Freewheeler Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 On 10/28/2019 at 12:56 AM, Yellowman said: Yoshi's eulogy to his second wheel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpfA7r6zafk 21 hours ago, MaxLinux said: Death is always sad, but drowning is especially tragic. Mercifully, the end came quickly for this ACM as water sloshed into its electronics. It didn't suffer long. RIP, ACM. Spread the word, let's see a Halloween miracle! gf.me/u/wbu89c 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novazeus Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 faceplant protection 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stephen Posted October 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2019 3 wheelers Prom ride at Blackpool 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Toshio Uemura Posted October 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2019 On 10/28/2019 at 4:35 AM, Marty Backe said: On 10/26/2019 at 7:09 PM, Afeez Kay said: I'm moving away from declaring "Best Of" wheels. What a wise choice. 😝 Have hopes but never expectations, then you may experience miracles but never disappointments. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Backe Posted October 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2019 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tessa25 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Marty Backe said: @Marty Backe I thought you already retired a couple of months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tazarinho Posted October 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, Darrell Wesh said: Sorry but parkour should not be in the discussion when talking about cut outs. 13 hours ago, Darrell Wesh said: Parkour athletes are constantly thinking about their routes and what moves they’re going to execute beforehand. In a cutout, you don’t have that luxury of time. As a parkour practitioner I have to disagree. One of the first things we learn is how to fail as safely as possible. Yes, we're thinking of all the moves we want to execute. However, at least for me, what I have in my head and what happens are not always the same. Unless I have practiced it dozens of times. And in order to practice, I have to fail and get better. Which means that I should always be prepared to adapt to what is happening. If I want to do a 'precision' (jump and land on the balls of my feet) across a huge gap onto a wall on the other side, I will run fast towards the gap, and jump across. If I don't make the distance I will likely transition into a 'cat' where I land with my feet against the wall and catch the top with my hands. If I would jump too far I would transition into any kind of vault and go past the wall. It's about reaction time, split-second decision making and always knowing where your body and center of gravity are, which is to some extent, trainable. And yes, some people jump around on rooftops where there is no room for such error, but be assured that they all practiced these moves to boredom close to the ground. Having said that, it's all nice in theory, but I did break my wrist and elbow last year in a move gone wrong. Point being, I agree with some people that training can help, and parkour experience can be useful. But there's always, parkour or EUC-wise gonna be a moment where good ol' Murphy is going to bring you down to earth in quite the literal manner. Edited October 30, 2019 by Tazarinho 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mike Sacristan Posted October 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2019 Out for a little cruise yesterday. I made a short summary clip so nobody dies watching a 30 min long clip. Monika is riding the 16X and she did quite fine despite the PSI being a bit too high. I tried it myself later in the evening and really liked the feel of it but it kind of negates the point of a 17x3 tyre unless you like jumping and bouncing (which I do). Got myself some nice warm mittens now that we are sometimes at freezing point. My cheeks got a bit cold too so who knows maybe winter will save my head and my helmet will go on. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pico Posted October 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2019 Mten3! 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Backe Posted October 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2019 7 hours ago, tessa25 said: @Marty Backe I thought you already retired a couple of months ago. I retired in the beginning of October. This video was shot in September but I finally had time ( ) to edit it. In September I still thought I would retire in December, but I moved the date up a few months. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patton250 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 4 hours ago, pico said: Mten3! Awesome 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RoadRunner Posted October 31, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2019 (edited) Had some good fun with my wheel today although it was pretty damn cold 🥶 Edited October 31, 2019 by RoadRunner 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FlyboyEUC Posted October 31, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2019 (edited) LA EUC Limbo Game from Flyboy's perspective. Cameo's from @The Fat Unicyclist @Sidestreet Reny and many others! Thanks @who_the for the photo. Edited October 31, 2019 by Flyboy10 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Backe Posted October 31, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Flyboy10 said: LA EUC Limbo Game from Flyboy's perspective. Cameo's from @The Fat Unicyclist @Sidestreet Reny and many others! Thanks @who_the for the photo. As I've already said other places, yours was a brilliant performance. And @Rehab1, you can stop throwing things now. This is a great summary of the limbo competition that you missed in the live stream. It was very fun. Edited October 31, 2019 by Marty Backe 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab1 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 3 hours ago, Marty Backe said: And @Rehab1, you can stop throwing things now. This is a great summary of the limbo competition that you missed in the live stream. It was very fun. Thanks! That is a great compendium. I was so looking forward to watching it live. Still fixing my drywall. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trya Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 On 10/30/2019 at 9:44 AM, pico said: Mten3! This is amazing, @pico. You are The Inspirer! or The Inspiritor? or both 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rehab1 Posted November 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2019 17 hours ago, Marty Backe said: This is a great summary of the limbo Hey Marty...I heard you had some difficulties getting under the bar. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 11 minutes ago, trya said: This is amazing, @pico. You are The Inspirer! or The Inspiritor? or both Thanks @trya! In fact the whole community inspires me. YOU jolted me yourself with some of your prowess's! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Backe Posted November 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2019 (edited) Sadly, @FrankFilmer (visiting from Washington) and @Jrkline "Wheel Whisperer" sacrificed their MSX's to the Gotway Gods on Overheat Hill today. Follow the adventure below @Dzlchef, @Dave U, and myself provided emotional support as you can see from this picture Edited November 1, 2019 by Marty Backe 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post who_the Posted November 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2019 6 hours ago, Rehab1 said: Hey Marty...I heard you had some difficulties getting under the bar. Yes, it's true... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 9 minutes ago, who_the said: Yes, it's true... Great picture. You must be somewhat swamped with all the quality pictures you probably took that day. Good times 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Aneta Posted November 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Marty Backe said: Sadly, @FrankFilmer (visiting from Washington) and @Jrkline "Wheel Whisperer" sacrificed their MSX's to the Gotway Gods on Overheat Hill today. Follow the adventure below @Dzlchef, @Dave U, and myself provided emotional support as you can see from this picture Isn't there a risk of damaging the motor, too (besides burning the controller)? If sustained power is 3-4kW during the climb, and the efficiency of BLDC motors at low RPM can easily be less than 50%, that's 1500-2000 watts of heat, most of which is generated inside the motor. Anyone inspected their motors after such a torture? Any signs of thermal damage? There's a possibility that after replacing the controller the undiscovered/ignored damage in the motor can bite some day... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xorbe Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 That must have been a painful descent with a 50 pound boat anchor! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Backe Posted November 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2019 Just now, Aneta said: Isn't there a risk of damaging the motor, too (besides burning the controller)? If sustained power is 3-4kW during the climb, and the efficiency of BLDC motors at low RPM can easily be less than 50%, that's 1500-2000 watts of heat, most of which is generated inside the motor. Anyone inspected their motors after such a torture? Any signs of thermal damage? There's a possibility that after replacing the controller the undiscovered/ignored damage in the motor can bite some day... I'm not aware of anyone inspecting their motors. It's clear that the weak link is the MOSFETs. We've been burning up MOSFET's for years with no evidence of motors being affected. I'm not concerned from a practical perspective. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, xorbe said: That must have been a painful descent with a 50 pound boat anchor! Yes, carrying out wheels is never fun. @Jrkline "Wheel Whisperer" has had a lot of practice Edited November 1, 2019 by Marty Backe 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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