DirtSurfer

Selfish humans don't change their ways without consequences, and we don't really have any consequences to dish out.  What if we took a picture of everyone riding the trails that shouldn't be?  Explain to them how they are damaging the trails, and we are taking their picture as proof they were told not to do it, and expect to never see them on a wet trail again.   We could have a seperate thread called "caught riding dirty" and put their pictures in there.  If nothing else, they would know that they were busted with proof and maybe not do it anymore? 

8 hours ago, AustinBike said:

I run into loose dogs all the time on BCGB. I typically tell people "hey, I saw the cops and they are handing out tickets, it's $500 per dog..." Typically they leash up REAL fast at that point. The only stretch in that is that I never said "today" or "close by."

Yes, I have seen cops hand out tickets on the GB, I'm just fudging on the timing. Off leash dogs are not allowed, so technically I could just tell them that, but that never ends well. Those people are typically entitled bonewipes who don't care about others but are very concerned about themselves. So I appeal to that part of them.

That's a great technique,  you even come across as the nice guy and get them to leash up.  Is it really 500 fine per dog?  Thats pretty steep!  

23 hours ago, Cafeend said:

Tonight walking the big hound we saw two guys on their OW in our hood
(Rattan Creek) in North Austin.
Saw them the other evening as well.
Maybe part of your crew?
I wanted to chat them up but wasn't possible

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I'm asking around,  but no reply yet.  Let's see if I can track these guys down 🤷‍♂️

30 minutes ago, Barry said:

Really fun video. And it looks like a significant progression of skills--both recording and riding--since the earlier videos. 

I appreciate that!  All these bruises must be paying off 🤣

28 minutes ago, Tree Magnet said:

Nice air over the jump!  The sign of mastery is when you make something hard look easy.  You guys make it look easy and I'm sure it's not.  Well done!

Thanks!  Notice the protective gear, and if you could zoom in, you would see it's well used!  I think the sticker on my fender sums up the attitude required for trail riding whether on a MTB or a OW 🤣

It's been quiet over here, so I thought a little stoke video to get the weekend started was in order!   I helped my buddy Alex film some good friends out at Walnut creek.  I was the lead camera and he was the chase camera.  Let me know what yall think!   I'm always down to ride, so if anyone is onewheel-curious , just hit me up, I'd be glad to meet up with you and bring an extra board for you to ride.   We can start on flat ground first 😁 

13 hours ago, Cafeend said:

Thanks so much for turning out and helping
You guys are awesome

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Did I get to meet you too?  I'm asking everyone from now on who they are in the virtual world!  I appreciate your comment!  We share the same stoke as you guys, and feel like we need to try harder than anyone to leave a good impression.   Many bikers are resistant to the idea of sharing the trails with us, and we are going to keep on giving them reasons to put that resistance aside.   There is no better way in my mind to do that,  than good ole fashioned hard work.  As time goes on, I hope the bike community becomes more aware of our efforts, thanks for recognizing it!

1 hour ago, HoneyBadger said:

Peddlers Pass Video Help

Are there any video gurus out there that are willing to help make a short video of Peddlers Pass we can put on Youtube. We're trying to put together a short video before the race on June 15th showing the best parts of the trail. We took a lot of video a few nights ago which included a full lap by the Women's Cat 1 National Champion. We have footage of a full lap chase-cam, full lap follow-cam,  static shots of the best parts, fly-bys, and some interview footage. PM if interested.

Just so I understand, you have all the video footage already,  but want to have it cut up and edited into a shorter video to highlight the trail?   

On 5/25/2019 at 1:07 PM, Yosmithy said:

Good turn out today for the trail crew, including the OW folks. The trail is already looking totally different..again!

I didn't see or hear any of the critics out helping today though. Maybe they got the date mixed up?

Thanks all!!

Did we meet and I didn't know it?  I should have asked everyone what their screen names were! I couldn't believe we had 7 OW riders show up.  That's pretty much everyone I ride with, and only 2 of us had ever even ridden Peddlers before.  The last rainout just gave us more time to gather some more troops.  6 guys shoveling dirt, and 1 girl lopping and clearing.   The rain didn't help at all.   I was hoping we could have smoothed out that berm real nice.  I'll pay it a visit this week and see if I can give it some love.

