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today we're riding the ego too it's the second electric longboard from a company called unique which you might know from its line of Typhoon drones a lot of Electric skateboards have hit the mark in the last year but unlike many of those you can actually buy an ego - today it's one of the only electric skateboards you can buy a regular retailers like vnh Best Buy and Walmart it's also one of the most affordable at six hundred and ninety nine dollars that price comes with trade-offs the ego too isn't as nimble as the boost board with a max speed of twelve and a half miles per hour and a chunky belt the ego too is a little sluggish off the line it's all powered by a single 400 watt motor which is a little on the small side but it's still a lot faster than walking the board itself is an 8 layer composite deck with a kick tail shape and this little design detail will appeal to a lot of people the tail allows you to tilt the board up over small obstacles like rough pavement and sidewalks but you probably won't be doing any tricks with it the deck and battery running along its underbelly make the ego too very stiff and the 90 millimeter wheels are pretty bulky but they're helpful in riding over rough terrain one area where the ego too surpasses the boosted board is its range unique claims that it can travel about 18 miles on a single charge and we've found it perform just a little under that charging the battery on the ego - does take a long time around 4 hours since the board weighs around 14 pounds you better be sure that you can make it where you're going unless you're willing to bring the bulky charger - but the biggest compromise on the ego - is its user interface you control the board with a spring-loaded Bluetooth remote which can be recharged over microUSB you push the button on the end to turn the remote on and off and you also have to flip a switch on the underside of the board it takes a long time for the board to respond to the remote so you really have to anticipate your moves if you need to speed up or apply the brake the remote will also tell you how much battery life is left in the board with an LED blinking a sort of Morse code but to tell for sure you have to focus on the remote for a long time which is kind of dangerous while riding in some ways the ego 2 feels a lot safer than other boards it's relatively slow speed and solid deck make it feel sturdy and it does handle gravel and bumps pretty well unique made a board that anyone can buy it's cheaper than the competition and yes it comes with a number of sea is trade offs but the ego two's stiff deck large wheels slow speed and long range make it a pretty good option for the casual rider it's fun and it'll get you where you're going but not with as much style and grace as other boards on the market oh my god that truck almost ran you over GoPro holy