# Skate Culture Hoverboards This New Hoverboard Was Designed in Consultation with Tony Hawk By Charlotte Joyce Kidd | Published 2015-10-15 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-hoverboard References: [gizmodo](http://gizmodo.com/tony-hawk-helped-build-a-new-hoverboard-the-hendo-2-0-1736575769) & [hendohover](http://hendohover.com/) This new hoverboard -- an update on the revolutionary Hendo vehicle introduced last year -- was designed in consultation with skating legend Tony Hawk. The new hoverboard, called the Hendo 2.0, looks and handles like a [genuine skateboard](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-skateboard-design), as opposed to its predecessor, the original Hendo. While both are genuine hoverboards, using [magnet technology to levitate](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hoverpen-traverse) off the ground, the Hendo was a larger, thicker, more unwieldy model. The genius minds at Hendo asked Tony Hawk to consult and collaborate on the new hoverboard, and the result was predictably [skate culture-oriented](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skate-rowley). Hawk's suggestions were to make the Hendo 2.0 lighter, smaller, quieter and easier to ride. The new hoverboard, unsurprisingly, seems to be modeled after the deck of a skateboard. Just in time for October 21st, 2015, the day Marty McFly arrived in the future, the world now has a genuine Back to the Future-style hoverboard. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.6/10 - Popularity: 94% | Activity: 96% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Inventions](https://www.trendhunter.com/inventions) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Skateboard-inspired Hoverboards:** Opportunity for creating hoverboards that resemble and handle like traditional skateboards to cater to the skate culture. - **Consultation-driven Design:** Opportunity for businesses to collaborate with industry experts, such as Tony Hawk, to create innovative and consumer-focused products. - **Retro Futurism:** Opportunity to tap into the nostalgia of iconic movies, like Back to the Future, by developing futuristic products that pay homage to the past. ### Who This Affects Most - **Personal Transportation:** Potential for disruption by developing smaller, lighter, and quieter hoverboards that improve convenience and user experience. - **Skateboarding Equipment:** Opportunity to expand product offerings by introducing hoverboards that cater to skateboard enthusiasts, providing a new and exciting way to experience skate culture. - **Film and Entertainment:** Opportunity to capitalize on nostalgic movie references by creating products that embody the futuristic vision of films, like the Back to the Future hoverboard. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Modular Monowheel Hoverboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/naowheel.md) - [Backpack-Adhering Skateboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magnetic-skateboard.md) - [Two-Wheeled Surfing-Inspired Skateboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surf-skateboard.md) - [Hybridized Electric Longboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hybridized-electric-longboards.md) - [Skateboarder-Approved Tex-Mex Meals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/taco-bell-and-tony-hawk.md) - [Bluetooth-Operated Motorized Skateboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-electric-skateboard.md) - [Hoverboard-Luggage Design Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trunk-car.md) - [Skateboard-Inspired Electric Scooters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bustin-boards-skatex.md) - [Intuitive Remote-Free Electric Skateboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/liquid-skateboard.md)