You sound either really calm or really sad lol. Hope you're alright man. Love your videos. I honestly just listen sometimes because it's chill and entertaining. Best wishes from Cali dude.
Speed wobbles. "When your enter a speed wobble" the key is not to enter a speed wobble, after riding for some time you will be able detect a speed wobble and you make adjustments to correct the wheel, as wrong way said there are loads of ways to correct when in a speed wobble, but ideally you never want to enter the speed wobble, it is the most dangerous part of riding in my opinion. Honestly this is one of the reasons you should incrementally increase wheel size and performance over time. All the riders i know that are good or great riders have followed this.
"Safe" can be such a nebulous term. Anyway all I can add is that don't let fear keep you from learning how to ride a EUC. It is an incredibly liberating and practical device, of course operate in a smart manner to keep from getting hurt and do what it takes to be competent on a EUC. The work (or fun) to become competent is well worth it. The EUC for me has been a major game changer for my transportation options.
Ya was thinking the same. Nothing is safe. It's how safe you are and protected. I think it's more scary doing water type activities. Love my msp hs. Got the last on in Canada yaaaa
15:54 😉🙏 When I broke my collarbone as inexperienced rider I was wearing a t-shirt. Not my wheel, no pads on the wheel. Conclusions: - always wear certified shoulder protection - only ride slow on grass. And oops, there was an 11th item: crossings / traffic. A car sent me to the hospital with a broken arm from a bike lane crossing a street. Green light for me but the car didn't look. Conclusions: - always wait for a vehicle to stop or purposefully give way before crossing anything - don't assume green light = safe to cross - elbow pads are a must to prevent breaking the arm. All good ever since. Handling traffic on EUC for beginners might be its own video 😌
Hard luck . Hope your good bud. Ya never trust anyone even when you driving a car. Never no what people are doing. Sucks. Side note all crosswalks should be speed bumps. Be great Idea and much harder to speed.
Watch out for painted lines on the road to prevent wipeouts. It's the same thing eith motorcycles. Painted lines are much more slippery than the rest of the road. Rail road/light rail crossings are also slippery.
I agree! Both you and Kuji Rolls were the ones who got me into this. (KS- 16xs) You both had great vids on how to learn, safety, and gear. I love your enthusiasm for riding as well. Thanks for your efforts! (Best, and most fun, thing I've done yet! )
Psst. Get one with suspension. The Master is my first wheel and now that I'm proficient, I'm so grateful at high speeds or when I'm riding after a rain. There are hidden potholes in puddles.
I've had some terrible falls on my EUCs, but they've only been terrible because I wasn't wearing enough gear. Similarly, I've crashed a motorcycle on a freeway, but I was relatively unscathed because I was wearing full safety gear (and was very lucky to not be hit by other cars). I feel cautiously safe riding EUCs because I drive defensively, wear full motorcycle gear, and generally stay under 35 mph (56 kmh). I really like how, unlike a motorcycle, I'm able to dip into bike lanes or sidewalks if the street is unsafe for any reason (e.g. lack of visibility, snow/ice, dangerous drivers, etc.).
I've been riding a onewheel for a few years, and had some gnarly nosedives. The EUCs seem more stable along the wheel's axis. Saving up for my first EUC now, get some range and suspension! So thanks for these videos, inspiring and educational 👍
Adam. Spot on. Been riding a KS16S the past 4 years at 70 years old. Love it! Also have a V12. To ride an EUC you have to want to ride an EUC to get through the learning curve. Almost everything you mentioned, I went through. Thanks for all you share. It makes a difference. Cheers, Bob
Great to hear that you are a young old euc rider Robert 👍🏻 i am only 50 but i am waiting for the right wheel for me and i hope to be soon a part of the community 😋 i follow your steps Robert 💪
Robert, I'm in my 70's as well. Started on a KS-16s over a year ago as well. Great wheel to learn on and tough as nails. I've taught half a dozen others to ride using my 16s so its had more than its share of slides and tumbles. I lusted after a V12 early on but with the early problems on all the newer wheels decided to wait awhile. In the mean time I've added a KS-18xl to my small stable and it's perfect for my needs. Plenty fast enough for me and almost double the range of the 16s. Hope your V12 serves you well. Just keep in mind that at our age what used to bend and stretch, now tend to crack and break!
Lex. Glad to see another adventurous soul. My brain does not know age. My body gives me reminders. You can push the edge, but know when it is prudent to pull back. Had a few falls, laughed and got back up. The more you ride the better you get. If you are not challenging yourself in life, you might as well as hang it up. Keep the spirit! Cheers. Bob
Robert & Lex, first off, you guys are an inspiration to my 44 year old self, who after buying a Onewheel and crashing multiple times culminating in a humorous bone breaking in a fall, was pretty discouraged with the PEV idea until I came upon EUCs. I now own an Inmotion v11, ride it competently, and hope to upgrade to a bigger wheel when I can afford one. That being said, I don't need a bigger wheel, although I'm a bigger guy (230lbs) and would like the security a larger suspension wheel affords from cutouts and road hazards. So anyways, back to you fellas, upon having a small spill recently that messed me up kinda bad for a cpl days, literally all of my friends and support group where I live came down on me pretty hard, demanding I stop riding and hang up the idea of PEV transport, because " I'm no spring chicken", as one friend put it bluntly, and "it's just gonna be more of me getting hurt". At first I was angry, then I came to understand they don't like seeing me hurt of course, but also settled on the fact that this is my choice, not theirs, I've always been into kinda bleeding edge mobility tech,( skateboards,inline skates, snowboards,etc.)and damn it that's what keeps me young! So reading your correspondence between yourselves was very uplifting and encouraging for me, knowing you guys are out here on the road with me somewhere, eating up life with a gusto any 20 year old would be jealous of. Like you said, our bodies start to not bounce back so quickly, so safety measures must be taken. And I take them all. But sometimes you need to let go of the safety rail in life, and feel the wind on your face, to almost fly, knowing it's just you, this machine, and the road, and feel that beautiful connection only an EUC rider can feel as you push your wheel to the edge of it's capability. Right now that edge for me is 28mph, lol, because I will not let myself push my wheel to a cut out at those speeds! In finishing, best of luck to you gentleman, keep the rubber side down, and hopefully I'll have the pleasure of meeting you fellas someday. Cheers!
