🖼 Reply to “Pictures and nothing else” thread_2020_summer

[jaykup]

Belts are great except for the picking rocks part.

Need to 3d print a belt cover…

[ShutterShock]

getting major “spring stabilizer” vibes

Anyone else remember that a long time ago lol

[Lee_Wright]

Pictures and Nothing Else!

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Thank god, our delivery arrives tomorrow. Lots of Bindings and heel straps and some wheels. Might take a pic of me in the bath with all those delicious bindings

[xsynatic]

@Lee_Wright

Might take a pic of me in the bath with all those delicious bindings

Oh please do!

[Oddcomo]

You’re going to make No Nut November hard for us m8!

[Lee_Wright]

#Tributeme

[Oddcomo]

If the bathwater it’s full of mbs bindings I’ll get 2 bottles plz

[b264]

@jaykup

Belts are great except for the picking rocks part.

Where are you riding?

While I’ve had to pick a rock out, I can count the number of times on like 3 fingers. And that’s ever. So, like less than 0.05 picks per year per belt skate

The number of plastic gears failing is more like 2 breaks per year per skate

also the belt still gets you home after you pick the rock out

[Oddcomo]

Number of steel gears failing per year is 0 baby!! Long live @Boardnamics

[Lee_Wright]

I’ll bottle it and put it on the store

[Venom121212]

You need an Apex Bubble Basket, just Lmk

[DerelictRobot]

@b264

So, like less than 0.05 picks per year per belt skate

The number of plastic gears failing is more like 2 breaks per year per skate

I’ll take ‘Made Up Stats’ for $500 Alex.

@b264 you wouldn’t exactly claim you have much of any experience building with or riding on gear drives, yeah?

We get that you broke a gear one time, your first time riding them and they’re forever tainted, but understand that they work great for a number of production boards that ship with POM geardrives stock.

Your reality doesn’t necessarily match the majority of user experiences when it comes to gear drives. Fabricating numbers to back up your opinions isn’t helpful to folks looking to learn the practical differences between the options.

[TheBoardGarage]

@DerelictRobot

I’ll take ‘Made Up Stats’ for $500 Alex.

This reminded me that Trebek is gone…and made me sad.

At least Pat Sajak is still around.

[moddedlife]

Is there a chance that these are actually great? Like people will want to use them for diy?

[b264]

@moddedlife

Is there a chance that these are actually great? Like people will want to use them for diy?

I have no idea at all, but they look interesting.

I feel like they appear to be bendy, especially for fat folks, but I have no experience with them.

[DerelictRobot]

@b264

Your reality is that it sure sounds like you’re pulling shit out of your asshole just to stir the pot.

@b264

While I’ve had to pick a rock out, I can count the number of times on like 3 fingers. And that’s ever. So, like less than 0.05 picks per year per belt skate

The number of plastic gears failing is more like 2 breaks per year per skate

Honestly I’m just pointing out that outright fabricating statistics isn’t helpful to anyone here.

LaCroix & Kaly.NYC both have primary product offerings that demonstrate in the real world why POM gears work fine in this application. Belts have their place too, I’m not trying to discount their effectiveness.

There’s no need to resort spreading misinformation on this topic, that’s all I’m saying. We get it, you don’t like POM gear solutions. It can end there without making things up to validate your opinion.

Cheers

[b264]

There is hope after all. I really appreciate you writing a post trying to help, that isn’t designed to be as abrasive as possible.

Cheers brother

skate and love

[jaykup]

Mostly rural paved bike paths. We get a lot of debris on our trails and roads in WI with the fall and harsh winters. We also love our gravel shoulders here… If there are pebbles on the road it’s bound to pick one up. I probably have to pick a rock out every 2-3 rides. It doesn’t help that I’ve got the old school under board style setup

You can also see the sandblasting on the hanger…

In fact my blackbird’s front fairing is literally sandblasted from years of group rides on rural roads.

Don’t get me wrong, I love the simplicity of belt drives. Just need some sort of guard.

[DerelictRobot]

[Venom121212]

I’d watch.