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Product Details |
- Groundbreaking caster board that acts like a skateboard/snowboard hybrid
- Pivoting deck and 360-degree caster trucks enable snowboard-like carving
- Spiked traction pads, kick tail and nose, and concave deck design
- 76mm polyurethane wheels and precision ABEC-5 bearing casters; Value Pack includes two extra wheels
- Designed for riders age 8 years and up; supports up to 220 pounds
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 A great way to get around. |
| Review Date: March 6, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Carlo Vaccari, |
I got my Ripstik a few years ago as a gift, and thought it was cool. Unfortunately, the roads around me weren't smooth, so it started collecting dust.
Fast forward to college, and it is SUCH a fantastic way to get around. The agility it exhibits (especially when compared to longboards), as well as its ability to go uphill without pushing make it a blast to ride around.
I love the fact that balancing on it is exactly the same as standing: if you fall forward, push down on your toes and the board will come right back under you. It is incredibly stable: You can even be pushed from the side and not fall over, simply by reacting as if you were on solid ground the whole time.
There are only 3 issues: Moisture, bumps, and wheels.
1. The Ripstik demands large amounts of traction, and because the wheels are very hard rubber, there is little to offer when the ground is wet. Good thing that that is rare in southern California! I simply don't ride it when there's water around.
2. Ripstiks cannot handle bumps. The board just stops when it hits a bump more than 2/3 inches high, leaving you in motion without any support. It also doesn't like rolling parallel to cracks in the ground. My college campus is very flat, though, so it's not a problem.
3. The rear wheel wears quickly. However, I have learned to counteract this with better technique: Putting your weight on the front wheel reduces the wear on the rear wheel, and by sliding the board sideways instead of yawing it, you can make the wear on both wheels identical. Swapping them isn't a problem, either.
Overall, it's a great product, and I highly recommend it. |
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