XR Board Owners
@lia awww thanks.
No worries. I'll carry on for now. It is what it is.
Let's see what the numbers say after a week or two of daily riding again.
Thanks for the tip on the XL... I suppose if you get the best they do you can't go wrong really...
I don't think I have the time for VESC. 😏
As for the Europe trips, they were all in the car...
Holidays in general plus a couple of festivals over last couple of years.
@puzz360 Oh no dude so sorry you lost the streak!
It's genuinely amazing how long y'all are doing these for now. I actually forget how long mine was (both official and unofficial)
Also amazing you got to trek around Europe while streaking. How did you handle travel with a board? I know the racers currently doing Portugal in a few weeks are palleting their boards but you'd lose the streak between packing, shipping, unloading and delivery.
Defo treat yourself to a new ride. If you wanna stay FM I definitely think the XL is so good. It just goes! Got to try a few on some group rides and at STS earlier this year and despite being an FungiGirl now I was a bit smitten by it aha. If you're on FB poke the Onewheel Riders Collective group as there's a few regulars that ride them and would probably be stoked to let you try it out before pulling the trigger.
RIP daystreak
At 5 years and 254 days, that's it...
I suddenly remembered to go for a ride at 4 minutes past midnight. TOO LATE...
What a journey. Through every type of weather to all kinds of illness (barely able to walk but could still ride haha) I've been out, but not this time.
I'm not too bothered but shame to bow out because "I just forgot"
I did notice 801StokerJones had been waiting in the wings and is now number 5 though. 👍
Well done to all in the top 5. In particular JadenTFK. That's some going.
I'll continue to ride daily but now with no need to go just to make up the numbers or in a monsoon lol
Got some good coverage on the map in the process too.
Now would be a good time for an upgrade too... Maybe GTS Rally/Recurve?
What say you folks?
rode the Dubs for over a year and a half but I am 47 and not racing anywhere now and want to ride in comfort 😂 so have gone back to factory rails.
This board is my daily driver, I go to work on it and anywhere else I need to be ❤️
Well, I'm still alive!....
somehow
So, how is my board doing?
Well, actually! I haven't had many issues with it, and it's been fine. I re-did the o-rings on the axle, and I've done some small tweaking to the foot hooks. Thanks and shoutout to VOW for the free foothook design, and Onewheel Parts for hooking me up with their quickies, those things are indestructible.
Since last July, I've had to replace my footpad sensor twice. Great, and I had to buy one for a higher price from someone else since StokedStock is no longer with us.
I am now considering either a magnetic-style footpad, or using one of those pressure sensors for car seats
(cursed)
Apparently, the VESC peeps engineered a way to use a little magnet that you tie to your ankle as a way to activate and deactivate your footpad. It uses a mangetic sensor, and it's pretty neato
To dwell on this further later
Troque Box is holding up, but i may need to 3D print a new battery box or shell out the cash for the torque box 2
New tire too. The Thundercat didn't last as long as the previous tires, the sidewall probably gave out around mid-feb, lasting about 7-ish months before it would loose air. By the time I decided i was done re-airing the tire every few days, it was mid-june and the tire would go flat over the course of a 90 minute lecture.
I am going to replace the battery soon. 18s2p would be the easy and sensible route, but since I'm going to college near a major city now, I can actually go to group rides weekly!
THESE PEOPLE ARE FAST AND CRAZY AND I CAN BARELY KEEP UP
but they are pretty cool
also I've found that while I have mellowed out in the past year or two and I'm not trying to hit 80-80 duty cycle, I'd like some more headroom. 26s1p was on the table for a bit because of my 120V Ennoid, but I was told that I'd have to charge my board no more than 4.09V, nullifying the need for the battery. 24s2p split pack scares the hell out of me (My old ride group had a couple split pack issues and one fire from one), and 24s2p with 18650 using a SuperSpeed Box would be VERY expensive, and with that kind of money, I'd already be going for the fifth option. Fourth Option was a 24s1P pack made for PintV, but my gut didn't like that one.
Fifth option?
I may have gone a little insane since I last spoke here
Uhm..
I decided after talking with some engineering buddies I know and people who can handle money better than I can that spending more money now on a much better setup is worth it in the long term.
I am going to have to get a 150V Ennoid. I was told to contact Ennoid about seeing what can be done about my 120V, but apparently he's on vacation until next week, so I'll have to wait.
30S1P on RS50 should give me similar range as my ME4T pack, but an exponentially more amount of the pucker factor in terms of raw power.
I'm still in shock that I'm even ORDERING a 30s1p pack, let alone going to install one.
So, yay
Probably time to start looking at Leatt gear and to probably get life insurance.
final notes?
Using the quickies from OneWheelParts, I'm designing a clip that bolts onto the unused holes so I can carry around the board like a duffel bag. Supposed to be a one day print, but my printer (Now a heavily modified SV08 which could honestly have it's own form post) is tempermental about ASA.
If I get it done tonight or tomorrow, I will share pictures
i think i'm slowly going insane
@wheelwizard Sadly not. I skipped it this year as the new project hit some stumbling blocks and my day job is just chaos currently.
@scabaa Aha ikr. I'd come from a heatwave and returned to one after getting back. Was still fun regardless ^-^
our had quite a good turnout but I didn't attend most of it except the big ride as I was helping out with stuff. Apparently when bossman sponsors an event you gotta put in the work aha.
@scabaa It was great. Very wet though 😅
Surprisingly no board failures due to water ingress.
