skateboard

REVIEW – Backfire recently held a crowdfunded campaign for the NALU E-Skateboard, a new option that I thought looked like a great addition to the family fleet. The NALU E-Skateboard has some great features such as a gallium nitride battery, easy handheld controller, and a beautiful design. Since I am not a skateboarder I was […]

REVIEW – It’s hard keeping up with teenagers. It seems like every week, they’re into something new. Three of my four teenagers were getting into skateboarding and were harping on me to join them. Man, I’m 50 years old. I couldn’t ride a skateboard when I was their age, but I was determined to try.

REVIEW – There’s a huge range of electric skateboards on the market with more coming every year. There’s short boards, long boards, fast boards, slow boards, and price points from a few hundred dollars (or even lower) to multiple thousands of dollars. Maxfind has 7 different models for different types of riders and styles, and

REVIEW – I grew up skateboarding and loved bombing down hills. Stopping was accomplished by… dragging one foot as a brake, a power slide (if you could control it), running off the front (trying to keep your feet under yourself), or unceremoniously hitting a small stone or crack and having the ground come up at

REVIEW – I almost didn’t volunteer to review the Outdoor Master Electric Skateboard Cruiser. I’m pushing middle age, tend to be a bit clumsy, and bruised my tailbone the last time I rode a longboard (over 20 years ago). I’ve been curious about these electric skateboards I see around town, but I was worried about

REVIEW – Before I walled up in the home office for the year 2020, I moved myself around town using a variety of methods. And I devoted some time to thinking about the ‘last mile‘ of transportation, and the solutions that I could use to travel with lower impact and parity (or higher) of convenience.