$1400? And I'm supposed to supply the shoes? Na, i'll go for the 750w Ebike, thanks
They're like shitty, but very expensive roller skates lol
Tried a demo pair at a conference. They felt heavier than my steel toes and weren't that fast for how much energy is put into even using them. They are mostly marketing towards large warehouse use for employees who aren't carrying product but need to be mobile for other reasons.
They seem like a solution in search of a problem. Remember how Segways we're going to revolutionize modern life?
Yeah, but there was that one time G.W. Bush ate shit riding one: Kind of worth the whole thing IMO
Guy who owned the segway company died after rolling backwards off a cliff on one.
After settling down from the surprise of this headline, assuming that they're remaining faithful to the idea of walking -- where both feet remain in contact with the ground; see running, where they don't -- then perhaps this product is best understood as motorized skates that reuse the same interface as walking.
As in, the foot's heel-then-toe contact speed is proportional to forward speed, and sudden flattening of the foot with high toe pressure means an emergency stop.
It's clever and I'd like to see how this goes, although it might be ineffective on stairs -- few micromobility devices ever are -- and might require fairly smooth surfaces due to the small wheels.
EDIT: oh dear, the actual product implementation seems pretty poor, after watching a YouTube video of them in action. Noise, weight, and an apparent lack of substantial speed increase. Maybe not quite prime time yet.
Yeah, kinda seems like you'd be better off with roller skates, roller blade, or even heelies
So many Heelies could be had for the same money as this product, and still trounce it in the downhills haha
I've never used Heelies before, but was fascinated as a kid. Where would one try Heelies or buy them nowadays?
I've also never used them, but fondly recall the sight of fellow middle school students dashing down a hall. It looks like the Heelys website sells them, but it may be difficult to find the shoes in a brick-and-mortar shoe store, if those stores even exist still.
Is there a video of them in action? Because they look like skates.
Drew Gooden did a video on them here, and spoiler alert they're horrible.
I skipped to the action and was not disappointed
How are they so loud!?
Oh wow that's even worse than I expected.
Shitty skates, but yeah, these look like they'd ride like shit.
A single charge is said to last for up to 6 miles (10 km).
Less than an hour of charge, then what? You walk around with foot weights on for the rest of the day at half your normal walking speed? ๐
Just buy two so you can charge the other set and keep walking! Need to walk further? Buy more electric shoes!
Yeah these things are a liteeal scam. I've see the review, none of their numbers are even close to accurate in real life.
Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles: Whatever floats your goat, this is all things micromobility!
"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.
micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"
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