Boosted — which is a California-based company that makes electric skateboards — has just released a new smaller and more affordable version called the Mini S.

Casey Neistat — who helped popularize the original models through his wildly successful YouTube channel — recently vlogged about it and it ended up crashing their website. That’s how things work these days.

Now, this new version is still USD 750 (so CAD 1,000), but it is significantly less than their other, bigger, models.

The Mini S goes up to 18 mph and lasts for about 7 miles (optional extended range battery available). So it’s perfect for short jaunts around the city and as a solution to that pesky last mile problem. 

I am seriously considering getting one for my short commute to the office. That way I’m not breaking a sweat in my suit. But $1,000 remains an awful lot for a skateboard.

What do you think?

Image: Casey Neistat via Boosted

This skateboarding video is incredibly well done. I particularly like the 42 second mark. If you can’t see it below, click here.

[vimeo 227394921 w=640 h=280]

It’s incredible from a filmmaking standpoint, but – as I have said many times before on this blog – it also showcases the deep relationship between skateboarding and the urban environment.

I can’t think of many other sports with that kind of relationship.

There is a deep connection between skateboarding and cities. Skateboarders are constantly surveying the built environment and looking for new and creative ways to engage with it. I think it’s a beautiful way to experience cities. (Sadly, we often respond by making it illegal.)

The below video is a perfect example of this connection. It’s a 20 minute documentary about pro skater Janne Saario (of Finland) who eventually went on to become a successful landscape architect. Here is his firm. And if you can’t see the embedded video below, click here.

[vimeo 46685196 w=640 h=360]

Boosted — which is a California-based company that makes electric skateboards — has just released a new smaller and more affordable version called the Mini S.

Casey Neistat — who helped popularize the original models through his wildly successful YouTube channel — recently vlogged about it and it ended up crashing their website. That’s how things work these days.

Now, this new version is still USD 750 (so CAD 1,000), but it is significantly less than their other, bigger, models.

The Mini S goes up to 18 mph and lasts for about 7 miles (optional extended range battery available). So it’s perfect for short jaunts around the city and as a solution to that pesky last mile problem. 

I am seriously considering getting one for my short commute to the office. That way I’m not breaking a sweat in my suit. But $1,000 remains an awful lot for a skateboard.

What do you think?

Image: Casey Neistat via Boosted

This skateboarding video is incredibly well done. I particularly like the 42 second mark. If you can’t see it below, click here.

[vimeo 227394921 w=640 h=280]

It’s incredible from a filmmaking standpoint, but – as I have said many times before on this blog – it also showcases the deep relationship between skateboarding and the urban environment.

I can’t think of many other sports with that kind of relationship.

There is a deep connection between skateboarding and cities. Skateboarders are constantly surveying the built environment and looking for new and creative ways to engage with it. I think it’s a beautiful way to experience cities. (Sadly, we often respond by making it illegal.)

The below video is a perfect example of this connection. It’s a 20 minute documentary about pro skater Janne Saario (of Finland) who eventually went on to become a successful landscape architect. Here is his firm. And if you can’t see the embedded video below, click here.

[vimeo 46685196 w=640 h=360]