@Kidsandliz I’d like to try it, but I’m afraid I’ve become too brittle in my old age. Too risky for a guy without medical insurance! Tempting, but not worth the $144 entry fee once I include the $5,000 ER visit in the equation.
@daworld88 Hey I have insurance to the tune of $1119.19/mo with 6500 out of pocket/deductible which takes just about all my income since this state didn’t expand medicaid and I don’t make enough for a subsidy. Sort of have to though since I have a cancer with no cure (but a longer lifespan; for a while there I had a gofundme to help me pay for it, need to start that back up again since I am actually using too much of the $6500 right now and the class I was to teach, which was my source of my next 3 mo of health insurance, got cancelled due to low enrollment). It is @ruouttaurmind you need to tattle on.
Oh, no need for @daworld88 to tattle. The Obamacare cops are fully aware of my noncompliance and have rewarded me with a healthy fine each year around tax time.
Eh… what was I going to do with a tax refund anyway? Probably just waste it on frivolities like groceries, gas, property taxes… you know, just squander it away.
@gglockner wew! Don’t wanna add insult to in jury, but last time I heard ‘keister’ it was from my German granma, and she’s been—ahem ‘gone’ for quite a while.
(Not sure about the use of those quotation marks, sorry grammar nazis’.)
@connorbush The Crocs and Heelys don’t quite fit in with the rest of the ensemble but I guess there’s no appropriate ridiculously trendy shoe out there right now.
@AmazingChicken guessing it is actually rated for 120 kilograms. Which would be 264.55 lbs and they just found down. Usually when the imperial measurement is an odd number the metric one explains it.
@cinoclav Damnit @dave, I’m over here pointing out issues, trying to get myself a $1 off code that everyone else will attempt to enter before realizing it’s linked to a specific account!
@MrMark Wow-- They ARE Bluetooth-- I saw the price and ordered them-- and then thought- what a gimmic, LED spinners; WTF. didn’t even realize they had bluetooth too. Can we sharpen them into a weapon too?
@tjamesturner those sound awesome, but I don’t know anything about batteries. Other than the fact batteries are boring. Yet your gif indicates they are not awesome - weird.
@gimmedat lead acid batteries are the kind in your car. they are a good well-proven technology, but not as good as lithium ion (the kind in your phone). notably, lead acid batteries are 4 to 5 times heavier than lithium ion. also, they lose about 5% charge per month when not in use (via “self discharge”) as opposed to lithium ion’s 2% per month. honestly, now that i’ve quantified the difference, it doesn’t sound that bad…
@undedmekko Segway is a brand name and this ain’t made by Segway. A Self-balancing Personal Transporter, maybe. Or electric scooter, perhaps. Not a Segway.
I once rode one of these into a bathroom, successfully peed in the toilet, washed my hands, and rode out. All without falling down. And this is the greatest thing I have ever done in my life.
@Kenbo Sad you say? I disagree. On the contrary, and without additional information regarding whose bathroom you rode in on to pee, I will assume it was not your house and instead I will again assume that you rode your “hovercraft” into a notorious gangster’s house, straight into the bathroom, whizzed without making a mess, to include not dribbling into the hovercrafts’ battery compartment, (Quick Fact: That’s how all the fires started on these things.) And then exited the bathroom, and the notorious gangsters house, all without falling down or catching on fire or being shot to death. You left that part out. Modesty is another of your attributes.
When I hear these stories, humbly told by obvious overachievers, it makes me envious, yes, even jealous of the life I know I could never live.
Thanks for sharing.
@accelerator You, sir, have an uncanny gift for seeing the past. 100% spot on. Thank you for leaving out the fact that I had a couple of drinks that night as well. You clearly knew this, and chose the high road anyway. We need more like you.
I don’t get it? It has wheels… Are those for landing after it hovers? And why does it go so slow? You could out jog it. Or go faster on almost anything else with wheels that is manually powered. Never mind powered by anything else. Do not understand purpose. Unless goal = look like asshat
@unksol
Age: grade school to early middle school
Goal: look cool
Remember that is the age group that made scooters popular. These are the new scooters.