@@thatguyjoel9885 As Epictetus said "I have to die as do all living things, but if I don't have to die right now then I think I'll go to lunch, for the meal hour has arrived, and I'll worry about dying later." The truth is that living is risky. We can embrace the risk and live our lives to the fullest extent possible, or we can lock ourselves away in the "safety" of our basements and spend the only chance we have at life, watching I Love Lucy reruns on TV, and then die, after our three score years and ten, having experienced or accomplished nothing. I don't live for a long life, I live for a high quality life. No matter how long we live, our mental make-up is such that we will see it as too short. If I could magically bless you so that you'd live to be 200 years old, at year 199 you'd be mourning the fact that life is too short and why can't you live to 500. If 500 you'd want 1,000. Any length will be too short - it's human nature. My choice is to understand that no matter how long I live it will be too short, and the best I can do is live whatever life I'm blessed with to the fullest. If I die tomorrow so be it. At least I did everything I wanted to do today. BTW I fell after a heavy rain just after Christmas. The wheel hit a slick patch of mud and shot out from under me. I fell straight down and sat on my right foot. This twisted and tore all the ligaments in my ankle and the twisting force traveled up through my right fibula creating a spiral fracture just below the knee. This is a major injury called a Maisonneuve Fracture that requires surgery. You can look it up on Google. I was told that at my age it would be 18 -24 months before I'd be anywhere near back to normal. Well, at 12 weeks after surgery (first 6 weeks in a cast), I was back on my KS-16s. At 18 weeks after surgery they cancelled all further rehab as I'd already exceeded all the mobility bench marks that I was told would take 18 months. I actually had more flexibility in my injured ankle and could to things like a full flat footed squat, that none of the rehab therapists could do. It's all about taking charge of your own life and living it the way you want. All that said I have always taken reasonable safety precautions. I always fully gear up with helmet, elbow, wrist, shoulder, knee and shin pads - and after the accident I added ZAMST A2 DX ankle braces - the same ones Stephen Curry wears on the basketball court, to protect my ankles. The gear gives me the best chance of remaining healthy enough to ride another day. I wish you all the best, Lex
Chris, welcome to Vancouver my friend! We really are in a wonderful hotspot for where there are lots of PEVs, and it's great enough to see we have a community built up on alternate modes of transport. I managed to take a photo in the exact spot you were riding! Appreciate you diving into the wonders of what makes EUCs so special and futuristic, as well as the not so good stuff that consumers need to know. Keep on doing what you do best!
Hey Adam, great vid. Your videos are the main reason I got in to EUCs at all, because you made them look so darn convenient and fun, and since I'm still using the nifty little KingSong 14D for short trips only I find it perfectly safe with minimal gear! Cheers! You sounded pretty down. I hope whatever's up gets better, and hope you're enjoying Canada.
I fell off due to wind just tilted and couldn't pull it back up 2nd ride on my Max had to have surgery on my left wrist both hands in casts but since have done 1000+miles and found at the beach is really good to practice with wind and balance just don't go in the water. can't wait for pads and pedals just so expensive.
You seem down in this vid. I’ve heard you and Kate have broken up (if so, that sucks), hope everything is alright. Love your videos. Best wishes from Canada.
I'm 70 years old, so my focus is to avoid or at least minimize falling. I work out with free weights and I'm in decent shape. I bought a V8F in August 2021, and have about 1200 km on it now. Mostly short rides at 16 to 24 kph, at locations where I've memorized any issues, like bumpy sections on a local paved bike trail. I have helmet, wrist guards, and knee guards, still looking for comfortable elbow guards. If the weather is not too hot, I wear a light leather jacket. From 30 kph, the V8F supposedly had the shortest braking distance in a comparison to V10F, 18XL, S18, Sherman, despite only having a 1000 watt motor. However in that same comparison, it blew a fuse on the acceleration test. I'm not sure what peak motor output is, but riders have reported peak current around 30 amps (30 amp fuse is really 33 amps), and peak power of 2200 w, but I think that's from the battery, not from the motor. Although it feels restrictive, since I weigh about 85 kg, I limit how much I lean forwards to keep peak current below 25 amps, usually below 20 amps.
Thanks. Good to see a sort of technique-based video rather than the usual wheel review. Madpack says a cutout has never happened to him, therefore, no need to worry about them. I can tell you, one has happened to me, and I'm not a huge person. I wasn't hurt badly, but I could feel the injury I did get for an entire year.
In my experience the most dangerous thing about riding an EUC is the fact that almost everyone is trying to kill you without intention and it becomes especially scary when you encounter an unexpected dog or a kid on the road out of nowhere. Those are the type of scenarios that really shows the difference between a newbie and an experienced rider.
Regarding the wobles, what helped me the most is to have one foot more in the front and one more in the back. Also to have one foot closer to the wheel and the other further from the wheel. This help me so much on my T3 that even without pads I have no woble at all. It also works great on my V12HT with power pads, I have right set of power pads more in front and left set more in back. It is the best setup I think that you should never ever have foot on the pedals symetrical, that is what causes the wobles.
I squeeze my 16x, when she wobbles, slow and adjust. Grabbing with my shins and lower legs, I tell the wheel to relax and get back on track. I haven’t had a wobble that dropped me, in over 1,000 miles, only 1400 miles experience now, and the wobble still makes me pucker up, but a slight squeeze, slowing it down just a bit easy, readjust a 1/4 to 1/2 inch of my feet and forget about it, lean forward and fly!
Thanks for the vid, Adam, and glad you’re doing better. Have you come and ridden with the folks in Seattle? Come down, you’re a huge reason many of us got started!
@@mr_wrongway Great news that your headspace is improving! Big changes are really hard. Hit us on the SNR FB group if you're headed down, it would be an honor to ride with you!
Dzięki za podobnyje filmiki bo nie dużo blogerów maja mocy donosić taki temat do swoich folowerow. P.s. Było by bardzo fajnie mieć video gdzie ty wybierasz najlepsze euc ze względu sterowania i bezpieki.
I feel like there is a certain unexplained wisdom you gain that keeps you safer after many “oh, $h!t!” moments, and falls. That’s why I still always recommend starting on a slower wheel. Having “oh, $h!t!” moments is much nicer and safer at 30km/h than 70km/h.
Thanks for the excellent video Adam! I agree with your comments, that’s safety can almost entirely be under the control of the rider and their awareness of the conditions and the capabilities of their wheels. although I have not written my wheels as much as I would like this year I’m still looking forward to getting back on them again as I see them to be perfectly safe although I’m not much of a fast rider these days! Keep up the great work, and stay safe! 🙏
The wind part is really something that surprised me. I was riding with my Insta360 in strong wind and when I went to film from the side I was completely trown off balance and got pulled towards it. Scary af.
