Slim Lithium Battery Packs Have Arrived!

Our customers have been asking for it, and we listened!  We are developing a thin battery pack for the Metroboard Electric Skateboard!  The batteries are just 24 mm thick (about 1/3 the thickness of our standard pack). However, they are wider and longer so will only fit on a longboard with a wheelbase of about 26″ or longer.  We just recently received 5 samples each of a 36V 6AH and a 36V 8AH pack.  The 36V 6AH is roughly the same capacity as our standard lithium pack, and weighs just 3.6 lbs (about 0.8 lbs less than our standard lithium pack, which weighs about 4.4 lbs), and will offer about a 15 mile range.  The 36V 8AH offers about 1/3 more capacity than our standard lithium pack, and weighs just 4.7 lbs (about 0.3 lbs more than our standard lithium pack which weighs about 4.4 lbs), and will offer an incredible 20 mile range!

We plan on using a new sleek longboard deck for the slim packs, along with reverse kingpin trucks (probably 184 mm Caliber 50 Trucks) to make for a super-fun and slim carving machine!  Estimated pricing is $1199 for the 6AH (15 mile range) and $1299 for the 8AH (20 mile range) Slim Metroboard.  We hope to have our first Slim Metroboard for sale around Sept 1, 2014.  We are now taking preorders with a $200 deposit (refundable) to hold your place in line!  Email Us for more info.

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Factory Tour of Metroboard Electric Skateboard

The videos below show give you an inside view of how we make the Metroboard Electric Skateboard. Each Metroboard is handcrafted in the USA with a focus on strict quality control and thorough testing to ensure that the customer gets a high quality product that will survive the rigors of daily use, and provide many years of thrill riding!

Some examples of our quality control procedures:

-Every Battery is fully discharged twice at 15 Amps to make sure it’s delivering the nominal capacity, and to weed out any defective packs before they get to the customer.

-Every Metroboard goes through a 5 minute “flywheel” test to simulate a rider accelerating and braking to make sure the electronics and motor are performing normally.

-Every Metroboard goes for an actual test ride to make sure there are no vibration related problems that can only be discovered by actually riding a board.

These tests add significant time to our manufacturing process, but we do them to ensure that the customer has a good first experience with our boards and to help ensure a long lasting product with minimal problems.

BASEMENT MANUFACTURING TOUR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsEvDSNYs8g

TESTING THE MOTOR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hluLF6Mv-gc

TESTING THE BATTERY BOX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZoGOvFAhuA

FLYWHEEL TEST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJRQnHWFXzs

TEST RIDE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbJoLJFQwJU

Quality Time with your Kids on Electric Skateboard

Metroboard Creator, Ilan Sabar, takes his 5 year old son, Ben, to school every day on the Metroboard Electric Skateboard.   A 15 minute walk takes just 5 minutes by Electric Skateboard!  Ben enjoys the ride and goes to school with a smile every day.  Ilan is happy knowing his ride is environmentally friendly. Needless to say all of Ben’s friends are jealous!

Whether you are using the Metroboard for practical purposes or just for fun (see video below), the Metroboard is a great way to spend quality time with your kids.

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Excitement from getting on an Electric Skateboard for the first time!

Recent Metroboard customer, Gil, from Israel, shows his enthusiasm going for his first Electric Skateboard Ride!  He plans on using his Metroboard 36″ Gravity Midsize with 97 mm Abec-11 Wheels to bridge the transportation gap between his home and train station, and between the train station and work.  He considered getting an electric bike, but wanted something more compact that he could easily tuck under the train seat. The trains in Israel get very crowded, so it was critical that he had a transportation solution that didn’t limit him to the special “bike” train cars that quickly get filled up during rush hour.

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Custom Metroboard Electric Skateboard with 37″ Honey H-Bomb Deck

Check out this beautiful Honey Skateboards 37″ H-Bomb Deck we electrified for a recent customer. Want to get a custom Metroboard Electric Skateboard? Just email us at info@metro-board.com and we will give you a quote.

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Electric Skateboard Dog Run

John using his Metroboard to get some exercise with his dogs. As John put it: "Great tool for exercising the dogs while having fun at the same time!" I assume the electric assist from his Metroboard keeps the dogs from overheating!

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Pre-Spring $100 Off Sale on any Metroboard Electric Skateboard!

Due to popular demand, we are having another $100 off sale on any Metroboard model! Till March 15!  Just use coupon code "metroboard100".  This is a great way to save some money and get ready for the spring riding season, just around the corner. Please spread the word to your friends about this limited time offer!

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