@Kidsandliz they let kids have these at school? Can’t imagine that would fly. And I’m not even old. Plus I know for a fact this is why scooters were cool. And they weren’t $250 and took at least a little effort.
@unksol I have no idea if they let them in schools. I saw them in abundance used by kids while their parent(s) were playing softball. Scooters were originally about $100 though. And when you wanted a rear wheel brake with a bar on it - add $15 or so more.
@medz I did. they said they contacted the manufacturer and confirmed the 264 lbs as stated in the specs. I have used it a bit around the house and have not died even once yet.
Alright-- Rattling parts don’t seem to impact performance… Just rode it outside for about a half hour. Nice new scrape on my hand, and the scooter scratches pretty easy when it gets away from you and spins on itself…
If it comes up again, I’ll buy another one so I can have a messy training one and a somewhat nice one…
@username One of the 4 screws holding my battery pack in was bouncing around… Good thing it didn’t contact the circuit board… Might have justified a call to UL
I still have yet to get mine to work. Charger seems to be the issue, so I bought a new one, same problem. Took it apart to check connections, still no fix.
Tried calling and emailing customer support with no answer.
@ThePrivateParts When I had a screw bouncing around inside, I too called riviera, twice, with no answer… I suspect they’re just a shell corporation for the Chinese company to get UL approval… The phone number is probably a disposable cell phone. Once they’ve moved 100K units in the states, it’ll disappear.
@caffeineguy I did eventually hear from them from that email. Sent mine to them, took them nearly 2 months to repair it, but then actually didn’t and just sent me a new one.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
1x Hoverboard
1x Charger
1x Carrying case
Pictures
Hoverboard options
Black
White
Red
Stuff
Wheel
Charging
Case
What else would it be?
Price Comparison
$229.99 (for similar) at Amazon
$226.87 at Walmart
Warranty
180 Days Manufacturer (Contact rivierarc@kalorik.com for assistance)
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
That looks nothing like the hoverboard from Back to the Future II . . .
JUST SAYIN’
@Pavlov I saw what you did there “T”
@Kidsandliz Shh.
@Pavlov
/giphy slick
meh… actually I want one but they are out of my budget
@Kidsandliz Yeah, seems like something that would be fun to play with for a week, but for $150 there are things I’d rather buy.
@Kidsandliz I’d like to try it, but I’m afraid I’ve become too brittle in my old age. Too risky for a guy without medical insurance! Tempting, but not worth the $144 entry fee once I include the $5,000 ER visit in the equation.
@ruouttaurmind
/image bubble wrap person
@Kidsandliz woah… WOAH!! no medical insurance!!! I’m telling… OBAMA!!!
@daworld88 Hey I have insurance to the tune of $1119.19/mo with 6500 out of pocket/deductible which takes just about all my income since this state didn’t expand medicaid and I don’t make enough for a subsidy. Sort of have to though since I have a cancer with no cure (but a longer lifespan; for a while there I had a gofundme to help me pay for it, need to start that back up again since I am actually using too much of the $6500 right now and the class I was to teach, which was my source of my next 3 mo of health insurance, got cancelled due to low enrollment). It is @ruouttaurmind you need to tattle on.
@ruouttaurmind my kids have taken away my skateboarding privileges…think they would let me try one of these?
@mikibell No doubt you would be the coolest mom ever!
@mikibell
@Kidsandliz
Oh, no need for @daworld88 to tattle. The Obamacare cops are fully aware of my noncompliance and have rewarded me with a healthy fine each year around tax time.
Eh… what was I going to do with a tax refund anyway? Probably just waste it on frivolities like groceries, gas, property taxes… you know, just squander it away.
The real “hoverboard”
@hems79 nah, this is the real hoverboard!
