WEBVTT 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:07.359 So, let's get this straight. Buying expensive clothes, watches, food, and 00:00:04.960 --> 00:00:12.880 the like doesn't make you cool. You're either cool or you're not. But some cool 00:00:10.480 --> 00:00:18.640 people also happen to have lots of the bling bling. And if I was one of those 00:00:15.640 --> 00:00:20.800 folks, this is the kind of amazingly 00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:25.680 cool stuff I would spend my rich people money on. Welcome to my video of the 00:00:23.359 --> 00:00:31.599 Zboard San Francisco Special. their fastest, longest range, longest lasting 00:00:28.800 --> 00:00:31.599 Zboard 00:00:35.559 --> 00:00:42.399 yet. With its power loss protection, affordability, and performance, the 00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:48.399 SP920 from Adata makes upgrading to an SSD remarkably safe and simple. This 00:00:45.520 --> 00:00:53.520 unboxing was actually the most fun I've had opening a product in a long time. It 00:00:51.120 --> 00:00:58.719 actually has the strongest new product smell that I think I've ever encountered 00:00:56.079 --> 00:01:04.000 outside of like a car. And when I first discovered it has headlights, I was 00:01:00.640 --> 00:01:05.840 like, "Oh my god, it has headlights." I 00:01:04.000 --> 00:01:10.880 think the only person who had more fun opening this product than me is my cat. 00:01:08.560 --> 00:01:14.799 Everything about it is crazy beefy. The international compatible charger has an 00:01:12.640 --> 00:01:19.280 integrated cooling fan in the allmetal housing to go along with its LED charge 00:01:16.880 --> 00:01:25.200 indicator. And the board itself is not light at 28 lb. The top is a six layer 00:01:22.640 --> 00:01:29.520 maple deck with a super grippy printed surface layer over top. Embedded in the 00:01:27.439 --> 00:01:33.600 deck are the cushioned handle and the very straightforward control pads. Push 00:01:31.600 --> 00:01:37.600 softly on the front to go slow, push hard to go fast, and then push on the 00:01:35.600 --> 00:01:43.280 back one to use the board's regenerative braking or to go backwards a little bit. 00:01:40.560 --> 00:01:47.200 On the bottom, we find the grippy smooth wheels that can be rotated for more even 00:01:45.280 --> 00:01:50.320 wear and then replaced from the spare parts store, which includes most of the 00:01:48.720 --> 00:01:53.759 easily worn out stuff at a reasonable price. The battery and electronics 00:01:52.159 --> 00:01:58.799 housing that includes the front and rear-mounted LEDs, the charging port and 00:01:56.240 --> 00:02:03.200 power switch, and finally the motor that powers the drive wheel. Overall, 00:02:01.439 --> 00:02:08.560 touching it in person versus watching videos of it makes it feel a lot less 00:02:05.439 --> 00:02:10.959 like a toy and more like a serious form 00:02:08.560 --> 00:02:15.040 of transportation. And on that note, the manual is pretty serious business, too. 00:02:13.040 --> 00:02:19.440 You need to sign a waiver to activate your six-month warranty. It gives a big 00:02:17.360 --> 00:02:23.200 old list of gear to wear when riding, and there's a detailed pre-flight 00:02:21.200 --> 00:02:30.000 checklist before they want you to even turn it on for the first time. But once 00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:32.239 you do, wow, this thing is amazing. Some 00:02:30.000 --> 00:02:35.360 things in life just put a smile on your face, no matter what kind of a mood 00:02:33.680 --> 00:02:39.280 you're in, and I've got another entry for the list. It is a little tricky the 00:02:37.680 --> 00:02:43.760 first time, even after you've memorized the acceleration stance and breaking 00:02:41.680 --> 00:02:48.640 stance. And new riders will probably find themselves standing a bit stiffly 00:02:46.720 --> 00:02:52.959 instead of maintaining a more relaxed posture. But what's great about this is 00:02:51.040 --> 00:02:57.360 that because of the way the controls are set up until you loosen up and get more 00:02:55.680 --> 00:03:01.680 confident shifting your weight around, it's actually really hard to do anything 00:02:59.360 --> 00:03:05.840 dangerous. But this uncomfortable phase doesn't last for long. As someone whose 00:03:04.000 --> 00:03:09.840 only board sport experience is on a snowboard and who has never once 00:03:08.000 --> 00:03:14.080 successfully moved more than 10 feet on a skateboard, I really wanted to review 00:03:12.159 --> 00:03:18.720 this, but I was worried about even being able to do it. Not an issue. On my first 00:03:16.720 --> 00:03:22.319 charge, I spent most of my time figuring out how to loosen up a little bit. I 00:03:20.720 --> 00:03:25.920 went slowly up and down my street, experimented with leaning to find the 00:03:24.239 --> 00:03:29.120 minimum turning radius, and that was about it. On my second full battery 00:03:27.760 --> 00:03:32.799 charge, I was able to move around my neighborhood. On my third ride, I was 00:03:31.200 --> 00:03:36.560 able to carve a little bit and maintain full speed on straightaways. And then 00:03:34.640 --> 00:03:40.040 around my fourth or fifth ride, I was able to carve more comfortably and 00:03:38.400 --> 00:03:45.120 corner without easing off the accelerator. Very fast learning curve. 