Watching Action on the Leaderboards
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My 5 minutes of fame on the GT mileage leaderboard. Hit 101 miles after 46 hours of ownership. Charging the bad boy up to see if I can sneak back on there for another few mins. As most of you know, I’m not a high-speed, high mileage rider but a high altitude rider who loves shredding the gnarliest single tracks I can find. Unfortunately all the local trails are covered under a foot or more of snow. I’ve got a V1 streak to maintain and a couple XRs that deserve attention as well. -
@hanahsdax I didn't know you got a GT. Nice one!
Going to need a full on review on how you like it, eagerly awaiting mine to ship.Hope to see you climbing those ranks, need a gnarly leafblower to clear your track as you ride ;)
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@HanahsDax said :
... I’ve got a V1 streak to maintain and a couple XRs that deserve attention as well.
Getting busy now, huh? LOL!
@Lia said :
... need a full on review on how you like it, ...
I'd second that! For sake of Dax's experiences.
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@lia Thanks! Yeah I ordered on launch day within the first hour. If FedEx didn’t suck it would’ve been here Thursday evening but it got stuck en route and then showed up almost frozen as the day it was delivered was a high temp of 18 degrees Fahrenheit. Had to let it warm up for a couple hours before I even turned it on to make sure it worked. Then had to wait a couple more hours to let it charge completely. Got 30 miles with 15% battery left riding fairly conservative on it’s first charge.
The pros outweigh the cons so far in my experience.
The ghosting issues are for real. I’ve had two instances in which the sensor didn’t deactivate. Luckily I had read posts about it happening so when it happened the first time I was aware of the possibility of a runaway and was able to grab it by the nose handle. The second time I wasn’t as lucky and it slammed into a concrete wall giving G Thang her first beauty mark. I’ll post more about it soon. -
@HanahsDax I hesitated for a bit, not sure why as the purchase was inevitable so ordered mine later in the day and did paypal's "pay in 3".
The pros outweigh the cons so far in my experience.
@hanahsdax said in Watching Action on the Leaderboards:
I was aware of the possibility of a runaway and was able to grab it by the nose handle
Confirmed, You are indeed some sort of superhero with reflexes like that.
Sad to hear about the second incident but at least its now out of the "keep it pristine" side of ownership and also knowing it can take on both a rock or hard place while coming out on top.
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@hanahsdax -- Climbing up the GT Mileage Leaderboard, you are now at #7. Active now on two Leaderboards! (noted at 10pm Ohio time)
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@hanahsdax said in Watching Action on the Leaderboards:
The ghosting issues are for real. I’ve had two instances in which the sensor didn’t deactivate.
Don't mean to hijack this thread, but seeing as someone in our rather small community here has seen this problem, just want to add my comments.
As I've mentioned, my GT was one of the first to ship and is sitting at home in the box and I won't be back until the end of the month. I'm watching this issue unfold and it does seem that quite a few folks are mentioning the problem. Some seem quite serious/dangerous, while others, like @HanahsDax, more or less under control. While I don't really believe it's a widespread issue, I do believe that even 1 or 2 ghost boards is a problem.
I'll stay abreast of this until I get home, but right now I'm thinking I'll attach a leash to the mag handle and hold it in my hand, just in case. Two scenarios I want to avoid are 1) the worst case of my board injuring someone and 2) my board ghosting off into the Sacramento river that I ride along! LOL
Additionally, if my GT doesn't disengage even once when I'm not on it, I'll be getting FM to fix it ASAP. There's no way a OW should stay engaged when no rider is aboard.
GT-S > GT > Pint X > XR > +
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@onedangt @HanahsDax Forgot to say, FM are offering to replace faulty pads if they’re ghosting. They do ask for the faulty one to be shipped back first though so no riding till you get the new one.
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@lia Yeah, saw that. I kinda wonder if that's the entire problem though, as one person said it was ghosting upside down! That shouldn't happen even if the front pad is defective.
GT-S > GT > Pint X > XR > +
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@OneDanGT btw ghosting upside down is nothing new. Unfortunately gotta log into FB to see this particular video.
There's this turnover phrase now: Use fender to reduce risk for repetitive runaways!
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HanahsDax now at GT Mileage Leaderboard #4!
...and currently riding and adding more miles at 7:15 pm Ohio time.
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@s-leon Well spotted, zooming up the ranks!
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@lia HanahsDax is tied for GT Mileage #3!!! (At 9:15 pm Ohio time.)
Edit: And now on the GT Leaderboard, HanahsDax solidly #3 at 10:25pm Ohio time -- and actively riding at 10:33 pm.
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@s-leon said in Watching Action on the Leaderboards:
HanahsDax is tied for GT Mileage #3!!!
ooh! this is getting interesting. we need a proper live feed.
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A fair amount of jockeying is going on on the GT mileage Leaderboard. Up from #7, STOKECARTEL briefly took #3 from HanahsDax before getting relegated back to #4. Dedicated rider on the Pint mileage Leaderboard, MattSplat, also seems to have ambitions for higher placement. Like NotSure observed, it would be fun to watch a live feed as changes occur!
Real time 3:27 pm Ohio time, MattSplat is making his move to overtake HanahsDax at GT #3! One mile to go! Paused there, he seems to be daring HanahsDax to make a run for it -- pure speculation on my part.
Tie! For #3 at 3:35 pm Ohio time!
I remember when MattSplat was meteoring up the Pint mileage Leaderboard someone there changed their handle to "StopTheSplat!"
3:42 pm Ohio time and GT #3 now belongs to MattSplat solely!
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@s-leon said in Watching Action on the Leaderboards:
Real time 3:27 pm Ohio time, MattSplat is making his move to overtake HanahsDax at #3! One mile to go! Paused there, he seems to be daring HanahsDax to make a run for it -- pure speculation on my part.
lol
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@s-leon I got to my destination for work. The good news is it’s four miles back to my next location which should put me a mile ahead of Mattsplat. Let’s see if my riding triggers him. It’s 2:35pm Mountain Time. Fun stuff. Snow on its way in a few hours this day will be my last “high mileage” day until the sun clears the roads and paths back up. I’ve got the XR to ride in the snow.
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And HanahsDax indeed is back to GT #3!!!
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@s-leon Need to change this thread title to "Leaderboard Play by Play!"
