Is 58 too old for an EUC?? 

Get all the gear. Don't learn the hard way. I started at 67 years old. I will be 70 in January. I have five euc's with over 14,000 miles accumulated. Helmet, motocross protective jacket and hip guards. It is like skiing on concrete. BEAUTIFUL! Mountains of Pennsylvania, love it .

Your doing fine, I started at 57, I'm 63 now and still riding strong.... you'll be absolutely fine for years to come .....

Just started on a V12HT @78 years. Go figure.

I’m 54 been riding for 2 years I have 4 Eucs 🤘😜🤘 Keep it up !! Thanks brother!!🙏

😊good workout, far more fun than couch surfing the web!

You're never too old to have fun!

I’m 57 my first wheel was the inmotion v12ht the best thing I’ve purchased in years my next wheel is either the Lynx or the inmotion v14 I believe the average rider age is 50. Keep riding 😂

I'm 47 and I thought I was too old to enjoy It... You are an inspiration bro... Thanks 🙏

Keep your heart young and that's what matters, have fun and enjoy the ride, and always wear safety gears.

Of course it's not too old and you did a lot better than most people. You need a full face helmet and knee, wrist and elbow pads.

Make sure you check wheel air pressure also

56 yr old here -- rode my KS16X every week until last year when it got burned in the Maui fire. NEVER TOO OLD!

Gear up. One time I didn’t was when practicing figure of 8s in a car park. When leaving a small dog ran across my path, swerved to avoid, clipped post and came off backwards. All at only 2mph. Had helmet but no back protection- result was 2 broken ribs. Heal much slower in your 60s than when I broke them in my 20s! You’re making good progress - that size EUC is great for learning

I'm 58 and just started! Only three weeks in but I am already cruising public roads and doing 25 mile rides. Practicing slow speed skills and small circles really helps overall.

Nice. I was 60 when I started; you were quicker to pick it up than me. I ride most days now.

Youre amazing! You did better than I did on my first day because i was so scared of hurting myself! Over 2,000 miles ridden, im now real proficient on an euc!

I am 60. Just started ridding my Begode Master last year and enjoy it ever since.

That was really good start. The main tip I have for anyone starting out with EUC is that the key thing is to keep standing on the wheel. It doesn't matter if you got zero control over the direction as long as you manage to stand on it for a while. Learning to ride is all about clocking enough time on the wheel until your reflexes learn what to do to keep the balance. I don't think a grassy field is that great as it is harder then flat ground. The best place would be an indoors corridor where you can touch a wall on either side if you need it. Wobbling is also not a problem and if anything so is it important to not try and drive straight as it's not about learning to drive straight, but teaching the body how to recover when unbalancing in a direction.

I think new riders (myself included) is so used to riding things that require our hands that when we first get on a EUC we looking for something to do with our hands and our arms go swinging everywhere. I learned to ride by wearing a hoodie and making myself put my hand in my pockets, that way my arms don't go all over the place and cause me to fall....That was 2 months ago, I've rode 300 miles now, standing, backwards, and sitting

quick tip: you don't need to move at all to practice mounting and dismounting. just stand in place and get on, get off repeat. getting your ''strong leg'' acclimated is key to stability when starting. eventually you wont need to touch the wheel with you legs at all.

Lol I seen 87 year old rider who started at 86 😂. And he rides his v11 on snow

saw title and had to comment. im with you, Pops! im 47. getting my first euc (v14 or Lynx) real soon... can't wait. do you, Pops! with you! /Bklyn👑

