How to Onewheel: Teaching a Friend & Strangers 

Your daughter's focus on recording is one of the most precious and wholesome things I've seen in a while.

Lovely to see how polite and well mannered those boys were. A credit to their families

He called mom. :) Good man.

You may have covered this behind-the-scenes, but the most important tip I give new riders is to look where they want to go, rather than looking down. I became immediately comfortable riding once I did that.

Thanks for this video. I just got a pint after being inspired by this video. I did my first ride today which was very shaky, but I got home safely and I'm not scared of it. BTW, I just turned 65.

Yup, this video just convinced me that I will be able to learn it fast. Made me press that “proceed to checkout” button for a pint 🤙

My trick to determine if people are Goofy or Regular is to ask them to think about sliding in sox in a corridor. And when they show me, they show their natural riding position.

Onewheel - bringing people together.

I ended up watching the whole video including the cute miniature husky dog when I should be going to bed. This video was jammed packed. Thanks for the upload.

I like your content Jimmy. It convinced me to get a Pint for my 13YO son who is extremely risk averse. Less than 24 hours later he was cruising all over the park in the grass and on the sidewalks. Doesn't take long to get moving on the OneWheel.

Great idea getting consent from the parent before letting them ride the board.

Why in the world does this video have any thumbs down? Great guy teaching kids how to ride a one wheel safely. Informing the public about cool tech. Kids all rushing off to study for finals. Cool dogs. What’s not to like? 👍 Come on people, lol

Jimmy Chang, Sir you are a class act! Very professional and kind. I am wanting to get a Onewheel XR and your videos are awesome. I will follow your tutorial once purchased. I have extensive long boarding experience but want to be safe since I'm technically "old". LMBO. Keep up the great OneWheel work! I hope they support you! Cheers!

What a charming video. A delight to watch and I love how your daughter plays such an integral part in everything. Great stuff. And after watching a few of your videos I’m definitely up for a Pint. So thanks for that.

“That’s one of the reasons I don’t like the geese” turned me into a subscriber. 😂

The world needs more Jimmy Changs! ONE WHEELIN AND MEETING NEW PEOPLE! :D It is hard to trust strangers but I bet you made those kids week ! I know this is an old video but man, way to go!

This is still one of my favorite Onewheel videos so far, 5 months after it was posted. So good. The initial tutorial with the young woman... then you thought you were "done" and these two guys hunt you down and insist on being inducted into the Onewheel club. Then the fun, awesome encounter with the wonderful dogs. Nice work, Jimmy!

Outstanding tutorial jimmy! This will be my go to video for my friends

this actually looks like a really good way to learn, coming from a non rider. ill take this steps when i get my onewheel, thanks jimmy chang!

😅 "it looks fresh" gotta love the kids observation and brutal honesty. Great video thx for sharing, student adapted fairly quickly.

Thank you for making this video! I’ve been riding for over a year now with my pint and xr and I’m constantly teaching friends and strangers how to ride them but I learned a lot in this video that I’m going to start incorporating!

Great video. With the Pint being announced -- and lower-priced -- it's made me think about a Onewheel.

props to the camera operator, clearly pulling the most weight

Super cool and great way handling the situation! So cool you have your daughter riding too!

I met a stranger playing video games online. We ended up becoming good friends after many years forward. I'm happy you have shared your knowledge, skills, and patience in your neighborhood. This little gesture has impacted their lives in many ways. Not many would've done what you did on that day.

This is cool! Love how people just came up to see this. I’ve only seen one “in the wild”.

I love how this machine is so unique it brings all kinds of different people together! great conversation starter

I wish I had one of these nearby so I could try before buying.

Very cool sharing your One Wheel.... you made their day....

Awesome video, just got my OW pint for Christmas and I’m totally enjoying it…

Just got mine looking forward to learning about it

Just watched this for the second time today right before hopping on my new (used) XR. Thanks so much for all your videos and blog posts Jimmy! I used your guide to buying a used OneWheel to ask all the right questions. I didn't get to test the board because it was sent to me from Louisiana but it works perfectly and was a steal at $1,200 with accessories and only 200mi. Thanks to this video, I learned the jump dismount, the heel up dismount, how to float and within 45 minutes I was cruising around in front of my apartment. You're helping riders all across America Jimmy (I'm in NYC).

Thanks Jimmy, this video gave me a lot of confidence to keep on trying and learning how to ride. I fell within my first couple minutes, and I felt discouraged. But, watching this made me feel like I just need practice!

Hey Jimmy!!! Thx for all the videos! My Onewheel will come in tomorrow and I cant wait to put all your tips up to the test!