I just got into EUC with my Gotway MSX 84v. Was doing high speed turn drills around the fountain outside of my workplace. After about 10 runs I found out just how fast I can go while turning and at the same time learned that I don't know how to stop quickly. I slammed into a lamp post, went face first into the ground. Nearly shattered my kneecap, but it is not broken, just bruised. Lesson learned. If I get on then the gear gets on too EVERY TIME NO EXCEPTIONS.
I feel like reviews should always include the pads you think are most safe. And the pedals you think are most safe. I feel like we should encourage people to think of the safest version of the wheel when they think about buying a wheel. Like do we want people to buy wheels and think its ok to not use safer add-ons? I mean we say safety equipment is important and should be worn in videos. Arnt pads and proper pedals safety equipment?
Removed beeps from my Smax after I set HUD on my helmet with EUC-watch and mirror stand. Makes a huge difference to be able to see speed, battery and torque all the time. Can't ride without anymore. Thank you for the video!
Keep in mind that the Sherman (Including Max) doesn't report the controller load via Bluetooth. App estimates can be wildly inaccurate, so on the Sherman or SherMax it's crucial to listen and respect the wheel beeps (which are based on actual PWM, not guestimated)
Always enjoy watching your videos and really appreciate your extensive knowledge. Love that area you filmed in is that Granville Island in Vancouver? I have a question on safety for a new beginner rider is it better to buy a bigger, heavier wheel than a small wheel at first so you can grow into it? for example KS16s vs V12HT.
Bonjour David, Vancouver, wouahou! Je me demandais justement où cela avait été tourné. Merci pour cette découverte. Bientôt des pneus à clous pour cet hiver ? Je te souhaite de remonter la pente très vite et de t'établir dans ce beau cadre. ✌️à toi d'un motard et weehler francais.
Interesting you show the area around False Creek / Stanley Park regarding EUC safety because in that area I've fallen at least four times on my Sherman!
My wobble tip is carve like you mean it. Try placing feet ferther back on pedles. Learner on small wheel to wobble at lower speeds until you gain skill. Press knees in on wheel.
Yes we should have more on safety and safety gear. I just had a crash and I only had wrist guards. It was my first crash. My hands are perfectly fine but my knees and face or not. I will definitely be purchasing additional gear to have the minimum. Which would be knee wrist and helmet. I got myself an ambulance ride a CT scan and an x-ray and a dislocated shoulder. It was the day after your video came out and I hadn’t watched it yet. If anyone saw my crash even better if you have video I’d love to see it. It was on Bute n Barkley
I'm going to try riding my Sherman OG through this winter in sweden, i use it for commuting to work and i really hope it'll work, past years i've relied on Xiaomi / Ninebot scooters and that worked perfectly, riding carefully on bike-paths. If you could do a winter-riding tips and tricks video, that'd be cool considering it's up next :p
My only nasty accident on my EUC was from loose gravel on pavement. I don't know for sure what happened because I got a grade 3 concussion and lost consciousness for an unknown period of time. I also have no memory of it or much of anything else for about a three week period. I only know where it happened and the conditions that night along my intended route of travel. I know I was turning and landed on the upper front left side of my head based on the damage to my helmet. I was wearing a full face mountain bike helmet, padded motorcycle jacket and riding gloves. Thanks to the gear I was wearing the concussion was the only injury besides two minor scratches. And yes I still ride much to my wife's dismay. I'm actually planning to sell my 18L and some of my unused astronomy gear and upgrade to a T4 because I want something that I can ride seated with a little more speed to keep up with traffic.
One other thing, nobody sees you. This is true for any PEV just as it is for a motorcycle or bicycle. always look for people to not see you. always look for escape routes. It is not that hard once you get used to it. Garish colours may help... until they don't. Watch for cars turning right in front of you or left into you. Be careful of trucks with mirrors at your head height squeezing over to avoid oncoming traffic. Basically ride as if you are invisible. anyway, Welcome to Canada.
The main hazard I feel is people and vehicles around you making irrational things. Keep a safe distance and adjust your speed, and NEVER assume things. Thx for the awesome content!
Seems like the motherboard should detect wobbles and automatically correct in a safe manner to eliminate it. Same with overpowering the wheel. I mean they do already make adjustments to be "self balancing". So there shouldn't be difficulty to correct for those things as well. They are just other parameters to adjust for. Beeps are just an alarm the manufacturer has failed to compensate for safety issues.
A wobble is an oscillation between left and right - steering. The mainboard and motor control the other axis: front and back so it can't do anything about it.
I'd say it's as safe as you want it to be. You want it safe? You gear up, pick safer paths, and ride carefully. And you practice skills you might need, such as emergency breaking. You don't want it safe? You squid up, go on motorways and/or extreme offroad, and practice jumping backwards while slaloming between oncoming traffic at 100+ km/h. And to make it even unsafer, you might do it on a borrowed wheel you've never ridden before. And I think we can come up with a few more ways to make it even less safe. Oh, low battery sounds like a good extra challenge too ;) Me? I want it safe, with a few exceptions. I plan to learn doing extreme offroad, and riding in bad weather conditions, including snow and ice. I know this will bear some inherent safety concenrns, that although mitigated by gear, may still cause occasional injuries. But, I prefer that over public transport or car traffic. And you can get injured even when commuting by bike, so it's not like alternatives are worse.
I had an accident a few weeks ago, when a car pulled across the bike lane at the last moment. Went straight into the side of it at a good speed (on an S18). Big dent on the side if the car, slight sprain to my hand other than that no damage (to me or the S18). The front tyre on the S18 just bounced off the side of the car and took all the shock. I jumped off and hit the side windows of the car with my hands then grabbed the S18 to stop it falling over. I can't get over how well the S18 took the initial bump and and that I actually came out the incident with barely a scratch. On a bike or a scooter, I would probably have gone head over the handle bars...
I love your vids. Just want to ask if why euc app voltage reading is different from a digital multimeter when tap to the charging ports? Changed the bms, battery packs show correct voltages but euc world and darknessbot were off like 1v. Thanks.
