Put cruiser wheels onto the street board, and you've got such a good commute board. This is what ive been doin, one board for commute and one for tricks.
Yep! Got myself a 22" Penny for my last mile commute. I swapped out the wheels for Bones Rough Riders and Reds bearings to combat cobblestones, works well!
I commute with regular skateboard and hard wheels, but the half of the way to my work is unskateable, so I thought just to buy cruising wheels. I think it's a good option as the regular skateboard is really comfy, can be attached to a backpack and you can actually do some tricks while you go - not everything will work because of the wheels, but even making regular ollies will move you forward on curbs :). It's more heavier than penny board though, even when attached to your backpack ;).
Just got back from Amsterdam and they are doing it right, even the air feels clearer too breath in compared to London! Also it shows how much work your putting into your videos bruh keep it up!!!
Nice vid. I'd like to say that an electric skateboard is very useful, however, the fact of usin' an alternative vehicle like a bycicle or skateboard is to make some effort to commute and this helps a lot to your own health and encourages not to be sendetary.
you should!! Longboarding through Amsterdam this last summer was AMAZING! all we had to do was act like a bicycle and it was perfect! all around the core all the way out to and around Vondelpark!!!! coming back in september! maybe we can go for a ride!
I don't have an electric skateboard because I feel like i would eventually stop remembering to charge it and it would end up as an expensive, heavy, not electric skateboard
Dude i have skated around 4 years with regular skateboard and last year i bought my self longboard and i think its alot better than penny :) love your vids!
I personally prefer my cruiser, but I originally started with Skateboarding 10+ years ago. I used that to commute for like 7 years lol, then I bought a used Bustin Brooklyn Longboard from a guy I met. Used that 3 years to commute, until I got my Sector 9 Cruiser. This thing I can tell is by far the superior choice. It's as fast as a Longboard, while you're still able to ollie everything. When you're getting used to it, you can actually do every Fliptrick as you could on a Skateboard. Great video btw, I enjoyed seeing Amsterdam a lot :)
Tricks don’t matter but it is nicer how light some the smaller cruisers are and easier to carry. Walking down the street with a regular longboard starts to weigh on you as you get further into the walk, specially if it’s a hot day.
Hello Mr Bruh, disagree about the regular skateboard not able to fit into the category; I have got Antihero 9,25 deck, put 2 sets of shock risers, riding 59 mil bones rough riders and it works just fine on the rough London terrain. If I wanted to, I could fit this setup on something not as wide as 9,25, but maybe 8,5 or so - without any problems. Regards.
XvallorX he is obviously referring to the basic 'street' setup (regular skateboard) which consists of hard wheel for landing tricks. Softer wheels are great for rough terrain but the smaller harder wheel which is commonly used on a regular trick board sign suitable. Also bones wheels are fricken great 👍🏻
Hi Cal, the beauty of skateboarding is: you can customize your board to your preferences. For example, I like to ride 8.5 inch, 58 mil hard bones SPF's, but my friend is riding 8 inch board with low thunders and 50 mil wheels. If we want we could just change some parts and adjust to the environment. Regards.
Had the same thought process, he categorized it in : Longboard / Electric / Pennycruiser But totally forgot the regular sized cruiser, which in my opinion is the far superior option for every skill level since it combines all the best aspects. It offers the larger board for stability, the big wheels to be able to ride fast and pretty much anywhere and remains close to a regular board for the feel/transportability. And, very important for the actual skaters, you can pop some good ollies if needed (you can do it on a pennyboard but its harder and your plastic tail wont last long.)
Yes! I can pop a good ollie even on my 9.25 with large wheels (in fact, I can pop it higher than my regular "skatepark" setup) and jump over the holes / curbs. Do that on electric board lol xDD Cheers
I love your videos so much!!! Your style of making these videos are unique and creative. You inspired me to relearn to skate again. Just wanted to let you know :3
I use my old 7,5" street deck with a set of penny wheels I bought from ebay for 15 €. For me, living in a big german city, this is still the best for quick commuting. The wheels were enough to get rid of the problem with coupple stones and rough grounds. A penny board is to fast, small and dangerous for me, but I still was very used to just cruise with my old deck. It was like a 10+ to comfort with the new wheels. You should try that sometimes.