00:03:42.640 --> 00:03:48.159 And now it's just way too much fun. It's been hard for me to get off this thing 00:03:46.480 --> 00:03:51.599 since I started riding it. Half of the enjoyment has been zipping around, 00:03:50.000 --> 00:03:55.760 pushing the limits of the Zboard in new ways. Uh, so far I've off-roaded on 00:03:53.840 --> 00:04:00.400 grass for short distances, played around with finding the best ways to go up and 00:03:57.360 --> 00:04:02.280 down curbs, crossed gravel, and gone way 00:04:00.400 --> 00:04:06.959 too fast up hills attracting stairs from onlookers. And the other half of the 00:04:04.480 --> 00:04:11.840 enjoyment is that last thing. The Zboard is way too much fun to show off. I don't 00:04:09.439 --> 00:04:16.879 think I've ever had so many people stop me to ask me about a new gadget or do 00:04:14.640 --> 00:04:22.320 the classic drive past and stare. Once you 00:04:20.479 --> 00:04:26.000 get used to it, I wouldn't call it relaxing to ride. You need to be paying 00:04:24.160 --> 00:04:30.320 attention, but it definitely isn't difficult. Speed control is a breeze. I 00:04:28.560 --> 00:04:35.280 can match pace with an elderly couple on the sidewalk or cover the 5 km from home 00:04:32.960 --> 00:04:40.000 to my badminton gym in less time than Google Maps estimates for a bike. and 00:04:38.000 --> 00:04:43.600 braking on the rare occasions that you need to since the resistance from the 00:04:41.919 --> 00:04:48.479 drive wheel makes it pretty hard to get out of control works surprisingly well 00:04:46.160 --> 00:04:55.040 whether you're on a flat or on a fairly steep incline. Now, I found the rated 00:04:51.759 --> 00:04:56.560 max speed of 29 km/h didn't happen often 00:04:55.040 --> 00:05:01.440 unless I was on a bit of a downhill slope, but on my fastest kilometer 00:04:59.199 --> 00:05:06.080 riding around where I live, I averaged 22 km an hour, which considering I was a 00:05:04.479 --> 00:05:11.039 third of the way through the battery and in a hilly area, that's pretty damn 00:05:08.479 --> 00:05:16.400 fast. It's not quite what I expected, but I'm still extremely happy with the 00:05:13.120 --> 00:05:18.479 experience. Which leads us to range. 00:05:16.400 --> 00:05:23.520 This is where the Zboard blew me out of the water. I managed to do 29 00:05:21.360 --> 00:05:28.639 kilometers, including stopping, starting, up and down hills, and lots of 00:05:26.080 --> 00:05:34.560 general fooling around. It's rated at 32 km on flats and a mere 20 km in the 00:05:31.759 --> 00:05:38.400 city. Not the case from my experience at all. I don't know what kind of city they 00:05:36.720 --> 00:05:43.680 were going around in when they got only 20 km out of it. So, that was when the 00:05:41.280 --> 00:05:48.800 Zboard became a much more justifiable purchase to me. Dropping this kind of 00:05:46.000 --> 00:05:53.120 money on a toy is out of the question for me. If it's an electric vehicle that 00:05:51.520 --> 00:05:57.039 can be used as a legitimate form of transportation that also happens to be 00:05:55.360 --> 00:06:01.120 really freaking cool, then that's another ball game. So, in conclusion, 00:05:59.280 --> 00:06:05.039 I'd rather have a hoverboard. But if I can't have that, I'll definitely settle 00:06:03.199 --> 00:06:08.560 for a Zboard. I love this thing. I'm going to use it all the time, but none 00:06:06.880 --> 00:06:12.080 of the options are cheap enough to be impulse buys. So, you'll definitely need 00:06:10.560 --> 00:06:15.520 to think about whether it makes any sense for you. There are a few things 00:06:14.080 --> 00:06:20.319 that might help though. So, number one is the 30-day return policy. So, for a 00:06:18.080 --> 00:06:23.120 $50 restocking fee, they'll send you a shipping label back and you can just 00:06:21.840 --> 00:06:28.639 send your Zboard back if you're not happy with it for the rest of your refund. Number two is how well they've 00:06:26.560 --> 00:06:32.160 supported their products so far. It's easy for these Kickstarter companies to 00:06:30.800 --> 00:06:35.360 deliver the first product to their backers, then move on to bigger and 00:06:34.000 --> 00:06:39.039 better things and forget about those guys. Intuitive Motion has provided 00:06:37.360 --> 00:06:44.000 solid support in terms of replacement parts and by even managing to make the 00:06:41.919 --> 00:06:49.039 original Zboard upgradeable to their new models at prices that I don't think make 00:06:46.880 --> 00:06:52.160 their first customers feel ripped off. And then number three is that they're 00:06:50.720 --> 00:06:57.039 actually offering Linus Tech Tips viewers $100 off any Zboard with offer 00:06:54.639 --> 00:07:01.120 code Linus. Full disclosure on the deal, guys, I have no advertising relationship 00:06:59.120 --> 00:07:04.400 with Intuitive Motion and I get no commission or any other kind of 00:07:02.240 --> 00:07:08.000 incentive if you buy one. I just think it's a great product. I figured a small 00:07:06.400 --> 00:07:11.840 savings might take some of the sting out. So, I reached out asking for an 00:07:09.680 --> 00:07:15.199 offer code and they sent one. So, check that out. And that's pretty much it. 00:07:13.840 --> 00:07:18.720 Thanks for watching, guys. Like the video if you liked it. Dislike it if you 00:07:17.120 --> 00:07:24.240 disliked it. Leave a comment and let me know. 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