Skateboard

The urban e-micromobility mix includes lots of different ways to get around. Some roll on two wheels, others three, and there are microcars too. And then there are Onewheel skateboards. Now, Future Motion has announced new flagship and Pint models.

Hired to design a house for a keen skateboarder, architect Macu Bulgubure decided to go all-in and created an attractive house that has an awesome-looking ramp on its exterior. Named Skatehouse 2, it also runs off-the-grid with solar power.

Polish engineer Jack Skopinski has launched a 4x4 version of the Mountain Cart he announced early last year, and upped the power for a unique-looking Mountain Board flavor of the Boardzilla revealed at around the same time.

Sails for longboard skateboards do already exist, but they're pretty big – about the size of a sailboard sail. The SailStick, however, folds down for relatively easy carrying and storage when not in use.

Although there are electric rollerblades and skateboards, sometimes people just want a temporary boost while using their existing non-electric set of wheels. That's why Veelo was invented.

It was just a couple of weeks ago that we heard about the Freebord 5-X, the latest in a series of skateboards that let users carve into corners, snowboard-style. Well, the Traqpod has now hit Kickstarter, offering its own unique take on the concept.

Although several groups have developed skateboards that "carve" like snowboards, Freebord was among the first. The San Francisco-based company's new 5-X takes things further, with independent suspension for four of the six wheels.

Many boarders will have swapped out truck sets or replaced worn grip tape, but Globe International's electric dot boards offer a good deal more configuration and tweaking options.

We're not entirely sure how to categorize this weird electric three-wheeler, but it seems to offer impressive off-road capabilities on top of scary top speeds and a practical commuting range – if you don't mind taking a wide stance.

​John Wink, SlingBoard's creator, says that his big-wheeled roller combines all the best bits of paddleboarding, skateboarding and mountain biking. Essentially a longboard with a widened deck and a special pole for propulsion, the land paddler is currently raising production funds on Kickstarter.​

​​We’ve seen a few iterations of Future Motion’s Onewheel since it rolled into the urban mobility scene five years ago, but the new model introduced today is the lightest and most affordable yet.

​Jack Skopinski's EV4 has been making electric trikes and quads or a few years now, and central to most of the ​designs is a tilting mechanism that lets riders lean into the curves, something that's been included in EV4's smallest electric roller – the Boardzilla electric skateboard.​