I skate in average 2km (1.24 miles) from my workplace to my home on my popsicle. I also have a longboard but it's more of a downhill/freestyle setup and It's way to big for cruising. I also changed my wheels from 52mm 101a spitfires to 52mm 80a ricta clouds, 57mm 78a mob magic street wheels and 60mm 90a powell peralta rat bones. Softer and bigger wheels feels more confortable but I don't feel much faster and I like the feeling and sound my hard wheels make if I roll over cobblestone-streets (the more smoother ones). I feel less exausted with the softer/biger wheels at the end. But also like 1/3 of my way is downhill. As I started skating I skated to my workplace from home too, that means up the hill which almost killed me everymorning so now my mom drives me one way now. My way is like 24mins by walking, 5mins by driving and 10 mins by skating.
My city is a construction mess and lots of areas just straight up don’t have sidewalks, they just recently put a sidewalk up to the skatepark, before that you had to carry your board through a field
nice video. I have a little tip just in case if you want to do another uber delivering thing. Put griptape on your penny board. You can ollie some stuff maybe even powerslide if your wheels are hard enough. Also it looks quite good in my opinion
Awesome video Did some longboarding to get to the ferry and then the last mile.. agreed on the wheight factor… a small cruiser in combination with for instance.. A “MellowBoard” would be great: It basically a pair of wheels that you put under any board.. I don’t own it but would be my first choice since you can transfer it to other boards if that would suit your needs
Please do make a day in the life in Amsterdam... I'm deciding whether to go to uni there or in Utrecht since I've gotten accepted in both cities and I want to know which one would be better! Keep doing ya thing bruh!
Carlos Badilla Amsterdam is pretty expensive and pretty damn packed. I'd say Utrecht is a pretty good option, and its very close to Amsterdam so you could pretty much go to Amsterdam whenever you want. G'luck tho!
Hey Braille skateboarding has a video with a collapsible long board this would be the perfect last mile commute it works just as well as a normal long board and it folds to be the size of a penny board
I think it relates to how far you have to go. Around 1 km the penny is great. Used it for my last mile commute at Schiphol airport all the time. Over 2km the electric skateboard maybe a bit nicer.
The biggest problem with electric skateboards and other motorized balance boards in the Netherlands is that the government sees them as motherized vehicles without a licence plate making them technically illegal to drive.
parking at my school sucks. i have to walk a little over a quarter mile to get to the actual building. i ride a standard popsicle deck to class to save time, but my roads are really nice so it’s easy
@@ruisleipa7014 lol im a month late but ofc ppl would get offended if u straight out state other kind of boards are dumb. sometimes u gotta keep ur opinion to urself. btw u got ur grammar wrong tho im not a grammar nazi. no offense
The perfect combo would be an AI skateboard that can park itself and meet you when you are ready to go home. Armed of course with tasers to prevent theft.
I ride a skateboard for the last part of my commute, NYC banned electric boosted boards on the streets and in trains. Never been a fan of longboards because of the weight. Penny boards are cool but sometime I want to do a little more than just commute.
in 2022 electric is getting more expensive although you still see a lot of electric skateboards not needing to charge your board and being able to grab it and go are a massive bonus of the regular street skateboard, plus being way more affordable outright, and getting cardio isn't a bad thing.
Ive only done 3 kickflips on a penny in my life. Just randon times. Started skating with a new board 8.4 supreme and i cant kickflip just focusing on getting my lack of skateboarding outtq my life qnd just skating everyday. Drunk post
Oh man, skateboarding, can't imagine myself skateboarding, this device is from hell, I feel like I'm gonna fall any moment and that the smallest rock or gap will tip me over. Remember once me and my mate had the genius idea of riding a skateboard downhill while pulled by a motorcycle, I quickly realised that I was barely able to upright on that thing let alone going 100km\h downhill. My city has kinda crappy roads, but I might give it a try.