You should get a helmet and switch to riding in the paved parking lot instead of the grass, it will be more stable. If you're still get bruising on your inside calf muscles with the knee guards, you could buy cloth shin guards and turn them inwards. I'll be 72 this December, and started back in August 2021 on a V8F. It also has a narrow tire (2.125 inch wide), which requires more speed to become stable. I followed the advice of some youtubers and used support to mount and launch, and waited until day 5 before I tried free mount (no support) which wasn't an issue since I could ride reasonably well by then. I could ride a bicycle at really slow speeds and although this was over 15 years ago (I still ride a motorcycle), I used the same approach to start off riding slow, twisting the EUC to steer it by flailing my arms (flail arms left to twist EUC right and vice versa). I had spent about 20 minutes doing beginner stuff like using support to mount, rocking back and forth, and doing short runs near a screened fence. I then ventured away from the fence and was able to do a lap, then laps around a tennis court on my first attempt, but I had to do constant balance corrections due to the slow speed (3 to 5 mph). This is not how I would recommend beginners learn to ride though, but it was revealing in how speed helps. I moved to a long outdoor parking lot, and at around 8 mph, my V8F became stable, I no longer had to make balance corrections, relaxed my arms, and I could essentially just stand still at 8 mph if riding in a straight line. The sudden lack of need to do balance corrections helped me realize that I hadn't suddenly learned to ride, but instead I was simply going fast enough for my V8F to become stable. This is how most beginners learn, use arms for balance at lower speeds, but gradually increase speed during each session which will result in the EUC becoming more stable and at sufficient speed, self-stable. This is when I learned to tilt steer, small tilts at first to see how V8F would respond, then a weave pattern, and finally large radius turns. One thing you and most beginners notice is turning towards the foot that is already on the EUC when mounting is more difficult than turning towards the foot that steps on. Although it took me less than a hour to ride in a straight line and do large radius turns comfortably, learning to turn well took a lot longer since the EUC is tilted to steer, and the rider leans for balance, and it takes time to anticipate how much to tilt and how much to lean depending on turning radius and speeds. A drill I used to learn this was on a long straight, I would lean a bit, then tilt the EUC towards the lean enough to straighten up, weaving side to side while going down a long straight. I then extended the weave by at first only tilting inwards enough to hold lean angle, then tilting more to straighten up. This is a form of counter-steering, tilt more to lean less, tilt less to lean more. At lower speeds, the EUC is tilted more than the rider leans. At higher speeds, like 15 mph or so, the EUC is tilted less than the rider leans, but the 14M can't go this fast. You mention eventually getting a faster EUC, 30 mph or faster. Few riders go faster than 35 mph. On a heavy EUC at higher speeds, like 35 mph, the angular momentum of the wheel is so great that the rider has to press inwards on the upper pad of the EUC in order to tilt it and get it to turn. This is an advanced skill.

Hats off to you sir! I got the EUC bug at 69 and nearly gave up after shattering my elbow and fracturing my wrist. And yes I was wear gear - a motorcycle jacket with elbow pads and wrist guards. Admittedly, the wrist guards were of a cheap variety so if I had any advice to give, get some good quality wrist guards. My motorcycle jacket was also a cheap one that allowed the elbow pads to move around. I now use dedicated elbow pads under my MC jacket. I also had ankle injuries from the EUC so I purchased some ankle guards. BUT I moved up to a larger wheel and the greater stability eliminated the need for ankle protection. I've taken many falls but there is a point when your body finally "gets it" and riding starts to feel like second nature - like riding a bicycle. Ultimately, the EUS accidents led me to getting tested for osteoporosis and sure enough, I have it. I'm now on drugs to improve bone density. Osteoporosis is not stopping me from riding my EUC but I take wearing gear seriously. My next purchase will be hip armor. Oh, and I wear a full face helmet. It protected the back of my head in one of my early falls so I'm a believer in "all the gear all the time".

You picked it up much quicker than i did. At 57 i started on a V8S and it took several sessions to be able to go more than a few yards. After about 200 miles across a year or so (life got in the way) I moved up to a Patton earlier this year. I've got about 300 miles on the Patton and still have times when the thing I've done easily dozens of times causes a problem. There's a notion that it takes at least 500 miles on a wheel to become competent. ATGATT - gear up. Consider getting boots with ankle protection

I’ve been riding for about a year now I started when I was 64. Started with a KingSong 16s @500 miles and went up with the S22 at 65 and logged around 900 miles on it. You’re doing good, it took me a while. The S22 is much easier to ride in my opinion.

My dood, you were really doing it! You've got pretty good balance to pick it up so easily. I do remember how much my legs hurt in the early days of learning to ride. Also, I used to live in Vegas and have to say that is certainly a good city/climate for EUC.

Too old? Hell no! Just go for it, try and test new interesting things. I love your energy. EUC is the most fun and environmental friendly way to go to my work and back. It changed my life in traffic with life driving the beautiful coastal bike lanes of Helsinki.

62 here, getting ready to start!

Well done keep it up it's great fun, I'm 62 and started 15 months ago so your young enough

Im 50 and just started learning.. 3weeks in and I still can't ride omg... U inspire me to practice more thanks..I got a begode A2 my 1st euc.

65 and looking forward to my batch 2 v14

You guys are so brave,some of my friends who are 40 years old ,just afraid of it.I need some friends just like you❤ keep going, will be much easier every day.Hi from Turkey Antalya🙋🏻‍♂️

Welcome! 53 here and received my first wheel in June, Commander Pro. I can’t get enough of it. Nice work! Keep on learning. Every moment is a new muscle memory.

Good for you man!! Good way to stay young!! I remember my first week on my V5F, the bruising in the inside of my calves was insane!! I powered through an rode around 100 miles within my first week! I just pre-ordered the new leaperkim lynx and can't wait to get it!! Keep it up man! Best tip I can give you is look where you want to go, not just with your head, but with your shoulders too, and keep knees bent. You'll be a pro in no time!!

Not bad for day 2 your picking it up pretty 👍 it's all about the fun

Awsome job and good progress

Congrats on learning the EUC!!! Definitely an addicting toy and one to be very safe with - especially when learning. Continue to learn and have fun!!

