Shad0z Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 i have a gotway tesla and i would really like to pad it up so as little as possible happens to it when i fall off but i still want to have the beutiful carbon sides to be shown and the led ring im thinking that i just need to pas the conres of impact so that it only hits the corners since they are higher than the rest if i pad them any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chriull Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 6 minutes ago, Shad0z said: i have a gotway tesla and i would really like to pad it up so as little as possible happens to it when i fall off but i still want to have the beutiful carbon sides to be shown and the led ring im thinking that i just need to pas the conres of impact so that it only hits the corners since they are higher than the rest if i pad them any ideas? There was a report sometimes somewhere here of a transparent ?silicon/plastic? covering of the wheels shell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad0z Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 5 minutes ago, Chriull said: There was a report sometimes somewhere here of a transparent ?silicon/plastic? covering of the wheels shell i heard about one about one i could make myself but someone also mentioned that it is very hard to find and is expensive so i think i will try and see what i can do by getting the corners well padded so it hits the corners and they take the punch but they then have thick padding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US69 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 57 minutes ago, Chriull said: There was a report sometimes somewhere here of a transparent ?silicon/plastic? covering of the wheels shell Yip... @Rehab1 has made a transparent Silicon Shell Cover for the 16S and another wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab1 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 3 hours ago, KingSong69 said: Yip... @Rehab1 has made a transparent Silicon Shell Cover for the 16S and another wheel I have made a few including the KS 14C, KS 16S and Mten 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad0z Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Rehab1 said: I have made a few including the KS 14C, KS 16S and Mten 3 very nicely done! how did you do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chriull Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 23 minutes ago, Shad0z said: very nicely done! how did you do it? If you click on the above provided link at "June 1, 2017" or the square with the arrow inside in the top right corner you'll see.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esaj Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Roll the wheel gently on its side on a carpet or something soft to see which points hit the surface first. Of course that only covers flat surfaces, a protruding rock or such could still hit an unprotected point "in the wild". I did this with the Firewheel, but didn't bother with the KS16S and just slapped some foam on the corners Compared to the KS16S padding I did... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab1 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 40 minutes ago, esaj said: I did this with the Firewheel, but didn't bother with the KS16S and just slapped some foam on the corners I really like the KS16S protection your team applied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Unicyclist Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Wow... That seems so over the top! I took the easy way out - I ordered half a dozen of the 2018 Marty Backe action figures, and super-glued them to my Lhotz - as they have full protective gear on, my wheel will be forever protected... Note: Make sure you get the 2018 model - the earlier ones were much less impact-absorbing, as they didn't have the full face-helmet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad0z Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 6 hours ago, The Fat Unicyclist said: Wow... That seems so over the top! I took the easy way out - I ordered half a dozen of the 2018 Marty Backe action figures, and super-glued them to my Lhotz - as they have full protective gear on, my wheel will be forever protected... Note: Make sure you get the 2018 model - the earlier ones were much less impact-absorbing, as they didn't have the full face-helmet! oh man. Marty backe isn't just another euc rider he is like some Kind of god i will see if i can upgRade my status more to "useful" from rookie asking questions but why do you use marty backe models? they're too good to use for protection (as you can see I'm really digging this auto correct) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 On 1/21/2018 at 6:48 PM, The Fat Unicyclist said: Wow... That seems so over the top! I took the easy way out - I ordered half a dozen of the 2018 Marty Backe action figures, and super-glued them to my Lhotz - as they have full protective gear on, my wheel will be forever protected... Note: Make sure you get the 2018 model - the earlier ones were much less impact-absorbing, as they didn't have the full face-helmet! OMG, I just saw this. Absolutely hilarious I'm not sure what to say I can't stop laughing ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Onymous Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 On January 19, 2018 at 1:04 AM, Shad0z said: i have a gotway tesla and i would really like to pad it up so as little as possible happens to it when i fall off I use wheel well molding for car fenders. You can get black, chrome, or carbon fiber. Looks like this below. Use it on the corners where impact will be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad0z Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 wheel moldings... I will look into that as of now. This is what my tesla looks like i used some cable foam and just hothlued it on and it sticks well but i can always just peel off the hot glue if i have to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanghamP Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 You'll probably buy a Bluetooth speaker eventually. When you do, place it somewhere above or below the headlight so when you crash your wheel the initial impact is <probably> taken by the speaker instead of the shell. Speaker cost like 20-50 dollars whereas a shell costs hundreds, plus you have to open your wheel up to replace the shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanghamP Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 On 1/21/2018 at 8:48 PM, The Fat Unicyclist said: Wow... That seems so over the top! I took the easy way out - I ordered half a dozen of the 2018 Marty Backe action figures, and super-glued them to my Lhotz - as they have full protective gear on, my wheel will be forever protected... Note: Make sure you get the 2018 model - the earlier ones were much less impact-absorbing, as they didn't have the full face-helmet! But the 2017 model came with white sneakers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad0z Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 32 minutes ago, LanghamP said: You'll probably buy a Bluetooth speaker eventually. When you do, place it somewhere above or below the headlight so when you crash your wheel the initial impact is <probably> taken by the speaker instead of the shell. Speaker cost like 20-50 dollars whereas a shell costs hundreds, plus you have to open your wheel up to replace the shell. then i would rather use some foam and form it like a bluetooth speaker... 3 dollars... if you want to use a 40 dollar speaker as protecting.. ok but thats out of my budget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Unicyclist Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 6 hours ago, LanghamP said: But the 2017 model came with white sneakers! Which is why it is now a collectible, and too valuable to use for wheel protection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasenutty Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Rare Backes are expected to become more valuable than bitcoin in 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad0z Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 6 hours ago, kasenutty said: Rare Backes are expected to become more valuable than bitcoin in 18. are you crazy? That's wayy to low price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoberAce Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 This is my protection choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasenutty Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Tell us more about the bra on the radiator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoberAce Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 https://ibb.co/cuookchttps://ibb.co/fPk15chttps://ibb.co/j9Dokchttps://ibb.co/kwfqyxhttps://ibb.co/doa7dxhttps://ibb.co/f86fyxhttps://ibb.co/hTqvWH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoberAce Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, kasenutty said: Tell us more about the bra on the radiator 2 minutes ago, kasenutty said: Tell us more about the bra on the radiator ??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasenutty Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 That is certainly a well padded wheel, Rober Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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