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No moving parts... except for the 14 wheels.

@Serris

Not to mention the 7 ball bearings, crown, and inner and outer races in each bearing, of which each wheel has 2.

so all in all this thing has ~294 moving parts.

2 observations - those are rollerblade wheels, and this thing must weight a ton. that said, i wouldn't mind trying one out.

this thing didn't catch on 10 years ago when it was invented....

@nutbastard

I was going to mention that, but I had no idea how many bearings there were. Thusly, I left it at that.

That...looks amazing. =D Strange, but amazing. My one true love is surfing, but alas, I live in a landlocked city so it's sort of a pain to get to the ocean that is 20+ hours away. If this actually worked like a surfboard, I would be in love and would dig into my bank account today to buy one.

I agree, this must be heavy. Also, obviously not a trick board like a standard skateboard. This thing is definitely a cruiser only. Personally, I've never had any issues sidewalk surfing on my skateboard and I doubt this would improve that.

Rode one of these years back.

It carves well but other than that it isnt really great for anything. It seemed like it was going for riders that like to longboard but would also like to do a trick every once in a while. As a result it isnt great for either. It can be ollied so you can do some things with it but it's awkward and takes some adjusting to.

I learned something today.

Haha @ Cola! I was unsure of that before.

I saw these at a flea market a couple months ago.

These aren't new at all.

So what's the verdict? Do the wheels and bearings count as moving parts? It sounds like they do.

Regular skateboards do practically the same thing. They can still turn the same way. This one looks a little bit smoother in the design, but it seems to be a little bit of a novelty.

These are not new at all. They are very heavy. They made a different board with the same idea, but it works much better. It has 3 wheels on each side, with the middle wheel a little farther from the board. Called the Freeboard. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFHkA2J-2Tw

Yeah, I bought one of these back in 2000 when they first came out. The video they had of this guy shredding up and down hills and streets was truly awesome. So awesome, that i bought a board.

It is truly heavier than a normal board because of the added weight of the trucks and extra wheels. I only attempted to ride it once before almost breaking my ankle.

I still have it with the extra wheels if any one wants to grab it??

yeah, how is this different from soft bushings on normal trucks? on a tight turn, the board would still be tilted way over with the wheels almost touching the wood.