That’s been my biggest issue with most of the big RU-vidrs that show off eucs…flying 35mph right past pedestrians walking their dogs or with their kids or just one outstretched arm from the hospital. Same goes for in the cities, blowing red lights and squeezing between moving cars without warning and cutting in front of cars constantly
@@Jimandtonic85 Agreed. A reckless disregard for the best practices of predictable vehicular movement is a big problem. I know that there are people who see a EUC as a means to do what they want in traffic but that is exactly how we end up with wholesale bans. And it isn't just EUC's either, I also see it happening with the massive rise in cheap scooter use in places like NYC.
my top list of tips: - ride only with helmet - slow down early - never turn on sand - do not afraid to jump from the wheel and scratch it - never roll down on angle of the terrain if you not practice it on a grass or smthing thank you for the vid man, good tips!
As always, common sense tips from a master rider. Thanks Hsiang for your valuable contributions to the sport over the years! I'd be nowhere as a rider without your enthusiasm and insights. My own tips for new/intermediate riders, for what they are worth are: 1. Ride often! - like every day if you can. It's the quickest way to absorb the necessary skills to keep you safe. 2. Respect your riding environment. If you ride the streets, every other road user is a potential enemy, every pedestrian a potential accident you could be liable for. Off-road, every rock, stone or tree root, unexpected camber, change of surface all threaten your ability to control the wheel and your own safety. Watch the terrain like a hawk! 3. Practice unaided mounts and dismounts till you hate the suckers! Not just on the level either. Uphill, downhill, on sideways slopes, left footed and right footed. You'll need all of these at sometime or other, possibly to avoid a major injury situation. 4. Learn to ride slow - real slow! It's surprising how often in city riding you get caught behind a bunch of 'meanderthals' and there's simply no way past, like on a footbridge or something. 5. Be honest with yourself! Have you REALLY learned that technique just because you did it right once?
Probably the best tip for beginners would be to always pay attention and anticipate danger. My worst accident as a beginner was when I was passing a cyclist who suddenly swerved in my direction. That's how I found out that EUC sucks at emergency maneuvers, so you have to keep more distance than you'd expect. As for the intermediate: learn to ride off-road, climb up high curbs and go down stairs. Seriously. You never know if there is a footpath or stairs beyond the top of the hill. It actually happened to me and I didn't crash badly just because I had trained on the stairs before.
one thing what i always check for in traffic is that you must always expect anyone you are trying to take over is going to abrubtly turn left without checking behind them.
I ride with the belief that everybody will try to kill you. Been unscathed so far riding motorcycles eucs escooters and just plain walking. Just gotta hit the sky ways maybe 1 day.
In terms of risk, wearing a full face helmet- I believe the slight reduction in peripheral vision is easy to compensate for and heavily outweighed by the increase in safety to your face and jaw in the event of a crash.
It all depends on where you ride and how you ride, there's no one size fit all solution and all I am saying is that just piling on gear isn't always the right solution!!
After watching a motorcycle ridfer go down on the freeway and having his head run over by the car behind him and watching him get up unharmed I made my decision fullface or nothing.
I'm newer and wear a lot of gear. For some it might make them throw caution to the wind, but for me it lets me explore new techniques, practice higher speed stopping, experiment with getting wobbles under control, etc. Gear is really helping me stay confident during the learning process. Also things like a full face helmet and chest protector definitely will protect you with many kinds of car collision. Any ER doc will tell you that. But still, I really appreciate the tips and would happily watch as many of these vids as you care to make.
As a former ski instructor, I noticed that there was a significant leap in confidence and ability, since the 90s, simply as a result of helmets becoming the norm. Whereas, improvements in ski tech, since the 70s, has much less of an effect of expanding one's maneuvering skills. Safety gear can accelerate learning.
@@grb1969 I hear you, but gotta give shaped skis a large portion of credit. I rode my straight skis well into the shaped ski revolution and when I finally switched I was like, ohhhhh… people don’t have to learn to ski anymore. Lol. Turning was so easy and forgiving.
