Tips for Electric Skateboard Beginners
Electric skateboarding stands out for its ability to offer a fluid and fun ride, combining the advantages of several sports. Like any sport, it requires a learning period to master the basics and ensure your safety...
Electric skateboarding stands out for its ability to offer a fluid and fun ride, combining the advantages of several sports. Like any sport, it requires a learning period to master the basics and ensure your safety. Here are some tips for electric skateboard beginners.
How to Use an Electric Skateboard
Electric skateboards take the basic concepts of classic skateboarding and combine them with elements from other sports like snowboarding and surfing (which is why we call it the infinite wave).
The first thing to consider before even getting on the board is to start gently. Accelerate, lean, and brake gradually. Give yourself space and anticipate your braking distances with a margin of error.
The second thing to remember when you ride is the importance of where you place your weight. To accelerate, lean forward with your head aligned with your front foot. To brake, put your weight on your back foot. Your forward and backward lean should adjust to your speed.
Take your time to get used to these sensations and enjoy the ride!
What is the Best Electric Skateboard for Beginners
A good electric skateboard for beginners is one that combines high manufacturing quality that a novice can rely on and is not intimidating to use. Fortunately, at Evolve, no matter which board you choose, they all meet these criteria. Each board is made with the best available materials and offers 4 ride modes, including a beginner mode for smooth acceleration and braking.
Take Safety Seriously
It's very common in the skate world to see people ride without protection and without a helmet. But remember, those people aren't riding a board reaching top speeds of 50 km/h, you are.
So take the time to equip yourself properly. This means wearing a helmet at a minimum, but also, as a beginner, knee pads, elbow pads, and even skate gloves are a good starting point.
Be Visible on the Road
Evolve electric skateboards are excellent during the day, but they provide a different sensation for night riding.
To see where you're going and to be seen by others, it's good to equip your board (and yourself) with some lights for those darker hours. There are many lighting options available at Evolve to help you. Front, rear, and side lights can all be customized to your preferences.
Look Where You Want to Go
As an electric skateboard beginner, making mistakes is part of the game. At some point in your ride, it's very likely you'll take a turn and feel like you're going too fast. When that happens, you have two choices: either abandon the board hoping you won't get hurt, or lean more into the turn. If you look outside the turn or at the obstacle you really don't want to hit, it's already too late. But if you look inside the turn, where you want to go, you'll be surprised at the turns you can make.
The reasons are both mental and scientific. Mentally, if you look in the direction of the turn you want to take, you'll feel more comfortable leaning into it. Scientifically, the head is heavy (about 5 kg) and if it's not tilted towards the inside of the turn, there's a considerable amount of weight working against you when you need it most.
Where to Buy an Electric Skateboard
Well, that's easy, at Evolve! We have a range of premium electric skateboards for beginners looking to get into e-boarding! We also offer safety gear, spare parts, and accessories.
You can get an Evolve skateboard either directly from our website or from one of our dealers.
Happy riding! ?
You can get an Evolve skateboard either directly from our website or from one of our dealers.