My thoughts on wobbles: (from my own learning experience) Wobbles are caused when your brain is starting to edge subconsciously into uncertainty when riding your wheel. In gaming terms “You are not high enough level yet, get more EXP and come back when you are ready”
Hey man, nice video. I just wanted to comment about the wrist guards, I don't think it's good for riding at such speeds. It might save your wrist but your elbow and shoulder will not like it at all. It's better to just have good gloves in my opinion
Higher torque=better breaking. 👍 I learned something new. I often say riding is falling. If you're going to ride an EUC what are the chances that you will fall? 100% this isn't a motorcycle. You are not going to travel 10K miles without meeting the ground. Be emotionally and physically prepared for that. Weather or not it's safe has more to do with the fact that you are not traveling at 90 mph (140kph). I have fallen several times without a major injury. But it should be said that after a fall I am usually a bit shaken for a few days. I have also had a few motorcycle accidents. And required knee surgery because of it.
safe?.... better to ask "but did you die?". (lol) i think the only way to get killed on an euc is to wipe out in front of a bus that has no stopping power. i have seriously injured myself euc'ing mountain bike trails though. was getting dark and didn't see a branch sticking out of the side of the trail and hooked my foot on it. spun my foot backwards on my newly upgraded mountain bike studded honeycomb peddles. if i'd left the stock griptape peddles i probably would have just done a full face helmet face plant. but nope. foot wasn't coming off the peddle so it spun backwards.... breaking the distal fibula completely off the fibula bone. there was surgery. then there was wailing and gnashing of teeth. and then there was physical therapy. and then... and then... i'm riding my euc again. it's fine. little bit more about me.. old man life time bicyclist. pev hater... until i saw euc. first time i saw a euc was on a big public ride. i was like... that.. that.. changes.. everything.
As a fairly new but rapidly getting better and absolutely obsessed Onewheel rider, anybody out here do both? Is this as safe and as easy as a Onewheel to ride? I feel it would be a different sensation for more speed freaks. I love a Onewheel because it feels almost exactly like snowboarding on dry land. It truly feels like floating on a smooth road. And I feel an EUC is more geared towards skiing enthusiasts.
Is there a technique to falling? Broke a collar bone in full dirt bike gear at 30mph. I think I tried to roll and at that speed just ended up driving my shoulder into the street. Looking for a video with some drills to train that instinct out of me! Back up and riding 😅
I just just had my first highspeed crash on my Sherman v3. 70-72km/h(44/45miles) at 93% battery. Had the most important gear on. But cutout happened and I fell on my butt. And I had shorts on since it was summer. Went to the same hospital were I work at. They now call me The Baboon. And for good reason I guess. I did look like a Kardashian among the Baboons. big n red.
@@mr_wrongway My butt is doing great. It was supervised by at least 40 nurses🥲 But only touched by the one who had to clean it☹ Pro/cons of working at the hospital. My Sherman on the other hand is having charging problems. So that's a thing im still working on.
So, uh - is it safe? Definitely a long list of potential perils you’ve laid out…it does feel inevitable that you will have a consequential fall at least once (to go with the early “learning” falls)? (New EUC rider here still figuring it out)
Really like your contend and i would like to buy an euc to beginn with. I found 2 used ones with nearly the same milage and age. One Kingsong KS18L for 1000€ and an Inmotion V10F for 600€. Which one would you pick? Saw all your videos about the 2 but i can't decide. Would really aprechiate your opinion. Thanks for your help and have a good ride :)
It is quite comfortable. The movement that you have to do is really quite minimal when riding. Some people complain having sore feet/feet fatique when they first start riding and they need breaks to rest. I never had that, but this should disappear over time as leg muscles develop. For casual everyday riding/riding long distances it requires no skill and minimum engagement, and euc is also very forgiving on mistakes if you do hit a pothole i.e. so chance of wipeout is very low, as long as you make reasonable decisions you can just chill and relax. Also, the new eucs come with suspension and even a seat so that should make it even more comfortable.
no, it's not safe. That's why one should "dress for the slide, not for the ride" and look like stormtrooper - to minimize loss of abilities after Chinese manufactured product stops working as intended. No skill can help avoid cut out or other electrical issue that could appear randomly in 300 kms of riding or 3000 kms. Yes, it's fun, but not safe at all.
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You sound either really calm or really sad lol. Hope you're alright man. Love your videos. I honestly just listen sometimes because it's chill and entertaining. Best wishes from Cali dude.
This time it was sad. Don’t worry though, I’m well again ☺️ thank you! Appreciate you stopping by!
Moving away from motherland cause sadness?
@@Kay0Bot that too. It’s been just a lot of everything lately. But it’s going the gooooood way now :)
Speed wobbles. "When your enter a speed wobble" the key is not to enter a speed wobble, after riding for some time you will be able detect a speed wobble and you make adjustments to correct the wheel, as wrong way said there are loads of ways to correct when in a speed wobble, but ideally you never want to enter the speed wobble, it is the most dangerous part of riding in my opinion. Honestly this is one of the reasons you should incrementally increase wheel size and performance over time. All the riders i know that are good or great riders have followed this.
I thought maybe he had been smelling the local flowers. Lol
"Safe" can be such a nebulous term. Anyway all I can add is that don't let fear keep you from learning how to ride a EUC. It is an incredibly liberating and practical device, of course operate in a smart manner to keep from getting hurt and do what it takes to be competent on a EUC. The work (or fun) to become competent is well worth it. The EUC for me has been a major game changer for my transportation options.
Ya was thinking the same. Nothing is safe. It's how safe you are and protected. I think it's more scary doing water type activities.
Love my msp hs. Got the last on in Canada yaaaa
I just wanna re-experience the joy of learning to ride a bike, but as an old fart... I've no intention of going in traffic on it...
15:54 😉🙏
When I broke my collarbone as inexperienced rider I was wearing a t-shirt. Not my wheel, no pads on the wheel.
Conclusions:
- always wear certified shoulder protection
- only ride slow on grass.
And oops, there was an 11th item: crossings / traffic.
A car sent me to the hospital with a broken arm from a bike lane crossing a street. Green light for me but the car didn't look.
Conclusions:
- always wait for a vehicle to stop or purposefully give way before crossing anything
- don't assume green light = safe to cross
- elbow pads are a must to prevent breaking the arm.
All good ever since.
Handling traffic on EUC for beginners might be its own video 😌
Hard luck . Hope your good bud. Ya never trust anyone even when you driving a car. Never no what people are doing. Sucks.
Side note all crosswalks should be speed bumps. Be great Idea and much harder to speed.
Watch out for painted lines on the road to prevent wipeouts. It's the same thing eith motorcycles. Painted lines are much more slippery than the rest of the road. Rail road/light rail crossings are also slippery.
I find your videos are what I need as I prepare to get my first EUC. Thanks for making them.
