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Re:Boosted gets a new CEO as the company tries to grow beyon... by rmelly on Monday August 28, 2017 @03:20PM (#15119268)
Atom Electric boards work just fine: https://www.amazon.com/Atom-Longboards-Electric-Longboard-Sk... https://www.amazon.com/Atom-Longboards-Electric-Longboard-Sk...

The $600 one might be underpowered depending on your use case but hard to beat the Amazon return policy if you don't like it.

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Re:Boosted gets a new CEO as the company tries to grow beyon... by curioussavage on Monday August 28, 2017 @09:33PM (#15121515)
Metroboards - priced around or under boosted price. Built like tanks. Not as sleek looking.

Meepo - ~350 shipped, as fast as boosted. Not as much torque as boosted but at least one boosted owner on r/electric skateboarding has commented that it is surprisingly capable of climbing hills. Con - not much info about reliability

Pulse echo- another new seller with hub motors - uses high quality motor controllers ~700 bucks

Raptor 2 - priced under boosted for now I think. Beastly hub motors (about 30 mph).

The space is getting really competitive so there are many more great options. R/electricskateboarding is ok for suggestions but the real knowledgeable people hang out at electricskateboard.builders

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