Well since FM is AWOL I guess it would be OK to post a link to a possible competitor.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/innodave/speedboard-the-30mph-two-wheel-electric-skateboard?ref=discovery&term=speedboard
lacks the OW tight space maneuverability, but I do like the lean angles and higher speeds.
You went and started a poetry thread, well the dams broken, can't put the flood back now.
Snow boarders lament-
If only it wasn't so cold,
my fingers I can barely feel.
These lift lines take forever,
if only I could ride uphill.
These boots are big and clunky,
they clomp like wood and steel.
So much work for a little sliding,
if only my board had a Wheel.
Had some experience with that lately.
It is true that Lithium batteries have a narrow heat range that they work best in. But it seems that FM is ahead of the game there. I left my board out in the car overnight while visiting some cold weather relatives. When I attempted to turn the board on the app gave me a battery temp warning and shut down. Looking at the board settings in the app told me that the battery was in the low 30's. So I took it inside for a while. When i tried again later the board was good to go with the app reporting the battery in the low 40's.
I have had this issue with lithium batteries in motorcycles as well, but there is a trick. A cold lithium battery will warm up as you draw current out of it. (which I'm sure you have felt in a heavily used cell phone) On my motorcycles you just turn on the key and lights, and wait for a little while and then the battery will warm up enough to turn the engine over.
So if you can get it warm enough to start up, it should be fine riding in the cold, since the energy draw will keep it warm.
Now keeping your face from freezing off, that is another story.
Very Nice, Is the OW logo a sticker or did you print that on there somehow?
A floater from Nantucket
... ah, better save that one
how about
A onewheeler from from Mesquite
I thought I had magic feet
Untill with a curb
my ride did disturb
My body the ground did meet.
I am coming up on my first tire replacement. And since you need to do a bit of disassembly, it has got me thinking about other things that I might do at the same time.
After watching this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsT58TsiuLM
I have been thinking about bearings. But after looking up the price of the SKF bearings he recommended,
https://www.motionindustries.com/productDetail.jsp?sku=05153649
I am not so sure it is worth it. Anybody have experience with alternate bearings? Or how to assess the condition of your bearings?
@AussieWheeler said in More leaderboard features/categories.:
Yeah they could go the extra mile and add some cool badges or accolades you can earn... anything to add to the competitive nature of the game haha.
I love this Idea. For years BMW did this with their motorcycles. They would send you badges you could attach to your motorcycle for 100k, 500k, and 1000k mileage. As a game addict I can appreciate the power of worthless achievement badges.
So, since FM seems to forgotten about their forum maybe some enterprising graphic artist with a decal cutter could offer some fender stickers for a price.
I see half dozen posts a day, But I do wonder if anybody at FM ever checks the site.
Drove out to Los Alamos NM. to spend some time with my daughter and new grandchild. Holy crap on a cracker it's cold out there.
Did learn that the OW doesn't function if the battery is under 40' F.