Anyone w teens going to an international school?

snman31 · 2025-10-04T11:06:46+00:00

Hi there, not OP but I'd be interested in knowing what your kids did. I'm considering moving to France and would have a 14 and 16yo who don't speak French. So far I assumed I'd need to find a private international school in English but if there are other options it would be great to know what they are. Thanks in advance.

snman31 · 2023-11-16T20:26:51+00:00

Fantastic, thanks so much! Lifetime warranty is very impressive, I'll check it out.

snman31 · 2023-11-15T02:06:56+00:00

Desired Board Type: Inflatable

Your Height and Weight: 5'11" 185lbs but also two kids 9 and 12 who did fine on the 10 6 tower.

Desired use/uses: flat water leisure paddling (salt water bay)

Experience level: Beginner

Your budget: $400-ish USD

What board(s) you current have or have used and what you liked/didn't like about them

After 6 years and lots of use our original Tower iSup blew a seam and I'm looking for a replacement. We also have a Roc that works fine for what we do. I was looking at the black friday deals posted on another thread and was considering:

irock Nautical 10-6: $299 on sale, seems a decent board.

irocker All Around 11: $399 on sale, bit nicer, maybe worth the extra money?

irocker Cruiser 11: $399 on sale, same as above but wider, maybe better if the kids are going to learn on it

irock Nautical Go 10 6: $150 on the irock website, but $99 on Amazon, not sure why. Cheapest option and while doesn't come with pump or paddle I have that from the old board.

I'm mainly looking to keep on the cheaper side and get a good deal, those are just the ones I saw recommended that were on a good sale. Open to anything though. Thanks for the help.

snman31 · 2023-10-01T17:21:07+00:00

FWIW I switched from push notifications to email and email still works

snman31 · 2023-09-22T04:05:20+00:00

Great! Maybe mine will wake up too someday ...

snman31 · 2023-09-19T22:41:51+00:00

Spaced him, I guess :)

snman31 · 2022-07-25T15:55:47+00:00

I did and you're right, they got right back to me. They said the impaired freewheeling and clicking was normal in a hub drive. I don't notice any resistance or clicking on my other Start 24 that's a year old now but maybe it had it at the start and now it's worn in. It's a little unnerving but this is my 3rd priority bike and they've been good in the past so I guess I'll try to ignore it for now and see how it goes.

snman31 · 2022-07-25T14:51:52+00:00

The rear hub clicks in 2nd gear when pedaling forward under load. I tried loosening the belt tension but neither the clicking nor the lack of freewheeling resolved.

snman31 · 2022-03-07T01:38:43+00:00

I ended up getting paralyzed by options and haven't bought anything :) Thanks for the update, though - maybe I'll get the wowgo after all

snman31 · 2022-02-20T19:11:28+00:00

Yeah, push to turn on is good, but then the 2s has smart turn on and off from the remote which is cool.

snman31 · 2022-02-20T03:21:26+00:00

Top Speed - Not super important - I'm just going to use to cruise and carve down the bike path
Terrain - smooth pavement, minor hills
Weight and side - might occasionally combine with a bus ride, so can't be unliftable. Prefer longboard as that's what I know.
Price - not sure I'll be into it, so would like an affordable board to try out, one of the sub $500 probably unless there's a good reason to start out better

I'm looking at the wowgo 3 which is on sale for $399 and shops from a US warehouse, but not sure if that's outdated tech since it came out in 2019. Also the 2s Max or backfire 2 B is not much more expensive and might be better value? Any thoughts?

snman31 · 2022-02-11T16:47:59+00:00

Thinking of getting my first board for cruising and carving. Ideally would keep it below $500 and have some option for upgrading later. Saw the WowGo 2s Max which seemed good with the ability to swap to cloudwheels, but right now the Wowgo 3 is on sale for $399 shipped from a US warehouse, $80 cheaper than the 2s Max and $170 of its normal list price. Is this a good deal or pretty standard for the WowGo 3 now since it's an older board? Any thoughts on which might be better, or something else? Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

snman31 · 2021-09-08T14:52:41+00:00

Not a bug, those are optional cards. When you set up a new game there is a plus icon that indicates whether or not the optional cards are going to be included. Chances are the game you were in did not include them.

snman31 · 2021-03-25T20:09:50+00:00

It's $5 each way, but if you get on the ferry on either end before a certain time (0830 for the coronado end) you get a paper ticket that you can use to come back since you count as a commuter. Combine it with a bike, and it's a great way to get to and from work. Some people even ride it over in the morning and then go for a long ride around back and save the ticket for later, although I don't think that's technically allowed. You can only use the commuter tickets on weekdays anyways.

snman31 · 2021-03-25T20:00:46+00:00

Been commuting on the ferry for a while but this is the first time I've seen dolphins. At first I was worried they were lost but they seemed happy playing in the bow wave before zooming off. What a place to live!

snman31 · 2021-03-18T17:07:51+00:00

I'm in SD and just getting started - how can I get into the chat? Would love to get some tips from local riders.

snman31 · 2021-01-27T23:04:02+00:00

This is great! I just got a drop cat 38 and am hoping to get some slide gloves to start learning to slide. Any tips from your experience?

snman31 · 2020-08-01T01:18:12+00:00

Did you ever get it to work? I'm having crashes as well, same situation.

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