You’re really having fun with those 10mm axles aren’t you…lol
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I really am dude!!!
So interesting that this has been in my head for so long. And now its really happening.
I do need to get some good 10x22mm bearings. I am sketched out by my current ones.
@ShutterShock did you find some good ones given your recent adventure?
but yeah @andoug I am so stoked.
The set up with the MAD wheels was really legit. and I do think it would be even better if they had slightly larger ones…
I had to do the Akashas because, I just had to do the Akashas.
And they have amazing grip, and it feels super cool. but I am scared I am going to forget my trucks are so low, and get caught on a truck or something.
But it was amazing fun carving it up on good pavement.
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Soooo.
funny you say that.
The front of this board with the Akashas really reminds me of Carrinho de Rolimã
Which were there little carts on big roller bearings we used to ride in my neighborhood in Brazil.
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Not a good answer for this one. I used the FastEddy 22x10x7 ones for over a year in my old raceboard setup with the linnpower tubeless and the tubeless wheels. Then last week, I melted a different set of them in one single track session with the new slicks.
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Fast Eddie’s is what I have used as well.
I ordered a couple new sets.
Hopefully me going slow keeps them from exploding…
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Wow.
I have some catching up to do on here…
It is spring time and lots of cool stuff and riding has been happening.
But on Monday April 8th I had a fall.
Fell off the GTVX going super slow between the van and the front door of our Airbnb.
Hit the block on the floor, board tipped over. Feet went flying.
I fell back and slammed on my butt and Lower back.
Despite the low speed it was a hard slam for an old guy…
Monday really sucked. Yesterday was rough.
Today I feel like it is getting better…
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I wonder what life is like for people that buy Onewheels and keep them stock and just enjoy them as the awesome toys that they are.
Must be nice!!!
Maybe…
I can’t leave mine alone despite thinking I had reached the end of the upgrades several times.
But yet, something pops up.
The latest addition to what has to be my biggest money pit. The GTVX.
I got Ice Blocks from 1wheel parts.
Why?
Not because they are shiny…
But because they let me raise the height of the GT…
When I got the used WTF Rails I got the Lowrider ones, and they are really meant mostly for street, and clearance on trails was lacking.
So these blocks were a cheaper way than getting the regular WTF Rails.
So the Lowrider rails dropped half an inch.
And I’m raising half an inch to make the board the same height as regular WTF Rails.
I enjoy the ease of tinkering with the Onewheels.
And these are nice parts.
Life is easier since I just have a cable gland for my motor wires.
I did have to take one rail off. But it’s really not that bad.
Most importantly it worked.
I am still taking it easy from my fall on Monday, but I did take it around the neighborhood and I don’t mind the higher ride height.
And I think I will like the added clearance.
So once again.
I dare to say I reached the end of the road on updates for the mega money pits.
Let’s see how long until I take that back…
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The new daily ride!
It’s about to be 8 years since I first set foot on the Metroboard.
It’s crazy to realize it has been that long now.
So many boards and so many miles…
I love riding and I love the tinkering.
But what I love the most now is the new daily ride!
Everyday Luca asks to go ride his little electric bike and we roll up to the school.
On a good day we will do it 2 or 3 times.
Ends up being about a 2 mile ride.
The little dude will just say out of the blue “I wanna go ride my bike” and we gear up and he leads the way there.
At the school he goes around the track and then does some circles on the flat pad.
The he stops, tells me he wants to go home and leads the way back.
I am basically exploding with joy the entire time…
And now it happens every day!
Thanks to an OG Focbox and some P42As…
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Ok.
Spring time.
Tons of cool stuff happened.
Let’s see if I can catch up some.
First of all behold the Akashas Squad.
Running 76mm wheels on a mountain board for mega Street carving is an experience!!!
So trippy.
But once again.
As crazy as clearance is.
I wish everyone could ride some Akashas to feel the magic.
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Spring rides are nice.
It has been super pleasant out.
Ideal weather for wearing the armored shirts…
.i have gotten way more used to the 3 links, and have really been enjoying the Llama, and I am stoked it’s quieter now with the chains.
Packing for vacation now means sharing space with the kids PEVs…
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I built a little launch ramp…
You know.
After all, what could go wrong?!?
It’s tiny.
I can go over it fairly well on the EUC.
It’s much sketchier on the Onewheels, and I go really slow, so it’s not any kind or launch situation.
And I still have not managed to do it on the ATV Ditch Life…
I will get that.
Just need to feel spirited.
But I have to give a shout out to the EUC, and enabling me to do shit that is beyond my age/fitness level…
The EUC and that suspension has me out there going down stairs, doing little launch ramps, and riding trails.
And all that sure makes for a bigger playground.
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This is what it’s all about. So excited for you to get to experience this.
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The Launch ramp got me yesterday…
I am playing such a weird game between trying to be careful because I’m old, and trying to do stuff to not feel so old…
Raising the GTVX the half inch makes it go up the launch ramp way easier.
I rolled over it a bunch of times yesterday waiting for a buddy to come over to go ride trails.
It’s fun, expect when I don’t commit and roll/step off the board, and my back leg gets twisted funny…
I did hurt my knee some, but still went and rode trails yesterday.
Today it’s pretty sore… So I will probably take the day off. Icing it as I type.
At 46 and continuing to refuse to really embrace fitness, I feel pretty out of shape, and I am perpetually sore…
Just in shape enough to kinda roll around and do little trails and jump the little launch ramp.
But it is when things don’t go just right that I worry more about the shape I am in…
I am just not very nimble, or quick to respond when things go wrong…
So kind like I did here. I just flop and drop…
Nonetheless we ride on!
Trails were gorgeous yesterday…
Kind of out of nowhere everything is green.
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Yes, this totally resonates with me. I feel you bro!
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I took the kids to campus to go climb around and be dangerous.
I think in most similar parenting outings I bring one of the Onewheels to roll around while the kids play.
Today I brought the ATV Ditch Life because of it’s portability.
It was a good choice.
It’s so easy to mall grab and carry it around.
But it was also super fun to cruise around on the smooth campus sidewalks near where the kids were playing.
The middle boy jumped off something entirely too tall and hurt his foot.
So the board also worked as his transport the couple blocks back to the car.
It would have been tricky getting back with a Onewheel…
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I think you need to call it “The FamBulance” from now on.
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This morning I had to run an errand, which brings the opportunity to play PEV roulette…
What to take? What to take?
I had to run over to the hospital for a blood draw.
Only a couple miles away from the house.
Driving would be dumb… Parking sucks.
One consideration is that I had to wander around inside the hospital for a bit, so I had to carry whatever I took.
So that eliminates the Onewheels even though the ride there on them would be pleasant.
I could take the EUC, but that seemed like a bit much.
The big big boards are not great to carry inside places…
So the choice today has mostly to do with portability.
And these days the ATV Ditch Life wins…
Look at it. It’s tiny.
When I got there I took my gear off and crammed it in the back pack and then attached the board on there.
The full backpack with the heavy board kinda sucked to wear…
It was not too long before I took it back down and just mall grabbed it…
Which gave me the opportunity to push inside the long hallways…
Being able to do this definitely made the ATV Ditch Life the ideal choice.
I was to the door of my appointment inside the hospital in just 16 minutes.
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This is why all my boards “small.” I don’t join group rides anymore as they’ve become pissing contests.
I have the train/car for longer journeys. Now, I’m just waiting for the tram to start operating for when it’s raining.
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