@znzn said in FM please please pretty please begin to franchise service dealers/shops:

I don't wanna buy a press or industrial vice, and the local tire shop looks at me like an alien. Plus, shipping to CA and back is expensive and the gas. Think of the children? Love you. Zach

https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-opens-door-to-iphone-repairs-by-more-outside-vendors-11567093813

I've thought of calling FM and volunteering to be the service rep for my state . . . and do it for free so they can figure out their training plan.

Shipping from my state (or overseas) is obscene - they need to do something so it doesn't cost 1/4 to 1/2 the price of the board to get it serviced.

Better yet, bite the bullet, put up some official service videos, sell the spare parts, and help people to repair their own boards.

If they decide to keep going down the road of Apple, with proprietary EVERYTHING, I'm going to be the first one building my own OW when the awesome techheads out there figure it out and post it online.

@DashinglyHunter

Awesome, isn't it.

She's fast asleep and none the wiser, no starting the car noise or startling the dog, it's as if the OW was sent from heaven just to be my enabler.

@DashinglyHunter said in What’s the most interesting thing you’ve use your OneWheel for?:

What’s the most interesting thing you’ve used your OneWheel for?

. . . clandestine beer runs at 1:30 AM.

@tzracer22

My wife usually follows me in the car - but wives generally aren't all that cheap and rarely work well via remote.

@RonZon

I really like those, especially the armored heavy flannel shirts - but the price point got to me since I couldn't try them on without ordering, with round trip shipping to where I live being expensive.

In the end, I went with a $40 set of motorcycle guards because I knew they'd work:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0773MZQ3G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Let me know if you get the hoodie, I'd love to know if they're as good as they look.

@a_onekatie said in Shoulder Protection:

Do you guys wear wrist guards?

Always!

I wish I could be out there just like Sly, footloose and fancy-free, but the penalties of a bad hit in one distracted moment are just too severe for my taste.

@a_onekatie said in Riding Music:

have you ever heard of Francis and the Lights? Every time that dude opens his mouth I think it is Peter Gabriel's second coming! It's a more modern, Electronic/R&B sound overall, but I think as a Genesis/Gabriel fan you could imagine how that translates over. If you want to check him out the song, "May I have this Dance" is an excellent introduction.

I'll check them out - thanks. I just listened to that Mouse group you suggested, I like that song! It really could be the official OW theme.

@a_onekatie said in fishbones on the pint,,, got concave?:

I honestly wouldn’t mind some sort of leash! lol

What are you talking about, a young lass like yourself will be riding like SlyDog in another 6 months!

:o)

P.S. - Sorry everyone, didn't mean to threadjack.

@b0ardski

Ya' know, an accessory that needs to be developed for us old(er) guys is a OW compatible cane or walker.

. . . and maybe an IPod Nano that doubles as a hearing aid?

@DreamTour

I never did a longboard, never had anywhere to even take a longboard 40 years ago in Florida.

It's safe to say, you've got more skills than me running things out.

I have to thank the MiniFangs for my saves on pavement, although, I suspect there is some decent declaration with the Fangs.

All my faceplants were when I was on grass, and anything over 10 mph I just couldn't get my feet moving fast enough, quick enough, to run anything out.

Needless to say, a lot of hard shoulder hits in the early days - and I learned quickly just how easy someone could break their clavicle or jack-up their shoulder joint.