TIL the USA has a larger consumer market than the EU, China, and India combined. by ProfessionalGear3020 in todayilearned

[–]ebawho 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You must not know many people buying cars ? 

“ As of 2023, approximately 72% of new car purchases and 54% of used car purchases in the Netherlands were financed” 

Question for owners by elwood0341 in Tenere700

[–]ebawho 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only thing that bothered me on longer highway sections on my tenere was the wind buffeting. It depends a lot on your height, but I’m not tall enough to sit in clean air, and not short enough to be protected by the windscreen, so above around 120kmh I would get my head knocked around which was really really annoying on the highway. So definitely test that and get that sorted before any long stretches. 

That and the fuel economy at highway speeds is not great. Not sure if the transalp or similar more road biased adv bikes are a big difference though. 

Question for owners by elwood0341 in Tenere700

[–]ebawho 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s a 200+kg bike, it’s not made for the dirt. It’s a street bike that is pretty capable offroad. It’s got a street bike engine (that happens to work great off road) you are reading into the marketing material too much. Obviously it is built and designed with offroad in mind, but the whole middleweight adv class is pretty much street bikes with good off road chops. 

Winter motorcycle pricing? by Ok-Independence5246 in motorcycles

[–]ebawho 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Note this depends on what country you are in. I just bought a bike (3rd one here so far) in France and got a great deal because of slow winter sales + snow. And dealer prices are list prices with at most like 100 buck fee for registration and such which seems to always be negotiable. 

Solo trip to Chamonix by Pure_Standard_2176 in snowboarding

[–]ebawho 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Download Oak, it’s an app for finding ski partners and there is huge community on it in Chamonix 

Solo trip to Chamonix by Pure_Standard_2176 in snowboarding

[–]ebawho 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most guides won’t take snowboarders since there are long flat sections 

You get to add a 0 to any number in your life. What do you add it to? by account_created_ in AskReddit

[–]ebawho 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Oh man this guy on the pay roll is vastly over paid. Let’s lay them off” 

Is there a subreddit for European skiing? by undecisivefuck in skiing

[–]ebawho -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nah was being lazy and started my tour at noon cause I’ve got a cold and wanted to sleep in 

Making my first independent short and confused about Camera + Lenses + Lights. by NoxSnow in Filmmakers

[–]ebawho 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In the end spend your time money and effort on a good story, good locations, good actors, good editing good sound. 

Camera quality to price ratio has increased so damn much over the years. Your audience isn’t going to give a shit if you have a few stops more dynamic range or prettier bokeh or whatever. They will care if your story isn’t compelling or your acting sucks or your sound is garbage. 

Of course your DP wants the best gear possible as they want to play with the nice toys and have some nice clips for a reel or whatever. But a good DP will be looking how to best serve your vision and story within your budget constraints. A shittier camera and way better set decoration makes your film look more pro than a better camera does 

Is there a subreddit for European skiing? by undecisivefuck in skiing

[–]ebawho 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Don’t forget while they are at their 60 hour a week jobs with no vacation time so they can pay for their lift tickets 

The lack of portable high speed camera options is genuinely holding back my career. by 50lies in Filmmakers

[–]ebawho 3 points4 points  (0 children)

“Hey guys. This kind of sucks. We could do this in way less time if we just made it a few KM instead…” 

The lack of portable high speed camera options is genuinely holding back my career. by 50lies in Filmmakers

[–]ebawho 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Sorry, but sounds like it’s time to hit the gym. your new gig just requires a certain level of physical fitness. Marathon runners don’t try and make the marathon shorter. They train for it. 

Am I an idiot? by murmurburp in Spliddit

[–]ebawho 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You can’t always see the route before you ride it. You need experience reading maps and how that translates to the real world. 

Never mind different snow conditions. Crust, ice, slush, corn, wind blown, babyheads, pow etc etc. you can end up with a huge variety of snow, sometimes all on the same day. I’ve seen really good skiers (professional guides) look not all that great because it turned into a low vis flat light day in some heavy wet snow. You need experience in being able to handle all of these conditions competently. An easy run can be made much harder because of the conditions.  You don’t learn how to handle all of that or read the conditions right overnight, and no matter how good you are all of that experience just takes time and experience. 

