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by efnx 4362 days ago
These look neat and they made a great kickstarter video. They know who's going to want those (25 - 30 something guys) and they made sure to have lots of shots of cute girls using the skates. I watched the whole thing ;) It was also fun to see my home town of Pasadena all over that video. Now I'm homesick. Good luck to you guys - they do look genuinely fun!
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I was actually put off by the great pains they took to make them look cool in their video. It reminds me of the early promos for the Segway.
The shirtless guy, the slow-motion, the tricks and then the guy reading notes below the camera - found it off-putting as well. I think that most people who could afford this sort of thing just want a good way to get around rather than show off.