Onewheel Neighbors
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The one Onewheeler I have the most in-person contact with is a very nice, lanky young man who lives in kind of a family village on property adjoining the Greenway. Matthew rides a Plus -- mostly to walk his dog. Matthew said he saw someone riding a Onewheel at a music festival and had to have one! Flying across wet grass recently, racing the dog, Matthew took a spill, tumbling on the soft damp earth -- and was rubbing his shoulder telling me about it. Although Matthew's riding style and mine are different -- we enjoy talking shop about Onewheels occasionally.
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@s-leon Hope Matthew didn't get hurt too much. Brave of him to take on wet grass at speed ;)
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@lia -- Matthew seemed fine -- although he was physically walking his dog, not Onewheeling, when I stopped to talk with him this morning. Wet grass? Vega slick? Racing his dog? Brave? -- Yes... and continuing to learn!
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@s-leon said in Onewheel Neighbors:
Matthew seemed fine
it can be really intimidating at first, especially if u fall hard. backside anything is downright spooky.
im teaching an old snowboarding buddy of mine to ride the pint im now glad i didnt sell, n he was legitimately down for the count for two weeks after that first ride. joints swollen. sore muscles everywhere. no falling at all lol. for aging desk jockies looking to regain some adventure in their life, it can be like going to boot camp! u buy it, regret it briefly, then love it, then lose fear, then gain fear, then average out somewhere in between. or so ive heard.
XR's got what plants crave!
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@notsure -- A clear synopsis.
Matthew was back on his Onewheel Plus on the Greenway this morning with his dog Graham, who is a nice but a bit excitable dog the color of graham crackers. I first met Matthew and his significant other, Bridget, when they moved here in an April snow to Northeast Ohio from sun-hot Arizona two years ago. They were interested to meet another Onewheeler in the wild. One time I met Matthew's mom on the trail who was also interested in Onewheels. Matthew's mom said she wanted to try Matthew's Onewheel, but she has an accident-prone history with balance on ladders and she was discouraged from trying.
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Another morning, another encounter. A big, "nice to see you" smile from Bridget as I Onewheeled past the three of them walking the Greenway early.
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Hmmm... A different kind of neighbor. Here is the summertime story: With Ruth Anne's car in for repair, I gave her mine to use. And while Ruth Anne was out and about, I headed out to Onewheel our local rural roads -- instead of the Greenway Trail I usually drive four miles to ride.
At the end of our long driveway I looked for traffic, and seeing a few motorcycles fairly far in the distance I Onewheeled across the road and picked up speed. They must have seen me cross in Onewheel silhouette, because one of these young guys clearly must have thought, "Onewheeling! I'll show this guy one-wheeling!"
And a moment later he roared past me, front wheel high in the air, standing on one foot-peg -- in a stance like he was clutching the neck of a thundering racehorse, weaving the machine back and forth -- "carving" -- too!
A surprise it was to me! And I hoped this young man's future widow-to-be will be well-versed well ahead of time of his desire for displaying foolishly risky and potentially deadly behaviors!
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@s-leon said in Onewheel Neighbors:
And a moment later he roared past me, front wheel high in the air, standing on one foot-peg -- in a stance like he was clutching the neck of a thundering racehorse, weaving the machine back and forth -- "carving" -- too!
remind him next time he'll be as cool as u when he can do it with no hands.
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I’ve held on to this pic for awhile (taken October 24, 2021) of my neighbor who is the one who introduced me to the Onewheel. He loaned me his Plus about 4 years ago to the day and I rode the thing until I had to carry it home about a half of a mile. After that initial intro I was immediately convinced I needed one so I ordered the XR. He’s in his mid-60’s and shreds with the best of us local riders and we’ve had many adventures together.
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@hanahsdax great photo! he's an inspiration.
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An indication of our Northeast Ohio Amish neighbors. -
Q to @HanahsDax or anyone that knows the field :
Sorry for off-topic input yet again, but it's been haunting me and can't help but asking away nowhere better than here.
-What is this Hoosier tire make/model???
As far as I know .. the most of (large) Hoosier treaded are with non-directional diamond-shape patterns. Some smaller ones .. Pint, Pint X and Growler oriented 10.5" Hoosiers do have directional V-shape patterns.
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@sirgu It is the 7.1 Hoosier Super Kart Tire designated for the rear . Everything except the rails is an XR. He said in order to fit the 7.1, he modified the rails and used an old set of Plus rails. He claims he once sent a Plus with the same set up back to FM for repair and they made him pay for a new set of rails claiming his modification made the board unsafe. Here is a pic of the tire.
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@HanahsDax That makes sense. Thank you so much!
If your legendary neighbor would be in this forum, there's so much more I'd inquire. -
I was definitely getting “Shreddy Kruger” vibes from my neighbor’s shadow the other day when we poached the downhill bike park before they officially opened. -
@hanahsdax so funny -- we have a friend who wears those exact gloves when we meet to work on things for our Burning Man camp, and we call them "the Korean Serial Killer Gloves."
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My Onewheel neighbor young man Matthew was out this evening on his Onewheel, walking his dog Graham on the Greenway, and stopped to talk for a few minutes. While we were talking Matthew was balancing on his Plus, monitoring his dog, and watching for Greenway traffic; I commented on the adeptness of his ankles. He smiled and said low tire pressure with the stock Vega helps for the low speed maneuvering. He also waxed enthusiastic about riding his Plus everywhere on his family's property: Visiting his parent's house, taking big, full trash cans out to collection, going to do this job or that -- the Onewheel is so versatile for everything! With his enthusiasm spilling over, I invited him to look here at the OWForum.
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Going down! With a Rainier in hand. Save the beer!
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@hanahsdax -- I trust he must have been okay, but oh my, it looks rough there, Onewheeling down the trail stairs.
At a summer family party here on the farm, letting folks try the electric bikes and Onewheel, one in particular was a natural rider and very much interested in Onewheeling!
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@s-leon Luckily that opening section of Scrubber is slow going so he was able to make a graceful fall. While I can’t convince him to wear a helmet (at 60+ years old there’s no need to preach to him the importance) he always wears his Korean serial killer gloves, knee pads, hip pads and a children’s soccer knee and shin guard as a makeshift elbow and forearm armor on his lead arm.