Really loved this video. Everything was well done.And I own a Penny too! But right now I'm interested in the landyachtz dinghy or something similar. What's your take?
You dont have to have a long board that is too long to carry, they sell some that are 36''. 40'' and 41'' unless you're 7 foot, you will have to lift to carry by the trucks or it's going to be heavy.
Have you heard of the "mellow board" company it's just a kit of the battery and back wheel you can fit on any board, I would really like to know what it does feel like to ride it on a Penny.
I only have a little cobblestone but the bike paths arent smooth, they're just like the roads (except for this one tunnel) kinda sucks here unless you have bigger wheels like 54s or actual cruiser wheels
i think that the penny vc electric board depends on where you're going/your plans. like if you plan on going place to place then the penny board would be better bc of the light weight, but if you're just going to one mmaybe two places then the electric one would be the way to go. juat my opinion tho
Hello ! I'm Luis from Brazil. Can you give me some advice on the foot position in a penny board ? Recently a friend borrow me one, but I broke it :S. I got a new shape smaller, same size of yours. Thank you !
A street skateboard is a stable deck and with fast bearings and super-soft wheels it'll do the job I should think. I also think a nickel-board or equivalent is a better option than a penny-board, portable enough and not as unstable as a penny. Electric board? Nah then I'd rather get an e-kickbike. Speaking of kickbikes, if you can deal with being seen riding one then they're probably the best choice for most.
I got 60mm wheels on my board to help deal with the shitty roads in my town and if I really wanted to it would take me about 30 minutes or so to skate to my school
My last-mile commute is over 6 miles, which includes a long climb and a ride through "sketchy areas" complete with gangs, criminals, and homeless drug addicts -- not a good scenario. It's also a 1.5 to 2.0 mile commute from home to the train station, which includes an even steeper hill, but at least I live in a few safe neighborhood and city. If I took the bus to work from the train station, it's less than a mile and would be a more feasible -- and safe -- commute on my skateboard. I would most likely take my Penny Nickel board as my commuter board.
Hard small wheels are just noise pollution as are electric boards. Get bigger softer wheels on a smaller board. It IS the perfect "last mile transport" pity all the "save the environment types" seem to hate on skaters. My advice: buy a board with a wheel base option ~15 or over, Buy indy stage 4 trucks (they pump great) matching or just under the board width, get riser pads / wedges (wedge front and back thin part pointing forward in direction of travel), get ceramic or bones red bearings, add dragon wheels (or any filmer wheels) biggest size you can get (you can slide them but feel soft). This set up can push/pump/dodge/slide and at a low cost. It will last a couple years and by then you will have the basics down, the stamina/structure to progress, and know which direction you want to go next but have a good grounding necessary for safety.
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I personally do my commute to school on a simple street skateboard, but I live on a hill so its basically one long hillbomb.
Dovydas Grigas that’s fucking awesome
But going up should be a absolute pain in the ass or not?
Cid Titulaer you can skitch up
This is amazing , sadly I got expelled
Dovydas Grigas lucky bastard
Put cruiser wheels onto the street board, and you've got such a good commute board. This is what ive been doin, one board for commute and one for tricks.
Same ! I also use a normal skateboard but with cruiser wheels
i dont know any trick but i have a skateboard with 60mm wheels for comuting
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Yep! Got myself a 22" Penny for my last mile commute. I swapped out the wheels for Bones Rough Riders and Reds bearings to combat cobblestones, works well!
Soft wheels on the cobblestone. It’s like floating on a cloud. OJ Juice.