@mwarren Sweet. At least if I break my neck using this, I’ll know I did it using superconductors and not some lame technology like wheels.
@hems79 You mean:
The “real” hoverboard.
I’d probably break my neck so no thanks.
@cengland0 this is definitely gonna thin the older meh population out. (I’m in that category. but luckily it’s a c-note over my budget).
@cengland0 Last time I tried one, I fell on my keister. I’m too old for this.
@gglockner wew! Don’t wanna add insult to in jury, but last time I heard ‘keister’ it was from my German granma, and she’s been—ahem ‘gone’ for quite a while.
(Not sure about the use of those quotation marks, sorry grammar nazis’.)
I like my house in its current non-burned-down state.
I’m not sure Samsung is the brand to brag about for battery sourcing, when “hoverboards” already have a bad reputation…
@vlpronj I wondered what they did with all those cell phone batteries.
@mehcuda67 they have a battery recycling plant, and it went up in flames. No joke. But still funny.
Still not cheap enough.
My time has come, all those Back to the Future gifs and my dreams are reality!
@studerc Maaaarty!!!
Wait for 3.0… the tires on these (and most others) dont provide the traction for anything other than pavement.
@awk The man bun is funny, but the Crocs totally nail it.
@awk Nailed it!
@lordbowen Let’s not forget that stylish romper.
@awk
Same idea but with heel wheel shoes not crocs. Heelys were epic. So were soaps shoes.
@connorbush The Crocs and Heelys don’t quite fit in with the rest of the ensemble but I guess there’s no appropriate ridiculously trendy shoe out there right now.
Hell I wear Crocs with socks all the time.
@mike808 Romp-HIM, not her…
@awk All that image needs is his girlfriend/wife’s purse, wherein his testicles are stored.
Get on the ball Meh and sell us some sweet man-rompers!!!
@awk I like that his Crocs appear to be on the wrong feet. And that the straps are down in the back…
If it came with a DeLorean, I might go for it…
Feel the burn!
@lordbowen You’re spittin’ fire, there.
Now selling these is just plain stupidity.
Must have a good team of lawyers.
Signed,
A fire marshal
“Max Weight 264 kbs” seems pretty specific, like as in “the last 265 lb guy using this died” or something. Odd number. Just sayin’
@AmazingChicken 264lbs is about 120kg.
@AmazingChicken guessing it is actually rated for 120 kilograms. Which would be 264.55 lbs and they just found down. Usually when the imperial measurement is an odd number the metric one explains it.
@stilesja Unfortunately, 264 is not an odd number.
Fudge ing excellent video.
@connorbush Fudgin’ A, Brohim!
@connorbush Fucking holy murgatroyd!!!
Hoverboard Drumline…from Sweden.
@somf69 Their dismount [of the courtyard] was the best part!
@somf69 That’s “Top Secret” from Switzerland. All over YouTube.
No, fuck no.
Wait a minute.
Hold the phone.
They make adult sized Heelys?!
@JT954 for those who are still young at heart, you can buy heelys on amazon now https://www.amazon.com/Heelys/pages/2593404011
Meh should upsell this add-on.
@mike808 or this one: [HoverSeat]
https://www.amazon.com/HOVERSEAT-ATTACHMENT-HOVERBOARD-HOVERBOARD-HOVERBOARDS/dp/B00G3ILF84/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499921812&sr=8-1&keywords=HoverSeat.
Perfect for the wifey.
I’m still waiting for this…
Are these the ones that explode?
/giphy boom
@choral_music The IceMan rulz!
Crutches, Walker and neck collar not included.
So, is that top speed 6 mph as stated on the front page or 7.5 mph as shown in the specs above? And does it weigh 22 lbs or 20.5 lbs?
@cinoclav Damnit @dave, I’m over here pointing out issues, trying to get myself a $1 off code that everyone else will attempt to enter before realizing it’s linked to a specific account!
@dave you have created a monster
/giphy monster
I’d buy one as a gift but they’d probably break their neck and die and then I’d feel bad.
