MaxLinux Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 On 5/15/2017 at 4:10 PM, Dingfelder said: Oh, and ya know what ... I don't have anything to inflate the tire with I like this one, which I saw in Ugo's Brest to Paris trip, and which a couple of forum members helped me find: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019FIERRO?psc=1 Possibly a right-angle valve stem extension will be helpful: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MRUAMO5/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingfelder Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 2 hours ago, MaxLinux said: I like this one, which I saw in Ugo's Brest to Paris trip, and which a couple of forum members helped me find: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019FIERRO?psc=1 Possibly a right-angle valve stem extension will be helpful: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MRUAMO5/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I already got one per a previous recommendation for the home, but yours looks like it would be good in a travel kit, because it's so small. The one I got is a big standing pump of the typical kind that is best suited for staying in the garage. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLinux Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 On 5/16/2017 at 10:34 AM, meepmeepmayer said: The one thing I'm envious of with the msuper (compared to the ACM) is the nice wide fat tire. I'm still hoping in the future Gotway will put a 2.5 inch tire on the ACM. IPS proved this is a successful idea with the Lhotz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Unicyclist Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 10 hours ago, MaxLinux said: I like this one, which I saw in Ugo's Brest to Paris trip, and which a couple of forum members helped me find: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019FIERRO?psc=1 Possibly a right-angle valve stem extension will be helpful: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MRUAMO5/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I tried the bent extenders... Didn't work for me. You need to be able to get your fingers in too close to attach / detach it - which takes longer, allowing too much air to escape. The straight extenders are easier, as you can screw them from the far end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingfelder Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Welp, I took my Step N Go to the park to practice, to see if the option of falling on grass instead of rough asphalt might make me courageous enough to improve more quickly. Instead I found the ground so uneven, even where it looked flat, that riding was much harder. So I grabbed the wheel and headed back to the car. On the way there is a gulley I have crossed over a million times before. This time, I rolled my ankle something fierce. Does this mean NOT riding a EUC is even more dangerous than riding one? I think I'm going to have a couple of weeks to find out. *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 14 hours ago, Dingfelder said: This time, I rolled my ankle something fierce. I'm sure you've seen a number of recommendations for foot gear, but in case it is helpful, you may want to consider an "active ankle" brace. I sprained my ankle pretty badly about 15 years ago and it's never been the same. I re-twist/roll it sometimes on level ground. At any rate the "active ankle" brace helps me continue playing sports without fear or rolling it again. It's a little bulky, but might be an alternative to wearing boots.https://www.amazon.com/Stabilizer-Protection-Volleyball-Cheerleading-Compression/dp/B0000E2E9S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1499709337&sr=8-2&keywords=active+ankle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Wait, you hurt your ankle and can't ride now?! Oh dear... hope it isn't too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingfelder Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 3 hours ago, Maximus said: I'm sure you've seen a number of recommendations for foot gear, but in case it is helpful, you may want to consider an "active ankle" brace. I sprained my ankle pretty badly about 15 years ago and it's never been the same. I re-twist/roll it sometimes on level ground. At any rate the "active ankle" brace helps me continue playing sports without fear or rolling it again. It's a little bulky, but might be an alternative to wearing boots.https://www.amazon.com/Stabilizer-Protection-Volleyball-Cheerleading-Compression/dp/B0000E2E9S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1499709337&sr=8-2&keywords=active+ankle Max, I tried one like that on at Big Five, and loved the ankle protection. However, that big white piece of plastic at the bottom dug into my foot like crazy. However, I didn't realize you could remove it. Maybe you couldn't? But the one you linked to shows it can be removed, which could make all the difference in terms of comfort. So you feel it is comfortable and the hard plastic -- whether black or white parts -- doesn't dig into you? Though I suppose I could always return a poor-fitting pair to Amazon. (Large not available at this time unfortunately.) Except for that painful white plastic part, I really did like the version I saw at Big 5. EDIT: I just saw that Amazon DOES have the brace in large, only in white. