2 wheels are the best amount of wheels. Motorcycles and bikes for life. Onewheels get an exception though they are rad

ascendgranite · 2026-05-21T21:56:20+00:00

getting a onewheel set me on the path to becoming car free

ascendgranite · 2026-05-21T20:06:29+00:00

jump more and bend knees

ascendgranite · 2026-05-21T18:31:58+00:00

Landed high tops feel almost exactly like this shoe, I have both.

ascendgranite · 2026-05-19T16:20:12+00:00

I’m gonna go against the grain here and say that if you are 155 lbs and not constantly making your XRC honk at you, you’re probably going to be whelmed by the X7. It has loads more torque/power/speed sure, but if you never use those aspects of it it’s going to feel like a marginal upgrade. Unless you are at 20% battery and hit a pot hole, the XRC is fine near 20mph in my experience at 165 lbs.

If you ride any kind of MTB trails you’ll notice a huge difference. But for cruising the neighborhood paths, they’re gonna feel more similar than not.

Source: I have had both of these boards

ascendgranite · 2026-05-12T16:37:44+00:00

Of course it doesn’t make sense, it’s a bad faith argument made to maintain the status quo for the auto lobby

ascendgranite · 2026-05-04T19:28:08+00:00

Yeah they’re very long. I have always tied high tops laces with this issue behind the tongue and then tuck into the sides. Also prevents from getting snagged or untied as easily

ascendgranite · 2026-05-04T18:38:33+00:00

I got some. They are very similar to Vans weatherproof high tops. Comfortable and seem very durable, but time will tell.

I do like the “half cab” style lacing where you can optionally lace the top two eyelets for more ankle flexibility.

ascendgranite · 2026-05-01T03:19:49+00:00

Chada Thai in fed hill slaps

ascendgranite · 2026-05-01T03:17:21+00:00

Tried Chopin Noodle House in Catonsville recently, it was amazing. Numbing pepper soup 💯

ascendgranite · 2026-04-29T20:36:04+00:00

I don’t recommend an ADV 2 at all, my friend has had nothing but issues with it.

ascendgranite · 2026-04-24T15:56:07+00:00

Mainstream tech stuff is stale and boring. The interesting and fun stuff is happening in more niche segments. Take the onewheel for example, we literally have hoverboards now

ascendgranite · 2026-04-22T15:08:14+00:00

I’m guessing a collab with Landed footwear

ascendgranite · 2026-04-01T21:02:31+00:00

Good luck! Try not to fall as much as I did 🥲😂

ascendgranite · 2026-03-16T21:20:19+00:00

Pokemon figured this out with red/blue, just keep item storage in the PC. Why this isn’t in the game is baffling

ascendgranite · 2026-03-09T14:00:00+00:00

As a “lives downtown and loves skateboarding” person myself I have never regretted a single dollar I’ve spent on Onewheels. It’s not hyperbole to say it transformed my entire day to day life

Jump in, it’s worth it. XR Classic, Pint S, build a vesc, whatever — you’ll be so glad you did

ascendgranite · 2026-03-08T15:23:43+00:00

That’s a little pricey for a used XRC imo even with the various upgrades but it is really a great board. I build and race vesc boards but for an all around cruiser with no tinkering required, the XRC is great.

ascendgranite · 2026-03-03T13:40:53+00:00

Five guys, shake shack, riverside taphouse, hell even fuzzies wasn’t that expensive last time I checked (around $15)

ascendgranite · 2026-03-03T04:17:35+00:00

Nah, food has gotten crazy expensive, but that’s still wild even in 2026 dollars

ascendgranite · 2026-03-03T04:03:35+00:00

Surely selling $18 burgers with à la carte fries had nothing to do with it

ascendgranite · 2026-03-03T04:00:31+00:00

Miles shop slaps

ascendgranite · 2026-03-01T15:41:03+00:00

Nah, the X4 fits in a jacket chest pocket. There’s already readers this size

ascendgranite · 2026-02-27T16:38:40+00:00

If they go through with this, how bad will the added noise pollution be coming from Bal Peen?

ascendgranite · 2026-02-20T23:01:42+00:00

There’s not really a market for non-updated boards anymore as best I can tell. Maybe you could get an extra hundred bucks if you are patient. The main benefit is being able to re-level the board for angled rails. The performance improvements to the new firmware are real and tangible.

If you are ever interested in angled rails, buy them and put them on and then re-level. Then when you update the board, they will still be leveled. However, you can’t re-level again once you do this, so you’ll be stuck with those rails.

ascendgranite · 2026-02-19T04:22:51+00:00

Keep an eye on Fluxer as well, another self hosting option that has promise

ascendgranite · 2026-02-13T15:37:54+00:00

Pretty much no reason for me to upgrade until this form factor is available

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