How a Childhood Dream Led Me to Buy My First Hoverboard

I was about 10 years old when the second Back to The Future movie hit California’s theaters.

I was a big fan of the first one, and had fought my way to the ticket booth to get a seat for the first day, first show.

Rumor had it the movie was set partly in future, so I was excited to see it.

2 hours later, when I left the theatre, mesmerized by the movie, I could not stop thinking about the movie, especially the part where they showed how the future in 2015 would look like. One of the things that captured my imagination was Marty’s hoverboard.

Today, it is already 2016, and among the few things that the movie got right, one was the ‘hoverboard’.

I am a big fan of Marty’s hoverboard, and I hoped we had it for real by 2015, so that we could buy hoverboards and glide on them, from one place to another.

While we didn’t get them, the two-wheeled self-balancing scooters came into existence and became extremely popular among fans in North America. None of them seemed to mind that it was already 2016, and we still didn’t have a mass-produced flying hoverboard.

Eventually, I bought a self-balancing hoverboard too, accepting the fact that I’ll have to do with the existing ones. They actually were quite fun to ride. I learnt to ride one pretty quickly and have been riding it ever since.

With the range my hoverboard offered, I found out that I could make it to office on a single charge, although I’d have to charge it before I could make my way back home.

It helped me outrun traffic, which has become a great advantage for me as I live and work in Southern California (traffic here is nasty).

I had been waiting to buy a hoverboard since I was 10, and while I couldn’t buy one like Marty’s, nonetheless, I’m happy that we have something similar to enjoy in the meantime until a hovering board is invented.

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3 Important Factors to Consider While Buying a Hoverboard

Inarguably the hottest gizmo of 2016- hoverboards are still popular in the US as they were about a year ago, when they were first introduced.

Currently, they are available in all shapes, sizes and colors.

One of the hottest selling hoverboard models that you can buy is the Lamborghini Hoverboard.

With an outer body designed like a Lamborghini and performance on par with the best hoverboards in the market, it is truly a stunning product in every respect.

Not a fan of stylish hoverboards?

You can still go ahead and buy one of the ‘plain, classic’ hoverboards available in the market.

But before buying, look out for the following important factors:

1.    Buy From Trusted Sellers

Always buy hoverboards from a trusted website. Look for site reviews on the internet before deciding to buy from a site.

See if they offer free shipping and delivery, along with return and exchange for defective products.

2.    Choose a High Quality Hoverboard

With countless hoverboards on sale, it can be difficult choosing one that offers good performance.

While most models offer more or less similar performance, the top preference should be given to quality.

There is a big difference in the quality and performance of hoverboards that were made in the early 2015 and those that have been made recently.

Most of the recent hoverboards carry UL safety certification that marks them safe to use.

While buying a Lamborghini hoverboard or any other hoverboard for that matter, look for the appropriate safety certifications, which should be provided by the seller’s website.

3.    Wheel Size

There are 3 wheel sizes to choose from – the 6.5 inch version, the 6 inch version and the larger 10 inch version.

The smaller the wheels are, the easier it is to balance the hoverboard. But they need to be ridden on smooth and plain surfaces.

Hoverboards with 10 inch wheels can be ridden on rough terrain and can serve as a daily mode of transport quite conveniently.

But as the larger hoverboards are more difficult to balance, you’ll have to choose the wheel size according to your personal preference.

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How To Save Time, Money and Gas by Using a Hoverboard for Short Trips

Witnessing the ‘hoverboard-mania’ gripping the nation, I decided to get a hoverboard for myself and use it to travel to work, which is a few blocks from my home. It might not seem too much, but thanks to the traffic, it takes me more than 30 minutes to arrive at my office when I commute by car.

Buying a hoverboard in USA isn’t difficult; you can buy one online or from various stores countrywide. I bought mine online as it was convenient.

The hoverboard arrived within a week; it was matte black with sharp styling. It had LED lights, striking red highlights on the black body and looked like a supercar on two wheels.

The hoverboard even had Bluetooth speakers and came with a remote control that offered many functions such as turning it on/off and locking/unlocking it.

I connected my phone to the hoverboard to test the speakers.

The audio was clear and loud, but I probably won’t use the speaker much as I’m more of a ‘headphone’ guy.

A lot of people prefer to buy hoverboards from USA because of their prices.

I got mine for about $300, while similar models sell in Europe for over $500 (> €450).

That doesn’t mean all hoverboards are inexpensive. (One hoverboard that I found online had an asking price of $700!)

The next task was to learn how to ride it.

I don’t have very good balancing skills, so I reckoned it would take me a while before I managed to ride one. But that was not the case in reality; the hoverboard was quite easy to control once you manage to balance yourself upright on it.

My roommate, who knew how to ride a hoverboard, offered to help me and soon enough, I was capable of riding it without using the wall for support.

The next day, I showed up at work on my new hoverboard.

Looking at me, many of my colleagues decided to get one for themselves as hoverboards are more convenient than cars for short distance travel.

I now use it to go to work and for other short trips.

Moving around has never been this easy!

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