Normal skateboards can be small and rather simple vehicles of death to the uninitiated or to the unrehearsed daredevil. Add electric power, shocks, off-road tires, and a 45 mph top speed, and you have a recipe for both crazy fun and the kind of road rash that will require hospitalization or a sound cremation. The Bajaboard Pantera is the most extreme electric skateboard we’ve come across in terms of both design and speed. Though you can only legally ride it on private property (no one wants to clean you up), what thrills you can have thanks to four 3.5-kilowatt motors, a 1.1 kWh battery pack, and four 110-amp motor controllers. Output is rated at 10.7 horsepower (or about 1/5th of a 2000 Toyota Prius), range is 28 miles, and the top end is 45 mph (or about 27 mph faster than Usain Bolt). The suspension is adjustable, and there are even headlights and brake lights to warn everyone around you. The Pantera can even perform its own burnouts in what’s known as “tank mode”. The questions remain as to whether or not you can hold on, and if you remembered to wear that adult diaper.
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Huckberry’s Essential Holiday Gift Guide
Unzip your coat and have some mulled wine on the house—you’ve arrived at your final gifting destination: The Holiday Gift Guide. It’s like your friendly neighborhood one-stop holiday shop, except instead of balsa wood ornaments, ours is packed with thoughtful gifts for everyone on your list. Future heirlooms, small-but-significant stocking stuffers, and gear for getting out there (or staying in)—are all right here. There’s no music playing in the background though, so you’ll just have to hum Bing Crosby while you click around instead.
