@OneDan said in Laying Down Carves:
I carve almost the entire time I ride and with the treaded tire, it feels like my "snowboard" has sharpened edges.
Sounds good to me! Thanks for the info and feedback!
@Mmhmmm said in Laying Down Carves:
Seek out grass swales where you can plot your own custom trails providing you with dramatic surfing lines that improve over time as you carve them. Often, they can be found closeby, if you look carefully.
Totally! I have a completely different outlook now. I see the urban world around me through a different lens now ;)
@skyman88 said in Laying Down Carves:
First thing I would upgrade is the tail and grip tape.
After that I would look at tire options.
Facebook has a lot of local riding groups.
This sounds like very sound advice. I rode my buddies XR the other day and he has the Kush Pad on with the TFL grip tape and I was sold pretty much after laying in 2-3 carves.
My only thing is, if I have full concave on the rear pad, I want it on the front one too! I did see the hack to steal a V1 sensor and put it into a Kush Pad to run dual full concave which I feel would be idea. I just don't know where the heck to find a donor sensor :(
I do tend to ride a bit of a wider stance when snowboarding, I'm 5"8 150lbs and I ride a 160+ which results in a wide stance for long committed carving. So I'm really wondering if I would feel more at home with the OneTail+ instead of the Kush Pad? Any thoughts on this?
My buddy already pre-ordered me a Burris as a welcome gift as he's the one who convinced me to spend money I didn't have on this magical device. So that'll be the tire I go for eventually, I do want to get some miles on my Vega before swapping though. I'm currently at about 70 miles, it's a bit shocking that it needs hundreds of miles to break in, the tire feels pretty good already, but I'll assume it still needs some break in.
Finally, I have two friends who own OneWheel XR's and will get to try out their setups, but I do not use any social media platforms. I boycotted the book of faces long ago.
Thanks for all the great info and advice!
@jlk250 said in Laying Down Carves:
A different tire will help. In the meantime, try higher air pressure in the Vega. I used 36 psi to get better carving. It is a harsher ride but was worth it for me.
Interesting, I did try out different PSIs for a few days, but realized I should just settle on 1PSI per 1lbs body weight until the tire is broken in since it's character is still changing.
I might play with this a bit more later unless I go straight into the Burris that's currently on pre-order.
Happy Carving Y'all!
