Posts made by blkwalnutgrwr

@tony420121 A timeless thread, dog attacks Onewheel rider. It happened yesterday, February 25, 2020 on a rural road in Northeast Ohio. The dog was loose, the owner putting out his tote for trash pick-up. I waved and said, "Hi." The owner gave me a genial, "Hi. How you doing?" And I heard the dog bark. Then barking very excitedly. In my rear view mirror (Take-a-Look bicycle eyeglasses clip-on) here comes the dog as fast and intent as its legs could carry it -- and gaining on me. That surprised me. Fumbling in my coat pocket I pulled out my "HALT!" dog repellant. In the couple seconds it took to find it and get my finger on the nozzle button I could feel the dog repeatedly nipping at my pant leg. Down and back I sprayed a couple times. Not sure what to expect, here is what happened: No howl, no whine, no bark of surprise -- just a cessation of chase. The dog stopped, moved its head like trying to get away from an annoying fly, and walked away. Glad I was to have had the spray in my pocket, and that it worked well even after a year in there. Later I passed by again, this time with the dog repellant at the ready in my hand -- but all I got was a single bark from a safe distance away. I had picked up the "HALT!" dog repellant at a bike shop, and they said it was the same one that the mail carriers use -- for me on this occasion it worked great!

@HanahsDax Vegas, an FF Hoosier 11.0 x 6.0-6 treaded, and a Hoosier 11.0 x 5.5-6 treaded (my current favorite - nimble and good for distance)-- and a Burris treaded on a Plus. I also have a preowned Dunlop 11.5 x 7.10-6 with awesome tread which I have never yet mounted. The app flaw that is sending me looking is that to read the numbers for voltage and temperature I have to fish in my pocket for strong reading glasses. More than once I have encountered eyeglasses haphazardly lying on the trail that I had not even known I dropped.

@HanahsDax A lot of jumps in 23 seconds! Very nice!

A question for you: How do you see more than one board on the leaderboards? I have started riding my Plus, as well as my V1, and am curious of my standing on it.

Winter underpass.

@a_onekatie and @SlyFoxxx. 6800 miles on that grip tape. The treaded Hoosier 5.5 has been working great in deep snow. The Soccasin was great, too, but not for any gravel rough surface. I did get Geoff Oliver's "One Wheel XR Snow Chains" to use on frozen safe ice on ponds and lakes -- but have not yet done it. In the photo I like the Snow curl as the Onewheel pushes through.

Winter is not ALL snow.

@HanahsDax and @Sponge315 The cable is a VnR up to a backpack with two EGO batteries -- 2.0 and 2.5 amp hours -- and often also a Carvepower 2nd Gen (set at 56volts/5amp delivery) with two Carvepower high capacity batteries. I like my distance. And indeed cold weather and snow use up power quickly. The worst mileage I got was in rough, deep snow atop a paved trail -- I only got three miles with the 7 amp hours of the two EGOs and the onboard battery. The EGOs deliver power better for torque in snow; the Carvepower by itself even set at 8 amp delivery can't seem keep up in the really heavy snow. And with only the Carvepower I have had overcharge cut-out three times now downhill -- even after miles of riding. Then, too, after getting cold battery pushback and cut-out the other day (very much like low-battery pushback and cut-out) I have been wrapping the board's tail in closed cell foam packing, and with it the onboard battery temperature has not dipped below 50 degrees in 20 degree outdoor temperatures out riding for more than an hour at a time. It has been a lot of learning by trial and error -- do not head out for miles in the snow before trying a quarter mile first, then a half mile or so, and watching/monitoring your voltage and battery temperature.

Brushing snow off my board.

Onewheel distance in snowfall.

Tracking.

Soccasin trail over sleety ice.

@mrkeith Nice to hear from active and dedicated riders like yourself!

Between the lines in light snow.

November 18, 2019 on the Onewheel trail in Northeast Ohio!

The best fender is a pair of snowboard pants.

Onewheel Snow Unicorn!

Tire tread snow rice.

From earlier this winter.

Slush under the fender.

@Kielanders! Photo of Soccasin on Onewheel -- with snow build up.