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BG1YG2/ref=pd_luc_rh_spmrai?psc=1 However, I can't tell which side this is for, and apparently they are made for different sides, according to the video anyway. Which doesn't match the text saying either side works. The video specifies that you put the logo on the outside ... which means one side must be the right one and the other not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasenutty Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 You gonna ride the thing or talk about it for 6 months again first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanghamP Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 2 minutes ago, kasenutty said: You gonna ride the thing or talk about it for 6 months again first? He can't properly inflate the tire I bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingfelder Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 1 minute ago, LanghamP said: He can't properly inflate the tire I bet. Your reading skills are shot. 4 minutes ago, kasenutty said: You gonna ride the thing or talk about it for 6 months again first? First it depended what the mailman had to say and then what Gotway had to say and now what nature has to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanghamP Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 ^^ Oh comon it feels we've been waiting for months for you to finally give your MSuper a proper bash-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 He also did wait for months And now, now of all things, an injury. How ****** is that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dingfelder Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Yeah it is kinda nuts. I read the forums for a month before ordering. Then ordered my MSuper in May. Then Jason said the shipment was delayed back in China, so we had to wait a few weeks. Then the shipment was on its way and we were assured we weren't getting the tainted batch from Gotway. When the wheels finally came in Jason shipped me my wheel. Then Jason found out we DID get a tainted batch. I was instructed to not accept the wheel and return it. On the day of delivery, it was rerouted internally by a cancellation from Jason and I never saw it. Then I waited again while Jason patched the wheels and sent mine out. Finally I got it a couple off days ago. I did order a Step N Go cheapie wheel to practice on in the meantime, got a ton of protective gear, got slime and a pump and such, and used that every day for a couple of weeks. However, for the past two weeks I've been working like crazy literally day and all night six nights a week AND been sick with a bad flu. So I just stayed off the wheel . Way too sick and exhausted. And then the first day I feel up to getting on the wheel again, I turn my ankle walking down a slippery gulley. Frankly I think it might have been because my attention span wasn't so great coming off being sick. I probably shouldn't have been trying anything more demanding than watching TV. I'm pretty sure the Gods are trying to tell me something. Over and over again. But they haven't seen the last of me on a wheel. I'll get there. The delay is frustrating but I'm not a quitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 You sound frustrated. I would be too! Is the ankle "good in a few days" bad or "good in a few months" bad? The good news is, minus a full faceplant/horror crash, you now have successfully survived pretty much all the nice specialities the EUC world offers - Gotway crazyness, shipping delays and waiting and waiting (really good idea with the burner wheel, in hindsight), injury that won't let you ride. So it must get better from now on. I sincerely hope that for you Can you take sick leave for a few days (compounded flu is not a joke!) and just sleep and get better, or is this not a thing in the US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve454 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Dingfelder said: Yeah it is kinda nuts. I read the forums for a month before ordering. Then ordered my MSuper in May. Then Jason said the shipment was delayed back in China, so we had to wait a few weeks. Then the shipment was on its way and we were assured we weren't getting the tainted batch from Gotway. When the wheels finally came in Jason shipped me my wheel. Then Jason found out we DID get a tainted batch. I was instructed to not accept the wheel and return it. On the day of delivery, it was rerouted internally by a cancellation from Jason and I never saw it. Then I waited again while Jason patched the wheels and sent mine out. Finally I got it a couple off days ago. I did order a Step N Go cheapie wheel to practice on in the meantime, got a ton of protective gear, got slime and a pump and such, and used that every day for a couple of weeks. However, for the past two weeks I've been working like crazy literally day and all night six nights a week AND been sick with a bad flu. So I just stayed off the wheel . Way too sick and exhausted. And then the first day I feel up to getting on the wheel again, I turn my ankle walking down a slippery gulley. Frankly I think it might have been because my attention span wasn't so great coming off being sick. I probably shouldn't have been trying anything more demanding than watching TV. I'm pretty sure the Gods are trying to tell me something. Over and over again. But they haven't seen the last of me on a wheel. I'll get there. The delay is frustrating but I'm not a quitter. Hey, you just need more practice, save the Gotway and keep learning on the Step-n-go. When you accumulate about 20-30 miles on that, you should be good to go. No need to rush it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingfelder Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 7 hours ago, meepmeepmayer said: You sound frustrated. I would be too! Is the ankle "good in a few days" bad or "good in a few months" bad? The good news is, minus a full faceplant/horror crash, you now have successfully survived pretty much all the nice specialities the EUC world offers - Gotway crazyness, shipping delays and waiting and waiting (really good idea with the burner wheel, in hindsight), injury that won't let you ride. So it must get better from now on. I sincerely hope that for you Can you take sick leave for a few days (compounded flu is not a joke!) and just sleep and get better, or is this not a thing in the US? Unfortunately, as a guardian/conservator, I am dealing with deadlines that have to