Onewheel Photoshoot Thread
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January 26, 2022 -- Northeast Ohio -- We have had over 30 inches of snowfall in a week and two days -- first 17 inches in one long squall, then an inch or several freshening every day or so. This photo is near our house, at about 300 feet of driveway away from the road. As of yet I have not been Onewheeling much this winter, since my hard concussion in December.The Onewheel is resting nose down because of no battery weight in the back. The rubber bicycle tire pieces are freewheel brakes. The rails are carbon steel Ruckus Rails with aluminum traces where the Ignite Lift Kit formerly had been. The white rear footpad is a piece of plastic deck-like board. The white handle is a drawer pull.
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@s-leon I love how every time I see your board it gets even more custom. Very MadMax vibes and it looks great. The suspension really adds to it too.
Happy to see you out riding albeit not as much. I can't imagine 30 inches of snow here. I've heard stories of massive snowstorms in the UK but I've personally never seen more than a few inches.
@HanahsDax How's the snow been around your side of the states? Gotten up to any wintery adventures?
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@lia It’s been a mild winter here so far. We had a couple big storms early and then a lot of sunny, warm days. Here is a pic I took in early December on my commute to work after a storm overnight.
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@hanahsdax Looks like a real nice ride to work. Do you rub all the snow off with a towel or something when you get in?
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@lia Yeah in the winter I ride up to catch the Chondola which takes me right to the core where our office is located. I usually broom off any snow before bringing it in and wipe down the wheel with a rag and a paper towel.
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@notsure the Ganjala.
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We finally got some snow last night. Here’s how to turn a treaded into a slick. -
@hanahsdax That's a cool look, does the snow getting packed into the tread cause traction issues or is it unnoticeable.
I've heard when the treads get water logged it can lead to aquaplaning so wondered if similar occurs with snow.
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@lia I think in certain conditions the treads help but for the most part it’s really about throttle control in the snow. Those $9 snow chains look interesting but I don’t think I’ll go that route.
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It's a growing family
Moved the boards to the bedroom since the wall along the workshop isn't big enough anymore. Making that new stand to house them all (except the XS, I just wanted to put it alongside the others) -
Need to go to Daventry in a few weeks for a doc appointment however I've never taken the route needed to get there. Don't want to set off unprepared and miss it or find a problem midway so today was a great day to check the route.
Timed the route and made an alteration on the return which mostly bypassed this shocking bit of pathway so I'll do that instead. While there I decided to take a spin round the local reservoir and nature reserve. Here's some pics from the trip :)
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Put the proton torpedo in the ventilation shaft at the end. Amirite?
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Got to Hawaii and this was waiting for me:
After some REAL pain trying to get the tire off, it turned into this!
Adding in some wildlife (gotta look hard!) . . .
Took it for a ride today. Besides almost being run over by a huge left turning pickup that I THOUGHT saw me, it was pretty nice. A bit more squirrely than the XR and push back somewhere just over 16 (gotta get used to that), but definitely a capable board. I've never felt pushback on my XR and can sometimes top out at 19 mph, but the Pint X pushback can definitely be felt. Overall though, this should keep me floating until I get home and unbox my GT that arrived this morning back home, LOL.
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Went for a ride around the new builds that are still being done. Gotta find the site planner and give them some bones for adding wide, smooth AF and carvy paths around it that are so buttery smooth.
Here's some pics I got while not obsessing over how nice these were to ride.
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Can’t ride all day if you don’t start early morning. -
Still getting used to the Pint X, riding 10-12 miles/day here in Hawaii. So I took a bit rougher path to Kaiaka Bay Beach Park in Haleiwa and actually survived without bailing. Stoked from that success, I took it out into the park and saw a couple and their dog walking towards me on what "looked" like a path. Off I went, only to find out this needle covered ground was hiding totally soft and loose sand! As the board slipped out from under me, I angled off the board and fell to the ground. Luckily, loose sand is pretty soft, so only some very minor scrapes and needles in my pockets, but QUITE embarrassing I must admit. Anyway, got back on some firm ground and headed slowly back towards the park entrance. Stopped to put the Pint X up on a curb for this lovely photo.
As I knew the path to this park was gonna be rough, I was running with my black C&R magnetic "crash" fender that I got using the 2 for 1 deal they had a while back.
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I'm a sucker for a good sunset. Can't help but snag a pic. Even better if I'm out riding~
Drop everything, set up the gear and I'll likely take around 10-20 pics to choose from later.
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I saw an eagle in the sky today
Flying free upon the wind
In my dreams I touched its wings
Caught the wind and flew with him
Oh, what glory it was for me
Flying free up in the sky
For dreams become reality
If in our souls they never die
So seize the moment which is now
For your eagle lives within
Hold the vision of your truth
Dream your eagle and fly with him
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Shared on reddit but sharing here too. Cleaned up Slushy after putting a new tire on her courtesy of @HanahsDax :D
More pics over on reddit, didn't want to spam the feed ;)She's spent so long caked in dirt that I forgot how pretty a board can be when clean. I almost don't want to get her dirty again... but I will >:D
Reason for replacing the tire is the Whisper had a few too many punctures. Here is what I was able to pull out of it that I was able to see (1.5mm hex key for scale)
7+ thorns from 3 weeks ago and a few chunks of glass from last weekend. This wasn't actually what let me down (pun intended) but instead the sides had worn near the threads and air was escaping from there. To keep going I would be burning through slime to keep it inflated... rather not.Besides with fresh rubber on hand it'd be silly not to do away with the patchwork whisper and retire it after a measly 3407km. To be fair that's under half what the Vega managed (7208km) so it's not super bad considering how much nicer to ride the Whisper is over the Vega.
