Leafboard

Lightest & Most Affordable Electric skateboard

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Lightest & Most Affordable Electric skateboard

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A lot of this makes me skeptical. For example: The specs say it has a 5000mAh battery, but that a full charge of an iPhone 6 Plus will only reduce the range by 1.25 miles. Settings aside how bizarre and unfocused of a feature this is, the iPhone 6 Plus is a 2915mAh battery. That's almost 60% of the battery in the board, yet somehow only going to reduce the range by 10%?

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10yr ago

Zapier

@cyborgnation Math aside - kill that feature. If you're hard core enough to carry around an electric skateboard, you can carry an external battery for your devices. ;)

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10yr ago

@larsvedo @cyborgnation I don't think either of you skate or commute - This feature is fantastic. If you dont drive a car you often run out of battery and carrying one is a hassle.

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10yr ago

Zapier

@kieran_daniels @cyborgnation I hear ya, but I've put 1200km on my Boosted Board this year by commuting basically everyday (and lots of weekend trips!). I would "like" that feature, but am more than happy without it for some extra juice.

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10yr ago

Snap2print

@cyborgnation I'm insanely suspicious of this thing as most boards are cheap pieces of shit sourced from Alibaba, but MilliAmpHours is not a complete measurement of energy so it's not necessarily misleading. Electrical energy is measured in Watt-Hours, which is Amps*Volts*Time. For some awful reason phone manufacturers like to quote an incomplete Amps*Time (mAH) and leave out the voltage of the system which is needed to measure total energy storage. Most likely this runs at 12-20volts and so the watt-hours is enough to charge a phone. Also, most likely this thing is vaporware, a scam, or super shitty.

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10yr ago

@kieran_daniels @larsvedo Do you even Skate, bro? Actually, I do skate, and I don't drive a car. I agree, commuters do often run out of battery, but carrying an external battery is cheap and way less of a hassle than only being able to charge when i'm not riding and having to constantly consider if I'll have enough range left to warrant charging my phone.

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10yr ago

CollageMo

Hunter

Specs are pretty decent for this, and at $299 it seems like a good buy "At a mere 9.7 lbs Leafboard is the lightest freestyle electric skateboard available today. It reaches speeds of up to 19 mph and has a single-charge range of 11.5 miles."

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10yr ago

@kristofertm it's only 299 during fundraiser, then it's 650.

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10yr ago

CollageMo

Hunter

@passingnotes better get 'em while they're hot!

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10yr ago

CollageMo

Hunter

@zefareu Agreed. $650 is still a decent price. My E-Go was about $800, but I like that this one is lighter and more compact. Bringing bigger boards around with you is more of a hassle than I thought.

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10yr ago

IronMic

@kristofertm @passingnotes I think it was sneaky to put the tag line as the fundraising price.

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10yr ago

CollageMo

Hunter

@leonhitchens @passingnotes Can't argue with that. Just edited it.

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10yr ago

it's going to retail at 650, so how is that super affordable? you just locked out the college market with that price imho

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10yr ago

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Seems really interesting, although when scrolling through the comments on the Kickstarter I ended up on this Reddit page: https://www.reddit.com/r/Electri... Which turned a couple of red flags here, if any of the makers are here on PH could you maybe elaborate a bit on this and take away these concerns?

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10yr ago

IronMic

$299 retail would have been nice, but $650 is still a relatively inexpensive skateboard. Especially considering Boast Boards are around $1,200.

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10yr ago

Looks great but that is IF they deliver the product. There isn't much confidence offered except "Our team has the necessary talent, skills, experience, and expertise to tackle any obstacles should they arise." Not very specific. So pay 299 and MAYBE get a board or pay 650 and definitely get one that has all the v1 production defects sorted out. Your choice.

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10yr ago

FINALLY! Inexpensive electric skateboards!

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10yr ago

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