1 hour ago, Yosmithy said:

This popped up on my FB memories. Brushy needs it's own Shitty Mariachi band.

https://video-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t42.1790-2/1183958_10152083934905968_44017_n.mp4?_nc_cat=104&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6ImxlZ2FjeV9zZCJ9&_nc_ht=video-dfw5-1.xx&oh=b66746efb3be670520f7f47330ccd21b&oe=5CE83305

 

 Walnut Creek has its Fighting Knights in Rubber Armor group,  so Mariachi for Brushy Creek sounds good to me!   It's good entertainment while charging 😁

The Austin Float Crew will be there!  We have at least 4, maybe 5 Onewheel riders recruited so far.  See yall Saturday!

15 hours ago, Yosmithy said:

They look so fun, but also looks like another option for breaking myself.

Hope to see ya'll on Saturday if I make it out

 Self control seems to be the biggest ruler for who breaks themself...its hard to not want to go faster...I broke a collarbone last year racing in North Carolina.  The search for top speed always ends in a nosedive!   you will be among snoopy friends though...check out my friends tattoo 

1 hour ago, RedRider3141 said:

Probably sourced from go-kart tires. I doubt that the OW market developed their own rubber.

Yep, you got it.  They are not stock,  a OW comes with  Vega, but these are Kart tires by Hoosier,  Hoosier and Burris are now actually making onewheel specific tires, but the one in the pic is a Hoosier slick kart tire for dirt.

I'm meeting a friend today at Peddlers Pass for a ride at 415 if anyone wants to join.   I'll bring an extra board to try for anybody or anywookie who is interested in trying it out 

1 hour ago, Cafeend said:

You should wear name tags so I know who you are and can say hi.

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I'm trying to get some funds together for some Tshirts, but this weekend I'll ask everyone to wear some other onewheel tshirt if they have one.   If the organizer of this meetup agrees,  we would be happy to bring our OWs along as tools.  We can shuttle dirt buckets, haul wheelbarrows, and our tires do a good job to flatten and pack fresh trail.  I don't want to be a distraction from the work effort,  but I can't tell you how many times it comes in handy. 

32 minutes ago, Cafeend said:

That's cooler than a One Wheel!

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Maybe 😁

Here's a short clip going over the new feature we helped make a few weeks back on outer log loop at Walnut.   

 I've got a total of 3 OW riders so far coming this Saturday to help work on the trails at Peddlers.  We were ready for the last one but the rain shut it down.  I look forward to meeting some of the Brushy Creek crew!  

My buddy Alex puts together some great videos, so here is another one to start this weekend off with some stoke!  I hope yall like it.  This was filmed mostly at Walnut creek on the outer log loop.  I'm the guy in the blue shirt if anyone was wondering.   Have a great weekend! 

I know this conversation is much bigger than Onewheels, but for the record, I don't think anyone in the Onewheel community is asking for any B lines.  We expect to carry in a few spots- it's part of the game.  If it's too much carrying, then we find another trail, or come back when we are better riders.  As a MTB rider I have always felt this way, and never expected anyone to make a difficult trail easier, so that I could ride it.  In today's environment, I'm not sure what the best stance is on the subject, so I'll leave it to the experts.

I'm happy to work on whatever the leader of the trail maintenance suggests.  If that is B lines, then let's make some B lines.  I'm still learning and taking it all in.  This past weekend, 2 of my friends joined me at Walnut to work the trails.  We were 3 of 9 total volunteers, although one friend had to leave early to teach Sunday school.  We did 3 hours of straight shoveling in the sun.  The work was done on lower powerline where we added some rollers.  I think it came out great!

2 hours ago, The Tip said:

My only worry about sharing the trails with the Onewheel folks is trail sanitizing. It's just another user group that REALLY wants to dumb down the trails. I'm sure that Dirt Surfer will be like some of us in preaching to his community to NOT do this. But knowing people, and how we MTBers have to fight this, I know it will only add to the problem.

But besides that I don't have a problem with them. And I always say the more trail advocates the better. Even a person that only rides the gravel paths, if they call themselves a mountain biker, and will show up at a city council meeting with a protest sign about keeping trail access open when needed, I'm their brother.

I understand the concern of trail sanitizing and I hadn't considered how much it occurs out there until being a part of this group.   

I cant speak for everyone on a OW, but those who I know who ride trails do it for the fun of the challenge.  Conquering a touch section is like a badge of honor amongst our group,  so I dont see it as an issue, but I realize another way I can be an advocate for our OW group.    I can share what I learn from you all with the OW group.  Making posts about good trail tips in the OW group will help teach the new riders and keep them out of trouble. 

