Brooklyn Workshop Skatecycle Hubless Skateboard, White, 30 x 6.5 x 8.5-Inch

I received my Skatecycle 2 weeks ago and so far I really love this product. Let me make things very clear, this thing is going to challenge you but is very rewarding once you learn how to do it. I hopped into this thing with little to no skateboarding experience, all I knew how to ride before I got this was a bicycle, ripstik and inline skates (or blades). To give you a better idea on how hard this thing is to learn, I have only just managed to propel myself and do all the basic maneuvers like turning and stopping. I don’t consider myself an expert at this thing yet; I can only just now say that I can ride it.So what did it take to get this far? It took hours of practice and a lot of falling off. In reality, I spent about an hour each day practicing this thing and was able to ride it fairly well by day 3 or 4. After that, I worked on my turning which felt awkward at first, but by day 7 it felt natural. The real challenge was learning how to combine all those motions into a propelling motion to go long distances. Now that I have that down, I consider myself capable of riding it, now it’s all about practice and “getting really good at it”.So I guess like many other reviews have said, yes this thing is very hard to learn. It can’t be said enough honestly, but as long as you’re willing to persevere and work with it every day, it shouldn’t take longer than a few days to get the hang of it. I don’t consider myself well-built or one with strong balance skills, yet I persevered and managed to learn to ride it. It’s hard, but it’s not impossible.As far as riding goes, the Skatecycle’s large wheels make for a very stable and smooth ride. Balancing even at low speed isn’t difficult, and the Skatecycle takes bumps with ease. Small inclines do affect the overall speed of the Skatecycle more than I would have liked them too, but it’s no worse than a ripstik in that manner. Stopping is as easy as making a sharp turn of simply stepping off. The only real problem I have with it is as of right now, it makes my really tired and sore after about 20 minutes of riding. That isn’t really a problem with the product but more with the rider.Overall build quality of the Skatecycle is also great. The body is made of a good mix of metals and strong plastic. I’ve fallen off plenty of times and the Skatecycle seems to be holding up pretty well, with only minor scuffs on it. Pretty much every vital piece of this thing is made of a strong metal, and plastic is really only used to make it look cool. I would have honestly preferred an all metal design, but overall I am happy with it. The wheels also have plenty of rubber and I don’t expect them to wear down nearly as fast as other boards.All in all, the Skatecycle is an amazing piece of technology. Brooklyn workshop has truly went out of their way to make a quality product that is not only built well, but also functional.If you have any questions on the Skatecycle feel free to leave a comment on this review and I will do my best to answer them as honest as possible. I also plan to update this review in a couple weeks once I feel like a more capable rider.

My son, being very adept on a Ripstick, skate board, wake board, and snow board, saw this thing on Amazon and added it to his wish list. Got it for him for Christmas, and wish I could return it. When I inquired about that, response is that it can be returned for up to 50% refund if it's been used. I don't know how you could really decide if you like it without trying it, so heed this review as a warning. This thing is ridiculously difficult to learn from what I can tell. As I mentioned, my 13 (almost 14) year old son is quite adept at these types of things, and he has gotten frustrated to tears more than once since Christmas. He mastered his Ripstick at age 10 or 11 in one day. The Ripstick is the most closely related thing I can compare this freeskate to, but rather than the foot pedals just pivotting around the board's axis, this thing's foot plates additionally pivot side-to-side. Too many directions each foot plate can move, in my opion. I've watched my son continue try it each day. He makes slight progress, but it doesn't appear that even if he masters it, it is ever going to be able to get much speed, or ever be particularly fun. The only reason we are keeping it is because of the lame return terms - "up to" 50% refund if used is bogus. I paid $150 for this thing, which is outrageous compared to the $69 I paid for his Ripstick which is much more fun. Lesson learned I guess . . .

In all fairness, if my son was 15 (he is 9), I would have given it four or five stars. But, I for a nine year old, who is an above average skateboarder, this item is a bit too bold. I applaud the team for the design and quality and the return process was easy (though I had to pay $22 in shipping).

Videos look very cool but it s much harder than it looks. Still can't use it without hanging on to something

This thing was advertised as electric when I first saw it and that is why I bought it after saving but it is not electric and Otis very difficult to learn how to use but it is very nice

First -This is NOT a RipStick,This takes effort to learnThere are cheap knockoff out there - these ones from Brooklyn Workshop are rugged.If your children find this tough, don't give a one star review, instead give your kids some encouragement to keep at it - this, like many things in life require effort. (One guy nailed it when he mentioned that a bad review because the SkateCycle is difficult is akin to a bad review for a unicycle because you can't simply jump on it and go).There is no doubt that this takes skill to ride. I don't care how talented your kids are at boarding, RipSticking, stilt walking or unicycling, this is a different beast and tricky to learn (especially of you ride a RipStick because you want to use the same motion). My son can ride his RipStick very well, he started when he was 7 and at age 10, this thing gave him fits - it challenged him, no instant gratification here, but hours of endless focus, fun and eventual success followed by well deserved pride.This is a well built piece of equipment that can take a pounding - I have had mine at school for the middle school students to play with every day and it goes home with kids on the weekend and after school. Have fun, persevere and learn something new.