New Metroboard Website Coming Soon! It's about time that the Metroboard website (www.metro-board.com) got a makeover. Should be live the first week of January. Also, we will have some new and improved product components for 2014. Will post again once it goes live!
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Monday, November 18, 2013
Friday, November 8, 2013
800th Metroboard Electric Skateboard shipped this week! Here's to the next 800!
800th Metroboard Electric Skateboard shipped this week! Here's to the next 800!
Metroboard Electric Skateboard
Metroboard Electric Skateboard
Friday, November 1, 2013
Custom Metroboard Electric Skateboard built with the Loaded 34" Poke Deck and Seismic 85 mm Wheels
Custom Metroboard Electric Skateboard built with the Loaded 34" Poke Deck and Seismic 85 mm Wheels. This board was built for the owner of Loaded Boards. We took this shot with underbody lighting to make the clear wheels really glow!
Monday, October 28, 2013
Custom Metroboard Electric Skateboard with BUSTIN 39.5" SPORTSTER PRO LONGBOARD DECK and Paris 180 Trucks
Custom Metroboard Electric Skateboard with BUSTIN 39.5" SPORTSTER PRO LONGBOARD DECK and Paris 180 Trucks
Monday, September 30, 2013
Original Apex 40 Diamond Concave Deck on a Metroboard Electric Skateboard with Paris 180 Trucks
Check out this slick Original Apex 40 Diamond Concave Deck on a Metroboard Electric Skateboard with Paris 180 Trucks. This picture was taken with a new light box that we built to take sharper photos of the Metroboard. We are still tweaking the light box, but it does produce really crisp results! Let us know what you think!
Monday, September 23, 2013
Metroboard IR Remote Upgrade Kits will start shipping this week!
Our production case parts for our new IR remote will be arriving today and we will start shipping upgrade kits this week. We will ship about 3 kits per week, in the order we received. We've already shipped about 20 boards with our new IR remote and the feedback has all been positive! Our production remote color will be a bit darker than the grey you've seen in the other pictures. It's more of a clear black (see below)
Metroboard Electric Skateboard
Metroboard Electric Skateboard
Friday, August 23, 2013
Metroboard Unveils its New Super Reliable, Vibration Proof, and Interference-Free IR Remote
This week we built and shipped the first 3 boards with the new IR remote, and everything went smoothly, and things are working very nicely. See the following pics showing the new remote and receiver. We will now exclusively be using the new IR remote. Upgrade kits for existing customers will be available in about a month (once we get a bit more field data to make sure there aren't any issues). We think you will be quite pleased!
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Super fast DHL international shipping at an affordable price!
We are happy to offer super fast DHL shipping to our international customers with shipping times typically just 2-4 business days all around the world. In the past we used US Postal Service Priority International Mail which was the most cost effective option (about half the price of FEDEX or UPS International), but shipping times were 1 to 2 weeks and tracking wasn't great. We were recently contacted by a reseller of DHL shipping, and surprisingly the shipping rates were competitive with US Postal Service, but with much quicker delivery times! Feel free to contact us for an exact shipping quote to your country.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Metroboard Electric Skateboard available with Oust Moc-9 Bearings
We are proud to offer a premium bearing option for the Metroboard Electric Skateboard. We will offer the option of Oust Moc-9 Bearings for an extra $50. This is one of the few skate bearings on the market actually made in the USA. They are known for being fast, quiet, and very well sealed to avoid damage due contamination from road debris. You can learn more about them here: http://www.oustbearings.com/
Metroboard Electric Skateboard
Metroboard Electric Skateboard
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Glowing Metroboard Electric Skateboard with 29" Flexdex Clear Lighted Skateboard
Glowing Metroboard Electric Skateboard with 29" Flexdex Clear Lighted Skateboard
Metroboard Electric Skateboard
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Electric Skateboard Racing Stripe
We normally paint our aluminum battery cover bracket (the structural component that holds the battery box to the deck) black to blend in with the battery box, but we've been playing around with other colors to make the product more eye-catching. What do you think of this "racing stripe"? Yeah or nay?
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Custom Metroboard Electric Skateboard with 42" Loaded Chubby Unicorn Deck and Paris 180 Trucks
Custom Metroboard Electric Skateboard with 42" Loaded Chubby Unicorn Deck and Paris 180 Trucks. The deck alone retails for $360!
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
70 year old man from Singapore Collects Small Electric Skateboards!
Our oldest customer, age 70, in Singapore. Owns 5 of our boards! He insisted on getting as small of a board as possible. His shortest board is the "stumpboard" (3rd from left) which was basically our shortboard with the nose and tail chopped off!