@PocketBrain I prefer the 2" die-cast cars to these hot wheels!
What’s for sale next, fidget spinners?
@Kerig3 You missed those. Sold them the other day.
@Kidsandliz Yeah-- but they were only LED fidget spinners, not bluetooth ones
@caffeineguy
2-Pack: LED Bluetooth Fidget Spinners
@MrMark Wow-- They ARE Bluetooth-- I saw the price and ordered them-- and then thought- what a gimmic, LED spinners; WTF. didn’t even realize they had bluetooth too. Can we sharpen them into a weapon too?
@Kidsandliz Dang, I saw those, but my brain forgot.
lead acid batteries?
/giphy no thanks
@tjamesturner those sound awesome, but I don’t know anything about batteries. Other than the fact batteries are boring. Yet your gif indicates they are not awesome - weird.
@gimmedat lead acid batteries are the kind in your car. they are a good well-proven technology, but not as good as lithium ion (the kind in your phone). notably, lead acid batteries are 4 to 5 times heavier than lithium ion. also, they lose about 5% charge per month when not in use (via “self discharge”) as opposed to lithium ion’s 2% per month. honestly, now that i’ve quantified the difference, it doesn’t sound that bad…
@tjamesturner you’re a pro. A PRO.
These are the same price at walmart
https://www.walmart.com/ip/UL-2272-Certificated-36V-2-2A-6-5-inch-Hoverboard-Two-Wheel-Electric-Self-Balancing-Scooter-BLACK/541593873?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=4192&adid=22222222227080911011&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=193190151738&wl4=pla-304644378700&wl5=9060230&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=113940031&wl11=online&wl12=541593873&wl13=&veh=sem
@calebaamy oh great, meh screws me again!
@calebaamy $144 here, $149.99 at Walmart. Even if you don’t have VMP you save $.99 here! That could buy a third world child a meal for a week!
@calebaamy That’s not a Riviera brand scooter. Q/As say the max limit is 220 pounds. Meh’s is 264 pounds.
@medz and there is a difference in max speed too
@communist, @cinoclav, @ medz… but you can have it in 2 days!
I can’t believe I’m rewarding meh’s anti-Soldier policies with a purchase. I still want my MFing Dyson DC41 for $99.
@gimmedat meh is anti-soldier?
@tjamesturner and pro communist. or maybe they just have it out for me. I need my damn vacuum.
@gimmedat You have quite the post history.
@Pantheist I have no idea what your post history is because I have awesome things to do. But I guess it’s full of non sequiturs.
@gimmedat
/giphy eyeroll
Segway. Its a segway. Call it what it is.
Marketing bs
“call it a hover board they’ll eat it up”
Ok I’m just being an old man but this has always annoyed me.
@undedmekko Segway is a brand name and this ain’t made by Segway. A Self-balancing Personal Transporter, maybe. Or electric scooter, perhaps. Not a Segway.
@medz uhuh. If they can call it a hoverboard I can call it a segway
I could do with a new house. Might buy this to burn the current one down with.
@OnionSoup I am sure that you could put out the word for some pyromaniacs to do that for free for you… just sayin’
For $144, they’d better hover, and make me irresistible to the opposite sex, and since neither of those is happening, I’ll pass.
I once rode one of these into a bathroom, successfully peed in the toilet, washed my hands, and rode out. All without falling down. And this is the greatest thing I have ever done in my life.
How sad.
@Kenbo
/giphy standing o
@Kenbo Are you going to run for president now?
@gertiestn Well, apparently I am qualified. Just to make sure, I should probably first check with Vlad. Better yet, I’ll have my son pay him a visit.
@Kenbo Sad you say? I disagree. On the contrary, and without additional information regarding whose bathroom you rode in on to pee, I will assume it was not your house and instead I will again assume that you rode your “hovercraft” into a notorious gangster’s house, straight into the bathroom, whizzed without making a mess, to include not dribbling into the hovercrafts’ battery compartment, (Quick Fact: That’s how all the fires started on these things.) And then exited the bathroom, and the notorious gangsters house, all without falling down or catching on fire or being shot to death. You left that part out. Modesty is another of your attributes.
