@Aaron-Broward-FL Thanks for the personal attack. More name calling and policing.

Do everyone a favor and stop responding. It's no one's fault but your own that you are admittedly overweight and uncoordinated. I'll work on getting some video evidence if it quits raining in Missouri but until then I recommend you resign from taking the responsibility to warn people of the hazards of riding fast.

We're not dumbasses if we fully understand the consequences and risks involved in doing so but still choose to push the limits. Crawl back inside your safety net and go back to sleep. You're causing a ruckus

Judging by the topic title I really thought this was going to be a discussion about balls

So I've seen quite a few posts from new riders and soon to be Onewheel owners about riding techniques, protective equipment, etc... Which brings me to this topic. Things I would have told myself the day my Onewheel arrived. Please feel free to add to this topic!!

Mounting the board (giggity)
One end of the board naturally rests on the ground. Make sure you get on the board with your back foot on the end that's on the ground. You would be surprised how many people I see violating this seemingly obvious tip. Gently rock the board to a level and neutral position and the motor will engage smoothly. FYI... Sometimes even on the most perfect mounting stance the board will just randomly cut out and dump you off of the front

Shaping modes
Ignore classic mode unless you want to practice wiping out. Use elevated for off road or steep terrain and extreme for road trips. Don't let the name extreme throw you. They should just call it Normal

Acceleration
Don't try and accelerate too quickly. If you're not able to read the feel of the board, take it easy. It's very easy to get confident and immediately try to push the boards limits before you even have an idea of where those limits are

Stance
Stay loose (giggity). You should not be sore after a ride unless it is a very demanding off road trail or your battery died. Think "spongey" when referring to how your legs feel. Keep your feet in the middle of the footpad and parallel to the wheel (especially with V1). Don't point your feet toward the front of the board or ride on the toes of your back foot.

Traffic
Pay attention. It's nice to ride with headphones in and music blasting but be aware of your surroundings. People aren't expecting to see a pedestrian on a magic board ("is that electric?") flying through the streets. Assume they don't see you and get out of the way.

Max speed
I've seen some ridiculous reported max speeds from Onewheel Buddy (oh yeah, buy the Onewheel Buddy app) but don't make it a habit of trying to constantly beat your high score (mine is 19.6mph currently). The speed will come naturally and you'll know how fast you're going without the assistance of an app or a roadside radar sign

Safety gear
I'm really bad about this one... Do as I say, not as I do. Wear safety equipment. I would have fewer scars and more time riding my Onewheel

I'm sure I'll think of more but that's a good start. I'll edit this post if others provide some good tips (giggity)

@laneeric The FedEx tracking is kinda shitty... I've noticed that it won't update for days on end and then magically days worth of updates will show up. Very irritating

@sonny123 Subscribing to this for the exact same reason.

@Future-Motion : What happens if we update the board using an iPhone and then connect using the Android app? I'm guessing we just won't see the new modes but everything else would remain the same? Or since the riding modes are referenced by number, does Sequoia now mean elevated and Mission now means Delirium?

Thanks for creating the Onewheel! It's awesome

Just got an email from FM:
It's all Happening

Hey Pioneers, we've been cranking to get awesomeness under your feet as quickly as humanly possible! Here's an update:
SHIPPING - We are tracking to begin shipping the first Onewheel+ boards to Pioneer Collective Founding Members in February. Due to overwhelming demand we will continue fulfilling Founding Member boards into March. Gold Members are still tracking to ship later in March and Silver Members in April. You'll be riding before you know it! Woohoo!!
Onewheel Pioneer Collective Membership Badges are on the way!

BADGES - We will begin shipping Pioneer Collective Membership Badges next week. Welcome to the crew!! Remember, if you get the pink/purple Badge pictured above we're flying you and a buddy out to visit us in Santa Cruz. We can't wait to find out who wins!!
Onewheel x Mafia Bag is awesome!

MAFIA BAG - These are the real deal folks. For all you Founding and Gold Members, make sure you take advantage of your MAFIA Slingpack coupon codes before they expire on February 28th. Coupon codes were sent to the email that was used to place your order. If you can't find our email check that spam folder!

Get Your MAFIA Slingpack
We Got Your Back! - We know we've been a little hard to get a hold of since launching Onewheel+ but we are hiring additional customer support hero's and working hard to make sure that we offer the excellent customer service you deserve. We got you!

@braswell No email 708x

Ok I am confirming those shipping emails.. I got mine as well!!!

@gio.lyfe http://community.onewheel.com/topic/6606/founding-member-fenders-shipped-seperately

Just received this email:

Same situation when the Plus arrived at my house. No app to control the riding modes for Android. I think it was about a month or so before the Android version was ready so not gonna hold my breath

@sonny123 Yes!! Thank you!

@dj-rknz It's a 3rd party developer. They have to port the iOS app to Android. Think you can do better? Then stop complaining

@sonny123 Subscribing to this for the exact same reason.

@Future-Motion : What happens if we update the board using an iPhone and then connect using the Android app? I'm guessing we just won't see the new modes but everything else would remain the same? Or since the riding modes are referenced by number, does Sequoia now mean elevated and Mission now means Delirium?

Thanks for creating the Onewheel! It's awesome

@Aaron-Broward-FL Thanks for the personal attack. More name calling and policing.

Do everyone a favor and stop responding. It's no one's fault but your own that you are admittedly overweight and uncoordinated. I'll work on getting some video evidence if it quits raining in Missouri but until then I recommend you resign from taking the responsibility to warn people of the hazards of riding fast.

We're not dumbasses if we fully understand the consequences and risks involved in doing so but still choose to push the limits. Crawl back inside your safety net and go back to sleep. You're causing a ruckus

@Snurfer I've heard 15 mph but I haven't felt push back yet and have gone 20+

I keep saying this because I'm concerned that I'm either not feeling it or that it's just not happening... Are you guys riding straight? Because I've found if you slalom the board doesn't push back

@mekon said in Onewheel+ at speed: a word of caution.:

@Aaron-Broward-FL

All board sports are dangerous and OneWheels are no exception--they are generally faster than skateboards over the same terrain. The danger is in many ways what makes it fun. I appreciate your insight and words of caution, and respect that you are constantly getting back on the horse.

What I don't appreciate is your insistence of calling other people dumb-asses, jackasses, etc. and you seem to be getting angry over the fact that other users here have defined different risks and limits for themselves. Watching you post in this thread is like watching someone go through the stages of grief.

It's all gonna be okay, man. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

What he said. Why are you name calling and trying to police how people ride their boards? Chillax bruh 👍

Does anyone know where to provide feedback / feature requests?

@PumpkinKing when did they drop them?

Take some advice from Kevin's roller blade story:

https://youtu.be/fNjD-RkLogM