Yeah, soft wheels are more for cruising and transportation and he's obviously using hard wheel so its definitely hard to commute
a video about the biking culture in amsterdam would be cool 👍
its not only in amsterdam in the whole netherlands its more likely to have a bike tham a car
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I love commuting with my regular street skateboard in my city. Streets and sidewalks are all just so smooth and perfect
I just got a genuine penny board off ebay second hand for $1. Best deal ever!
Dude this is some high quality content :3
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I commute with regular skateboard and hard wheels, but the half of the way to my work is unskateable, so I thought just to buy cruising wheels. I think it's a good option as the regular skateboard is really comfy, can be attached to a backpack and you can actually do some tricks while you go - not everything will work because of the wheels, but even making regular ollies will move you forward on curbs :). It's more heavier than penny board though, even when attached to your backpack ;).
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Just got back from Amsterdam and they are doing it right, even the air feels clearer too breath in compared to London! Also it shows how much work your putting into your videos bruh keep it up!!!
Personally always been a mountain biker but I respect skateboards and im glad there is people out there still skating
Nice vid. I'd like to say that an electric skateboard is very useful, however, the fact of usin' an alternative vehicle like a bycicle or skateboard is to make some effort to commute and this helps a lot to your own health and encourages not to be sendetary.
you should!! Longboarding through Amsterdam this last summer was AMAZING! all we had to do was act like a bicycle and it was perfect! all around the core all the way out to and around Vondelpark!!!! coming back in september! maybe we can go for a ride!
I don't have an electric skateboard because I feel like i would eventually stop remembering to charge it and it would end up as an expensive, heavy, not electric skateboard
Man, i can;t believe i've been going to Nederlands at least once a year for 10 years now and never saw your channel for the best spots.
You should make a video about Amsterdam!! I love learning about the cultures of other places!
Dude i have skated around 4 years with regular skateboard and last year i bought my self longboard and i think its alot better than penny :) love your vids!
I like these type of videos where you fix a problem.
honestly a great video! so well put together with great info. you should definitely make more vids like these
My 32 inch cruiser has been my last mile commute for a year now and I haven’t been happier
I personally prefer my cruiser, but I originally started with Skateboarding 10+ years ago.
I used that to commute for like 7 years lol, then I bought a used Bustin Brooklyn Longboard from a guy I met. Used that 3 years to commute, until I got my Sector 9 Cruiser.
This thing I can tell is by far the superior choice.
It's as fast as a Longboard, while you're still able to ollie everything. When you're getting used to it, you can actually do every Fliptrick as you could on a Skateboard.
Great video btw, I enjoyed seeing Amsterdam a lot :)
Tricks don’t matter but it is nicer how light some the smaller cruisers are and easier to carry. Walking down the street with a regular longboard starts to weigh on you as you get further into the walk, specially if it’s a hot day.
Hello Mr Bruh, disagree about the regular skateboard not able to fit into the category; I have got Antihero 9,25 deck, put 2 sets of shock risers, riding 59 mil bones rough riders and it works just fine on the rough London terrain. If I wanted to, I could fit this setup on something not as wide as 9,25, but maybe 8,5 or so - without any problems. Regards.
XvallorX he is obviously referring to the basic 'street' setup (regular skateboard) which consists of hard wheel for landing tricks. Softer wheels are great for rough terrain but the smaller harder wheel which is commonly used on a regular trick board sign suitable. Also bones wheels are fricken great 👍🏻
Hi Cal, the beauty of skateboarding is: you can customize your board to your preferences. For example, I like to ride 8.5 inch, 58 mil hard bones SPF's, but my friend is riding 8 inch board with low thunders and 50 mil wheels. If we want we could just change some parts and adjust to the environment. Regards.
Had the same thought process, he categorized it in : Longboard / Electric / Pennycruiser
But totally forgot the regular sized cruiser, which in my opinion is the far superior option for every skill level since it combines all the best aspects.
It offers the larger board for stability, the big wheels to be able to ride fast and pretty much anywhere and remains close to a regular board for the feel/transportability.
