“It’s dangerously fun…It’s not very common. It’s just not common at all.”
This is E-Skate Joe.
“Fifteen miles an hour, I got used to it, I wanna go faster. Now I can do 20, cool. I wanna go faster. Now I wanna do 30. I wanna go faster.”
He’s recognized for using the streets of huge rapids together with his electrical skateboard.
“I came across e-skate which involves EUCs, one wheels, and most commonly electric skateboards. And I just got hooked from there.”
And there was no trying again.
“In total I’ve had 4 boards. This is my pride and joy. This is a psycho tiller build. It’s pretty expensive, I’ll say (keep the chuckle) one of my most expensive boards.”
It’s the necessity, the necessity for velocity.
“This board, I’ve hit 38 and a half miles an hour, with room to go on my controller and I get maybe 40 miles range on it. There are boards out there that can hit 50 miles an hour.”
But the huge query — how on this planet do you trip considered one of these items?
“It’s a wireless remote. It’s just a little wheel that you use and you push the go, come down to stop and then there’s some button features you can put it in reverse, turn on lights if you’ve got the features.”
And whereas he’s in it for the fun— he’s nonetheless being secure.
“Don’t be a stupid rider. Safety gear is no joke. People look at gear and be like, oh it’s gonna make you look dumb, I don’t wanna look dumb. It’s dumb not to wear gear. It will save you and potentially your life.”
Known for his mirrored helmet, he’s turn out to be fairly the superstar.
“Some people have called me a small town local celebrity and I’m just like I don’t know about all that. I’ll get people honking at me, ‘hey!’ Or waving.”
But who’s the man behind the helmet?
“I’ve never found myself to be the most outgoing person in the world, but putting on the helmet and closing the visor. People really don’t see who I am.”
Mystery creates surprise…
“I do like the concept of when I ride by, and someone’s like, ‘who is that,’ So I like that little mysterious aspect to it.”
And ultimately, E-Skate Joe is simply lettin’ the great instances — roll.
“You can’t beat that.”
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