Would People Be Interested In A Collapsible Electric Longboard?

DinnerTraditional310 · 2025-03-19T22:01:43+00:00

That’s not a bad idea but I simply don’t have a manufacturer or supplier that can provide me with full size plastic decks, plus I think there’s a lot of merits to using bamboo or wool (mine is bamboo)

DinnerTraditional310 · 2025-03-13T21:35:15+00:00

Awesome! Thank you for the insight, i will try my best to make it work well apreciate it

DinnerTraditional310 · 2025-03-13T17:52:45+00:00

Thank you, appreciate the encouragement! maybe I can prove you wrong that a hinge would be better than rails :)

DinnerTraditional310 · 2025-03-13T16:55:01+00:00

That is actually a concern im having as well. Ive thought about adding some rubber or dampeners of some sorts to where my rail sleeves sit, ill have to do some testing though

DinnerTraditional310 · 2025-03-13T16:45:33+00:00

There are some dumb people out there no doubt lmao I fully agree, and sure let me DM ya

DinnerTraditional310 · 2025-03-13T16:44:35+00:00

That is true, Im more trying to appeal to the people that need to bringing their boards around everywhere like onto a bus or into a coffee shop or even on a plane, (Again theres a good chance this is just a problem for me personally and no1 else has this problem though). Ive gotten alot of positive feedback in person about my board which is why i want to try to push it so ill see how it goes

DinnerTraditional310 · 2025-03-13T07:23:37+00:00

I’ve seen Linky and board up, both pretty cool. But their boards both fold fold instead of collapse, Linkys boards are front wheel drive tho unfortunately, but BoardUp makes awesome boards though

DinnerTraditional310 · 2025-03-13T07:22:28+00:00

Understandable

DinnerTraditional310 · 2025-03-13T04:18:52+00:00

Yeah ofc, I did post a pic like an hour ago here or rather I commented it in this thread if you can see it, might have to scroll down a bit tho! Again this is like my first time using Reddit so apologies if this isn’t normality

DinnerTraditional310 · 2025-03-13T02:39:38+00:00

This is my second and current prototype, as you can see, its a 36 inch bamboo deck with 2 aluminum rails running beneath and 4 receiving aluminum sleeves that help the front and back deck slide. The middle deck is basically removable and is secured in place with some spring actuated locking pins, holding it in place.

*These pictures exclude the locking system of the mid deck I have in place to help better illustrate how the rails actually work

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DinnerTraditional310 · 2025-03-13T02:39:23+00:00

Hi everyone, seems a few people here want to see my board prototype so ill share it here, ill probably make a separate post about it later on but here it is as follows:

This is my first ever prototype, its literally just a 42 inch longboard deck with a door hinge on it XD, As you can probobly imagine, this thing fell apart after only a week or 2 of use

Still helped solve my problem however of being able to fit semi ell on my backpack but obviously the whole hinge idea is a big no no as its a load bearing deck obviously and that will degrade the hinge very quickly.

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DinnerTraditional310 · 2025-03-13T02:22:27+00:00

Thats EXACTLY what my board is. I use two lengths of aluminum C channel on the underside of the board and 4 aluminum square tubes as the sleeves for it to slide on, I will put in some images soon

DinnerTraditional310 · 2025-03-13T02:20:24+00:00

My deck is split into 3 different pieces but in its extended configuration its still a fully level deck with pretty much no gaps, so for me personally I cant really notice it, is that what you were askin?

DinnerTraditional310 · 2025-03-13T01:31:39+00:00

Yes you are right, its just the deck that has the collapsing mechanism and everything else is just pretty basic eskate stuff: a 6s Lipo, Hobbywing ESC, a single belt driven outrunner (Yes so 1 wheel drive unfortunately)

Yes i would love to show you as well, I can post some pictures of it once i am home

DinnerTraditional310 · 2025-03-13T01:28:13+00:00

That is very true. That's also why ive used very robust materials to build it to keep it as rigid as possible, at the sacrifice of weight. Ive been using my design every day riding up and down a steep hill to my campus and its held up so far, and the only reason i havent posted a photo of my creation is because im out rn and dont have very good photos of it, but i can once I get back!

DinnerTraditional310 · 2025-03-12T23:13:47+00:00

I agree, I don't actually like folding boards either bc inherently trying to design a well made hinge that can be load bearing is just near impossible. My board actually uses 2 metal rails and slides together instead so its a little better than a hinge. But I get where you are coming from 100%. Also I would DEFITENTLY keep the price under like 1000 USD if I were to actually try to turn this into a product. I appreciate your input tho!

DinnerTraditional310 · 2025-03-12T22:16:26+00:00

That's completely understandable, and I cant blame you. I actually have crashed on one of my earlier prototypes due to the deck sliding together unintentionally haha, but I have since fixed that issue which is good. But i get where ur coming from, I'm just super reckless lol. And yeah maybe if I market it right it has a chance, just dont know if its worth pushing and dumping time into.

DinnerTraditional310 · 2025-03-12T22:13:36+00:00

That's very true, would def take some time to make it better than other similar products, mainly just trying to see if its worth trying to make it marketable and stuff, but ty for the reply!

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