I’m happy to hear that! Enjoy!
I agree! Both you and Kuji Rolls were the ones who got me into this. (KS- 16xs) You both had great vids on how to learn, safety, and gear. I love your enthusiasm for riding as well. Thanks for your efforts! (Best, and most fun, thing I've done yet! )
Psst. Get one with suspension. The Master is my first wheel and now that I'm proficient, I'm so grateful at high speeds or when I'm riding after a rain. There are hidden potholes in puddles.
I've had some terrible falls on my EUCs, but they've only been terrible because I wasn't wearing enough gear. Similarly, I've crashed a motorcycle on a freeway, but I was relatively unscathed because I was wearing full safety gear (and was very lucky to not be hit by other cars).
I feel cautiously safe riding EUCs because I drive defensively, wear full motorcycle gear, and generally stay under 35 mph (56 kmh). I really like how, unlike a motorcycle, I'm able to dip into bike lanes or sidewalks if the street is unsafe for any reason (e.g. lack of visibility, snow/ice, dangerous drivers, etc.).
I've been riding a onewheel for a few years, and had some gnarly nosedives. The EUCs seem more stable along the wheel's axis.
Saving up for my first EUC now, get some range and suspension! So thanks for these videos, inspiring and educational 👍
Adam. Spot on. Been riding a KS16S the past 4 years at 70 years old. Love it! Also have a V12. To ride an EUC you have to want to ride an EUC to get through the learning curve. Almost everything you mentioned, I went through. Thanks for all you share. It makes a difference. Cheers, Bob
Great to hear that you are a young old euc rider Robert 👍🏻 i am only 50 but i am waiting for the right wheel for me and i hope to be soon a part of the community 😋 i follow your steps Robert 💪
Robert, I'm in my 70's as well. Started on a KS-16s over a year ago as well. Great wheel to learn on and tough as nails. I've taught half a dozen others to ride using my 16s so its had more than its share of slides and tumbles. I lusted after a V12 early on but with the early problems on all the newer wheels decided to wait awhile. In the mean time I've added a KS-18xl to my small stable and it's perfect for my needs. Plenty fast enough for me and almost double the range of the 16s. Hope your V12 serves you well. Just keep in mind that at our age what used to bend and stretch, now tend to crack and break!
Lex. Glad to see another adventurous soul. My brain does not know age. My body gives me reminders. You can push the edge, but know when it is prudent to pull back. Had a few falls, laughed and got back up. The more you ride the better you get. If you are not challenging yourself in life, you might as well as hang it up. Keep the spirit! Cheers. Bob
Robert & Lex, first off, you guys are an inspiration to my 44 year old self, who after buying a Onewheel and crashing multiple times culminating in a humorous bone breaking in a fall, was pretty discouraged with the PEV idea until I came upon EUCs. I now own an Inmotion v11, ride it competently, and hope to upgrade to a bigger wheel when I can afford one. That being said, I don't need a bigger wheel, although I'm a bigger guy (230lbs) and would like the security a larger suspension wheel affords from cutouts and road hazards.
So anyways, back to you fellas, upon having a small spill recently that messed me up kinda bad for a cpl days, literally all of my friends and support group where I live came down on me pretty hard, demanding I stop riding and hang up the idea of PEV transport, because " I'm no spring chicken", as one friend put it bluntly, and "it's just gonna be more of me getting hurt". At first I was angry, then I came to understand they don't like seeing me hurt of course, but also settled on the fact that this is my choice, not theirs, I've always been into kinda bleeding edge mobility tech,( skateboards,inline skates, snowboards,etc.)and damn it that's what keeps me young! So reading your correspondence between yourselves was very uplifting and encouraging for me, knowing you guys are out here on the road with me somewhere, eating up life with a gusto any 20 year old would be jealous of. Like you said, our bodies start to not bounce back so quickly, so safety measures must be taken. And I take them all. But sometimes you need to let go of the safety rail in life, and feel the wind on your face, to almost fly, knowing it's just you, this machine, and the road, and feel that beautiful connection only an EUC rider can feel as you push your wheel to the edge of it's capability. Right now that edge for me is 28mph, lol, because I will not let myself push my wheel to a cut out at those speeds!
In finishing, best of luck to you gentleman, keep the rubber side down, and hopefully I'll have the pleasure of meeting you fellas someday. Cheers!
@@thatguyjoel9885 As Epictetus said "I have to die as do all living things, but if I don't have to die right now then I think I'll go to lunch, for the meal hour has arrived, and I'll worry about dying later." The truth is that living is risky. We can embrace the risk and live our lives to the fullest extent possible, or we can lock ourselves away in the "safety" of our basements and spend the only chance we have at life, watching I Love Lucy reruns on TV, and then die, after our three score years and ten, having experienced or accomplished nothing.
I don't live for a long life, I live for a high quality life. No matter how long we live, our mental make-up is such that we will see it as too short. If I could magically bless you so that you'd live to be 200 years old, at year 199 you'd be mourning the fact that life is too short and why can't you live to 500. If 500 you'd want 1,000. Any length will be too short - it's human nature.
My choice is to understand that no matter how long I live it will be too short, and the best I can do is live whatever life I'm blessed with to the fullest. If I die tomorrow so be it. At least I did everything I wanted to do today.
BTW I fell after a heavy rain just after Christmas. The wheel hit a slick patch of mud and shot out from under me. I fell straight down and sat on my right foot. This twisted and tore all the ligaments in my ankle and the twisting force traveled up through my right fibula creating a spiral fracture just below the knee. This is a major injury called a Maisonneuve Fracture that requires surgery. You can look it up on Google. I was told that at my age it would be 18 -24 months before I'd be anywhere near back to normal. Well, at 12 weeks after surgery (first 6 weeks in a cast), I was back on my KS-16s. At 18 weeks after surgery they cancelled all further rehab as I'd already exceeded all the mobility bench marks that I was told would take 18 months. I actually had more flexibility in my injured ankle and could to things like a full flat footed squat, that none of the rehab therapists could do. It's all about taking charge of your own life and living it the way you want.
All that said I have always taken reasonable safety precautions. I always fully gear up with helmet, elbow, wrist, shoulder, knee and shin pads - and after the accident I added ZAMST A2 DX ankle braces - the same ones Stephen Curry wears on the basketball court, to protect my ankles. The gear gives me the best chance of remaining healthy enough to ride another day.
I wish you all the best,
Lex
Chris, welcome to Vancouver my friend!
