Tip one foot forward more than the other and that’s how you turn and pull off sweet ice skater spins. Continuing to push your heels down will generate backwards movement. ![]() Go heel heavy and it stops forward movement. Tip both toes down and the board moves forward. The board works on an axle system where the right and left wheels turn independently of each other, the antithesis of a differential. The motors will try to keep your first foot level when you hop on keep your foot flat, don’t put too much pressure on your toes or heels. Then bring your second foot up, like climbing stairs when you were 3 or 73. Use your dominant foot to step on and position it mid-foot. There are two pads that register your presence on the board. Unlike Segway operations, using the roverboard is more about tipping your feet forward and back as opposed to leaning your full body in. You just think about walking forward and it goes. There’s a moment of wobbliness, but once you start trusting the motors and gyroscopes it feels natural. But within 2 minutes, I had this thing down pat. The entire package was like Lindsay Lohan that one time – barebones.Ĭonfession time. Tough luck if the thing hurts you, it’s your own damn fault for falling on this thing.” The box I got didn’t even have a picture of the board on it. It’s like a big middle finger from China to the US’s legal system. Which is kind of funny because it shows how much China cares about liability. NO WARRANTY, NO INSTRUCTIONS, NO SAFETY INFO. The reason why these specs are approximate is because when I received my rover board, it didn’t come with a manual or any additional documentation. Max speed is 15 KM/HR or about 9 MPH (Avg walking speed = 4mph). When I do have to charge the board it probably takes about 4 hours to fully charge. I’m assuming that the guts of the board is all steel construction with a bonkers Tesla battery or something because it’s pretty robust and weighs a hefty 30lbs. Cool thing is I’ve only had to charge it once this whole week. I’ve been using it in real world conditions and realistically it’s only 5miles. They quote 10 miles (depending on your weight and incline of surfaces rovered on), which is a little wishful thinking, maybe in perfectly flat and smooth conditions can you achieve that figure. ![]() They all run on the same rechargeable battery and charger with a weird proprietary connection that I’ve never seen stateside. They also have, more or less, the same specs. ![]() A cursory search into Amazon or Google yields many names for this deelio – Rover Board, 2 Wheel Rover, Self balancing scooter, all bring you to the same product. There’s a factory in China that builds all of them and they resell them to different distributors.
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