Snow or ice: the treaded Hoosier performs well on snow. On ice you want to put in spikes. Remember that at low temperatures the battery does not perform well resulting in much reduced range and board malfunctioning

@starrett67 When trying to explain how people should "listen" to their OW I refer to bicycling. 18mph on a flat road is easy on a bicycle. 18 mph on a slope is hard. The OW is struggling to deliver enough power. So yes, slow down, smooth acceleration, "listen" to the board and you'll be fine.

Surging. Watch out you're straining the battery. Might give out and you nosedive

@someoneingermany I read about FM denying warranty because of "mechanical damage"

@someoneingermany "under warranty" was the operative phrase: they often find water damage and the like which precludes repair under warranty and thus transport at owner's cost. just sending the module will help a lot with shipping

@someoneingermany hopefully they can repair under warranty. otherwise you'll pay for the FedEx to US and back as well ($500)

I don't think a lack of torque will hold you back. What I see as a potential issue with the Pint over the XR is that the Pint has a narrow and small tire that will work on smooth surfaces but will be outperformed off road by an XR with soft treaded tire . The amount of shock absorption by the hard small tire won't be nice on rough uneven roads.

@Kielanders "The rider is demonstrating nose dive recovery reflex training on a sidewalk, at what I believe he indicates is 20 mph." is not a proper reflection of why he (Jeff McCosker) made this video. He demonstrates that he doesn´t need Fangs to recover from a situation where the nose is hitting the ground at (high) speed.

The guy is one of the best riders around and I would advise people not to "try" or "practice" this i.e. reach 20 mph and then push the nose into the ground. Your ability to survive this comes from having intuitive board control.

@tim-reinoehl check OW owners/riders on FB. There is a guy who takes new XR's apart and sells the parts

This is a really good one: https://www.amazon.com/Neewer-Photography-12x11-4x33-centimeters-Monolight/dp/B06XMYZLS9/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=neewer+case&qid=1553803765&s=gateway&sr=8-2

Fits like a glove and room for extras