Great video and you could tell she was a beginner in her stiffness but she really learned fast - your comments were excellent. You could tell the boys had some snowboarding experience. And the end shots made it all the more real - not like commercial utubers even tho you are a professional you kept it very relatable - thanks - even tho I am 73, I may have to try one of these (with lots of padding tho)

Safety Gear Instructions Parental Consent Video Recorded Event Marketed the One Wheel Made new friends. Everything was covered. Rating: 10/10

Helpful video. I am waiting for my pint coming. Thanks a lot

Intelligent approach and interesting video.

Good man, making her practice that dismount. Number one thing a new rider needs to do, hammer the dismount, both intentional and the jump bail. I do let strangers try it on occasion. It really depends on what my gut says about them. I always tell people the OneWheel is like a Segway and a skateboard had a baby.

The way you decided what her stance is works 90 percent of the time! There are some weirdos lol but it works well everytime I'm teaching someone to snowboard

Good boys and good on you for teaching them we’ve all seen how bad the world is and we’ve all put simple kindness on the back burner but that made those boys day gave us wholesome content and helped turn more people on to the one wheel awesome video

Lol. When a friend let me try I just jumped on, no training. Learned the dismount the hard way.

Another great video Jimmy. It is a testament to how unique the Onewheel is when people are drawn to it. Even more amazing is how the attraction is shared by both younger and older people. Future motion has created something very special here and I am glad I now own my own.

Excellent video. Looks like you've got a handful of people who say Dominant Foot in front still. I too think that dominant foot goes in front (most of the time) ... BUT (to restate what I commented on another video) even better is to have them experiment with both "goofy" and "regular" stance. Whichever feels better is going to be the preferred stance. Some experienced boarders ride different stance on different board sports too. Lastly, boards are designed symmetrical. Always more safe and fun to learn to ride both directions😎. I've been meaning to make my own instructional videos since day one. Maybe I'll get around to it someday. You did fantastic, safe, professional job.

Nice lesson! Respect

My husband is in the process of teaching me how to ride. (We have a pint and an XR.)He took to it very quickly and looks like a pro already lol...I on the other hand am having a little trouble still. After watching this video I think I'm standing on it wrong.🤦 I have my front foot pointing more forward. It makes it a lot harder to shift my hips and to turn. My husband told me to just stand on it however is comfortable.🤷 I'm going to do everything you just taught in this video tomorrow and see if I can actually get the hang of this. Thank you so much! Very informative 🙌😃

Great video! Helped me before I started riding my GT!

Just wow. The more RU-vid content is unscripted the more amazing it is. And this video is a great example !

picked up an xr yesterday and the first thing i did was stick a friend on it. these things need to be shared, everyone's reaction so far has proven that to me

yes i would let friends family even a stranger try my one wheel its all about sharing the joy and hopefully they like it and get one themselves

My 71 year old mom really wants to try my XR and I'm super nervous about letting her. If I decide to let her I will definitely be using the teaching techniques you've shown here. Thanks!

Nice Instructions! The "Regular/Goofy Test" I love it! I used to do the same thing when I taught snowboarding at my local ski resort.

A good teacher makes a great student.

I know I'm late, but this is just an awesome video. I love people in this video. Everybody seem positive and upbeat.

That's cool, Jimmy. I came here after watching riding this thing and wanted to know how to get started. I'm subscribing to your channel...

Wow the dog really talked lol awesome video 👍

What is interesting is I have to learn by myself so I went out. Found the wall kind of leaned on that and I was having a hard way to go so I went back up to my room. Have this big object I can grab and I started rocking back and forth which you call floating. It's crazy that my first time hopping on that thing. That's what I ended up doing naturally. Good video!

I enjoyed a lot your video and your kindness.

That looks so fun! I want to try it out. I’d probably like it a lot🙂

What a fun experience dude, I love your videos, keep it up 👍

Spread the love Jimmy!

You are great teacher man

Purchased an XR and a Pint at Bike Factory Hawaii in Waipio after watching your channel. Good informative content. Mahalo!

Love the video. Thinking of buying one

I taught my coworker and his girlfriend how to ride my EUC about a week ago. They both got it in less than an hour. It took me weeks teach myself.

Mine XR is supposed to deliver tomorrow! I am so pumped and so glad you posted this video. My daughter and I both can't wait to ride.

that was a wholesome video all over. puppies at the end was cherry on top haha

That's so cool!! Your daughter is so sweet!!!

I really want to try one of these out! Great video! That mini husky what!?!? Think I want one of those too

Very cool Jimmy!

Thanks for sharing!