And, very important for the actual skaters, you can pop some good ollies if needed (you can do it on a pennyboard but its harder and your plastic tail wont last long.)
Yes! I can pop a good ollie even on my 9.25 with large wheels (in fact, I can pop it higher than my regular "skatepark" setup) and jump over the holes / curbs. Do that on electric board lol xDD Cheers
Sk8 4 life you judge people based on what they skate on? I think this kind of attitude is retarded.
I love your videos so much!!! Your style of making these videos are unique and creative. You inspired me to relearn to skate again. Just wanted to let you know :3
I use my old 7,5" street deck with a set of penny wheels I bought from ebay for 15 €.
For me, living in a big german city, this is still the best for quick commuting. The wheels were enough to get rid of the problem with coupple stones and rough grounds.
A penny board is to fast, small and dangerous for me, but I still was very used to just cruise with my old deck.
It was like a 10+ to comfort with the new wheels. You should try that sometimes.
I work in Amsterdam and actually commute my last mile to work on a Penny board. Love it!
I skate in average 2km (1.24 miles) from my workplace to my home on my popsicle. I also have a longboard but it's more of a downhill/freestyle setup and It's way to big for cruising. I also changed my wheels from 52mm 101a spitfires to 52mm 80a ricta clouds, 57mm 78a mob magic street wheels and 60mm 90a powell peralta rat bones.
Softer and bigger wheels feels more confortable but I don't feel much faster and I like the feeling and sound my hard wheels make if I roll over cobblestone-streets (the more smoother ones). I feel less exausted with the softer/biger wheels at the end.
But also like 1/3 of my way is downhill. As I started skating I skated to my workplace from home too, that means up the hill which almost killed me everymorning so now my mom drives me one way now.
My way is like 24mins by walking, 5mins by driving and 10 mins by skating.
Great video man! I think a video about bikes in Amersdan would be sick!
My city is a construction mess and lots of areas just straight up don’t have sidewalks, they just recently put a sidewalk up to the skatepark, before that you had to carry your board through a field
nice video. I have a little tip just in case if you want to do another uber delivering thing. Put griptape on your penny board. You can ollie some stuff maybe even powerslide if your wheels are hard enough. Also it looks quite good in my opinion
You should review the Landyachtz Dinghy! That would be really cool :). I am thinking about buying it too!
I also use Penny board anywhere I go in my city! :) Its the best! Especially when you have to carry it around in your hand. Its so light! :D
My town has some bumpy thing for sidewalks just to stop skateboarding....bruh
Awesome video
Did some longboarding to get to the ferry and then the last mile.. agreed on the wheight factor… a small cruiser in combination with for instance..
A “MellowBoard” would be great:
It basically a pair of wheels that you put under any board..
I don’t own it but would be my first choice since you can transfer it to other boards if that would suit your needs
We want the bicycle themed video bruh
Bicycle Bruh
thrashed potatoes imsomniac was better
uhhhh... we do?
I started out on a longboard then started skating after a year. It’s a good gateway
2:46 same at the center of any Bulgarian big city😃👌
Please do make a day in the life in Amsterdam... I'm deciding whether to go to uni there or in Utrecht since I've gotten accepted in both cities and I want to know which one would be better! Keep doing ya thing bruh!
Carlos Badilla Amsterdam is pretty expensive and pretty damn packed. I'd say Utrecht is a pretty good option, and its very close to Amsterdam so you could pretty much go to Amsterdam whenever you want. G'luck tho!
Thanks for the help, man. its appreciated for sure!
You should definitely make a video on Amsterdam's bikes!
Hey Braille skateboarding has a video with a collapsible long board this would be the perfect last mile commute it works just as well as a normal long board and it folds to be the size of a penny board
Amari Smith I could totally see that either being heavy or breaking in half
Dovydas Grigas watch the video
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I think it relates to how far you have to go. Around 1 km the penny is great. Used it for my last mile commute at Schiphol airport all the time. Over 2km the electric skateboard maybe a bit nicer.
