Top handle for Fender

19 February 2017, 22:31 UTC

I have long lobbied to have a top handle to assist with sending. The latest fender from FM is stout enough to incorporate. I'm going to build some features where this should come in 🖐️ handy 😬➖🌎➖

19 February 2017, 22:48 UTC

@ashewheeler
What's the purpose of this handle?
Make jumps and figures acrobatics or is it to carry the Onewheel?

19 February 2017, 23:08 UTC

I don't get it ...

19 February 2017, 23:15 UTC

It's like when you were a kid and tied a rope or a bungee around your skateboard.

20 February 2017, 01:10 UTC

@ashewheeler said in Top handle for Fender:

It's like when you were a kid and tied a rope or a bungee around your skateboard.

And your older brother was on the bike pulling the bungee while you broke your face in the corners!:(:(:(....trauma's, trauma's LOLOL

20 February 2017, 01:22 UTC

Sick!!!
I'm thinking bigger drops will be possible as you can early grab. Also John, can you pop up curbs with it?

20 February 2017, 01:39 UTC

@jeffmccosker yessir it's heAvy though and will really work your forearm muscles. Pregrab drops definitely and prespin before launch to land switch for instance, like how these groms already spin a 360 before leaving the lip. It's definitely calling on my tai chi muscles to get low and stable at the same time.

20 February 2017, 02:00 UTC

@s2kboy Think about hopping off a curb, or hopping over a parking curb. This is a way to be able to yank the board up to do ollies, which opens up your ride to a lot of new possibilities.

20 February 2017, 03:28 UTC

I want to see the first ow boneless 360

20 February 2017, 13:14 UTC

@thegreck I can't imagine someone having a long enough arm to yank 25 lbs. upward while crouched enough to clear a curb at speed.

20 February 2017, 13:31 UTC

@dcosmos it can be done for sure. It sounds a lot harder than it is but once you get the timing right it doesn't feel like 25lbs.

20 February 2017, 13:36 UTC

@ahxe45 I look forward to the video

21 February 2017, 07:56 UTC

I've been waiting for my OW+ to see how burly the fender might be for this sort of thing. If it's solid enough to feel like a structural component, this is the next progression, yup for sure.

21 February 2017, 14:52 UTC

@dcosmos said in Top handle for Fender:

@thegreck I can't imagine someone having a long enough arm to yank 25 lbs. upward while crouched enough to clear a curb at speed.

Not saying I could do it, or would even attempt it, but I'd certainly be willing to watch a video of someone else trying it!