We really are in a wonderful hotspot for where there are lots of PEVs, and it's great enough to see we have a community built up on alternate modes of transport. I managed to take a photo in the exact spot you were riding!
Appreciate you diving into the wonders of what makes EUCs so special and futuristic, as well as the not so good stuff that consumers need to know.
Keep on doing what you do best!
Hey Adam, great vid. Your videos are the main reason I got in to EUCs at all, because you made them look so darn convenient and fun, and since I'm still using the nifty little KingSong 14D for short trips only I find it perfectly safe with minimal gear! Cheers! You sounded pretty down. I hope whatever's up gets better, and hope you're enjoying Canada.
I literally just clipped my pedal on a curb while being distracted 😅 and ate it. Luckily I was going pretty slow and wearing protective gear!
appreciate the tone of this video. no exaggeration, jokes, or arrogance just advice
I fell off due to wind just tilted and couldn't pull it back up 2nd ride on my Max had to have surgery on my left wrist both hands in casts but since have done 1000+miles and found at the beach is really good to practice with wind and balance just don't go in the water. can't wait for pads and pedals just so expensive.
You seem down in this vid. I’ve heard you and Kate have broken up (if so, that sucks), hope everything is alright. Love your videos. Best wishes from Canada.
I'm 70 years old, so my focus is to avoid or at least minimize falling. I work out with free weights and I'm in decent shape. I bought a V8F in August 2021, and have about 1200 km on it now. Mostly short rides at 16 to 24 kph, at locations where I've memorized any issues, like bumpy sections on a local paved bike trail. I have helmet, wrist guards, and knee guards, still looking for comfortable elbow guards. If the weather is not too hot, I wear a light leather jacket. From 30 kph, the V8F supposedly had the shortest braking distance in a comparison to V10F, 18XL, S18, Sherman, despite only having a 1000 watt motor. However in that same comparison, it blew a fuse on the acceleration test. I'm not sure what peak motor output is, but riders have reported peak current around 30 amps (30 amp fuse is really 33 amps), and peak power of 2200 w, but I think that's from the battery, not from the motor. Although it feels restrictive, since I weigh about 85 kg, I limit how much I lean forwards to keep peak current below 25 amps, usually below 20 amps.
Thanks. Good to see a sort of technique-based video rather than the usual wheel review. Madpack says a cutout has never happened to him, therefore, no need to worry about them. I can tell you, one has happened to me, and I'm not a huge person. I wasn't hurt badly, but I could feel the injury I did get for an entire year.
In my experience the most dangerous thing about riding an EUC is the fact that almost everyone is trying to kill you without intention and it becomes especially scary when you encounter an unexpected dog or a kid on the road out of nowhere. Those are the type of scenarios that really shows the difference between a newbie and an experienced rider.
Regarding the wobles, what helped me the most is to have one foot more in the front and one more in the back. Also to have one foot closer to the wheel and the other further from the wheel. This help me so much on my T3 that even without pads I have no woble at all. It also works great on my V12HT with power pads, I have right set of power pads more in front and left set more in back. It is the best setup I think that you should never ever have foot on the pedals symetrical, that is what causes the wobles.
You're the 2nd person I've heard say that
I squeeze my 16x, when she wobbles, slow and adjust. Grabbing with my shins and lower legs, I tell the wheel to relax and get back on track. I haven’t had a wobble that dropped me, in over 1,000 miles, only 1400 miles experience now, and the wobble still makes me pucker up, but a slight squeeze, slowing it down just a bit easy, readjust a 1/4 to 1/2 inch of my feet and forget about it, lean forward and fly!
Thanks for the vid, Adam, and glad you’re doing better. Have you come and ridden with the folks in Seattle? Come down, you’re a huge reason many of us got started!
You’re welcome! Thank you indeed I am better now :) yes I was thinking about that for sure. Maybe to join a SNR
@@mr_wrongway Great news that your headspace is improving! Big changes are really hard.
Hit us on the SNR FB group if you're headed down, it would be an honor to ride with you!
Good video, thank you.
Welcome to Canada, Adam. I hope that you will be happy here and stay for a long time.
Dzięki za podobnyje filmiki bo nie dużo blogerów maja mocy donosić taki temat do swoich folowerow.
P.s. Było by bardzo fajnie mieć video gdzie ty wybierasz najlepsze euc ze względu sterowania i bezpieki.
I feel like there is a certain unexplained wisdom you gain that keeps you safer after many “oh, $h!t!” moments, and falls. That’s why I still always recommend starting on a slower wheel. Having “oh, $h!t!” moments is much nicer and safer at 30km/h than 70km/h.
Thanks for the excellent video Adam! I agree with your comments, that’s safety can almost entirely be under the control of the rider and their awareness of the conditions and the capabilities of their wheels. although I have not written my wheels as much as I would like this year I’m still looking forward to getting back on them again as I see them to be perfectly safe although I’m not much of a fast rider these days! Keep up the great work, and stay safe! 🙏
I'm just looking to get one of these. Videos like this are helpful.
Welcome to Vancouver
The wind part is really something that surprised me. I was riding with my Insta360 in strong wind and when I went to film from the side I was completely trown off balance and got pulled towards it. Scary af.
I just got into EUC with my Gotway MSX 84v. Was doing high speed turn drills around the fountain outside of my workplace. After about 10 runs I found out just how fast I can go while turning and at the same time learned that I don't know how to stop quickly. I slammed into a lamp post, went face first into the ground. Nearly shattered my kneecap, but it is not broken, just bruised. Lesson learned. If I get on then the gear gets on too EVERY TIME NO EXCEPTIONS.
There a post I saw on Reddit where onewheel guy took his pint out too go to store that was close. He took no gear, lost 1/3rd of his skull
This is the way
Get well soon bud can tell you're going through a lot.
Thanks! 🙏🏻 getting there
Nice compilation of tips! Keep up the excellent work!
I feel like reviews should always include the pads you think are most safe. And the pedals you think are most safe.
I feel like we should encourage people to think of the safest version of the wheel when they think about buying a wheel.
Like do we want people to buy wheels and think its ok to not use safer add-ons?
I mean we say safety equipment is important and should be worn in videos.
Arnt pads and proper pedals safety equipment?
Removed beeps from my Smax after I set HUD on my helmet with EUC-watch and mirror stand. Makes a huge difference to be able to see speed, battery and torque all the time. Can't ride without anymore.
Thank you for the video!
Keep in mind that the Sherman (Including Max) doesn't report the controller load via Bluetooth.
