{"id":22045,"date":"2018-05-15T00:56:02","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T22:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=22045"},"modified":"2018-05-22T14:48:15","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T12:48:15","slug":"maxfind-max-c-electric-skateboard-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/maxfind-max-c-electric-skateboard-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Maxfind Max C Electric Skateboard Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?page=2&amp;search=electric%20skateboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">electric skateboard<\/a> may initially seem like a novel and somewhat unnecessary concept (we were born with legs, after all), but in a world where parking space is as scarce as trustworthy politicians and the need for economical and efficient travel is becoming more and more\u00a0important, a battery-powered board\u00a0begins sounding like an extremely attractive prospect. Not to mention it gets the 10-year-olds inside of us more excited than the day we found out about dinosaurs. So, we got our hands on Maxfind&#8217;s Max C electric skateboard to find out if the hype behind the wheels is worth getting on-board with.<\/p>\n<p>Powered by a high-performance brushless hub motor, the Max C is a smaller, easier to charge, and &#8216;simpler&#8217; board amongst the electric skateboards in the market. In addition to featuring a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=samsung\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung<\/a> 18650-sized cell (which is used by Tesla and other electric vehicles), the board is also IP65 water &amp; dust proof, meaning that you don&#8217;t need to worry about South Africa&#8217;s unpredictable weather and roads when riding the board.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve-wrapper\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-sC6bWq53N7E\" style=\"max-width:702px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div class=\"arve-embed-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.250000%\"><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/sC6bWq53N7E?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;autoplay=0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" frameborder=\"0\" name sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/sC6bWq53N7E?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While electric skateboards are a great idea for inner-city or suburban traversal, there&#8217;s one thing that most don&#8217;t think of: the weight. Battery-powered skateboards, by design, are quite heavy, but the Max C takes a more &#8216;portable&#8217; approach to having an e-board, weighing in at just under 4kgs, allowing you to carry it into a store, elevator and anywhere else where a longer, heavier board may seem a bit cumbersome; you could even strap it to your backpack.<\/p>\n<p>As for it&#8217;s performance, with a single hub-motor on the left back wheel, the board hits speeds of about 15 km\/h, which is more than fast enough to get you where you need to go. It has a weight limit of 80kgs, although friends of mine who exceed that were able to ride the Max C around without a hiccup. And as for hills, it&#8217;s not going to climb a steep driveway, but can easily handle an incline up to about 15 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>It charges relatively quickly (2 hours) and lasts around a full day of rigorous use, and the control (which is a blatant clone of a Wii nun-chuck) is a big step up from the simplistic controllers found on other boards. It&#8217;s a great option for those looking for an e-board that delivers the experience without the weight and length of other products on the market.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Price: <\/strong>Around R4,400 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maxfindboards.com\/products\/max-c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$339<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?page=2&amp;search=electric%20skateboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more deals and prices on electric skateboards<\/a>, check out PriceCheck&#8217;s list of offerings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?page=2&amp;search=electric%20skateboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21641 \" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers.png\" alt=\"view offers\" width=\"293\" height=\"56\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers.png 550w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-300x57.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-536x105.png 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5 data-unsp-sanitized=\"clean\">Want More Technology News? 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