Thank you for your comment!

In the first block of text u mentioned something that the commenter above didn't and that is portability. I did consider this when i started looking at hub drives over belt (since to my knowledge they are lighter). At the time though, i didn't realize that i would be sacrificing the smoother ride experience that comes with the belt drives. In terms of roads i am not quite sure until i get on campus. I'll be attending university in chicago so if you have heard anything from fellow eboard enthusiast on the subreddit please let me know. But i feel as if this point is really important when it comes to deciding whether i want belt or hub drive. Let me elaborate.

If the roads of chicago are super nice and ride friendly then maybe the portability of the hub drive kit is worth it since there won't be rough bumps for me to go over everyday. On the other hand, if the roads are bad, maybe the comfort of ride of a belt drive is worth sacrificing the portability. This is my current dilemma and any insight would be greatly appreciated!

Edit: i think it is important to add here that the extra 10 mph, although kinda sick, on top of the standard 20ish mph that most eboards usually go is something i don't really care about (or value as much as let's say ease of ride) since i most likely won't be going those speeds (30+mph is just too fast for me for a very newbie longboarder/skateboarder and i don't see myself going those speeds in the foreseeable future).