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We have teamed up with Riptide Electric to make the R1 Black, the best carving electric skateboard in the world! With an 18 mph top speed, 7 miles of range, black-on-black design, and the Waterborne Surf and Rail Adapters, the R1 Black transforms every ride into a carving session. Its endless fun! The motors and belt drives are insanely torquey and the board can and will pop wheelies!
No lie the most fun we've ever had on any board, skateboard, snowboard, surfboard, anything! Guaranteed once you try it you will agree. Nothing has this much power and turns this tight. It feels like you are standing on the roof of a Ferrari!
If you already have an Electric Skateboard and want to add the Surf Adapter + Rail Adapter to your board you can purchase them here.
For some reason the feeling of acceleration is one of our primal intoxications. Maybe our ancient ancestors loved cliff jumping, or maybe theres a prehistoric cave loaded with sports cars, but it still remains that we all love to go fast. Its the reason we hit the gas when the light turns yellow, and the reason we put our feet on the bottom rack of the shopping cart when no one's looking. Speed is the reason we bomb hills and the reason we take off on waves. We are all chasing that feeling, and once you give up trying to suppress that deep internal longing for speed you'll thank yourself. Speed is the reason that Waterborne teamed up with Riptide.
Function: The R1 Black's kick tail allows you to tack around, pop it up, or even ollie curbs. Micro-concavity hugs your feet while carving at 18 miles per hour. Built in handles mean you can literally carry the R1 Black with just one finger. You wont find another premium motorized skateboard deck with build quality quite like it.
Form: We designed a killer deck first, then added electric power. Detailed touches like the engraved logo in the Canadian maple deck and the laser cut grip tape wave make the R1 Black stand out in a crowded world where many electric skateboards look the same. You'll find the R1B to be far more portable than the longer boards from Boosted Board, Evolve Skateboards, Inboard, or other advanced electric longboards.
The Surf Adapter was designed to work on any skateboard or longboard. At the time it was conceived electric skateboards were just starting to become popular. By the time Waterborne launched the Surf Adapter in October 2018, they were everywhere and riders were already trying them on Boosted, Meepo, and Riptide. We liked the Riptide R1, and their team the best. The vibe that they put out and the authentic love of riding was right up our alley and thats why we decided to make this collaboration. The R1 was the perfect board to Adapt because it had a nice wide deck with carving in mind, a battery pack that was mounted far from the front wheels giving them plenty of space to move, and an awesome kick tail for power sliding the tail out.
Speed wobbles are scary. Wobbles at 18 mph are even scarier. Well, after extensive testing we can say with confidence that the R1 Black has strong stability, even at high speed. Our test riders feel its even more stable than standard trucks alone. This is because the Rear Rail Adapter ensures that your back wheels both stay relatively in-line with the deck's nose no matter what the front truck is doing, dramatically increasing control and stability.
This stabilization is put to the test by the R1 Black's two powerful electric motors, 3:1 gear ratio, deep-toothed 15M belts, and hardened pulleys. The drive train can get you to top speed of 18 mph in an instant, and takes you up or down steep hills with refined control.
The R1 Black comes with 83mm, 78a urethane wheels. With any stiff shortboard its extremely important to maximize the amount of soft urethane between you and the road to make the board feel as buttery smooth as possible.
The Riptide R1 Black takes the speed (18 mph) and range (7 miles) of our R1 and layers on the Surf Truck Adapter and Rear Rail Adapter from Waterborne Skateboards, resulting in the best-carving electric skateboard on Earth! Don't believe us, your loss!
Designed in San Diego by lifelong skateboarders and surfers, Riptide was built on the belief that a motorized electric skateboard can be super powerful and incredibly convenient, while retaining all the features that make an unpowered board great.
