XR ~2 weeks old, ~50 miles on the board, only grass surfing on a softball field, never wet: I had a wipeout practicing tight turns, nothing particularly fast, board rolled in the grass once or twice, came-back to a 15 blink code, and board wouldn't engage until power recycled.

Now the board's occasionally giving me 15 blink codes at unpredictable times, but always resets if power is recycled.

I did a few searches, and saw a reference to front pad issues.

Any confirmation on this?

I'm trying to stay in front of this stuff while I'm still under warranty.

@Khayman

I've thought about using our mattress in the driveway. Since it's for safety, I'm sure the wife will be okay with it, so I won't even bother to ask.

:o)

@Motoproponent

Thanks for your thoughts. I'm probably going to tool around on the softball field for a few more months before trying anything on payment. I've taken some pretty hard hits on soft grass, and can't imagine where I'd be right now if those were on pavement.

I tinker a bit in the shop, and have a few ideas concerning dive prevention that I feel fangs don't completely address (not insulting the product at all) - so may experiment with some of that first.

Still, watched & read 6 months of vids and articles before I bought my XR a week ago, never saw anyone demonstrate skills to do unassisted dive recovery until the other day.

Just trying to get in front of this issue to do everything I can to not get knocked out of the game . . . especially at my age. First toy I've owned in 40 years that got me excited to get out of bed.

@ooww

Thanks for the reply.

Were I to try this, I certainly wouldn't crank the speed to 20 mph to learn. But I also doubt that he started experimenting with this at 20 mph either, regardless his skill.

Thanks again for the info and thoughts.

Not being an apologist for FM, but I ordered an XR a couple of weeks ago, shipping was supposed to happen within a few days, got delayed few days with a shipping issue to my location, I wasn't notified - I got ticked-off and canceled my order.

I sat on it a few hours and sulked. The wife then suggested I try and a dealer up here (didn't know we had any) - we actually have 2 dealers, and one had an XR left, so I had it sent over.

When I talked with FM about my new XR on the phone a couple days later, I asked them what their staff size was - turns out FM is around 40 people.

That's a very small number of people that are literally changing the industry, producing one of the most innovative products the sport has ever seen.

If I'd of known that, I'd of been more patient . . . and not have had snarky comments for my answers on a marketing survey I filled-out (sorry FM).

I'm not telling any of you guys how to feel. It's just that . . . I get it.

All I can say, is that if the Pint is even half as life changing (bruises included) as the XR, it's worth waiting for.

Better for them to workout any final production problems with the board now, and have it right when it reaches your hands.

. . . best to you guys, it'll be worth the wait.

Anyone catch the opening 60 seconds on this vid?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J1ehfth7jw

The rider is demonstrating nose dive recovery reflex training on a sidewalk, at what I believe he indicates is 20 mph.

Has anyone tried this?

I'm still on grass-only until I build more experience, but am considering my next list of skill building exercises for when I graduate to pavement.

54 y/o, 6', 190 lbs, in good shape, have about 10 hours on the board over 7 days, and skated a lot . . . 40 years ago. I've been taking my hard knocks on a community softball field, and have total respect for this board.

I have a full face helmet, padded shoulder football tee shirt, and padded elbow/forearm knee/shin guards on the way.

I was a profession firefighter/paramedic 25 years ago. The Cliff Notes of my experience is the following:

Moving Human Being vs. Stationary Object = Human Being Loses Every Single Time

How fast you're moving, along with how unprotected you are, only determines how bad you're going to lose.

There is NO WAY I'm hitting the streets until the rest of my gear is here, and my calf muscles are fully retrained and have the stamina for board sports.

I'm not somebody's mom, but how some of the adult males I've been seeing vids of, blasting down a paved road in shorts and a tee, with only a ball cap, with a selfie stick in one hand and looking at their phone with the other - I just don't get it.

I was up, stable, and running at 15 mph within 15 minutes on grass, but could just tell there were so many nuances with the board that would need to be learned, that I needed to just slow the F down and stay on grass.

I'm not scared of getting hurt, I'm scared of getting hurt and not being able to ride this thing. It is as life changing as I suspected when I first saw it.

If you're new to this thing, as I am, get some gear, keep it slow, and stay on grass - the glory days can wait. The saddest things I've been reading on these sites are about people taking themselves out of the game.

At this point, I'm not willing to blame the board for anything - the thing is so finely tuned that it responds to your mere thought. When I've eaten it, my head was usually wondering.

. . . just my two cents, I love this little thing.