![]() The Blink S controller also had a bit of a delay. Strangely, though it is more powerful, the Blink S2 controller seems to work a bit more smoothly. He was riding the Blink S, and I largely agree. This means that on a long run you can just set it on full power and let go.Īnother experienced skater friend of mine tried it out and he found the controls a little too jarring. Both controllers look the same, but the S2’s will lock its accelerator in if you push it forward far enough. ![]() My first time on the S2, I was surprised by a difference in its controller. The part that surprised me the most was how quickly I became comfortable with going fast on the S2 (when I wasn’t riding in traffic). Your correspondent makes Battery Park more exciting. It was one of the most fun things I’ve done in a while. I was passing runners and cyclists, weaving around each just by leaning a bit from side-to-side. There I was, on a skateboard, going uphill without kicking at all. I rode it up the long climb on the east side of Prospect Park. I road the park on the S2 however, which has a range of 14 miles. The soft wheels take some of the bumps and jerks out of a city road, but it has none of the spring regular decks provide. That said, “the battery adds a ton of weight to both models, even the smaller one, to the point where it’s pretty unpleasant to use as a normal skateboard,” Blattberg wrote. One of the advantages of the hub motor design over a belt drive is that there’s no resistance if someone has to skate because of a dead battery. Kaitlyn Flannagan for ObserverĮric skated up that long hill after the power died (I thought we should just get on the subway there, but he wanted to try it). He was on the Blink S and his battery didn’t make it up the hill on the far side. We rode them down to a park near my place in eastern Crown Heights, Brooklyn, road the length of Eastern Parkway, did the full loop inside Prospect Park and then found a taco place on Flatbush. This was his first time on an electric skateboard, but he flipped to the fastest mode right away. ![]() “These boards enable that sort of endless carving typically reserved for snowboarding, or absurdly-long downhill stretches.” “Cruising up a slight incline, fast, without pushing felt a bit magical,” he wrote in an email. ![]() My friend Eric Blattberg, who knows how to skate a city, took them out with me. Most of the riding that I did on these boards took place over one weekend. The next time I got on one, I set it to normal. I was passing pedestrians fairly slowly as I took that first ride back to my apartment. That’s a good place to start, but it’s much too slow once a person gets at all comfortable with one. Shipping Note: Shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, P.O.The first time I rode one of these skateboards, I had the Blink S set to beginner mode. Heavier weight, hills, and bumpy surfaces with pro mode will reduce the range. Note: Blink Lite can travel 5 miles on a full charge - this range is tested under ideal conditions with average weight, smooth, level surfaces in beginner mode. It also has the option to change its speed settings from beginner, normal, and pro via Bluetooth with the ACTON app. Blink Lite can get up to top speeds of 10 mph while reaching a range of 5 miles. The lightweight remote gives riders the ability to control the speed of the board, along with added features that include a reverse function. This allows for smooth acceleration, braking, and uninterrupted cruising. While retaining its length and LED strip from Blink Board, Blink Lite has a redesigned fishtail shaped deck which maximizes riding comfort and portability.īlink Lite introduces an in-wheel hub motor which is quieter, more efficient, longer lasting, and requires low maintenance. Weighing in at just 7.7lbs., it is now the World’s Lightest Electric Skateboard! Blink Lite is the ideal board for cruising-from coasting down boardwalks to quick rides to the corner store. Blink Lite is ACTON’s newest and most advanced electric skateboard to date.
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