Razor RipStik Rush is ready to break my ankles

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Parents looking to get their daredevil kids out of the house this summer will have yet another option at their disposal. Razor appear the Razor RipStik Rush, an electric casterboard (remember a two-wheeled skateboard) whose design lets you slide and drift the back cease of the board as you ride.

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The RipStik Rush is basically an electric version of Razor'south original RipStik. The Rush looks like an hourglass-shaped skateboard where instead of ii wheels in the front and two in the back, it has but one on each end, both of which tin can hinge. (This type of wheel is called a caster, and tin can virtually commonly be constitute on role chairs).

As a result, the RipStik can let you do such things as fishtail the rear of the board, or drift similar you're on a snowboard or sports car.

Because the RipStik Blitz is electric, its 80-Watt motor can propel you at up to x miles per hour. A small remote command with a throttle lets you regulate your speed. The remote clips onto the board when not in use. Razor says the RipStik Rush's lithium-ion battery will provide up to 40 minutes of apply.

Sorry, this thing is meant for kids only; Razor says information technology'due south intended for children 9 and upward equally information technology tin can just back up a maximum weight of 142 pounds.

At $249, the RipStik Rush is significantly more than expensive than Razor'south other RipStiks, which tend to fall in the $50-$100 cost range. So again, none of those models are powered. While Razor says the RipStik Rush is coming this summer, it has not prepare a specific date.

Also coming to marketplace this summertime is Razor's C25 electrical scooter. Originally scheduled to launch last October, this midrange scooter volition finally make an appearance. It will have a 250-Watt motor, a 12-inch pneumatic front tire and an viii.five-inch pneumatic rear wheel. The scooter will come up in ii varieties: The C25 ($549), which has a meridian speed of 18 miles per hr and a range of 18 miles, and the C25 SLA ($479), which has a meridian speed of 15 MPH and a 10-mile range.

It's not nearly as powerful equally the Unagi Model Ane, just should be a skilful, affordable culling to other sub-$500 electric scooters such equally ones from GoTrax.

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Michael A. Prospero is the deputy editor at Tom's Guide overseeing the dwelling, smart home, drones, and fettle/wearables categories, also every bit all ownership guides and other evergreen content. When he's not testing out the latest running watch, skiing or training for a marathon, he's probably using the latest sous vide machine or some other cooking gadget.