23/11: Featured Weekly T-Board Winner: Scott from Alberta, Canada
Category: General
Posted by: tierneyrides
This week's featured winner is Scott from Medicine Hat, Alberta
When people sign up to win a T-Board, we ask them what their impression is of it (before trying one).
Scott had checked "unsure" on his entry form.
Find out what Scott thinks Now >>
Check out what Scott has to say about his new T-Board:
"Well, I finally got my T-001 41" Indy-equipped T-board in the mail. My first impression pulling it out of the box was: "Wow! This thing is seriously solid." It's nicely shaped, nicely sized and those wheels and trucks are monster! Before I rode, I made sure the wheels were riding free and that everything was tight. (Which it was.) Any maintenance was easy to do since the wheel bolts are simple and straightforward to adjust."
"The one thing I didn't do was try out the board before I took some pictures. (Thanks Pierre for the pics!) I wanted to document my very first attempt at riding this board. I wanted to see if it was that easy to ride and it's been many years since I've ridden a skateboard (which was a plastic banana board) but I do little else in the winters but snowboard in the Canadian Rockies."
"We are blessed with lots and lots of hills in the City of Medicine Hat, Alberta, so as long as I could dodge the occasional pick-up truck I had plenty of hills from which to choose. For my first time I picked an out-of-the-way medium hill with a nice broad sweeping turn at the end."
"Admittedly, the asphalt looked pretty hard and the slope all-of-a-sudden maybe too steep. Would I be photographed eating dirt? But no! Quite simply all I did was put my front foot on the board, pushed off with my back foot down the hill, stepped on and started carving! I was pleasantly surprised. My feet fell into a comfortable and natural stance on the board and away I went! The board was nice and stable as I picked up speed and those Schumacher Specials kept me from sliding around. I confidently carved my way down the hill, through the sweep and all on my very first time on the board!"
"Needless to say, I ran back up that hill a half-dozen times and bombed down again and again. Next time I'll push it a little harder, see how deep I can carve and where the limits lie. I'll be riding this thing a lot."
"I really enjoyed riding the board. I am truly impressed with the simple and effective design. The comparisons to snowboarding are true. It's a very natural extension of the way you'd ride a snowboard. It's going to be fun to ride in the warmer months. I can already see after a few runs that it will make a great off-season trainer and a perfect way to satisfy that carving fix while I wait for the snow to fall. I am hoping that it will make me a better rider this season as well."
"Thank Tierney Bros for thinking this thing up and making it happen."
"It's solid, well-built, well-engineered and a blast to ride. I was happy to win one and I was even happier to ride it!"
"If you're serious about riding in the snow, you should get one."
-Scott
When people sign up to win a T-Board, we ask them what their impression is of it (before trying one).
Scott had checked "unsure" on his entry form.
Find out what Scott thinks Now >>
Check out what Scott has to say about his new T-Board:
"Well, I finally got my T-001 41" Indy-equipped T-board in the mail. My first impression pulling it out of the box was: "Wow! This thing is seriously solid." It's nicely shaped, nicely sized and those wheels and trucks are monster! Before I rode, I made sure the wheels were riding free and that everything was tight. (Which it was.) Any maintenance was easy to do since the wheel bolts are simple and straightforward to adjust."
"The one thing I didn't do was try out the board before I took some pictures. (Thanks Pierre for the pics!) I wanted to document my very first attempt at riding this board. I wanted to see if it was that easy to ride and it's been many years since I've ridden a skateboard (which was a plastic banana board) but I do little else in the winters but snowboard in the Canadian Rockies."
"We are blessed with lots and lots of hills in the City of Medicine Hat, Alberta, so as long as I could dodge the occasional pick-up truck I had plenty of hills from which to choose. For my first time I picked an out-of-the-way medium hill with a nice broad sweeping turn at the end."
"Admittedly, the asphalt looked pretty hard and the slope all-of-a-sudden maybe too steep. Would I be photographed eating dirt? But no! Quite simply all I did was put my front foot on the board, pushed off with my back foot down the hill, stepped on and started carving! I was pleasantly surprised. My feet fell into a comfortable and natural stance on the board and away I went! The board was nice and stable as I picked up speed and those Schumacher Specials kept me from sliding around. I confidently carved my way down the hill, through the sweep and all on my very first time on the board!"
"Needless to say, I ran back up that hill a half-dozen times and bombed down again and again. Next time I'll push it a little harder, see how deep I can carve and where the limits lie. I'll be riding this thing a lot."
"I really enjoyed riding the board. I am truly impressed with the simple and effective design. The comparisons to snowboarding are true. It's a very natural extension of the way you'd ride a snowboard. It's going to be fun to ride in the warmer months. I can already see after a few runs that it will make a great off-season trainer and a perfect way to satisfy that carving fix while I wait for the snow to fall. I am hoping that it will make me a better rider this season as well."
"Thank Tierney Bros for thinking this thing up and making it happen."
"It's solid, well-built, well-engineered and a blast to ride. I was happy to win one and I was even happier to ride it!"
"If you're serious about riding in the snow, you should get one."
-Scott
tierneyrides wrote:
"Are both trucks supposed to move or just the front ones? Is there any maintenance to do, other than the regular?"
Answer:
Only the front trucks move, similar to how a motorbike operates. This allows for very smooth turns and completely eliminates any chance of speed wobble.
Other than regular maintenance (bearings, etc.), you should inspect your front bushings (squishy thing that dampens truck movement) from time to time.
If you need replacements, you can easily order them online for cheap.
-Tierney Rides