Same for me. It feels so unnatural when I ride without my gear. Even if I forget my gloves but still have my helmet and knee pads, I can't get myself to go over 15 mph without freaking out.
Even if I was good, wearing gear is about protecting myself from myself AND OTHER PEOPLE. I don't care how confident anyone is in their vehicle, someone less capable can kill you.
As a rollerblader, I'm always surprised how many people don't know you have to bend your knees. Same tip works for water skiing, people were shocked at how easily I got up on water skis. I said just bend your knees like you're rollerblading.
Game changing tip I was given is use the V stance! By grabbing the wheel more with your heel and the back of your ankle you get more contact through to your upper leg too. I had speed wobbles at 19 km/h and then I used v stance. Now I’m good until 38-42 depending on wind lol
@@faultiermusli7709could you please explain v stance a little more for me? I got my INMOTION v12 last Monday and have only ridden 50-ish kms. So very new at this! Thanks
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Coming from a Skiing background carving feels so natural to me as well as bending the knee. But when my legs get tired I kinda stretch them out when on a smooth section and invariably from time to time get that jolt right up your spine when you hit a unseen tree root or pothole as a reminder of how to ride which is good to keep you actively riding. Great Channel keep up the good work.
I keep being astounded with the level of trust we can put into these devices. We're riding 50+ km/h with only the wheel between us and an ugly crash. It's like our heart beating-it has kept on beating without any stop for years and years and years, that we just expect it to continue doing so. The same with EUC's: even an 1 degree tilt in the pedals is something we instantly notice-that's how precise they are, for every millisecond they're turned on.
Always look forward to your content. Even though a seasoned EUC riders still find good tips and enjoy watching you ride. I live near Boston and been wanting to go to group rides around east coast.
Thanks Hsiang! It is cool you were in California. It would have been cool meeting you were in San Francisco for a group ride. I am happy I began my journey on non-suspension wheels. I am about to add a Master to the fleet but only after I have put over 2000 miles between the Nikola and EX.N. I also have tried to get miles in mixed terrain environments as much as possible in order to get familiar with how the wheel handles. I think you can have a much better skill baseline if you start with a non-suspension wheel.
@@Ihatecabinetmoths the V12 should be a good wheel since it has been updated with larger MOSFETs on the control board. My personal preference is to get a used “beater” wheel for learning. My first wheel was $75 and it was at least 6 months before I wanted to upgrade. Best to learn on a small/ non-suspension wheel and develop good habits (like bent knees). Many/most learners go through a long phase of learning to coordinate this very new/unfamiliar muscle movement and, often, people complain about foot and leg pains that are an annoying stumbling block on the pathway to proficiency. A small/ light wheel accelerates the learning process, is significantly less painful and has multiple other benefits. At the point when you’re ready to upgrade, then you’ll already have a backup wheel that you won’t mind lending to friends so they can learn and join the future of PEVs. Then again, I cannot pass the “Marshmallow Test” either, and would have already bought 4-5 various other wheels had I not been saving up for when I can afford it. Bonus for me that there’s now newer suspension wheels t has that should have the bugs worked out by next winter. Perfect timing!
Good tips! I’ll be getting my V12 HT in July-August so I can’t wait! I think the main tip would be to ride within your skill level. Understandably, if people you ride with want to ride fast, that doesn’t mean you need to. As long as you get to the destination unscathed, I think that’s a win 👍
Good advice, check your tyre pressure before every ride, I don’t care just check it. No showboating to friends, everyone around you is an assassin out to get you, people never react the way you would expect them too, not children or animals either. No one understands the capabilities or limitations of what you are riding. I use EUC World and record my tours, I can look at the ride log later to see if I was pushing the limits at any point (speed, current, load), if I was filming as well I can compare that with the footage.
That's something I don't understand. I always take mine to a bike shop for tire maintenance. I've asked people to teach me but instead they just fill it with air and send me on my way. I could watch videos, I guess.