When I hear these stories, humbly told by obvious overachievers, it makes me envious, yes, even jealous of the life I know I could never live.
Thanks for sharing.
@accelerator You, sir, have an uncanny gift for seeing the past. 100% spot on. Thank you for leaving out the fact that I had a couple of drinks that night as well. You clearly knew this, and chose the high road anyway. We need more like you.
I got one of these…makes it safer to use. www.hoverbikestore.com
Is this model one safe? Will it catch on fire?
@pita5
@pita5
When does the warranty start? I want to get one for my son’s birthday in November.
I don’t get it? It has wheels… Are those for landing after it hovers? And why does it go so slow? You could out jog it. Or go faster on almost anything else with wheels that is manually powered. Never mind powered by anything else. Do not understand purpose. Unless goal = look like asshat
@unksol
Age: grade school to early middle school
Goal: look cool
Remember that is the age group that made scooters popular. These are the new scooters.
@Kidsandliz they let kids have these at school? Can’t imagine that would fly. And I’m not even old. Plus I know for a fact this is why scooters were cool. And they weren’t $250 and took at least a little effort.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwjd8aKz6ofVAhUr2oMKHYHeBrwQjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fpin%2F9781324161802111%2F&psig=AFQjCNHO3ayJawPCpk9vZVsiSkvfsuOgYg&ust=1500089330498400
@unksol I have no idea if they let them in schools. I saw them in abundance used by kids while their parent(s) were playing softball. Scooters were originally about $100 though. And when you wanted a rear wheel brake with a bar on it - add $15 or so more.
The instructions say the max weight is 220 lbs… So I guess I can’t use this thing. Did I get the wrong one or something?
@jmkiii LAME!
Contact support and get some money back. (https://meh.com/support)
@jmkiii Meh is interested in decreasing your risk of cardiovascular disease and would like you to lose enough weight to meet the printed requirements.
@medz I did. they said they contacted the manufacturer and confirmed the 264 lbs as stated in the specs. I have used it a bit around the house and have not died even once yet.
/giphy weight limit
hmm white was really white, expected it to be more grayish as on photos
also a small crack in the plastic body, but not enough to do returns hassle
Just received my red one… Haven’t tried it… Why are there parts rattling around inside it?
Called customer service, No answer.
Alright-- Rattling parts don’t seem to impact performance… Just rode it outside for about a half hour. Nice new scrape on my hand, and the scooter scratches pretty easy when it gets away from you and spins on itself…
If it comes up again, I’ll buy another one so I can have a messy training one and a somewhat nice one…
@caffeineguy i also have rattling in mine. will take it apart eventually to take a gander
@username One of the 4 screws holding my battery pack in was bouncing around… Good thing it didn’t contact the circuit board… Might have justified a call to UL
I still have yet to get mine to work. Charger seems to be the issue, so I bought a new one, same problem. Took it apart to check connections, still no fix.
Tried calling and emailing customer support with no answer.
@ThePrivateParts
If you don’t hear back from rivierarc let meh customer support know.
@thismyusername Yup, tried that twice. No dice.
@ThePrivateParts meh will get back to you, just give them time. they are not speedy, but they can usually fix it.
@ThePrivateParts When I had a screw bouncing around inside, I too called riviera, twice, with no answer… I suspect they’re just a shell corporation for the Chinese company to get UL approval… The phone number is probably a disposable cell phone. Once they’ve moved 100K units in the states, it’ll disappear.
@caffeineguy I did eventually hear from them from that email. Sent mine to them, took them nearly 2 months to repair it, but then actually didn’t and just sent me a new one.
Mine crapped out today. Just up and stopped moving. Lights still light up and it now won’t shut off. I’m hoping it’s not about to explode…