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  I really want to buy one used anyone know where I can find one?
  • RidingAWheelie  

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  @cdeuce Please remove that before it gets crawled and indexed for life so you get spammed. Just have someone direct message you. Like right now I just discovered that you live in Phoenix as well as I do and your phone number etc. I'm bummed your selling it though as I've never got to ride with anyone else. I'll let my local buddy know though who has been on the fence recently that lives out in Gilbert.
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  Tornado watch! Take cover.
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  grip tape slip is how you know you're an aggressive rider :)
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  Looking for a onewheel
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  emailing you now
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  Looking to buy a OneWheel in Europe
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  I am interested in selling my OneWheel. Please email me for details clarence@witsonlaw.com. Minimal use, will send pictures.
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  Get me home power - fuel efficiency
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  I tried Franky's way of Classic off road with one of my grass ramps I love to ride, though that seemed to suck more juice as well because I was hitting the top speed more than I thought I would.
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  How would you think about a greater range ?
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  I would love more range, I hope we can get a battery upgrade if they find a better power supply
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  Do you REALLY think that OneWheel is worth 2000 bucks ?
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  The range does suck at the moment, but battery technology is growing at an exponential rate. So hopefully we can get a upgarde battery in the future. But what you can do with a onewheel makes up for it than any other rideable .
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  Homemade OW
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  I believe FM has stated their patent is in regards to this form factor with the motor in the hub. I know there are other self balancing patents but I believe those were specified as powered by a motor not in the wheel hub. That's my guess anyways.
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  Whats with the jerks driving by at night?
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  Guy with tiny dog (large rat?) stopped me and asked to take photographs tonight, wanted to know what it was called. Picture to illustrate rough size of animal in question.
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  Range vs competitors
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  @andrew correct the weight of the tire is what hurts the efficiency of the system; i was oversimplifying it.
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  Sidewalk or Street?
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  I ride on the streets in San Francisco, even downtown. I try for bike lanes (some of which are really nice). I hope I don't die :-)
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  OW carrier from recycled old toy
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  Couple of mild leg/arm burns in the beginning. I have not personally run it that fast, but the gentleman who built it has been known to travel from 0-100 in about 7 seconds
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  Helmet and pads or Naked?
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  If I'm just messin around my home I wont have my gear on, but if I'm going on the off road course or any other long distance I will. Helmet and wrist guards. I try to wear gear as much as possible. There's really no excuse. My friend who went down, wouldn't have been hurt if he wore wrist guards or a helmet.
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  "Can I ride your OneWheel?"
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  I had a skateboarder backtrack after seeing me and say, "hey, is there any way I can try that?" After talking to him for a couple minutes I gave him a quick tutorial and he did very well. Once I told him how fast it can go, he got a little nervous and slowed down. I say, just use your best judgement. I like to talk to people first. Just casually introduce myself, get their name. Just a little info about them. A lot of people just want to take a picture or video. Generally very positive response! I did let my good friend on it and he spilled pretty hard without any gear on, leaving him with a little road rash. I wont let kids under 13 try it.
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  Dogs HATE Onewheel !!!!!!!
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  Passing dogs on the street - most don't care, some are curious but a few just go completely crazy like I'm about to kill everything they hold dear in this world. Incredibly aggressive. Fortunately this is the rare reaction.
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  Goofy or regular?
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  Regular, I ride sensor in the rear. I have a snowboarding background and am used to taking my rear snowboarding binding off and scooting. My front foot on my snowboard always remains bound in the entire time I am on the mountain so it becomes part of the board in my mind. If I started to lose my balance on my snowboard in the lift queue it was always my rear that moved to save because front is immobile. When I started riding OneWheel and I had to bail I found that I would always take my rear foot off the board, my brain was trained from snowboarding to think that my front foot was stuck and couldn't move. If you are going to find yourself in a situation with only one foot on the board it had better not be your sensor foot.
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  Onewheel in Asia?
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  Riding in heavy crowds is the least fun. You have to be supremely confident of your balance and be able to maintain a dead stop without drifting as people will get way too close and if you lose your balance you are going to slam a 25lb board into their legs. Also you have to be able to come to a dead stop nearly instantly. People don't look where they are going and will walk/run right in front of you. Happened to me tonight, someone staring at a mobile phone walked right in front of me. I had to stop without rolling backwards because a person was right behind me, closer than they wanted to be because I had suddenly stopped dead. Then hold position while they either move on (or realize how close they were to getting hit and panic freeze) so you have to be able to hold it. I used to dismount at traffic lights, now I stay on the board for the practice. After a while you get confident enough to move with crowds but initially it is nerve wracking because of the risk of hitting someone. If the entire route is crowded - walk.
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  Walking is over~rated.
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  About 30kms today (3 charges). No idea what that is in miles.
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  Vertical performance.
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  There's a particular hill on a bike path popular near where i live. About half of the cyclists will get off and push their bikes. Non-issue for the OneWheel, just cruise up past people pushing bikes!
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  Looking to buy a used OneWheel
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