Hey Jimmy I know this is an old video but just wanted to clear something up. You're right when you mentioned the footedness vs stance question. In fact you're the only person I've ever seen reference dominant foot and whether it should be rear vs front in the context of any board sport - so you're ahead of the curve on that. Most people don't think too deeply about it. The real answer is that footedness and stance aren't linked or correlated in any way. It's just as wrong to tell someone their dominant foot should be in front as it is to tell them it should be in the back. People can have either foot be dominant and can prefer either stance independently. The push test you did on Kate demonstrated that her instinctual reactive response to forward motion was to lead with her right foot. The push test shows us what stance someone is rather than what their dominant foot is - so she's goofy-footed and should've been put on with her right foot in front rather than the natural/regular stance you put her in. The same knowledge can be derived by asking someone to slide along the floor in a pair of socks. Most people are actually right-footed just like most people are right-handed but you'll find about a 50/50 split with the push test. Many right-footed people will lead with their left leg. The same people would often kick a ball with their right foot, but it's their natural reaction to brace against forward motion with their left leg in the front and their right leg behind. My family works well to explain this. There are 6 of us who all do a range of boardsports. All 6 are right-footed, but 4 of us are goofy and 2 of us are natural. Basically what I'm saying is that footedness doesn't inform stance (some people prefer dominant foot forward and some rear like you mentioned in the video). That's why we do things like a push-test rather than asking someone which foot they would use to kick a ball. The dominant foot is irrelevant, the thing we're looking for is their subconscious athletic response to moving forward and finding balance. The push test you performed didn't show which foot was dominant - it showed her inherent stance preference and then you told her to ride in the other direction. Source: I'm a snowboard instructor/coach who thinks way too much about the biomechanical properties of riding boards.

Thats cool u let the boys try it out n no one got hurt, moments like that only happens once in a lifetime. We will never past this way again ,true fact 💯. # God bless 🙏.

Chang this video makes me proud. At the end, how diverse everyone was, race, age and even animals! Like this is the type of interactions i wish were around everywhere all the time. Where people can kindly greet and talk and experience different people. Good job man.

I came across someone riding a one wheel while riding my exway. I stopped and watched because I was just curious, I've never seen one in person. Then he walks over to me and asks if I wanted to try it. Now I just wanted to watch, but since he offered I took him down on it. Needless to say I fell a couple times but I was really interesting. Once you got on it the feeling of the one wheel disappears! I then asked him if he wanted to try my Exway but he said it's alright. Cool guy

Those were a couple of very nice young men. Glad you let them ride.

Ur a great guy. Love the positive vibes 🤙🏼

Jimmy, really like your videos on the Onewheel. Bought my Onewheel XR last night and was up and riding in ~ an hour. Appreciate the start here tips.

This is great. It looks great.

You did the right thing. Knowledge is good

Good on you for letting them try it

Your video is a good example of why living in Colorado is so great. (I live in Cherry Creek school district.) I'm 50+ but am physically fit, and I used to skate competitively. I'm planning to get a One Wheel this spring.

Watching this brings flashbacks of my childhood (prek-7) in Centennial. The houses look exactly the same.

Stranger danger! For me demos depend on the vibe I'm getting and their age, and also how much of a hurry I'm in.. hah! Good stuff as always.

Great video.. that nice u let them kids try and ask mommy .. good job

I think it's best to learn the way a person feels the most comfortable, that being said, I learned how to ride a skateboard dominant foot forward, as I push with my non-dominant foot and my lead foot is at the front of the board. I ride onewheel the same way now, but pushing has become obsolete :-)

This video helped me learn how to ride my xr and is my favorite of yours! #onewheel

Wow his teaching skills rival own much respect 😎

Awesome looks fun!

Great video Jimmy I just bought my first XR from a cute girl in Sherman Oaks today getting ready for my first ride literally right after I type this and I blame you ! thanks !

Jimmy - what wrist guards/gloves do you recommend? I had my first fall today and tore up my hands.

Man! I want one! After a lifetime of labor I pulled the plug on my mechanic job 5 months ago. I'm nearly ready to go with my pickup truck and my slide-in camper. I plan to run around the country doing Permaculture projects. I had one of the first solowheels back when that "Inventist" guy was just starting to make them. I got one of the prototypes. I didn't like the way you just roll straight forward but I had it for about 8 years and I put a lot of miles on it. This type of one wheel looks like it would be much better for rougher areas like trails and such. It might be just the thing for when I'm parked but want to roll around a bit at the campsite. I'm torn between this and some kind of folding fat tire bike. There's not a lot of room in a pickup truck camper.

This is great to see

Good information and I am buying one.

Ok JC, I've subscribed -- something I don't do often. Think I've seen most of your vids on the OW, and this one pushed me over the edge. Good stuff. Still just watching vids re: OW; trying to really make up my mind on taking the plunge on one. Thx for continuing to post stuff up like this; I know this is something you got a feeling for, but appreciate the time and effort; good stuff for those of us thinking. ;-)

I plan on getting a OneWheel and I feel like I’d let friends try it. For strangers it would depend on how they approach me and if they seem like a good person.

Awe great video!

Your daughter !!! IS SO STABLE !!! this is imprésiv seriously !

that's awesome you let them try!

Great video. Am considering a OneWheel Pint, but have never even rode a skateboard, was a little nervous about spending so much on something I am unfamiliar with.