getting your board.

Make contact with me if you are interested. I will automatically chip in up to 40% the retail price of the board for anyone that will let someone try their board if someone is in your state.

All offers are for people 18 and over please.