Look, I’m not trying to be anyone’s dream killer, but I would like to offer a piece of advice to the owner’s of Donkboards.com. The way most people in this country make a lot of money is to come up with a product that appeals to the masses. But somehow every year someone tries to reinvent the skateboard by adding rollerblade wheels or an electric motor or l.e.d. lights or even a bungie cord!
Donkboards.com is going after a supremely limited market with the donk board. Let’s dissect who it appeals to.
#1 The donkboard costs $300. That’s twice the price of a regular skateboard, which limits most kids from purchasing it.
#2 You have to like Donk Culture to even know why this is called a donkboard. What is a Donk? A donk is typically a large bodied American made sedan with a suspension lift and oversized rims (22″ and up) You probably have never seen a Donk in real life which proves how small this market is in the first place.
#3 Most skaters or longboarders wouldn’t want this simply based on the high center of gravity. That height makes it hard to push and makes it really hard to control.
Since this is such a limited market I think donkboards should do special order only, and they should have a much larger list of accessories. Alligator skin grip tape. Neon underglow. An electric motor with disc brakes. A subwoofer. A green pine tree air freshener. Keyless entry. An alarm system in case someone tries to carjack you for your rims. And to top it off, a rear bumper with a spare donk wheel on the back.
If you want to see two guys ghostriding their donkboards watch the video…
Thanks to Andy Chen for this one!
