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A trend that we’ve noticed over the last two years is that we see a high level of enquiries from people who were previously customers of Boosted boards - riders of the infamous Boosted Rev E-scooter.
We are not at all unhappy about this, because Boosted Boards was one of the great inspirations behind why we started the company. Sanjay - one of the founders of Boosted - has been consistently a source of experience and wisdom as we have worked to make Bo go on this journey.
The OG - Boosted Rev (Bo has a small fleet of these)
One of the striking aspects of this is the similarities between the philosophy of Boosted Rev and Bo. It is not entirely coincidental that they share some of the letters in their name.
When the Rev launched it was probably the most advanced Scooter - from a pure technological point of view - in the world. That doesn’t mean that it was the fastest, nor did it have the most features.
For example, when it launched there were already many scooters that had more power and features like suspension. However the quality of the engineering, the CAN-BUS electronics, the bespoke motors, the controls and the design were unmatched. It was an exquisite piece of high quality design.
This is where Bo and Boosted share philosophy - the product is for riders who want to cross their town in the best way possible, where riding at 50 mph is overkill (if not illegal..!)
Great way to move (both the car and the scooter - but in different situations...)
One the aims with Bo has always been to replicate the beautifully simple nature of the Boosted.
I remember the first time I jumped on a Rev - normally when you grab a new scooter for the first time you are confronted with a smorgasbord of buttons and pokey little levers and random switches spattered across the cockpit.
On the Rev I found one power + mode button, one accelerator.
Simple, intuitive
This meant it was completely intuitive for anyone to start scooting, regardless of their previous experience. The power modes are designed to build performance with your experience as you ride, and the beautifully modulated accelarator control and regenerative braking means that people can feel confident from their very first outing.
You are in control of the vehicle the vehicle is not in control of you.
When we started Bo this was pinacle of our previous experiences, and our aim was to see how many ways we could take these elements and then improve upon what have been done with the Rev.
The first port of call was range. While we love the rev, what we noticed on our own little fleet of them was that consistently the battery didn’t have enough capacity to feed those two high power motors for long.
In fact to this day it is the only scooter to have ever failed to complete my normal benchmarking test loop: on a spirited ride it ran out after 6 miles and I ended up walking the last 4 miles home.
As a result, we made two updates. The first is that we doubled the size of the pack, giving twice the watt hours and therefore twice the available power.
Secondly, we then improve the motor efficiency. The biggest part of this was reducing from dual motors, which in this performance category did not deliver significant performance benefit - to one motor. An elite direct drive motor runs at ~85% efficiency, so if you double the motors you effectively double that waste.
We then designed the windings of the BoPower motor to maximise efficiency, which mean it could still match the torque and power of the Boosted, while still squeezing every inch out of the available power. 
Tight ergonomics but great power. Photo credit Android Authority.
Through a combination of the bigger pack and increased efficiency the range on a Bo Model M more than doubled compared to our Rev - even in full power mode. This makes the vehicle inherently more usable, and all but eliminates the range anxiety that we found was a problem on the Rev.
The other element of the Boosted we sought to improve was the ergonomics. The rev design had an extremely cool but slightly compact frame which meant that for bigger riders the footplate was tight, and the riding position was uncomfortable after more than 4-5 miles. Specifically the rake angle of the steerer means your crotch ends up almost resting on the stem, which is a curious experience at best and a painful one at worst.
With Bo we significantly lengthened the tread board so that you can comfortably place two large male feet even in a surfer stance. We then adjusted the the geometry of the vehicle, aided by Safesteer™, to the point that you can now ride in a more relaxed fashion for 10-15 miles without feeling uncomfortable.
Epic fun, but tight treadboard...
These may sound subtle tweaks. However by maintaining the raw power that made the Rev so enjoyable to ride, by altering the geometry to make it more comfortable, and by eliminating the range anxiety that the Rev suffered from, we feel that we have built the vehicle that we always wanted the Rev to be.
Interestingly when reviewed (or more to the point, commented on youtube etc) by hardcore scooter enthusiasts we pick up similar criticisms with regard to not fitting conventional shock suspension and not massively boosting the performance. As mentioned above - if you're purely going out to scare yourself or ride off-road then that all makes sense, but for maximising the enjoyment of where you live that's just not the case. It's about ride quality, solidity, and utility rather than all out pavement crushing speed. 
Perfect local vehicle
The other aspect of Bo which the Rev does not share is the unique Monocure chassis. This is the photo innovation that fewest people seem to truly understand which is ironic since it is also the biggest step forward in scooter technology.
We've written about the Monocurve in more depth here - but in short the Rev was based on the same tubular chassis structure as all other scooters, and as a result was susceptible to the same physics. Two tiny bearings with a giant steerer lever stuck on the end meant the over bumps it felt like the chassis was flexing and flimsy.
In fact the Rev sets a good benchmark - it is the most solid engineering possible in that design of chassis. This is not to criticised the design of the Rev - as I’ve said we love it - however it is to comment on the basic physics of a long lever held by a couple of tiny bearings. Boosted engineers were highly talented but they could not beat physics. Everything else is a recommendation physics is the law.
Completely unique chassis means unique ride quality. You feel it immediately
What we find gratifying is that - while as engineers we do a very poor job of marketing and communicating the Bo benefits - the same riders who understood and enjoyed the performance of the Rev have themselves intuitively understood what we were trying to achieve with Bo.
Rev riders somehow see through our curious marketing strategies and find their way to us. We are delighted to continue the same ethos of premium scooter production that Boosted led the way on so precociously - they were ahead of the game.
For anyone who is still riding their Rev - nursing the battery to go as far as possible, and terrified of it finally giving out. We strongly urge you to give Bo a Go. We run a long returns period so that you can try it without risk, and hopefully you will agree that the super legacy of the guys from San Francisco has been continued.
OJM
If you're interested in reading more - Link to Articles
If you'd like to look at Bo M more closely - Link to Model M
If you'd like to read about The Turbo Land-speed scooter - Link to Turbo