1 hour ago, throet said:

This is different from the one I came across at Brushy Creek. The guy I encountered was riding a contraption where his feet were placed on each side of the wheel with his back facing me (Segway?). He was going at a speed that kept me at a casual pace, but I chose not to try and pass him, until he had to bail trying to go up the small hill on PicnicX leading to Picnic. I was a bit annoyed, but said nothing because frankly it is not my job to interpret or enforce the laws. Selfishly I would prefer that trails be preserved for human-powered propulsion, but I admire what you're doing and how you're working to establish community. I'm sure things will get sorted out over time, and for now at least, your having fun on the trail is in no way impacting my ability to have fun on the trail. Sorry to hear that you're getting yelled at by mountain bikers. Probably the same people that yell at me when I choose to ride my bike through a red light when there are no cars coming. 

 

Thanks for that.  Unfortunately the biking community has more than it's share of bad representatives, and I am now understanding how they bother the good bikers as much as us OWs.   I think in most cases it is because they are not part of the community,  they ride alone and are just uninformed on how to behave.  

They call those things above an EUC for Electric UniCycle.  These guys can't look behind very well,  but I'm sure he heard you.  I've never understood why some people won't move out of the way when you catch up to them.  He should have gotten out of your way, just like anyone else.   

2 hours ago, 4fun said:

I would never own an E-bike but have no problem sharing the trail with them! These things look less ominous than an e-bike and likely are only be found on really smooth trails which are few and far between around here! I have yet to encounter one on the trail but don’t think they will be anymore of an issue than someone trying for a KOM on a mountain bike!  The first time I heard of one I checked them out and would probably own one if I thought I could afford another expensive hobby! Reminds me how do I convince my whife to let me spend  5K on my next bike? 

You are right - not many OWs are on the rough trails - I guesstimate only about 20% of OW owners ever even go on trails, and I'd guess about 90% of those will stick to a trail like this one, or .6 loop.  It seems like the people who have mountain bikes like the trails, and those who never been on the trails don't really want to start on a OW.

Here's an idea on how to convince your wife to spend 5k - keep you current bike, buy 2 Onewheel XRs, one for you and the wife, and still have $1000 bucks left over for a vacation :)

5 hours ago, Sluggo said:

Tried these along the Fort Worth turnpike in the late 70’s. 

I hope that guy in the video had a cup on - some of those high weeds looked painful!  Those looks fun, but no brakes?  YIKES! I'd still give 'em a go though, but with a little more protective gear than the guy in the video

4 minutes ago, spicewookie said:

I’m quite serious, and thank you for your contribution to this forum, trail work, and trail stoke!

4 minutes ago, spicewookie said:

Also, completely serious: when you do catch air, does it freewheel, stop, or keep (motorized) spinning?  I was also serious about going clipless (cleat/binding setup) for bunny hops, etc.  I’ll spend all weekend on YouTube watching off-road OWs now. Thanks. 

 

Now off to PB to build OW-specific trails. 

I have Flight Fins on mine, which are like bindings that you can slip your feet under so you don't disconnect from the board if you catch air.  You can actually jump up in the air with them and keep the board attached to you, so you can hop up curbs or over big roots.  FlightFins are for more advanced riders.  You slip your feet out from under them if you need to bail.  Landing on one wheel is not easy, so catching air is next level.  The wheel rotates in whatever direction the board is tilting - if you catch air (which is rare, except on drops) and remain level (which is required to land), the wheel doesn't rotate much at all, If you're off balance or tilting the board, it will spin in the direction it is tilting.    

1 hour ago, spicewookie said:

I also make a motion to ARR and FR512 to purchase these for all trail stewards. Just think of how much ground you could cover with a backpack leaf blower and how many mud ruts you could smash flat aboard this badass hover board wizardry. 

It's my goal to have at least one OW rider at every trail maintenance day.  We will have 3 OWs coming tomorrow to help out at Brushy Creek, so keep that in mind if you see an opportunity to put us to good use.  No need to purchase, we will be there!

54 minutes ago, spicewookie said:

Alright. All bickering should end right now because that’s cool AF. All I could think about while watching was: should I go clipless or flats, what aftermarket knobbies are available, and should I buy now or wait for the 29er-equivalent (15er?) to come out?

LOL- I'm glad you liked it!  The current model is the XR and is all you could ever want in a trail riding beast- the motor is 750 watts and meets the maximum allowed for an EPAMD, so they wont be making it any stronger - the battery gets 12 to 18 miles to a charge, which is plenty - I say buy now! lol   I know you are probably just joking, but if you are serious, I have a friend who is a dealer in Dallas who gets me better prices than are legal to put in print.  I have helped a few people get new OWs, and I'd be happy to help you get one too.  If you are going to be at Brushy Creek tomorrow you can try mine out if you want.