Posts made by Franko

nice review. i mostly ride on streets, but i'm getting interested in the Burris now just in case i go more off road... sorry about the dog shit, lol -- thanks for keeping that in the video.

@Lia haha, good point. i will try to ignore that fact so it doesn't feed my procrastination, lol

@Lia said in Art piece for the forum members:

If you want I can still add you, will just have to find a way to squeeze you in ;)
I don't necessarily need a pic if that's an issue, a decent enough description should be enough. Managed to draw @stinkyface with a description, a few pics of their board and their thumb in one of the shots ;)

well, i admit i'm tempted -- but this week is jam packed for me, and i'm leaving Thursday for a few days (camping trip, but i'm bringing the Pint just in case!). so it wouldn't be until next week at the earliest. maybe i could get a photo during the trip!

Anyone else here have a sage colored Pint? am i the only one? i know there are other OW riders in my town, but i don't personally know any. i have run across people and talked to them, exchanged info, but then we've never seen each other again or ridden anywhere. most people i see on them in town are on XRs or Pluses. I need to find my local Pint Peeps!

this is wonderful. i would've joined in, but i don't have any pix of me on my Pint, and i didn't want to hold up anything while i got one i liked. you are so talented!

yeah, you had me going for a minute too, lol. i don't think i've had any OW dreams, which is weird, because i have had dreams rollerskating after skating for a day, for instance.

@Lia yep -- pretty much just like that. wrist guard half-finger gloves and everything. it works great!

@blkwalnutgrwr i have a small bike bell that i wear on my finger that i can chime with a flick of my thumb. it can be gentle when i want it to be, but it can be super LOUD when i really let go. i'm not the most vocal rider, so i've found that i startle people in front of me less when they hear a friendly bike bell instead of me suddenly saying "On your left!" or whatever.

it's this one:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071VRYDZ6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

@NotSure ooh, that's pretty slick! i think i'll still wear my Thousand helmet though. i like the style.

@LidPhones when i learned to snowboard ages ago, i learned that i needed to decide between "looking cool" vs "not bashing my head open," haha. until then, i always thought that "seeing stars" was just for cartoons -- but no, you actually do! besides, nowadays, there are so many helmets that protect you AND look cool. win-win!

Dutch commercial reminding you that no matter how awesome you look, you should wear a helmet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m-c4GixUpg&ab_channel=%26Co.

saved a spot for me.

@HorsePlay i find it encouraging that you got a survey, too. i hope they start participating more.

@NotSure said in Wrecked at 0 Miles.:

One notion that does NOT translate is the concept and practice of 'edge control'. On a snowboard, you're always controlling your edges in some fashion. Onewheel's ride 'flat' by comparison (cuz it's a wheel).

fellow snowboarder here, and yeah, i agree. carving works a similar feel and muscles, but you definitely don't want to work front and back "edges" on a OW like you do on a snowboard. that would be asking for trouble, i think, haha.

@Senior-Coffee said in Wrecked at 0 Miles.:

I stepped on a onewheel first time ever in July '19. Rode in my yard for 3 days slowly, total of 8 miles. Took it on the street the 4th day. It was so much harder to ride in the grass and it prepared me for the street.

same here for me, almost exactly. i think i rode my first 10-20 miles on grass, though. after my first 3 days or so on the grass, i got brave and decided to ride home. once i hit the street, i was amazed at how smooth and easy it was. i think riding on uneven grassy surfaces helps you condition your stabilizer muscles faster, and get used to responding to unexpected bumps and knocks one way or the other.

@blkwalnutgrwr i kind of wonder about the legality of that. "no trespassing," sure, that's one thing -- but SHOOTING someone? and a laughable $50 "fine" for "property damage"? come on.

@HorsePlay i'll second this. like @lemur, my first thought was tire pressure, but Chris Richardson knows what he's talking about. such a good video!

i actually put felt furniture STRIPS on my Pint, one line each side from near the hub towards the nose, and i basically never have sensor trouble any more, so i can say that from my experience they work. i also wear a size 8.5 US, so pretty similar size shoe.

@Enterusername said in Why doesnt future motion waterproof their products?:

Maybe because it's not a water toy? If they said it was waterproof, people would find a way to drown it.

yeah, even the Pint, while built more with water exposure in mind, has documentation to carefully state it's "water resistant," not that it's water proof. I personally just treat mine like it's an electronic device, and avoid wet situations if at all possible. i know it's easy to forget when it's so durable in other ways, but i just try to be careful around water.

@lemur ahh, so clever! your scaling really threw me off.

@Lia oooh, a camera mount - that's a good thought. although you'd have to be very comfortable with the added need for clearance so you don't go snagging it on anything, if that's what it is.