From left to right: 27" Arbor Bogart, 27" Gravity Mini with tail removed!, 20" stumpboard, 23" Flexdex Grenade, and 41" Landyachtz Bamboo Totem (for the occasional Sunday ride!)
From left to right: 27" Arbor Bogart, 27" Gravity Mini with tail removed!, 20" stumpboard, 23" Flexdex Grenade, and 41" Landyachtz Bamboo Totem (for the occasional Sunday ride!)
Monday, May 20, 2013
700th Metroboard Electric Skateboard shipped!
Last week, we shipped our 700th Metroboard Electric Skateboard, which is an exciting milestone! We just want to take a moment to thank our loyal customers who have supported us over the last 6 years (many of whom have become repeat customers). We appreciate your business and your help in spreading the good word about the Metroboard! We look forward to serving your electric skateboard needs in the future, as we continue to innovate, improve our product, and broaden our product line. We are passionate about what we do, and are excited about the future!
Thanks as always from the Metroboard Team!
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Monday, April 29, 2013
Metroboard Electric Skateboard with our temporary New Midsize Deck, the 34" Riviera Burner Deck
Metroboard Electric Skateboard with our temporary New Midsize Deck, the 34" Riviera Burner Deck. This cambered deck with fiberglass layer is super-thin and has a bit of flex to it to help absorb road vibrations making for a smoother ride!
Friday, April 19, 2013
Custom Metroboard Electric Skateboard with 36" HoneySkateboard Hybrid Deck
Custom Metroboard Electric Skateboard with 36" HoneySkateboard Hybrid Deck
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
New Video Showcases Different Board Sizes
Check out our latest videos showcasing the different electric skateboard board sizes on our buy now page: http://www.metro-board.com/
The midsize video is missing, but will be coming soon!
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Taking your Electric Skateboard on an Airplane
People have asked about taking their Metroboard Electric Skateboard on an Airplane. This link summarizes the rules:
http://www.faa.gov/about/
Note that the Metroboard battery is estimated to have 18g of lithium content which is below the 25 g limit classified as "larger lithium-ion" battery. Technically this is allowed both as carry-on as well as checked baggage, but our bigger boards may be considered too large for carry-on.
To be safe and to avoid excess baggage/oversize baggage fees, it's probably cheaper and safer to ship your board to your destination by Fedex/UPS Ground
Metroboard Electric Skateboard
Friday, March 22, 2013
Electric Skateboard Train Pulling Plasma Cars
Fun way to tow your kids on an electric skateboard.
Do not attempt in streets or at high speeds (beyond 7mph)!
Electric Skateboard Pulling Xootr Scooter
Fun way to tow your kids on an electric skateboard.
Do not attempt in streets or at high speeds (beyond 7 mph)!
Monday, March 18, 2013
Some Historical Photos: Very first Metroboard Electric Skateboard Prototype (circa Nov 2003)....Yes that is a Tupperware box holding the battery and electronics!
This first electric skateboard prototype taught me the importance of motor placement. My original goal was to be able to fit the electric skateboard in my gym locker, and so I wanted to minimize the height of the electric skateboard by putting the motor in front of the front truck (this first prototype was actually front wheel drive), where I could take advantage of the extra space allocated by the kick tail. However, after easily scraping the electric skateboard motor and motor bracket going up an down curves, I quickly learned that ground clearance was going to be a problem. Later prototypes moved the electric skateboard motor in between the two trucks which although forced the deck to be higher, better protected the motor from getting whacked going up and down ramps.
This first electric skateboard prototype taught me the importance of motor placement. My original goal was to be able to fit the electric skateboard in my gym locker, and so I wanted to minimize the height of the electric skateboard by putting the motor in front of the front truck (this first prototype was actually front wheel drive), where I could take advantage of the extra space allocated by the kick tail. However, after easily scraping the electric skateboard motor and motor bracket going up an down curves, I quickly learned that ground clearance was going to be a problem. Later prototypes moved the electric skateboard motor in between the two trucks which although forced the deck to be higher, better protected the motor from getting whacked going up and down ramps.
Historical Photo: Metroboard Electric Skateboard very first prototype Electronics (circa 2003): I learned very quickly that vibration and solderless breadboards are not a good combination! I remember one of my very first rides, where something vibrated loose from the breadboard, and the motor locked on causing the board to slide out from me and launch into the street. Luckily the Electric Skateboard hit the tire of a parked car and no damage or harm was done! After that I learned very quickly the importance of vibration proofing the electronics and building safeguards into the electronics so that even if one component fails, no safety issues would be created.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Our new 41" Longboard Deck "Los Muertos" by Riviera. It's basically a new version of the previous "hibiskulls", but without the "flowers" on top and a new bottom graphic which you can see here:http://www.skateriviera.com/
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