The biggest problem with electric skateboards and other motorized balance boards in the Netherlands is that the government sees them as motherized vehicles without a licence plate making them technically illegal to drive.
Keep making vids man!
parking at my school sucks. i have to walk a little over a quarter mile to get to the actual building. i ride a standard popsicle deck to class to save time, but my roads are really nice so it’s easy
Nah I'm not changing my skateboard for any other. I've always considered cruisers etc to look dumb as hell for me. I'll stay in nostalgia
@Benjamin McCann bro what thee fuck is you talking bout
My more than 2 years old comment besides, why do you care
@@ruisleipa7014 lol im a month late but ofc ppl would get offended if u straight out state other kind of boards are dumb. sometimes u gotta keep ur opinion to urself. btw u got ur grammar wrong tho im not a grammar nazi. no offense
@@decentea9891 my grammar is not perfect because my english is not my mother language.
@@ruisleipa7014 na isokay it's not my mother language either
Take a shot every time he says 'last mile commute'
just get soft wheels
Yeah, and replace the hard wheels. Thats what I did with my skateboard, but once I get a cruiser board, I don't need to constantly change wheels
The perfect combo would be an AI skateboard that can park itself and meet you when you are ready to go home. Armed of course with tasers to prevent theft.
Looks exactly like the cobblestones here in Leipzig, Germany xD
I love the penny board
There is also a long board version of it
I ride a skateboard for the last part of my commute, NYC banned electric boosted boards on the streets and in trains. Never been a fan of longboards because of the weight. Penny boards are cool but sometime I want to do a little more than just commute.
in 2022 electric is getting more expensive although you still see a lot of electric skateboards not needing to charge your board and being able to grab it and go are a massive bonus of the regular street skateboard, plus being way more affordable outright, and getting cardio isn't a bad thing.
3:08 Xbox 3060 microphone 😂😂👏
Ive only done 3 kickflips on a penny in my life. Just randon times. Started skating with a new board 8.4 supreme and i cant kickflip just focusing on getting my lack of skateboarding outtq my life qnd just skating everyday. Drunk post
hi mate what jacket is this that you're wearing at 5:17
I recommend for transportation purposes just get the same setup with bigger softer wheels
Oh man, skateboarding, can't imagine myself skateboarding, this device is from hell, I feel like I'm gonna fall any moment and that the smallest rock or gap will tip me over. Remember once me and my mate had the genius idea of riding a skateboard downhill while pulled by a motorcycle, I quickly realised that I was barely able to upright on that thing let alone going 100km\h downhill. My city has kinda crappy roads, but I might give it a try.
Really loved this video. Everything was well done.And I own a Penny too! But right now I'm interested in the landyachtz dinghy or something similar. What's your take?
yeah dude you should do the video on bicycles in amsterdam!
When is the next uber eats coming out?
That's crazy. Iv'e never seen that many bikes in one place
What about hoverboards? Like in back to the future??
make a video about the bikes!!! :)
How did you do that hat gopro mount thing, make a video about it if you didnt haha
I think the street skateboard with soft wheels is the way to go if you don’t want to use electric
Yeah, I use that way as well
You dont have to have a long board that is too long to carry, they sell some that are 36''. 40'' and 41'' unless you're 7 foot, you will have to lift to carry by the trucks or it's going to be heavy.
"Dam is known for is weed but yo check out these push bikes" :D
Have you heard of the "mellow board" company it's just a kit of the battery and back wheel you can fit on any board, I would really like to know what it does feel like to ride it on a Penny.
In Australia we call it a 'last 1600 metres commute'.
What's that smooth piano jazz playing in the background?
