Citizens of Philadelphia, beware: You may see a grown man whizzing by you on a skateboard, doing 20 mph. That would be PopSci staff photographer John Carnett, and in case you dont get a good look, its a souped-up, motorized board he built from the ground up.
I saw your article in the magazine and thought this may be a good way to get around where I live without wasting alot of gas. I would like to build one for myself but the search for parts is becoming very difficult and I was wondering if you could tell me some places where you bought your parts and maybe tell me how to set up the back end of the board (wheels, brakes, trucks etc.). If you could email me a tutorial I would appreciate it. Thanks
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