Longboard Cruise on my Dewey Weber Powerboard

[mikerush]

Can you tell us how fast it goes.

Then can you compare that to the speed of a bike??

[roncruiser]

I'm worried about the cable getting tangled up and yanking on connection between the cable and board. Is it a plug in cable, or is the cable fixed? Was also wondering if the cable breaks away if you do get tangled up in it.

[ProRecreationalist]

That's a cool thing about the cable, it has a quick release dead-man's brake. If you bale, just hold onto the hand unit and it unplugs, which applies the brakes and the board stops on it's own.

[ProRecreationalist]

Once when a buddy rode the board, he kept yanking up and unplugging the unit, and then he wouldn't jump off and would ride the board out without power - and with the cable dangling and him riding it without power, the cable did wrap around the tire, but no harm. Everything he could have done wrong, he did.

[ProRecreationalist]

Don't yank on the controller, and if it unplugs, jump off and let the board stop - no need to wear out the braking because you can't ride. Before I bought the board I worried about the cable, but they seemed to have worked out all of the problems.

[ProRecreationalist]

What convinced me to go cable was the other companies. When I confronted them about the signal failing on the remote units, they couldn't deny that it happens. A friend owns a remote controlled longboard and he admitted that the signal fails. These things are powerful and freaky enough as it is - without having the signal fail and sending you flying at a bad time.

[roncruiser]

Ah, I see. The hand unit releases from the cable, and the cable stays attached to the board. Cool. Thanks.

[roncruiser]

Oh... another question.... have you ever got the control cable tangled up in the wheels or trucks? How do you prevent that... especially when grabbing the board?

[ProRecreationalist]

No problems there - and no problems with the signal cutting out and sending you flying off your board - like can happen with the remote controlled hand units.

[roncruiser]

How much do you weigh, and how much real range do you get out of the board?

[ProRecreationalist]

I weigh about 200 lbs - and I always have camera gear+

I don't get the range they say - but - I figure if I were to keep my weight light and didn't screw around, kept on a straight line on level ground, I could probably get pretty close to the 12 miles claimed.

[ProRecreationalist]

The main thing to remember is - these things are a fucking gas.

Power boards don't replace longboards, I've got a few and I love riding them - but - it is totally cool cruising along shore lines and carving turns - uphill.

Quick trips to the store, or commutes to appointments are transformed into groovy cruises.

"Oh, damn, I forgot to get butter!" "I better power back to the grocery store!"

[roncruiser]

I'm excited about getting one. Carving uphill sounds crazy. I've seen 10" replacement wheels offered by Kenda and Goodyear. How long have you had your Dewey A/T? Do the pneumatic tires last wear longer compared to the poly-wheels? What about the drive tire, does it get eaten up faster than the other tires? Sweet board... is there a skid plate under the battery compartment cover?

[ProRecreationalist]

Unless I was riding on dirt, always, I wouldn't bother with a knobby tire. I think the pneumatic tires do wear longer, and ride sweet. I've only had mine a couple months, but the wear seems pretty even all around, but, I'll probably rotate them ever once in a while anyway.

I guess the battery cover acts like a skid plate.

[roncruiser]

Nice. I'm thinking about getting the A/T Dewey Weber. How's the turning radius on the AT?

[ProRecreationalist]

The Dewey Weber A/T can turn around in a regular side street - and if you can slide it takes less room.

(get the street slicks)