App estimates can be wildly inaccurate, so on the Sherman or SherMax it's crucial to listen and respect the wheel beeps (which are based on actual PWM, not guestimated)
Welcome to Canada!
I like your protective gear. Can you give me the links to purchase them....Thanks!
Always enjoy watching your videos and really appreciate your extensive knowledge. Love that area you filmed in is that Granville Island in Vancouver? I have a question on safety for a new beginner rider is it better to buy a bigger, heavier wheel than a small wheel at first so you can grow into it? for example KS16s vs V12HT.
Hope you've been enjoying the cycling network in Vancouver!
Now I will, finally getting 100% back to health ☺️
Bonjour David, Vancouver, wouahou! Je me demandais justement où cela avait été tourné. Merci pour cette découverte. Bientôt des pneus à clous pour cet hiver ? Je te souhaite de remonter la pente très vite et de t'établir dans ce beau cadre. ✌️à toi d'un motard et weehler francais.
dude! The video about emergency breaking is lit! Do it!
Interesting you show the area around False Creek / Stanley Park regarding EUC safety because in that area I've fallen at least four times on my Sherman!
My wobble tip is carve like you mean it. Try placing feet ferther back on pedles. Learner on small wheel to wobble at lower speeds until you gain skill. Press knees in on wheel.
Yes we should have more on safety and safety gear. I just had a crash and I only had wrist guards. It was my first crash. My hands are perfectly fine but my knees and face or not. I will definitely be purchasing additional gear to have the minimum. Which would be knee wrist and helmet. I got myself an ambulance ride a CT scan and an x-ray and a dislocated shoulder. It was the day after your video came out and I hadn’t watched it yet. If anyone saw my crash even better if you have video I’d love to see it. It was on Bute n Barkley
I'm going to try riding my Sherman OG through this winter in sweden, i use it for commuting to work and i really hope it'll work, past years i've relied on Xiaomi / Ninebot scooters and that worked perfectly, riding carefully on bike-paths.
If you could do a winter-riding tips and tricks video, that'd be cool considering it's up next :p
It's totally feasible, I've done it last winter in my own OG Sherman in Stockholm.
Great vid my dude. 👏
My only nasty accident on my EUC was from loose gravel on pavement. I don't know for sure what happened because I got a grade 3 concussion and lost consciousness for an unknown period of time. I also have no memory of it or much of anything else for about a three week period. I only know where it happened and the conditions that night along my intended route of travel. I know I was turning and landed on the upper front left side of my head based on the damage to my helmet. I was wearing a full face mountain bike helmet, padded motorcycle jacket and riding gloves. Thanks to the gear I was wearing the concussion was the only injury besides two minor scratches. And yes I still ride much to my wife's dismay. I'm actually planning to sell my 18L and some of my unused astronomy gear and upgrade to a T4 because I want something that I can ride seated with a little more speed to keep up with traffic.
Scary! Hard to predict indeed. The same could happen on a bicycle, except you could have a lot less gear.
I fall recently from pedal clipping without gear, it was low speed but it hurt my hand and knee. Lesson learn to never ride without gear.
One other thing, nobody sees you. This is true for any PEV just as it is for a motorcycle or bicycle. always look for people to not see you. always look for escape routes. It is not that hard once you get used to it. Garish colours may help... until they don't. Watch for cars turning right in front of you or left into you. Be careful of trucks with mirrors at your head height squeezing over to avoid oncoming traffic. Basically ride as if you are invisible.
anyway, Welcome to Canada.
The main hazard I feel is people and vehicles around you making irrational things. Keep a safe distance and adjust your speed, and NEVER assume things. Thx for the awesome content!
Seems like the motherboard should detect wobbles and automatically correct in a safe manner to eliminate it. Same with overpowering the wheel. I mean they do already make adjustments to be "self balancing". So there shouldn't be difficulty to correct for those things as well. They are just other parameters to adjust for. Beeps are just an alarm the manufacturer has failed to compensate for safety issues.
A wobble is an oscillation between left and right - steering.
The mainboard and motor control the other axis: front and back so it can't do anything about it.
I'd say it's as safe as you want it to be.
You want it safe? You gear up, pick safer paths, and ride carefully. And you practice skills you might need, such as emergency breaking.
You don't want it safe? You squid up, go on motorways and/or extreme offroad, and practice jumping backwards while slaloming between oncoming traffic at 100+ km/h. And to make it even unsafer, you might do it on a borrowed wheel you've never ridden before. And I think we can come up with a few more ways to make it even less safe. Oh, low battery sounds like a good extra challenge too ;)
Me? I want it safe, with a few exceptions. I plan to learn doing extreme offroad, and riding in bad weather conditions, including snow and ice. I know this will bear some inherent safety concenrns, that although mitigated by gear, may still cause occasional injuries. But, I prefer that over public transport or car traffic. And you can get injured even when commuting by bike, so it's not like alternatives are worse.
I had an accident a few weeks ago, when a car pulled across the bike lane at the last moment. Went straight into the side of it at a good speed (on an S18). Big dent on the side if the car, slight sprain to my hand other than that no damage (to me or the S18).
The front tyre on the S18 just bounced off the side of the car and took all the shock. I jumped off and hit the side windows of the car with my hands then grabbed the S18 to stop it falling over. I can't get over how well the S18 took the initial bump and and that I actually came out the incident with barely a scratch.
On a bike or a scooter, I would probably have gone head over the handle bars...
I can't stop singing the, "Wrong Way!" jingle 😔 I did so much yesterday that I had dreams about EUC's last night. Somebody, please help... 🤣
I love your vids. Just want to ask if why euc app voltage reading is different from a digital multimeter when tap to the charging ports? Changed the bms, battery packs show correct voltages but euc world and darknessbot were off like 1v. Thanks.
My thoughts on wobbles: (from my own learning experience) Wobbles are caused when your brain is starting to edge subconsciously into uncertainty when riding your wheel. In gaming terms “You are not high enough level yet, get more EXP and come back when you are ready”
No. I don't think I'll ever feel safe after experiencing a cut-out by no fault of my own. Risk mitigation helps. The fun outweighs the risk imho
Great stuff.
What wheels came with you from Poland?
Did you have any problems shipping and traveling?
Hey man, nice video.
I just wanted to comment about the wrist guards, I don't think it's good for riding at such speeds. It might save your wrist but your elbow and shoulder will not like it at all. It's better to just have good gloves in my opinion
Huge fan by the way! Lol waiting for my Sherman Max in the mail. And for your Sherman Max review!
