Hand-built electric drive boards

Ride something
built for you
not the shelf

DriveBoard Customs is a small shop building bespoke electric boards — your geometry, your drivetrain, your route. We tune each one to how you actually ride and bench-test it before it ships.

Featured · All-terrain

$4,200

Ridgeline GT

The fire-road monster that still parks under your desk.

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31 mph

Top speed

27 mi

Range

2 × 6374

Motors

312

Boards on the road

31%

Steepest tested grade

4.9

Avg. owner rating

2yr

Drivetrain warranty

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The platforms

Three starting points

Each is a proven base we tune to you — or the launch pad for a fully custom one-off. Pick the closest fit and we adjust from there.

All-terrain

Ridgeline GT

Dual 6374 motors, 8-inch pneumatics, and a flex-tuned bamboo core for fire roads, gravel, and the occasional curb you should not have hit.

31 mph

Top speed

27 mi

Range

2 × 6374

Motors

from $4,200

Full spec

Street carver

Nightshift R

Single belt drive, 97mm street wheels, and a matte deck with integrated lighting — quiet, low-slung, and built to disappear into traffic.

26 mph

Top speed

19 mi

Range

1 × belt drive

Motors

from $3,100

Full spec

Performance

Tarmac One

Dual direct drives, a carbon monocoque deck, and a 12S5P pack — our lightest, fastest, most uncompromising platform.

38 mph

Top speed

34 mi

Range

2 × direct drive

Motors

from $5,400

Full spec

Why a custom board

A factory builds for everyone. We build for one.

Built by hand, not assembled

Every deck is laid up, wired, and torqued on our bench — not pulled from a shelf. Your build sheet ships in the box with the serial number.

Tuned to your weight & route

Gear ratio, throttle curve, and brake feel are dialed to how you actually ride. A 130 lb commuter and a 220 lb hauler get different boards.

Serviceable, not sealed shut

No glued-in batteries. Enclosures open with a hex key so a worn belt or aging cell is a repair, not a landfill trip.

How it works

From call to curb in four steps

No configurators, no checkout cart. A real conversation, a build sheet you approve, and a board made on a bench you can visit.

01

Consult

A 30-minute call about your route, weight, and what the last board got wrong. No quote pressure.

02

Spec & design

We send a build sheet: drivetrain, pack, wheels, colorway. You approve every line before we cut anything.

03

Hand-build

Deck layup, wiring, and assembly on the bench — usually 3 to 6 weeks, with photos as it comes together.

04

Bench-test & deliver

Full-throttle pulls, brake checks, and a logged break-in cycle before it ships in a reusable hard case.

From the riders

Boards that earn their keep

I gave them a route with a brutal hill I always had to walk up. The Ridgeline climbs it at 18 mph and I have stopped thinking about it. That is the whole review.

Marisol Vance

Ridgeline GT · 1,400 mi

Third board I have owned and the first that fit me. They re-geared it twice after delivery until the throttle felt right. Nobody else does that.

Devon Achterberg

Nightshift R · 900 mi

The Tarmac One is genuinely fast and genuinely quiet, which I did not think you could have at once. The build log they shipped is framed in my garage.

Priya Raman

Tarmac One · 2,100 mi

What it costs

Three ways to work with us

Prices are starting points — your spec sets the final number, and you see every line before you commit.

Deck Refresh

from $900

Bring us your tired board. We re-deck, re-wire, and re-tune it.

  • New deck layup or grip
  • Drivetrain service & re-gear
  • Battery health report
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Most chosen

Signature Build

from $3,100

A complete board from one of our three platforms, tuned to you.

  • Choice of Ridgeline, Nightshift or Tarmac
  • Weight-matched gearing & throttle curve
  • Custom colorway + integrated lighting
  • Bench-test log + 2-year drivetrain warranty
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Full Custom

from $5,400

A board that does not exist yet. We design it with you.

  • Bespoke deck geometry & materials
  • Drivetrain spec to your performance target
  • Cell-by-cell balanced custom pack
  • Named, serialized, one of one
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Start your build

Tell us how you ride.

No deposit, no configurator, no hard sell. Send the basics and a builder replies by hand within two business days with a spec sheet and a real quote.

Email
builds@driveboardcustoms.co
The bench
Bench 14, Outer Sunset · San Francisco, CA
Turnaround
3–6 weeks, build dependent

No deposit to get a quote. We reply by hand within two business days.