If you sometimes want an electric boost while skateboarding, but don't want an electric skateboard, then you might like REM. It's essentially a handheld "power stick" that works completely independent of the user's board.

If you sometimes want an electric boost while skateboarding, but don’t want an electric skateboard, then you might like REM. It’s essentially a handheld “power stick” that works completely independent of the user’s board.

  • Ms. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.mlEnglish
    9·
    7 months ago

    The setup has a top speed of 40 km/h (25 mph) along with a complete lack of brakes – the onus is upon users to stop themselves as they normally would, without a motor.

    Haha, what?? Going 25mph on my bike is scary and it has brakes and giant wheels. The people in the picture aren’t even wearing helmets. Have they not seen the videos of people turning their faces into wailing pulp after much slower than 25mph crashes? Does look fun though, would pair really well with a shopping cart

      • thegreekgeek@midwest.socialEnglish
        2·
        7 months ago

        That was my first thought too! Also reminded me of bodega not on mastodon: “This ex-skateboarder wants to replace long boards with electric street gondolas.”

    • ResoluteCatnap@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      25 mph on a bike doesn’t scare me, but I’ve gone down hills hitting 40mph getting the speed wobbles and that is downright terrifying.

      But i agree, 25mph on a skateboard is scary. And apparently speedwobbles can happen on skateboards too. Nope nope nope