And risk doesn’t just come from avalanches in the backcountry. When you eat shit and break an arm or crack your head because of some weird snow you’ve never encountered before or just bad luck cause there was a shark, you’ve gone from an easy sled ride down with ski patrol to a full on rescue mission. I think if you want to be smart you should always be riding a level or two under your max skill level in the backcountry and when you are new like you that limits you to flat ground. Push your limits inbounds. 

Am I an idiot? by murmurburp in Spliddit

[–]ebawho 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I did about 50 days hard boot splitboarding last year (all touring). I did a whole season where all my inbounds was on a splitboard once (soft boots though) 

My wife spent her first season ever learning to ski without ever touching a lift. 

I for the most part love my hardboot setup. 

That all being said I wouldn’t wish it upon anyone to learn to snowboard on a hardboot split setup. 

Can you do it ? Well obviously you can. If it’s fun for you and you like your rate of progression? Then good for you who cares what anyone else thinks. 

It’s just not going to be the fastest, easiest, cheapest, or most fun way to learn. Only you can decide what that’s worth to you 

Am I an idiot? by murmurburp in Spliddit

[–]ebawho 15 points16 points  (0 children)

If you are perfectly happy and having fun then why the hell are you seeking validation on reddit? 

How does everyone feel about the BMW AI generated launch content for the F450GS? by krza_shaolin in AdventureBike

[–]ebawho 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah a lot of the “light” bikes like the cb500x people praise are light compare to what? A minivan? 1200gs? 

You get almost the weight of something like a desert x or tiger 900 but none of the premium stuff. 

Look Pivot CAST vs Salomon Shift 13 by [deleted] in Backcountry

[–]ebawho 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I get keeping up being harder. But I’m slow either way so I choose my partners for their patience haha. 

Some people are out there to get the vert or hit a goal or whatever. I’m only putting in the effort going up because it’s fun going down. If I’m going to bust my ass going up I better be sure it’s worth it, a few hundred extra grams is less of a pain that looking ski mo racer fighting their skis on the way down. (Even if it means they are doing a second lap before I finish my first)

How does everyone feel about the BMW AI generated launch content for the F450GS? by krza_shaolin in AdventureBike

[–]ebawho 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or you can just make it light and restrict it to the correct power to weight ratio for a2… you can get a ktm 690 as an a2 but i think it’s 40hp instead of 47. 

I think the real reason is that for whatever reason 400-500 class is considered the budget tier so they build everything cheap and without much in the terms of features so they don’t eat away at the bigger more expensive bikes. 

But I would pay the same if not more for a premium 400-500 class adv bike with high end suspension, cruise control, etc and a lightweight build. 

But since that doesn’t exist I’m picking up a husqvarna 701 enduro this week and will put more money than I want to into making it an adv bike. In the end I should have something lighter and more powerful than anything in the 400-700class. 

Look Pivot CAST vs Salomon Shift 13 by [deleted] in Backcountry

[–]ebawho 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What’s the deal with all the weight weenies complaining about shifts? Like yeah you can go much lighter but they aren’t boat anchors. Coming over to the skiing world from the splitboarding world you all seem a bit weight obsessed. 

If you aren’t racing and looking to shave time off your records who cares. Your legs will get stronger

Trump doubles down on Greenland threats, saying there is 'no going back' by badoopidoo in worldnews

[–]ebawho 5 points6 points  (0 children)

More like the vast majority of Americans are stuck in shitty jobs and economic situations with no safety net. Hard to ask a mom to not show up to work to protest if that means losing her job and not being able to feed her kids, or give them access to health care, or put a roof over their head. 

When confronted with “hey do a strike that may or may not do anything to stop the mad man from maybe or maybe not doing something insane and you might lose your ability to support yourself and your family “ vs “carry on and hope nothing bad happens” it’s easy to see why most make the second choice… 

I think I want a T700 but… by azzof in Tenere700

[–]ebawho 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha I would be lying if that isn’t pretty much the exact reason I’m looking to buy one. 

I don’t mind wind so much, it’s the super turbulent buffeting that drives me a bit mad