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so there's no doubt that electric longboards have gotten popular with everyone wanting a taste of that nice out lifestyle but let's be real we're not tasting nice that and when I'm going to be so instead of the Brewster board let's take a look at one of the most popular alternatives the evolved Andrew GT so let's look at board which offers something a bit different it brings to the table range power and versatility it seems to have the keys to stack up against the likes of Brewster's but does it fall down in the details let's find out after this message from our sponsor check this out the fan decks p400s which is one of the best mith hours on the market get a sexy upgrade now with a tempered glass side panel with a comfortable rubberized mount to show off your gorgeous system with an RGB LED strip included get a glass song with the fans XP 400s plans not included to give context to this board you need an idea of the market right now currently we've got boosted on top they have very sleek and refined boards they have decks and manufactured by loaded and they started around $1200 boy then the smaller companies like evolve evolves a smaller Australian company but they've got some competitively expect forwards outperforming boosted on paper across the board below these companies it gets murky you have smaller manufacturers funding these boards on Kickstarter often with delays that turn into years before product ship and production issues seem to be the norm something which isn't as much of an issue for manufacturers like evolve and boosted here we have the mid-range offering from revolve it's cheaper than the $2,000 carbon but also more expensive than the $1,000 evolved one it's coming in at 1450 with one set of wheels or 1650 for the two-in-one kit which is what I have one of the main downsides of electric longboard is that it's a longboard this thing is massive with a 38 inch maple and bamboo deck and it's also really heavy it's 8 kilos with the street wheels on it or 9.5 kilos with the 87 but it makes sense with how much they pack in with the massive 36 volt 6.5 amp battery but when the main advantage of an electric longboard versus a bike is that you can take it with you no matter where you are you're not going to want to take this on the bus or to the supermarket it's just simply too big and you're going to want to smaller board the good thing about having a massive board is that it can supply some massive power with the 3000 watt motors on the board being able to get it up to 35 kilometers now with ease and also climb up to 25% gradients with no power loss you can also climb steeper gradients than that still a very very respectable speeds the acceleration is also something not to be trifled with if you accelerate too hard even experienced riders are prone to be kicked off the board it's impressively fast and there's no complaints here one of the more subjective points but for me the aesthetics of the evolved bamboo GT leaves something to be desired the clear grip tape on it looks a bit tacky when you compare it to something like the Brewster Board and overall the shape is fairly safe and the board's just a bit boring to look at and the exposed motors just make it look unfinished and when you've got the granted super fun 80 wheels on it the whole board just looks ridiculous it would have been cool to see evolve go for more defined color scheme and overall aesthetic all right so this might seem a little obvious but it's actually a big point about it how fun is it and the answer is it's probably one of the most fun boards you can get it goes fast with that 35 kilometer an hour speed and the 80 wheels are one of the big things that can make this stand out being able to ride it on grass or dirt it's just so much fun and the acceleration is nuts as well the bamboo GT is a complete powerhouse it'll just chew through hills and I'll get you to 35 days now with ease the only thing there is that for this to happen it has to be pretty much fully charged and that's because of voltage sag voltage sag is because of all this battery can only supply power quickly enough to certain cells which means once they depleted it can't power the board enough this means that you're in reality you're anything getting something in the range of like 40 percent of the battery usable if you're riding fast while it technically has a 35 kilometer range on the street set up you're going to notice that below 75 percent battery you're not going to be able to go up hills at the same speed and below 60 percent you're not going to be able to hit full speeds on flat this is further reduced if you use the 80 set up this is a point that ties in with size but it's something that comes up every time we want to use this board it's just simply too big to carry your if you're going to go to the shops to the movies to see friends or whatever else you're not going to really want to lug this around not a very enticing prospect and unlike a bike you can't easily just lock it up there's no way to lock this board up which means you can have to have a safe place to store it and if you're going to uni order the shops you can't really do that so lugging it around it really is the only option in a lot of cases and this pretty much sums it up for me the evolved bamboo GT feels like a hobbyists dream project that's been shipped to consumers it's powerful and impressive but it's not complete whether it's the damn it or full remote with unintuitive profile switching and poor design the acceleration curve which almost kicks new riders off the board the duel belt motors that you have to manually adjust when switching wheels the questionable dual kingpin trucks which is just a poor choice or the sheer size and the looks of the board and unless you're going to be using this purely for recreational use where it is heaps of fun you're going to be sorely disappointed by the lack of usability with the board so there are my conclusions about the 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