Even though you might have done a video like this before, its nice to have recent content for new riders. I can use this and say, 'see! wasnt a good idea to ride zombie then, and it still isn't!'
BRUH!! I commend you on your weight loss. I’m 240 and I’m always conscious of my and my wheels. How did you lose the weight? And maybe do a video about weight and us bigger guys and how the wheel might feel different. PEACE FROM CHICAGO ✌🏽
I weighted 230 now Im 160 cut those damn grains eat more fat like pure chocolate avocado maybe eat less meat more fruits and if you can stand it a veggie here and there. Main point dont eat any grains. Hope that helps and you dont need to suffer to lose weight. I eat till Im full and plenty of deserts just with less sugar more cream instead of more sugar.
Good advice, bent knees saved me few times and a 2 times the stiff posture got me down. 7:20 accelerating downhill or uphill can be tricky and you can overpower the wheel. Also its harder to brake wheel downhill without jump/torque pads. Anyway, what I think is great is to be seen (colored clothes, light) and to know your capabilities and drive only to like 80% of them.
Thanks again for another good video. The only thing I would add is to leash you EUC. This not only stops the EUC from causing an accident, but also prevents it from going end over end and flying into 20 pieces. 😁👍
@@OWGAC Not really. It's like gear for your EUC. Why wear gear? It's not about where and how you ride, but more about that one time you need it. Now if you go 5mph as your max speed, then no need to leash up (or ride EUCs for that matter), but any faster and that EUC will either remain upright and crash into something or someone or it crashes and goes spinning down the road like a strip tease taking it's shell off piece by piece. If you wear gear, then you leash the EUC. If you're OK not gearing up, then chances are you're going speeds slow enough where you don't feel the need to gear up and neither, then, would your EUC. You don't need a mirror, but it helps. You don't need a face guard, but it helps. You don't need knee pads, but they help, and you don't need to leash your EUC, but... 😎👍
⚡ Another great video, *awesome edit* ⚡ I think some people only learn through experience, sometimes bad experiences. A friend of mine said they didnt want ro bend their knees cos it didnt feel comfortable lol, but the smallest bumps kept throwin them off. Bend knees and carve/ride dynamic - applies to eBoards and EUC. I do think people should learn EUC without suspension, their first EUC should not be one with suspension, they will learn the proper skills/form from the start and will be a better rider. Type and how much gear should be a personal choice, my guess is people try a few different things til they settle on what's right for them. 🤙🏼🤙🏼
hey Hsiang! got my RS19 last week, mostly as a result of meeting and riding with you almost 6 months ago on my Meepo Mini 2 - I did my research and realized that that these wheels are the future of transportation as I want to view it, and have been over the moon on my first 40 miles out in BK so far. Looking forward to riding (in the back) of a group ride with you in the future :)
Very good! To be honest, I got an inmotion v12 but don’t know how to get on it! Lol. Now I’m pretty sure I can do it with one bent knee of the leg on the EUC slightly bent inwards towards the EUC. Getting off? Jump? Well maybe similar to getting on but in reverse!
One of the most clever idea I heard to learn how to ride is to go to a supermarket parking lot, grab a shopping cart, get on your unicycle and push the cart around. The cart will help you balance and you can practice turning, just don’t run into anyone!
Be a better rider ... wear gear.... I use FF helmets - my face is ugly. Also it protects my teeth from eating more unhealthy stuff. Dude you make very good thoughtfull videos. Proper Elbow and shoulder protection will prevent neural damage.... Plastic armor is better than D3O products
I usually prefer to slow down and slowly passing while leaving enough room in case if he or she react in an unexpected way, I don’t use horn or bell since that could still startle people so I usually prefer to ride quiet
Zombie riding is something I am trying to be better about, I definitely find myself doing it and am trying to be better about it. Speed wobbles are not fun, I hit the pavement early on while learning at about 20+ mph due to this. I have not had a chance for a group ride as I have only met one other rider in my area. I don't own or drive a car and EUC is my only mode of transportation.
