@SlyFoxxx
Thanks for your suggestions. I hear you on the trust thing, machines fail sometimes. I've only had 1 painful fall... on my OW+ a couple years ago. My fault, not the board, but any caution I learned has long since worn off...

For some reason, I trust my OW+XR and just ride like it's unfailable. Maybe it's the increase in torque over the older boards. Since it seems unlikely that I'll be more careful, I picked up a pair of fangs front wheels to help in the case I push the board too far :-) Looking forward to trying them out. Got a pair for my loaner board (OW+) too, so my friends are less likely to hurt themselves (which did happen once).

I definitely recommend a FF Hoosier Whisper 6" tire if you can afford it. I installed it myself. Breaking the bead by hand took some serious effort (going to a tire shop would've been a better idea), but everything else was easy enough. Just follow the instructions on YouTube. I opted not to replace the bearings... more work than I wanted to undertake.

The new tires is soft enough that I just used a bike pump to seat the bead.

Thanks for the comments. I didn't think about the battery getting worn down, or that a full battery performs differently and a discharged battery...

This board has 1300km on it and is one of the early XRs off the line (pre-order). And, the battery does sometimes drop from 20% to 0% without warning, so it's obviously a little worn.

I'll back off a little... and look for an upgrade when the next XR model comes out! Maybe the XXR? :-)

I’m curious if anyone else has had the motor do a little “cough” sound while pushing the board hard. It’s only happened a few times, but I’m wondering if it means I’m a moment away from overwhelming the motor and cartwheeling off the front end :-)

Today’s scenario - riding my OW+XR uphill on smooth pavement, fast, accelerating, 40% battery - marveling at how much more torque I seem to have with “aggressiveness” set at 11 and a slightly smaller tire (FF Hoosier Street "Whisper 6").

Everything feels strong then there’s a slight pause in the motor noise - a little cough, if you will - before full awesomeness resumes. I didn’t really notice the board nose dipping, but I’m not sure I would since I’d been riding full-on over road, dirt and grass since leaving my house. If it dipped, I probably just adjusted automatically.

Before you holler “idiot! You’re asking for trouble”, consider that I’ve ridden over 3000km on my OW, OW+, and OW+XR without experiencing a personal “nosedive” (which I’ve always assumed is rider error, not a board error...). I’m not a newbie.

But, I also recently swapped the stock tire (LOVE the Whisper 6!!) and switched from “mission” to “custom, aggressive 11” and noticed my top speed crept up to 29.4kph/18.3mph. (real speed or undersize tire?). I weigh 72kg/160lbs.

Loving the extra torque & speed, but wonder if I am an idiot asking for trouble...

And if anyone else has heard the motor cough... and what it means...

And if I should invest in some fangs - lol

Little update on these. The OW+ has 370km on it, and it in fantastic shape. I'll toss in a free stock fender (new unused) and a backpack to carry it in (old used).

The OW original has 1270km on it.

Here a video if you want to take a look. PM for prices.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/w2779j01oq405hm/OneWheelsForSaleInTokyo.mov?dl=0

My Onewheel + XR arrived, and it's time to shed my older one wheels :-)

If you're in Tokyo and interested, come by for a ride and pick one out. It's a good opportunity for you to save hundreds of dollars (or tens of thousands of yen if you prefer) on shipping and import fees.

The classic has 1200 miles on it. The OW+ has about 300, and is still looking new.

Send me a private note if you're interested. Thanks...

I got my fender a few weeks ago from @njcustom - and I love it :-)

I have a OW with a Future Motion fender, and a OW+ with njcustom's carbon fiber fender.

The difference in look is night and day. Totally love the carbon fiber look, and the shape shows more tire (which I like), and the magnetic attachment is fantastic. Better on all 3 counts..

@jonnyk Nice! Please post details..

I posted some pictures of another guitar stand which fits the OW really well...

http://community.onewheel.com/topic/7344/hercules-gs302b-guitar-stand-is-great-for-ow-ow

The Hercules GS302B Guitar Stand fits the OW & OW+ beautifully. I bought it on Amazon in Japan for $15 (looks like it's twice that in the US).

A few points to consider:

• The pictures are the GS302B (electric) not the GS301B (acoustic)
• When fully opened, it's a bit too wide... so I opened it to the useful width.
• Looks like the padding on the stand will be destroyed by the OWs weight pretty quickly, but that won't affect it's functionality as a stand.