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Higher puncture resistance with lower weight? That seems counter intuitive but if you can vouch for it then maybe I'll give it a try

I have an ebike so I don't really care about weight lol

First I've heard of these. What's the advantage?

It makes it harder to hit roots and rocks while off roading, and you can turn sharper, but really no

In general the lower the pedals are to the ground the easier it is to ride and the more stable it is

The Falcon pedals here are quite high up and it makes it feel less stable. I would prefer them an inch or two lower

https://i.ibb.co/Cs2x7vtm/Screenshot-20250207-065323.png

I bought a new begode Falcon (with cryptocurrency on Ewheels.com) and this thing is a blast with the suspension. I changed the stock pads for these small pink ones.

It's got a nice simple design and is super easy to take apart. It goes about 25mph for 20-30 miles, same as my mten5.

I wouldn't recommend it as a first wheel though due to how high the pedals are. I think the mten5 or Future or A2 are better to learn on.

It's this, love it , goes 20 miles on a charge and hits 30mph

https://eucdeals.com/products/begode-mten5

Sitting on the train on my way to friday night ride

I unsubbed from fortnine after that, he sucks now

But, the modular helmets are fine if ECE22.06 rated. They have steel latches

I mean if chooch doesn't look like a superhero in that clip, and if wrongway doesn't look awesome in this one: https://youtube.com/shorts/ZB6jR4c5kug?si=o4weo4x73Kh6_P3c then EUCs just aren't for you and that's ok

As far as safety, the main thing is that they're about 10x harder to overpower than a onewheel. You can't "nosedive" on modern EUC like a Lynx like you can on a onewheel. That's the main safety concern on self balancing wheels.

In my extensive experience with crashing PEVs, EUCs are my favorite to crash on because I'm already in the ideal crash position. I just slide it out on my knee pads and wrist guards. I've yet to suffer any injury. Onewheels have a sideways stance which makes for broken collarbones.

Newer EUCs also have redundant safety mechanisms. The Sherman L can operate even if the hall sensor fails.

They've also got suspension which makes surprise pot holes a non issue.

I love onewheels but they're definitely less safe

New riders do the "zombie" stance but idk I think it looks good once they learn to relax their arms and bend their legs

here's it today

And here's a clip of me riding my other one

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTFD5DFJm/

I don't really care if anyone thinks I look goofy, I look great to my eyes. It feels like flying

Lol! But honestly these things have great braking power, I can stop quite fast

Ugh I typed a lot and Lemmy (or Sync) glitched and lost it.

Anyway, I completely agree.

Futuremotion makes a great product but they're an anti-right-to-repair shitty patent troll company.

Also Floatwheel is awesome and entirely right-to-repair. And they give the middle finger to all patents and are happily operating with crypto. I paid them $2000 for their version of a Onewheel and I'll do it again when the sequel releases in a week.

http://floatwheel.co

edit: it released today

Yeah, he nails it. I listened to the whole thing.

Basically exactly what I said, except for "ghosting" which is a problem where the board will ride without a user on it. Ghosting boards can be a hazard, but not to the rider