So if you guys have been around youtube
You've probably seen all kinds of videos about
Electric skateboards
It seem like they're the hottest thing right now
But believe it or not, I have not done a video on
An electric skateboard
At all, yeah.
But that's changing right now because
I've got the carbon series from Evolve Skateboards
And I've been pumped up to receive this thing
It's made out of carbon fiber
It's super cool looking
It's fast
And it can even be transformed from a street version
With street tires to an actual off road verison
So I'm definitely going to injure myself
I don't know which configuration they've sent
It's kind of a surprise
That's the cool part
You can tell it's a pretty big box
But let's crack it open, charge it up
And get into some trouble
Now keep in mind, my experience level
With electric skateboards is limited
Woah
This thing is serious
Wow
That's like an actual transportation device
You got the grip tape with the cutouts
so you can see the carbon fiber the whole way through
Look at the size of these tires
If you've ever rode any kind of electric transportation in the past
You know that when you're going on a sidewalk for example or over some bumps
Having a small street tire makes it a little bit more difficult
So, a tire like this is gonna roll right over that
You'll hardly even notice it
Woah
On the back, where the drive train is, that's pretty wild
And the belt goes around here
It's cool because I guess the battery unit is all enclosed in here
Man, that carbon fiber looks nice
And over here we have a power switch
And this is the charge port, it looks like
I've got the street conversion kit
Allen wrench
Probably for the wheels
tires
And here's the remote
Woah
It's got like a screen on it
So this is how you're gonna accelerate, slow down
Charges over micro-usb
And it even has a screen on it, that's pretty wild
Let's see
If it has some power
It'll tell you how fast you're going, wow
How far you've traveled, how fast you're going, and a precentange of battery life
All on this display right here, that is pretty sweet
A charge brick, extension cable, and here's the conversion kit, street conversion kit
Since, you can tell it's got the off road tires already on it
Some road-ready, street, wheels
I'm a be learning as we go,
As we go ride this thing,along with you
So let's take this over to the new studio where we have a lot of space
And let's see if I can stand up straight or not
So, the thing has some charge in it
In fact, what I like is the remote is actually telling me 91% charged over here
And another thing I noticed, Just an experiment, If you tap this button here
You can put it into reverse mode
Now, keep in mind it has the off road tires on
So the center of gravity is up a little higher
I feel like I have a lot of control over it, a surprising amount of control
And can make pretty tight turns too
Now keep in mind guys, I'm not like a skateboarder at all
I got no skills
What do you say Tom, you ready?
Whats your experience level?
Skateboarding?
Not great
You're gonna feel it in a second
You'll feel more comfortable
Ooooh, little more juice
Alright give the people some feedback, what do you think?
Pretty amazing
I would imagine it goes a lot faster in a straight line
Yeah definitely, in a straight line. It's on Eco mode right now as well
Oh no, you put it on GT mode?
Yeah I hit a button right before I got on
You put it on GT mode!
Yeah it's going pretty fast
Oh let me try
I was on Eco mode
Whoa, that's the difference
Whoa baby, wow
I think Eco mode, for the record, is perfectly fine for most people
Like I felt breezy enough on the Eco, which is also gonna give you a bit better battery life
I assume based on the name
But this GT
You wanna get crazy?
We did the conversion on it
It's now got the street wheels
If you've ever messed around with a skateboard
If you've put new wheels, new trucks on a skateboard, you can handle a Allen wrench
You're pretty much good to go
But it's a much smoother ride
Then the other, off road tires
Having the lower center of gravity
Just being closer to the floor
Whoa
If you're riding around on the street, or on flat surfaces or whatever
You're not planning on going off road this is probably the better bet for you
But the best thing about this skateboard, is that it can do both
So this unit also has regenerative braking so It can actually charge up it's own battery
If you use the braking system on here
So it'll give you a little bit more juice
In the entire time we've been riding it, we're down to about 80% battery life
And I think we started around 87%
So either way, this thing is a ton of fun, and it does both. Off road, street, indoor, outdoor
It's a versatile unit and it's a ton of fun
And tom agrees with me
Tom?
There you go, tom had fun
Give tom a thumbs up, Ok?
I'm out