The Fat Unicyclist Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 10 hours ago, dbfrese said: @The Fat Unicyclist, Do I get a prize, or is it "close but no cigar? No, that would be a fail sorry! But my satellite dish does point in the same direction... If it helps (or perhaps not) - "I have the most expensive free gates you have probably ever seen!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Unicyclist Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 10 hours ago, Circuitmage said: Who's taking your pics? 3 hours ago, Rehab1 said: @Marty Backe has an entire film crew that follows him around. Yeah... They're called Storm Troopers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbfrese Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 28 minutes ago, The Fat Unicyclist said: "I have the most expensive free gates you have probably ever seen!" It was a dead give away! And beautiful gates they are! What are they made of? Some pieces look like old wheel parts, a gigantic clock spring, maybe some old pots -- it's hard to tell from the photo. The artist must have searched for quite a while to find all the right parts. And by the way, your place and surroundings look beautiful. You must have an awesome view of the harbor! Like most people, I'd love to make the 15 hour flight to NZ someday to see it for myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Michael Vu Posted January 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2018 Rode all the way up to the Hollywood Sign today. And we had to pick the one day out of the entire year where it decided to rain. But our EUCs did an excellent job handling the conditions. Video coming later. 13 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoother Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Michael Vu said: Rode all the way up to the Hollywood Sign today. And we had to pick the one day out of the entire year where it decided to rain. But our EUCs did an excellent job handling the conditions. Video coming later. Nice photos. Wait! Is that a Tesla with external trolley handle? I think I also see a 16s, and a 14d? Who is everybody? A lady riding a Tesla, nice! That will ramp up the Tesla envy, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik's Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 57 minutes ago, Smoother said: Nice photos. Wait! Is that a Tesla with external trolley handle? I think I also see a 16s, and a 14d? Who is everybody? A lady riding a Tesla, nice! That will ramp up the Tesla envy, for sure. think it's MCM4? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pingouin Posted January 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) @Vik's@Smoother It is a gotway MCM4 v2 HS or MCM4 Pro On the first picture, it looks like KS16B(with Msuper3 pads)/KS16S/Msuper3s+/MCM4 am I right @Michael Vu Edited January 9, 2018 by Pingouin 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 How do you see the difference between 16B and 16S? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrkline "Wheel Whisperer" Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 3 hours ago, Michael Vu said: Rode all the way up to the Hollywood Sign today. And we had to pick the one day out of the entire year where it decided to rain. But our EUCs did an excellent job handling the conditions. Video coming later. Love that view.Have been there many times with some other local riders.Great place for group rides. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingouin Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 13 minutes ago, meepmeepmayer said: How do you see the difference between 16B and 16S? Hi meep, It's recognizable by the "KS sports" or "Kingsong sports" written on the the pads of the KS16S, and because the KS16B doesn't exist in grey, the KS16S is only available in grey or black, the KS16B is in white or black 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Wow you have a sharp eye! Didn't even see that one of them is silver, not both white. I just blame my old ass monitor. But technically, the left one could be an S also? Any proof against it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoother Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 MCM4 PRO. Thanks. I'm so out of touch. Pretty wheel. Looks like a mini Tesla. Is Gotway centering on a style? much as King Song has (essentially the Ninebot look) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circuitmage Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 @Michael Vuwow nice pic with Hollywood sign! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Vu Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Pingouin said: @Vik's@Smoother It is a gotway MCM4 v2 HS or MCM4 Pro On the first picture, it looks like KS16B(with Msuper3 pads)/KS16S/Msuper3s+/MCM4 am I right @Michael Vu Yep you are 100% correct even down to the MSuper V3 pads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Fat Unicyclist Posted January 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) On 1/9/2018 at 5:45 PM, dbfrese said: It was a dead give away! And beautiful gates they are! What are they made of? Some pieces look like old wheel parts, a gigantic clock spring, maybe some old pots -- it's hard to tell from the photo. The artist must have searched for quite a while to find all the right parts. And by the way, your place and surroundings look beautiful. You must have an awesome view of the harbor! Like most people, I'd love to make the 15 hour flight to NZ someday to see it for myself. Thanks @dbfrese ! Both for stalking me (I think) and appreciating my world. I'm not sure if It's a bit off topic (like that has ever stopped me before), but there are photos, so... A few years back we bumped into a "metalwork artist" (who ended up in Wellington for some work on Lord of the Rings) and his passion is to work with recycled material. So he scavenged around and got a whole lot of crap for free, welded it together and charged a fortune for it all - and we love them - worth every penny! Here is a picture for all of you without such significant stalking skills... They are both (deliberately) much more rusted now - the one on the left was the first gate we "commissioned," made from a number of "slices" from several gas bottles, as well as some brake shoes, motorcycle sprokets, clutch plates, pallet strapping, and even a pair of fabric shears (Mrs. TFU used to be a seamstress) - which is actually the latching mechanism, which has confounded the local Jehovah Witnesses since then (forcing them to bypass us completely). Once that was installed, we started looking at the second one (on the right). My one requirement... I wanted it free-standing - not touching the house, and not touching the fence post... A year later we had a working solution. Pivoted on a pipe (below the clutch plates on the left), this thing just "hangs" in space - and what we had to put below the decking to make it work is almost as impressive! There has been a lot of feedback about them too - we hadn't even finished installing the first one when we had to stop to discuss this thing with a passerby - actually it is a bit like riding an EUC in that sense - random photos of them have even turned up in the media on occasion, and they have even received a "love letter" from an admirer. Moving on... Yes, the suburb is beautiful to live in, surrounded by lots of natural and green year-round. And if you do work out how to open my gate and find your way inside the view is something like this (at sunset anyway)... And that is why I love living in New Zealand every single day! I'm glad you'd love to visit us... And while the flight may be 11½ hours (from LA), try to remember that is only two glasses of wine and a sleeping pill away! Even better, let me know you are coming and I will try to plan the best (EUC and otherwise) visit possible... Since we're all family now! Edited January 10, 2018 by The Fat Unicyclist 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 A little lunchtime riding on the KS14S, at Marina Del Rey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Unicyclist Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 21 minutes ago, Marty Backe said: A little lunchtime riding on the KS14S, at Marina Del Rey. In black and white even - very cool... Be careful though, or you'll have to change your handle to @ArtyMarty! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stan Onymous Posted January 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2018 Hanging out at CES in Vegas and having an out of this galaxy time. Darth Kingsong vs Chewbacca 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunka Hunka Burning Love Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) All I see is black text on white. Darn Google hosting services! Curse yoooooou!!! Edited January 12, 2018 by Hunka Hunka Burning Love 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Unicyclist Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Hunka Hunka Burning Love said: All is see is black text on white. Darn Google hosting services! Curse yoooooou!!! It was there before... But I can't see it now either. Don't worry though - it was a "Hollywood" shot, most likely for @Marty Backe's portfolio! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bob Eisenman Posted January 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) On 1/7/2018 at 12:35 PM, Bob Eisenman said: ??? Edited January 12, 2018 by Bob Eisenman 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HermanTheGerman Posted January 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) On 1/9/2018 at 5:45 AM, dbfrese said: And by the way, your place and surroundings look beautiful. You must have an awesome view of the harbor! I'm sure he has. It's just great there. Everything looks a little bit different than in the rest of the world. Cars, ships and the sea: The waves and the mountains: Even the cablecars and the cities: Only this one you cannot see any longer, it's gone: Don't you need any really good IT-guys there ? I would just come over for a few years, possibly forever. Edited January 12, 2018 by HermanTheGerman 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TechShizzle Posted January 13, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) Just wanted to post a pic of @Jason McNeil's booth at CES. Not a great pic as I took it when he was setting up this morning, but you get the idea. Hanging out with him and @Stan Onymous and the other guys at the booth was awesome. We all know how great his customer service is (and what a tireless supporter of this hobby he is), and it was great to get to meet him face to face. I bought my V8 from Jason, and had already decided that for future wheels if he isn't selling it, I'm not buying it. Jason let me take an 18s out for a spin with @Stan Onymous around the outside of the convention center as well. Man, can @Stan Onymous sell electric unicycles! Anyway, great to meet everyone! Edited January 13, 2018 by TechShizzle 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stan Onymous Posted January 13, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) What a great time CES 2018 was! Had a blast with @Jason McNeil and @Joey Serrin and Chris and Rich at the booth and on the Vegas Strip. Cant wait till @Joey Serrin posts some video of our daily euc-commute. Just like the starving children in Africa, these street people also charge for Photos. Found that odd to be shaken down by a commercial for their Casino, but when in Rome... That mTen is a little Show Girl Magnet tho. So yet another reason why @Marty Backe was correct in saying "buy one now!" Edited January 13, 2018 by Stan Onymous Grammar 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 7 hours ago, Stan Onymous said: What a great time CES 2018 was! Had a blast with @Jason McNeil and @Joey Serrin and Chris and Rich at the booth and on the Vegas Strip. Cant wait till @Joey Serrin posts some video of our daily euc-commute. Just like the starving children in Africa, these street people also charge for Photos. Found that odd to be shaken down by a commercial for their Casino, but when in Rome... That mTen is a little Show Girl Magnet tho. So yet another reason why @Marty Backe was correct in saying "buy one now!" I love this picture 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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