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Hi Steve ---good to hear from you. My thinking exactly - the Roger Charger would be my first choice, but seems not available to me here in Europe - however, the Pidzoom should work well, as the low end at 40 volts allows for charging my 'toy-wheel' as well. I suspect it is cooling rapidly in Tennessee now --- I remember snow when we went to Nashville in December -- we don't get snow here.....just saying. 😁

⁠@@RickBarfordI’m thinking about a new wheel before to long and so checking into one of those chargers will also be high in the priority list. I have a pidzoom charger enhancer. I can set the volts and when I want it to cut off. Without a smart bms on my master, that seemed like a great investment to prevent overcharging. It’s definitely cold here in Nashville. We got a few snow flurries last night. Right now it’s 26degF. I brought my wheels in from the garage for this cold spell.

@@Delko-615 29degF !! -- urgh. We rarely drop below 5degC (roughly, double it and add 30) makes it 40degF. That's too cold now I am a softy.

thank you for the nice comment. As this is a once-only, home-made trolley handle, it is not for sale -- but thanks for asking.

@@RickBarfordmay i know where you download this stuff. if you don't mind to share, thank you

Thank you .... yes, it's a fun little wheel

@@RickBarford lite and nimble.

Thanks ... luckily I had this rubber thing lying around. It still works perfectly and has never got in the way at all. Appreciate your encouraging comment.... have a great day! Rick

Thanks ... nice words and appreciated. Hopefully there is more to come. Have a great day.

Hi again. I hope some of what I post up is useful to some people and helps figure issues out themselves. As to wobbles - I don't ride hard enough for these to have been a problem - yes i have them, but I haven't had any issues dealing with them - but - your'e right, it could be a root cause.

Thank you -- that's a nice comment and I appreciate it. 👍

Hey and thanks for the comment. On my bigger wheel, I have found it easier than the tiny Mten Mini --- counter to expectation. Hope this technique works for you.....enjoy your wheel!!

I started videoing using a small Go2 camera -- but I decided to upgrade to using an Insta360 X3 for my rides. It needed practice holding a selfie-stick while riding, as it did effect my riding as a novice rider - but it did not take long to get used to it. The X3 camera is not cheap, but it is a good action camera. You can find good used ones on Ebay .... I got mine from a seller in Italy and it was in very good condition. Keep-on-riding nd stay safe! Rick

Thank you --- receiving encouragement is always nice. Have a great day! Rick

@@RickBarford have a wonderful day! I just find your channel! Looking forward to watch new EUC content 😄

Thanks! ... that's nice of you to say so.

Thank you Ma'am!! Hi Ginnie, come-on-down sis-in-law and I'll teach you how It's done! As I have hopefully shown, you're never too old. Talk soon.

Thanks B, .... I have to say your words of encouragement and mentoring-from-afar -- is helping no end. It helps knowing what I can afford not to focus on so much and what to mostly concentrate on to make improvement.. ------- It has only been a couple of days since my latest progress post, but following your advice this morning, things have got easier. To beat-the-heat - I went out first thing before the sun built any power and found - like you said - just get up and ride, no matter where my trailing-foot plants on the foot-plate, has meant I have made progress --- Huzzah!!. Yes, as you warned there is a little lower leg and foot ache, but compared to "falling-off-bruises" it's nothing! I have found - somewhat counter-intuitively-- at least to me -- that "launching" forward and slight diagonally to the left (my left leg is my glued-in-place-leg) BUT - only just moving, makes for a cleaner mount for me than pushing off hard.....Go figure! I have also found without the knee/calf protection on, I can launch much more easily......so my focus at the moment is to be as easy foot-planting with the protection on.....that is today's task. I have seen videos where asymmetric feet position is advocated, but that seems to be advice aimed at more the advanced riders. Tomorrow I will start the process of foot adjustment on the move..... ever onwards!!! Thanks for the focus advice -- keep it coming ........Rick

@@RickBarford That's great to hear. I'm glad that you are able to finally enjoy the fruits of your efforts. It's normal to feel foot pain as a beginner. That happens for a few reasons: 1. Foot position 2. Shoe type 3. Underdeveloped muscles since these are muscles people don't normally use. This is the largest reason, and will obviously fix itself over time. This video helps a lot to explain it: th-cam.com/video/ejbct-BQ2eE/w-d-xo.html

B ..... watched the video -- very interesting. Will try the suggested adjustment today and see how it goes .....watch this space! rick@@BruceWayne15325

SV --- thanks again. I've made the mods for two reasons -- I have fallen a few times whilst figuring out how to ride -- the main reason for the mods is to help wheel protection and for me to be more comfortable by fitting the Clark-Pads. Once going I can stay up and steer now .... I just need to pin-down the getting on and off under control. Ever onwards!! Rick

@@RickBarford Everything will come together. Just take it one ride at a time.

V ---thank you! Rather amateur videos ,but thank you for the positive comments. Rick

B .... thanks for all the encouraging comments and words of wisdom. I think you're right about building muscle strength --particularly around the knees, as I can already feel improvements'. Living in the country, I have to go someway to find a quiet area with any sort of wall to help with practising -- hence the way I am going about this. I have land area, but only a few scattered trees as any sort of support. I certainly intend to master this. Thanks again for the positive encouragement - it does help. Rick

@@RickBarford I forgot to mention another trick that will help with your ACL when mounting / riding, and that is your foot position. Make sure that your foot is slid all the way up against the EUC. This will cause the bulk of the weight of the EUC to be handled by your foot and ankle rather than with your knee. It's also much easier to free-mount that way.

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@@RickBarford I should have also mentioned, be sure to keep your speed low, especially if you use that trick of snugging your foot up against the EUC to start. While it's easier to start that way, it's also less stable when you reach higher speeds if your legs are pressed up tight against the EUC, and you're more likely to encounter wobbles. Once you're mounted you will want to adjust your foot position, but initially while you are learning I would just stay at slow speeds that you can run out in a crash, and don't worry about adjusting your foot after mounting until you have it down pretty well.

@@BruceWayne15325 That's awesome advice B. Moving to a wider stance once moving, is something I hadn't figured out. I have been keeping my feet tight-toe-in all the time .... might explain my falling off a few times when turning. My wife and I have been away for a few days in Cadiz, but I expect to be back on the wheel in a day or so --- and assuming some progress on starting and stopping, I'll post another progress report. Thanks for the encouragement, it's really motivational and much appreciated. Rick