Like hell it is, I do at least 30 kms on a any given weekend in the hills of Jamaica alternating between it and scooter (Janobike T85) ---- 100v Nikola and Kingsong 16x so ta da!! Great views and wind in my face. Early morning tho with less traffic.

I started at 66, 5 wheels later and 5k miles I now have the S22 Pro

Very nice, you doing a fantastic job, keep it up.🥰

well done, everything turns out well in a year you will fly!

I watched this video and it motivated me to get one myself, it will arrive soon

Looking good 😊.

You doing great, keep it up, you will be riding with the big boys any day now. Blessings to you

Its goin good!

nice to see new riders video, I was really enjoy this

Just the video I needed. I am 51 about to be 52 and reeealy want to give EUC a try. I too am a motorcycle rider but that is it, no skateboard or other device riding. I'm probably going to get myself an EUC for Christmas and hopefully have just as much fun as you are having. Keep up the good work and please post a video of one of your fun ride trips so we can see how far you have come. Take care and happy holidays.

That was a better first day than mine was. I started at 57 and I went from a 16S to an S22 after 1 month. Keep riding and keep us updated.

Fantastic to watch. you have a nice way of speaking and quality vocals, I would suggest a fuzzy wind break for the microphone while riding. your also learning very fast as others have noted. Keep up the great work! Stay safe. very good to ride padless to start and very manageable with the wheel chosen, you can try adding the ribbed 1/4" thick foam to the side to help with the feel against the legs

I got my first euc when I turned 72. A King Song S 22 Pro. (I could not afford a learner wheel too). I'm touring on it. Tic toc people. Time's awasting.

So refreshing … Stay forever young at heart 🎉🥤🍭. It’s a lonely exciting journey on a road lined with naysayers. I got started at 63 last year and learned to cruise on Day 1 … probably had an advantage from being able to ride a manual unicycle. Still haven’t mustered the courage to go backwards.

nice, keep on practising.

I’ve been riding for 10 years and I’m 64. It’s a blast! On my forth wheel now.

Keep going with it ..God bless..❤

I'm 62 all you need is to able to balance, I have thousands of miles on one. I rode motorcycles all my life that gave my really good balance. Have fun!!

Awesome progress. I am 49 and started riding in March this year in my area. One of the members of the PEV group I am part of is 53 and rides them and let me borrow is extra InMotion V10F for a couple weeks. I learned on that and bought me an InMotion V13 right after. I almost had to learn again because of how big the thing is and high off the ground it was due to shocks. Today I am zooming around town on that beast averaging 30MPH and waiting for version 2 of the InMotion Adventure to get it as second wheel for off roading. Keep at it man and it will just keep getting easier. If you get a V11, remember the shocks will increase your pedal height but after you get used to it, it is no biggie.

Thank you so much for making this video. I just turned 51 but look about 35. I was wondering if 51 is tool old for staring to ride EUC, but you answered my question and inspired me. Thank you so much much for making the video and for the inspiration. Much appreciated!!!

58 is just the right age to start. I'm 61 and learnt to ride a year ago. I spend most of my time off road on my S22 and am loving it. This year I've covered 5500km. You're only as old as you feel 👍

T4 is a good wheel at a good price

Thanks! Yes, I am understanding the ATGATT philosophy. The couple crashes I have had have proven the value of the safety gear!!

awesome you're a fast learner!!! SUBSCRIBED :)

People tie brushes under the pedals/foot rests where they first start kinda like training wheels

I’m 53 now. Started when I was 51. You are in the best time of your life. 💯🔥

Excellent progression 👍 You will want a suspension wheel next. I start V10f, then MSP HT and now on the Master wishing i had gone suspension sooner. You problem will be choosing from all the new suspensions out there. Get something with a BMS. Cheers

I'm 55 and been riding an EUC for over a year, first ride EX.N High Torque, now on my second wheel the King Song S22 Pro. The Pro is like so smooth off road at 25 MPH.

Don't stop , ride on. I started at 60 and now have 2 euc and can ride backwards I have more than 3000 km . Your only old when you think you are . The best thing is practice new things in controlled conditions at your own pace. Enjoy there is nothing to prove except your having fun .

it’s the way that you flail your arms and legs whenever you come off the EUC that says the word “ gotdamnit It !” Without Having to verbally say it. it’s funny

YOU GO MAN! Took me 2 weeks to get comfortable ripping around on my Patton (first wheel) and it's an 80 lbs top heavy machine. I'm 52, don't let anyone tell you you're too old! Just wear gear, protect your body (especially your head) and have fun!

