@cliff Great place to ride down there! I used to live in that area! I bet Wash park would be a lot of fun too. My car essentially collects dust ever since I got my Onewheel

I have ridden my XR through the rain / water countless times including this morning in complete downpour; However, I do realize this a risk. It is like pushing through pushback. It's a risk but I do it just with caution.

@readysetawesome I agree and echo this 1000 times over. Keep front foot close to the tire / fender especially in the beginning! You can adjust as you get more comfortable but I still keep my fairly close after 5000+ miles

@cliff Just really happy you got back on it!

@powerwheel5000 Yeah I tried to wear skateboard shoes for awhile when I got my first onewheel as this seems logically like the best shoe. HOWEVER, I have found that shoes with a heel ride infinitely better than zero heel shoes like normal skateboard shoes.

@jkenshiro I prefer Delirium almost 100% of the time, but I also ride on asphalt almost 100% of the time. I do switch to mission if I riding on trails etc. The little extra play in Mission I find to be better while off roading.

Also a small example of this point of being courteous will benefit us all. Awhile back, I was in a different part of town than I normally ride and was getting harassed by some mall rental cops telling me to leave the property etc. (I was running an errand there and not just cruising around). As I was talking to these rental cops, a real cop comes walking up to us. I was thinking he was going to support them; however, he stops and asks whats going on. They tell him they want me to leave because no skateboards are allowed on property. He responds 'This guy is awesome. I see him riding all the time in [different part of town]. Do you know he even rides with his dog on there? Just let him run his errand and he will be on his way.'

The rental cops let go on my way thanks to the real cop I had encountered riding around.

@bubimude I 1000% agree with this. I go out of my way to be extremely courteous to pedestrians and will slow way down and give a lot of space especially if I see them acting nervous etc. I also go out of my way to wave at every cop I see, talk with them, and let them ride etc. I do my best to completely differentiate electric skateboards from skateboards and the negative perception of the skateboard culture. If people start complaining, we will be the minority and will have no hope. I sometimes wonder if right now is the golden age for these boards before they become highly regulated and aren't allowed to go all the places we go now. I think of things like a gocarts, ATVs or dirt bikes etc that which are basically just allowed to be ridden on private property, and hope that electric skateboards do not follow a similar fate.

So to echo what @bubimude said, let's do our best to be overly nice and courteous to those we encounter so we can give people a positive first impression of this new technology and this will without benefit us all in the long run!

@glyph Yeah 100% agree! Whenever I have friends who get the onewheel and are learning to ride, I recommend keeping the front foot right next to the tire and over time you can move it further forward to what is more comfortable / works for you. It helps prevent nosedives from happening and if they do happen you are much more likely to be able to ride it out this way. Hitting the ground from a nosedive is something I hope I never have to experience again.

I agree with @glyph 100%. Another thing to keep in mind is your front foot should be relatively close to the tire. I wouldn't put my front foot any further to the edge then the center of the pad. If this feels too narrow then shift your back foot back. It is better to be shifted to the back part of the board than the other way around. All of these recommendations are more guidelines than rules. When I first started, I made the mistake of being too duck footed and having my foot to close to the front edge and also leaning towards the front of the board which resulted in many nosedives and almost caused me to get rid of the Onewheel. Once I shifted my stance back and focused on standing upright, I have had very few nosedives that I haven't been able to ride out.
Just heed the guidelines and figure out what works best for you.