@corpsman if you have an Android phone, you can use an app called BLE Scanner to find the bluetooth device address of the OneWheel.

Hope that helps!

@skyman88 agree, it would open up another potential point of failure
@schreda perhaps a physical power on "key" that only allows the board to operate when inserted, rather than a button.

The stories I've seen where someone just powers on the board and rides away could be solved by something like this. It would be much easier to catch someone lugging away a OneWheel than watching them ride away on your expensive toy!

Sweet video, this is where I ride ALL the time!

@TheONEinMN It has been my experience that they don't respond quickly (sometimes ever) to emails. Call them and don't give up until you speak to someone to present your case. Just my 2 cents. :)

@glyph You know, in my recent quick acceleration nosedive event (where I was saved by the fangs), I was a few blocks from home after a long ride. The first time this happened (Aug of 2017), I had a total of 90 miles on my +. But now that I think about it, it was the end of a long ride and I was within site of my house.

While I'm sure you can make this happen on purpose (on any OW board) by slamming down the front end, perhaps the fact that the batteries are nearing depletion makes this scenario just that little bit more likely.

While I hope the fangs will save me again (never know, might be on grass/gravel or near a sidewalk bump), I'm trying to make sure I stay conscious of the fact that initial acceleration should never be rushed!

Everyone be careful out there!

@balboajoe Interesting . . . mine was under warranty and they paid the freight both ways . . . not sure why you would have to unless they changed the rules.

Good luck!

@balboajoe Agree with @ooww . . . had a squeaking issue when I first got my + . . . just kept calling until I got a person and got a return shipping label right away. Then kept calling a few days later and it got sent back to me . . . total time away, less than a week (tho I'm in CA, so YMMV).

@dfheezy I use OneWheelWear on my Wear OS watch. It doesn't have a speed warning feature, but the author is pretty open to suggestions and he's working on a new release. I had the same issue, but totally bought it going 22 mph. I opened a topic on this forum asking for a customizable speed warning in the FM supported app, but was completely ignored by FM (as most such requests seem to be), despite a bunch of people chiming in with agreement. Having my current speed on my wrist is the next best thing. I tend to keep my speed at or below 16 mph anymore, just to be safe.

@510-1-whl I'm size 8 1/2 and had the same issue for probably the first 600-700 miles on my +. I'm pretty sure it is just new muscles being stressed, like you said. I did 2 things. First, I tried to carve more, as it seemed to help me get further before my feet would get numb. While I do like floating straight, doing so for long distances was a sure way to cause this problem for me. Second, I would roll my feet left and right, from the outside to the inside and back, while riding, especially as I felt them wearing out. I'm now at 1100 miles and rarely, if ever, feel that fatigue anymore. Hopefully, like me, your muscles will eventually acclimate to the board.

Good luck!

@glyph said in First day with my XR and already had 2 crashes...:

@readysetawesome They aren't meant for high speeds. Nothing can really save you if you nosedive at high speed. They are better suited to the overacceleration-from-dead-stop (in which the board's thrust/balance capacity gets temporarily overloaded) and the careless-uphill nosedives.

I rode 250+ miles with NO nosedives. Then I got careless and did the overacceleration-from-dead-stop one, once. 5 months later I am still trying to regain full use of my left (leading) shoulder/arm, which landed on pavement with my full 180# body weight on it. I think nosewheels might have allowed me to recover, or at least reduced the damage by elongating the board's immediate transition from "moving" to "dead stop, rider thrown", and gaining me precious reaction time.

You bring up losing power downhill; I think you're pretty screwed in any case if you lose power in that scenario - but really, the key here is that everyone should make their own decisions based on their skill/comfort level and common riding terrain.

Just my .02 cents.

The overacceleration-from-dead-stop nosedive save by the fangs was proven to me recently. I have over 1100 miles on my +. When I first started, around 90 miles, I had a nosedive from a dead stop when I leaned heavily forward to accelerate. Quite a bit of road rash, some newbie embarrassment, and made me rethink how I ride.

Fast forward to the present. I now ride with my back foot on the back edge and my front foot heel almost against the fender, which really helps lower my acceleration rate. Anyway, I was balancing at a crosswalk waiting for a car to go by and saw another car a bit more than half a block away and my brain said "go, you can beat that car!". Of course, my body reacted with "quick, get across!", so I leaned in more than I should have. Well, the board nosedived, but luckily for me, I have the fangs installed! The front end rolled a few inches and I leaned back a bit and headed across.

Shout out to @hoovdini (land-surf_dot_com) for saving my skin, literally!