Wrong. Gear helps with car crash also. Not in the sense of head on collision but you get knocked off by a car guess what something gotta hit the pavement. Pavement tends to be a bit stronger than skin and flesh.
Thanks for another 15 minutes of great info But I have a question unrelated to this video What’s going on in the EUC world as far a availability. Every EUC Distributor has the most popular wheels on back order with the first shipment forecast for August. Even the Veteran Sherman is on back order As you know here on the East Coast August is almost the end of summer WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!
Great intuitive insight! I ride an ESK8 are you wearing your cell phone on your forearm? Ingenius why didnt I think of that! I have been fumbling in my backpack to switch songs this whole time.
I have a problem. On the EUC, I just need a few minutes of riding and my legs go numb. Carving goes better, and I can even do 10 km in a row, but then I have to stop and walk for a few minutes before restarting with the EUC. Where am I wrong?
No, you should not "always" bend the knees. Riding on straight legs is much more comfortable and cool while riding with knees bent is actually a physical excercise. So you should train to predict when to bend the knees and when you can just relax and enjoy riding.
Prothetic words for sure on the QC front. Every rider needs to realize they have paid good money for a prototype which they will test for the manufacturer. I can't believe the number of youtubers willing to promote Begode/Goway wheels, the shoddy workmanship & lack of basic device protections screams short life expectations.
need help. i live in brooklyn and have the v12. dont know how to carve and cant do it. when i try to carve the whole wheel just turns to the right or left and i bust my ass.
I've never understood the "bend your knees" stance, If i do that, or see others do that, always get wobbles and less stability. Keep em as straight as possible during high speeds and clinch that wheel
Hey do what works, we are all different. I took some advice on cutting with a knife from a highly skilled chef says it garantees no self cutting, but ya that was bs and I cut my self. Ride your own ride do what works for you. #1 tip I can pass on.
Never had a wheel that could go above 40kph, so I don't know about higher speeds, but even at 20 kph, how would you stay on the wheel if you hit a pothole with straight knees? Your wheel slows down because it hit something and can even go airborne, while your upper body keeps the same speed. You're gonna faceplant for sure. At least your wheel is still between your legs because you clinched it though. If you instead learn to be comfortable with bent knees, that pothole will only be a minor annoyance. Just like a chef telling you you can't cut yourself using his method. If you end up cutting yourself, maybe the method isn't bs, maybe you're just doing it wrong and need to try again until you master it. And as an example that what you said is wrong, I'm 90% of the time on bent knees, and my feet and calves are the farthest from the wheel I can put them, yet I don't have any wobbles or stability problems. But as paco said, do what works for you.
@@OWGAC wait…is the EUC always trying to balance the mass out so if you lean forward, it accelerates to get under you, if you lean backwards, it decelerates to get under you, if you lean to one side, there’s no way to get under you so it turns in that direction because at least a portion of the movement creates acceleration to get under you (like there’s normally zero sideways acceleration or deceleration…the tightrope analogy)
1 thing you can do to be a better youtuber, stop wearing a shin guard on helmet designed for ski like it's something that can protect you, it won't and there is more chance it break into pieces and damage even more your mouth. i already know people who bought this because of you, i just hope they won't fall..
Been riding since 2015, I only had 4 real crashes total, all when I wasn't wearing gear. Two where I was completely fine, and the other 2 with very minor bruises. Maybe "this thing" is not the only thing at fault.
@@blackmamba6938 I don't know what more you need than his answer. You can take your time skiing and barely make any effort, or full send it, and both are considered sport, because you need to move your body. Just like riding an euc. Driving a car however isn't a sport, unless you make it a competition.
@@tibhamel I'll consider it a sport if you're doing jumps off a ramp and doing tricks. If you're just riding on the streets normally, it's hard for e to call it a sport. I don't consider riding an ebike using just the thtrottle a sport lol.
Be very careful with the motorcyclists parked on the side of the street, who are ready to start: They haven't seen you! They can knock you down. Watch them until you get over them. Gracias Hsiang From Medellin Colombia