Appreciate it! I hope it arrives soon! Shermax review just waits for my health and I’ll be ready to shred it for the video!
@@mr_wrongway Hope you're ok Sir. 👍🏼
You are the BEST 🍀
Higher torque=better breaking. 👍
I learned something new.
I often say riding is falling. If you're going to ride an EUC what are the chances that you will fall? 100% this isn't a motorcycle. You are not going to travel 10K miles without meeting the ground. Be emotionally and physically prepared for that.
Weather or not it's safe has more to do with the fact that you are not traveling at 90 mph (140kph).
I have fallen several times without a major injury. But it should be said that after a fall I am usually a bit shaken for a few days.
I have also had a few motorcycle accidents. And required knee surgery because of it.
Safe is almost always a relative term.
safe?.... better to ask "but did you die?". (lol) i think the only way to get killed on an euc is to wipe out in front of a bus that has no stopping power. i have seriously injured myself euc'ing mountain bike trails though. was getting dark and didn't see a branch sticking out of the side of the trail and hooked my foot on it. spun my foot backwards on my newly upgraded mountain bike studded honeycomb peddles. if i'd left the stock griptape peddles i probably would have just done a full face helmet face plant. but nope. foot wasn't coming off the peddle so it spun backwards.... breaking the distal fibula completely off the fibula bone.
there was surgery. then there was wailing and gnashing of teeth. and then there was physical therapy.
and then... and then... i'm riding my euc again. it's fine.
little bit more about me.. old man life time bicyclist. pev hater... until i saw euc.
first time i saw a euc was on a big public ride.
i was like... that.. that.. changes.. everything.
good job Ron!
My number 1 tip is ride within a reasonable speed and ride within your skill level. You get hurt when you go fast and push your self too far
seawall! Adam michelin tire on the sherman did you mount it tubeless? and does it overheat the controller? Can you pls answer
Another great video. Keep it up!!! 💪👏💪
what is the suit you are wearing in the intro the white gear suit?
are all EUC must using side pad? i have v5f .
Excellent video!!
As a fairly new but rapidly getting better and absolutely obsessed Onewheel rider, anybody out here do both? Is this as safe and as easy as a Onewheel to ride? I feel it would be a different sensation for more speed freaks. I love a Onewheel because it feels almost exactly like snowboarding on dry land. It truly feels like floating on a smooth road. And I feel an EUC is more geared towards skiing enthusiasts.
Has there ever been a comparison between a motor bike and an euc for stopping distance?
I'm missing your jumping appearance :)
It will return!
Hey Adam. What happened to Monocat's ks16x review. We are keen to know why she chose it?
Is there a technique to falling? Broke a collar bone in full dirt bike gear at 30mph. I think I tried to roll and at that speed just ended up driving my shoulder into the street. Looking for a video with some drills to train that instinct out of me! Back up and riding 😅
I just just had my first highspeed crash on my Sherman v3. 70-72km/h(44/45miles) at 93% battery. Had the most important gear on. But cutout happened and I fell on my butt. And I had shorts on since it was summer.
Went to the same hospital were I work at. They now call me The Baboon. And for good reason I guess. I did look like a Kardashian among the Baboons. big n red.
Oh no! I hope you get better soon! Wish you butt the best
@@mr_wrongway My butt is doing great. It was supervised by at least 40 nurses🥲 But only touched by the one who had to clean it☹ Pro/cons of working at the hospital.
My Sherman on the other hand is having charging problems. So that's a thing im still working on.
Ouch.
So, uh - is it safe? Definitely a long list of potential perils you’ve laid out…it does feel inevitable that you will have a consequential fall at least once (to go with the early “learning” falls)? (New EUC rider here still figuring it out)
Dude, you're in Vancouver now??
what's that jacket you're wearing?
TRUE 2 GNOME
All my crashes are off road. All my cut outs are on my V5f.
In the EU where can I buy (new or used) EUC?
Please do a extensive video talking about seating of the best sorts on EUC?
Do you mean a video about seated riding?
@@mr_wrongway Yes. And the best after market seats
@@sheldonkelly5020 got you. I’ll think about how to handle this topic!
Really like your contend and i would like to buy an euc to beginn with. I found 2 used ones with nearly the same milage and age. One Kingsong KS18L for 1000€ and an Inmotion V10F for 600€. Which one would you pick? Saw all your videos about the 2 but i can't decide.
Would really aprechiate your opinion. Thanks for your help and have a good ride :)
how much milage and how old?
@@nameberry220 Both around 2000km and around 18months old
Imagine going 40 mph and having a kingsong or begode wheel i pray for you 🙏 they all have cut out issues
It's not safe, thats why we love it
"Falling on EUC is pretty good" 😅😅😅
I want one of these things,
But don't know how to get one..
Am in Africa, Nigeria precisely.
Begode master pro.
Or any better recommendations..
Did you make the move to Canada yet? Safe travels if not.
Yes I’m in Canada now. I don’t know for how long.
The Canadian folks seem to be ok with communism what do you see there?
Where is part II?
I need to do it!!!
It would have been a lot of fun if the video were 3 seconds long. 2 seconds of zooming in on your face, 1 second of you saying, "nope". Cut to outro
Is it comfortable to ride a EUC for long distances or exhausting?
It is quite comfortable. The movement that you have to do is really quite minimal when riding. Some people complain having sore feet/feet fatique when they first start riding and they need breaks to rest. I never had that, but this should disappear over time as leg muscles develop. For casual everyday riding/riding long distances it requires no skill and minimum engagement, and euc is also very forgiving on mistakes if you do hit a pothole i.e. so chance of wipeout is very low, as long as you make reasonable decisions you can just chill and relax. Also, the new eucs come with suspension and even a seat so that should make it even more comfortable.
Howdy Adam, I hope your leg is better
Hello! Indeed my leg is almost 100% healthy again ;) that’s a great point!
BTW didn't you sell your Sherman?
I did! That’s a Shermax ;)
Numbers don't lie, so the answer is how many falls per season do you have riding euc
Best 🎉
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Being a euc rider does not give you the right to go faster than class 3 E-BIKES...
no, it's not safe. That's why one should "dress for the slide, not for the ride" and look like stormtrooper - to minimize loss of abilities after Chinese manufactured product stops working as intended. No skill can help avoid cut out or other electrical issue that could appear randomly in 300 kms of riding or 3000 kms. Yes, it's fun, but not safe at all.
Smart… hop on the trend w/o hoping on the trend. Trend adjacent
Nice
Safety Third Boys.