New Deck Offerings on the Metroboard Slim Electric Longboard

Check out our latest deck offerings on the Metroboard Slim Electric Longboard. Unfortunately, Honey Skateboards is getting out of the deck manufacturing business, but we've found some great alternatives made proudly in the USA by Madrid Skateboards. We are now offering two deck options on the Metroboard Slim: an all black deck and a bamboo deck. So now there's a deck choice to match your personal style!

Bamboo Deck

 Black Deck

For more info visit metro-board.com/electric-longboard/

10 mile Slim Battery Pack takes Metroboard Weight down to 13.5 lbs and length down to 29"

Coming soon, our new 10 mile slim pack, weighing in at just 1.16 kg (2.55 lbs). This will enable us to build with a slim pack on our shorter boards (even our 29" mini). The minimum wheelbase is about 19" to fit this pack. The only board it won't fit on is our 32" shortboard which has only a 14.5" wheelbase. It will be housed in a slim aluminum battery box similar to the one on our longboard, but just shorter in length. This pack will enable us to make Metroboards as light as 13.5 lbs! Should be available within 1 month!

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Brushless Outrunner vs Inrunner Motors

Here is a visual comparing our previous brushless inrunner motor to our newer brushless outrunner motor.  Note that the outrunner is 1/3 the size and 1/3 the weight of the inrunner, and yet has better high power performance.

You can read more about it here: http://metro-board.com/brushless-electric-skateboard/

Black Friday Sale: Save $100 off any Metroboard Electric Skateboard

Dear Metroboard Customers and Fans,

Happy Thanksgiving!

We want to take this opportunity to thank our customers and fans for supporting us over the years, and helping us improve the product and grow the company.  We are forever grateful to you!

Take advantage of our Black Friday Sale and save $100 off any Metroboard Electric Skateboard.

Just use Coupon Code BLACKFRIDAY

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Sale ends Friday, November 28, so don't miss out!

With models starting at just $855 ($755 sale pricing), there's never been a better time to get a Metroboard and experience the unique thrill of riding an electric skateboard.  We've been designing and building electric skateboards for over 11 years now and have established a reputation for a top notch product, with the latest technology, and excellent customer support.

See how the Metroboard Stacks up against the competition here: http://metro-board.com/why_metroboard/

Thanks and Happy Holidays!

ILAN SABAR
Metroboard Founder

Behind the Scenes Tour of the Metroboard Slim Electric Longboard and Outrunner Manufacturing Process

We are now working hard building our preorders for the New Metroboard Slim Electric Longboard and Outrunner Series.  We wanted to share some behind the scenes pictures of how these new products are made.

CNC Machined Translucent Riser Pads

Below you can see us making a batch of CNC Machined Translucent Riser Pads which house both our IR wireless receiver and our new high power 1 Watt LEDs.  The risers are cut from 5/8″ thick Polypropylene sheet, which creates a very cool glowing effect when illuminated.  We do this work in-house!

CNC Machined Translucent Riser Pads

Below you can see the Fully Assembled Translucent Riser Pad with IR Wireless Receiver and two high power 1 Watt LEDs

Translucent Riser Pad Assembly

Motor Bracket to Truck Welding Fixture

We designed brand new welding fixtures to precisely position the motor bracket on the truck during the welding process.  These fixtures ensure that the motor bracket is held perpendicular to the truck axle, and also enable us to adjust the rotational angle of the motor bracket (bringing the bracket either closer to the deck or to the ground).

Below you will see the first version of our fixture which was 3D printed (in-house) to check form and fit before going through the laborious process of machining the fixture out of thick aluminum blocks.

3D Printed Motor Bracket to Truck Welding Fixture

After qualifying the 3D printed version, we machined production versions of the welding fixtures as shown below.  There are two versions of the fixture.  One for Reverse Kingpin Caliber Trucks, and one for Standard Caliber Trucks.

Welding Fixtures

We also need a longer truck axle on one side of the rear truck to accommodate the extra width of the drive pulley on the drive wheel, so we end up machining away a portion of the aluminum casting on the truck hanger to expose more of the axle.

Machined Truck Hangers

Below you can see the Caliber Reverse Kingpin truck mounted in the welding fixture along with the motor bracket.

Reverse Kingpin Truck Welding Fixture

Below you can see the Caliber Standard Truck mounted in the welding fixture along with the motor bracket.

Standard Truck Welding Fixture

Slim Battery Box Assembly

Below you can see the assembly of the Slim Aluminum Battery Box, which houses our new Slim 20 mile range Lithium Battery, Motor Controller Electronics, Power Switch, Charging Jack, and Piezo Buzzer. Due to the tight space constraints, wire routing is very challenging, but we are refining the manufacturing process to make it as smooth as possible.

Slim Battery Box Assembly

Learn more at: http://metro-board.com/slim/

Metroboard Slim Electric Longboard in the Raw Video

Check out this new Video of the Metroboard Slim Electric Longboard carving through streets and parks. No music, so you can hear the natural sounds of the motor!

Learn more at: http://metro-board.com/slim/
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First Preorder Metroboard Slim Electric Longboards started shipping this week!

This week we started shipping our first preorder Metroboard Slim Electric Longboards! The weather this week was very wet in the Portland, Oregon, area where we build them, but we managed to squeeze in a few test rides during some short dry spells. The first few boards take quite a bit longer to build as we fine tune the manufacturing process, but we are very excited to finally get this product into our customers hands (and feet)! We appreciate our customers' patience as we ramp up production. We think you will be very pleased with the end result!

Learn more about the Metroboard Slim Electric Longboard here: 

http://metro-board.com/electric-longboard/