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- claudiamarie1 (11331)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchaseThank you for an easy, pleasant transaction. Excellent buyer. A++++++.
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Jul 21, 2016
Slow, but portable
7 of 7 found this helpful Pros:
Amazingly light and portable
Fits in a checked bag for airline travel
No drag when you pull off the throttle/easy coasting downhill
Slow enough to not be scary for its size
Cheapest option on the market currently
Cons:
Unstable at downhill speeds
Poor/almost useless braking (even following their specific braking instructions)
Almost no uphill usability (although this is disclosed in their incline rating)
Won't fit in a carry-on
Vs
Boosted: A small fraction of the price, but slower and smaller
E-go: Smaller, but due to E-go's speed limiter, roughly the same top speed. Less than half the price and almost 1/3 of the range.
Zboard: Smaller, slower, cheaper, different control mechanism
I purchased this board as a "guest board" to accompany my main electric skateboard. For this purpose, it was worth the money. If cheap, light and portable are your goals and you would have no use for a larger and/or faster board, this is the only way to go.
There is another "bolt board" that I've been following that seems to be a similar product but is yet to be released and is well over double the price. The dimensions and performance are not significantly different, but the Blink Lite wins on price by a long shot.
A phone call to Acton revealed that the standard Blink is getting an upgrade and may fit the bill of what one would look for in a primary daily use board.