![]() ![]() ![]() Getting from point A to point B, within a relatively short distance, is prime skateboarding territory. While skateboarding in general can be a fun hobby, it is foremost a transportation method. Why would someone want an electric skateboard? The massive success of their Indiegogo campaigns and the fan popularity afterwards has led to the launch of successive models which expand upon the capabilities of the first boards in big ways. Their two e-boards that I took for a spin, the BLINK Lite and BLINK S, are the forerunners of their lineup and have quite a following so far, which seek to up-end the e-skateboard industry. To my joy, the ACTON BLINK electric skateboards made their way into my hands, and a little piece of my youth came back to me.ĪCTON is a startup from Santa Clara, CA that is now several models deep into the electric skateboard game. In the name of progress and tech innovations breathing new life into old practices, electric skateboards have been getting more popular over the last few years, with a slew of new brands cropping up and even a big base of DIY electric skateboard fans making their presence known online. As an adult regular skateboarding is no longer part of my life, but the thrill is still there. Getting outdoors, speeding around, and feeling the wind in my face was the closest thing to pure freedom I could manage. I can fondly recall the prime of my adolescent youth, when bombing a skateboard down the block was my favorite thing to do. ![]()
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