I'm 58 too ... Started 3 years ago on same wheel as u... Now got 2x inmotion v11s and a v14 on the way heh... It's a journey

Nice work for the first time. Better than my 👍🏾

Nah! Bahaha! Never too old. I bought my V10F as an early 59th Birthday gift, June summer of 22. Ordered my Sherman S as a Christmas gift to myself the same year. It arrived in March and I've logged over 5111 km on it since. Welcome to the addiction. Enjoy your rides

👊 great progress, if you feel the power of a stronger wheel you will be hooked

I am 59 years old and this is inspirational! :)

You inspire me

Am going on 73 been riding a little over 3 years. Today I ride a Sherman S & V12 it my transportation. If I really need a car I’ll rent it and not maintain it.

Nice to see so many “senior” riders out there! I learned at 59 and ride regularly at 62. I did have an unfortunate accident that resulted in surgery for a broken ankle at age 60 however. I had just gotten a new KS-16 X as my second wheel but it had a finicky lift/Kill switch in the handle unit. I was going to override it, but had not gotten around to it. I got on when the unit was inadvertently, turned off by the lift handle switch. It was a very minor accident with a very bad result because my ankle was caught underneath the unit in a bad position, and I just went down on top of the wheel. I don’t know if the newer wheels have cut off switches in the handlebar units anymore, especially the heavy ones that require two hands to pick up. Nevertheless, the simple, take-home message is to always check that the wheel is on before you get on. All the balance in the universe is not going to allow you to ride electric unicycle When the motor is off.

right on! show the Americans what civilized transport is.

Never too old, but where is your protective gear? I always used all my gear, except on one occasion and THAT was the time i fell and hit my head bad. Helmet most important then wristguards.

55yo man. Just found EUCs and have been watching and researching. I think pads would be a great help but unsure if you can get them on the model you have. I'm looking forward to getting one of these at the beginning of the new year.

Got mine at age 62... I practiced on empty tennis courts, with hard surface, and mesh walls (to hold on to)... You can get stabiliser wheels which attach to footrests (so you can't fall off)... Also, to prevent wheel wobble, ensure firm padding high up side of wheel so no gap between leg and EUC... your legs then "hug" the wheel... Learning on a hard surface, in a safe open space, should be much easier than grass. I also wear crash helmet, wrist guards and back protection.

I’m currently 57 and own an Inmotion V12 HS and love it. Looking forward for some warmer weather and more time to get out and ride. Definitely pad up and wear a helmet.

my best tip is probably wide stand draw your feet apart diagonally as your base stance so your feet know what to do always, which is establishing stability by pulling against the pull of your other foot going the other way.

Short answer? No. I'm 64 and just finished a 40-mile off-road ride. Just gear up well and stick with it, and assuming you enjoy doing it, you'll do well.

I’m reading you guys. I’m 65 and treating w pshysioterapy a dynamic osteophaty of the e pubis. First rehab and then my first ride of this great journey ❤

Looking good!! MC rider myself, mtn bike too. Thinking about starting euc in addition, now that I’m retired w butt tons of time. Why the 14M? I am considering larger wheel diameters, suspension, and knobby tires for mostly dirt and trail riding.. oh, and protective gear from the first moment. Why that unit? And anything else you would add?

U r doing great! Next wheel, please consider for Kingsong S18. I think it's suit you.

Man you made me laugh. You are doing good and leaning farst. Im thinking about buying a wheel my self. im 54

I'm 42 and I've been considering getting one of these but wasn't sure if im too old for it lol After watching this video I'm definitely gonna get one. Any advice on what one is best suited for a beginner thats 13st?

I'm 55 metric years old. 😉 So I really need to start practicing my Tesla that I have been wanting to learn riding. If you can then I should be able to do it too. 🤩

Not too old at all, i was 66yrs old 3yrs ago when i started on my V8F. Got a Veteran Patton mid summer.

Learnt to ride at 63 on a kingsong s18, now 65 want the s22

I turn 60 this year, I ride my UEC around 25km every week. 3000km and counting. Durban, South Africa.

Need to treat it like learning to ride a bike or motorcycle! You have to get the forward momentum going , so you can balance better and move! Cause just like riding a bike or motorcycle, you can’t balance well the slower you go and you will fall over ! And yeah, always wear the safety pads, wrist guard and pads !

i am 44 and considering getting an euc myself. I already have electric scooter, electric longboard, Onewheel so euc is the last thing i want to try and learn, i love my onewheel but i like the extended ranges on euc´s so perhaps i am heading that way as well... man! adult´s and our toys! hahah!

Age is just a number!!!

Day by day will be much better ,pain will goes away ,only fun remain , be careful it's addictive

I am 58 as well.

At 62 I hope I'm still jumping on my eboard but euc is another beast and if ur not riding already it could be dangerous to learn

Really inspiring imo. everyone throws so much fear into this life and saying don't do this don't do that. what's the point of living if we don't LIVE!?