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Boosted Board Mini S - First Look

2018-10-09 · Tech review, setup or bag tour · Ali · recording, 2:41 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Tools, apps and tech · mode: Review and recommendation

In a Tech Tuesdays first look, Ali unboxes the Boosted Mini S electric skateboard and rides one for the first time, finding the brakes powerful, the throttle sensitive and the board very responsive and fast across its 11, 16 and 20 mph modes.

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00:00:00 — Unboxing the Boosted Mini S and switching it on

  • ★★ Ali's Boosted Mini S has just arrived, and he is about to ride an electric skateboard for the first time ever. — 00:00:07
  • ★ Ali finds the Boosted Mini S a lot heavier than he expected, and its packaging feels almost like opening an Apple product. — 00:00:07 · Apple

00:01:10 — First ride outside: brakes and throttle, beginner, eco and expert modes, verdict

  • ★★ On his first ride Ali can totally imagine using the Boosted Mini S as a form of transportation. — 00:01:10
  • ★★ Ali finds the Boosted Mini S brakes really powerful and its throttle super sensitive: braking hard stops the board completely and he almost has to jump off. — 00:01:10
  • ★★ Ali found he had been riding the Boosted Mini S in eco mode the whole time; switched to beginner mode, it felt much more pleasant. — 00:01:53
  • ★★ Ali says the Boosted Mini S tops out at 11 mph in beginner mode, 16 mph in eco mode and 20 mph in expert mode, as he understands it. (hedged) — 00:01:53
  • ★★ Ali's first verdict on the Boosted Mini S: very responsive and very fast, though he will not ride at 20 mph while vlogging. — 00:02:18

In the description and comments

  • ★★ In an episode of Tech Tuesdays, Ali unboxes the Boosted Mini S electric skateboard and takes it for a quick spin. — video description
  • ★★ Ali says a much more comprehensive review video of the Boosted Mini S is coming soon. — video description

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