@tartax i see posts from people in Europe quite often on Youtube. there must be a lot of them somewhere... and there was a french thread here awhile back too, if i recall. don't lose hope -- there are people all over the world floating and having fun!
COME ON, man -- listen to the doctors and nurses in China, Italy, Iran, Spain, France, NYC or New Orleans and then tell me this is anything like a normal flu. there is zero evidence yet that heat in the summer will do anything to this, and either way, there's an entire southern hemisphere going into cold and flu season where this can mutate and change, and it's going to be a year at best before we might have a vaccine for the strain we know about right now.
@jackiemoon did you happen to change your tire pressure? is it maybe higher than you're used to?
@a_onekatie you're right -- i agree that the last thing ER rooms need right now is a bunch of cooped up OW riders showing up with injuries!
jack was wearing a helmet at least. that's sometimes more than i wear, truth be told. but it just depends what i'm doing. longer rides through unfamiliar territory, yeah, i gear up, but to go a few blocks and ride in the grass at the park, meh. i know, i know, sorry. just being truthful.
@a_onekatie i definitely have noticed the temperature thing -- so much so that i don't take my Pint out if it's below 40F. but i think that's just a battery thing, nothing to do with the Pint, yeah. well, i'm still lusting after that Hoosier tire then, i guess. heh.
@McFloaty interesting to hear that there's quite a mileage drop when switching to the Hoosier. i've been lusting after one, but now i'm having second thoughts...
@a_onekatie yes, i've been thinking more seriously about float plates of some kind. i haven't managed the courage to go off anything higher than 4" or so yet, but still, i am definitely nailing that. too bad most curbs are taller, haha. (and going UP? forget it. i don't even know where to BEGIN on that...)
Hey all -- i know i'm way, way late on this milestone, since i was one of the early Pint owners back in July and here it is now March and i'm just reaching this, but still: i hit my "First 100 Miles" achievement yesterday. i work from home, so i don't get to add commute miles on my Pint like a lot of people do. it's my weekend fun ride, and all winter i've been hitting the slopes instead of hitting the streets, which has impacted my mileage. anyway, i feel good about my new milestone. it happened while i was busy practicing riding fakey and learning curb drops, so there's that. : ) just thought i'd share. hope you all had good weekends, too!
@a_onekatie UNICYCLE?? lol. well, at least she got the right number of wheels right...
@Sponge315 nice! the Nugget has a pretty good reputation for being friendly overall. glad to hear you had a good time here. : )
@a_onekatie said in Pint tire change, who’s done it?:
For example, it would come into play when there is water on the road because the tire is directionally designed to push water to the sides of your ride.
yeah, that makes total sense. while i hope CA (and NV by extension) gets a proper Miracle March series of winter storms, so we get some water, in the meantime you can at least ride with some peace of mind. : )
@OneDan that sounds pretty much exactly about my skill level on a snowboard, haha, so if i can manage it on the OW i'll be happy. i can go fakey to get me out of sticky situations on the slopes or in trees, but that's about it. extended distances? omg no way. it's like learning all over again, and i don't relish the thought of THAT.
@a_onekatie i am too -- i can snowboard fakey a bit, but the Pint is a whole different beast. but i'm vowing to learn!
@a_onekatie i was just thinking, since you can ride a OW in both directions (if you're good at riding fakey), does it really matter? maybe you're ok.
@a_onekatie omg, it never occurred to me that would be a thing to worry about! at least you've done it once so you know how to do it again... right? GRIN
@a_onekatie that tire looks fantastic. i want one.
@a_onekatie said in Optimal Pint Tire Pressure?:
Pint tire is supposed to ship right at 20 psi, that’s what FM figure is “average.” But the 10% of your body weight rule is THE way to go.
yeah, i think that Pint tires ship at 20-21 PSI. i have mine set at 14-15, and it seems pretty smooth and carvey. i might drop it down a little, but generally that's where i keep it.
@a_onekatie said in Riding Music:
Band of Horses (another oldie but goodie)
wait, Band of Horses is now old? oh crap.