Wow I would really love to visit Amsterdam one day:)
Whatever you ride Is I respect it… support your local shop.👍🏼
I only have a little cobblestone but the bike paths arent smooth, they're just like the roads (except for this one tunnel) kinda sucks here unless you have bigger wheels like 54s or actual cruiser wheels
AT5 is probably that secret local news source
Bones Wheels released cruiser wheels so u can ride ur normal traditional skateboard through the city without being uncomfortable. Ride is smooth
There is also something that is better than wheels! Avenue suspension trucks
Please do get a longboard and do a video about it!
Iike your videos but i like the ones you skate in at the park doing tricks at your local park
i think that the penny vc electric board depends on where you're going/your plans. like if you plan on going place to place then the penny board would be better bc of the light weight, but if you're just going to one mmaybe two places then the electric one would be the way to go. juat my opinion tho
Paul here from Michigan and you need some cloud Wheels
Im using a cruiser board with shark wheels atm. It's all good until I have to go uphill.
I’m getting an electric skateboard so I can ride to school, Starbucks, legit everywhere with my friends lol
As an American who lived in Europe for many years, I agree that EVERY city should be more accommodating to self-powered transportation.
I live in a German city called Bayreuth and it is supe historical and it is like 50 % cobblestone
Ouch ._.
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Hello ! I'm Luis from Brazil.
Can you give me some advice on the foot position in a penny board ? Recently a friend borrow me one, but I broke it :S. I got a new shape smaller, same size of yours.
Thank you !
How come your Sector 9 cruiser wasn't included in your decision in the end?
Nathan Ng good question, if the eboard wasn't included the cruiser would clearly be my choice
A combination of the two would be the Lou board which is widely accepted as the best currently
there are two different small boosted board already.. check it out
The electric scooters in paris look bloody good if you ask me!
when did you start skating?
The penny, but wood and a little bigger. Confident. Once everything is very bike friendly, it's also board friendly. Boards are cheaper
I would love to use an electric skateboard, but they are not permitted on the public road (YET) in The Netherlands :/
I'll stay with the penny as it's way more fun when going downhill and i'm literally living and top of one.
Longboards are pretty good with cobblestones
uber eats on eletric skateboard?
YUH
Electric skateboards only have a range of 6-7 miles, so the battery would be dead in like an hour.
just take two :)
Ben Featherstone it's heavy tho
VanishingTea Which ones? I thought most of them were 10-20 miles range (or 16-32km)
A street skateboard is a stable deck and with fast bearings and super-soft wheels it'll do the job I should think. I also think a nickel-board or equivalent is a better option than a penny-board, portable enough and not as unstable as a penny. Electric board? Nah then I'd rather get an e-kickbike. Speaking of kickbikes, if you can deal with being seen riding one then they're probably the best choice for most.
How about putting the better wheels that are on your penny board, on your regular skateboard?
I got 60mm wheels on my board to help deal with the shitty roads in my town and if I really wanted to it would take me about 30 minutes or so to skate to my school
My last-mile commute is over 6 miles, which includes a long climb and a ride through "sketchy areas" complete with gangs, criminals, and homeless drug addicts -- not a good scenario. It's also a 1.5 to 2.0 mile commute from home to the train station, which includes an even steeper hill, but at least I live in a few safe neighborhood and city.
If I took the bus to work from the train station, it's less than a mile and would be a more feasible -- and safe -- commute on my skateboard. I would most likely take my Penny Nickel board as my commuter board.
Hard small wheels are just noise pollution as are electric boards. Get bigger softer wheels on a smaller board. It IS the perfect "last mile transport" pity all the "save the environment types" seem to hate on skaters.
My advice: buy a board with a wheel base option ~15 or over, Buy indy stage 4 trucks (they pump great) matching or just under the board width, get riser pads / wedges (wedge front and back thin part pointing forward in direction of travel), get ceramic or bones red bearings, add dragon wheels (or any filmer wheels) biggest size you can get (you can slide them but feel soft). This set up can push/pump/dodge/slide and at a low cost. It will last a couple years and by then you will have the basics down, the stamina/structure to progress, and know which direction you want to go next but have a good grounding necessary for safety.