be met regarding securing payment from the State for a foster home for one client and dealing with wrapping up paperwork and such due to the death of another client, along with some upcoming dates to file some accountings with the courts. I try to make the visits and phone calls for that during the day, and then from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. I am also the caretaker for another elderly client. That person has nobody else to do it if I'm not around but his 85 year old wife, who isn't anywhere near strong enough to take care of him and who probably shouldn't even try. So I'm bound to do what needs to be done until it the job is over. Somewhere in all that mess I try to sleep. I think the ankle is better than "good in a few months," because I'm already limping a bit less than yesterday. Maybe it will be feeling good in a week? Could be a bit optimistic, but I'm hoping so. Once it does feel okay I will probably add another week just for safety's sake, and then hop on an EUC again. Anyway, thanks for the good wishes! These have been a frustrating few months. But I'm crossing my fingers and looking forward to things getting better from here, in multiple aspects of my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingfelder Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 6 hours ago, steve454 said: Hey, you just need more practice, save the Gotway and keep learning on the Step-n-go. When you accumulate about 20-30 miles on that, you should be good to go. No need to rush it. Thanks, steve454, that's what I figure too. By now the Step N Go has become its own challenge I don't want to walk away from regardless of whether I have the MSuper or not. I think I would enjoy riding infinitely more in the fall than in our 100 degree summers anyway, so if things get put off a bit longer, it's not that big a deal. Ideally I start getting the hang of it in time to enjoy riding in autumn, my favorite season of the year. Two months from now, I should still have two months of riding in the cool breeze left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 21 hours ago, Dingfelder said: So you feel it is comfortable and the hard plastic -- whether black or white parts -- doesn't dig into you? The active ankles are noticeable on my feet, but I deal with any slight discomfort because they allow me to play sports that I would otherwise have to play at half speed because of the fear of re-injuring. I was not aware that you could remove any part of the bottom, but the foot plate that you stand on is pretty essential and bascially keeps the sides rigid and only moving on the pivot point by your ankle. Sorry if I'm misunderstanding the part you are talking about removing... 21 hours ago, Dingfelder said: However, I can't tell which side this is for, and apparently they are made for different sides, according to the video anyway. Which doesn't match the text saying either side works. I use them interchangeably on either foot. 21 hours ago, kasenutty said: You gonna ride the thing or talk about it for 6 months again first? No offense intended @Dingfelder, but @kasenutty that is funny and the illustration was spot on For what it's worth, I think anyone that is (or has been recently) purchasing a new EUC, is in a similar boat...we've all been waiting forever or have received units that are faulty. Unfortunately I think that we are all beta testers so some extent. I'm pretty sure that @Dingfelder already said something similar (if not exactly the same) to this already... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasenutty Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I'm just trying to antagonize him so he'll ride his Uni up here and go for a ride with me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kour Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 On 7/10/2017 at 5:48 PM, Dingfelder said: I'm pretty sure the Gods are trying to tell me something. Over and over again. But they haven't seen the last of me on a wheel. I'll get there. The delay is frustrating but I'm not a quitter. they're testing you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 How's the ankle doing? Did you already have the health, time and felt like doing a test ride on your shiny new 1600Wh awesome wheel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingfelder Posted July 17, 2017 Author Share Posted July 17, 2017 22 minutes ago, meepmeepmayer said: How's the ankle doing? Did you already have the health, time and felt like doing a test ride on your shiny new 1600Wh awesome wheel? Thanks for asking! Unfortunately my ankle, though it doesn't throb anymore, is still hard to put weight on confidently. It's especially stiff when I wake up, giving me a quick warning that I'd better watch my step -- literally. I don't feel it's safe to try riding when I'm not comfortable walking yet. It would just be asking for trouble. I am now the proud owner of three more rolls of tape,though, one black and two yellow. One black one is already on the MSuper. I'll see if I can get an interesting color scheme going. For now that's all I can do. Also my seat came in! I think the MSuper is too short to be rideable with a seat, but come the day, I'll try it because I think seated riding looks amazingly cool ... and a good way to change position if you have the anatomy and flexibility for it on your particular EUC. I also got my advanced charger from Jason too. And I got some hiking poles ... they look like ski poles and were about 15 bucks at Walmart. But they're meant for use on trails. I think they might help me with my learning, especially considering how slow I go. They don't look robust enough to be useful at anything but pretty low speeds. Just for catching me when I lean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasenutty Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Careful planting a pole. When I was starting grabbing onto stuff as I rolled by did more harm than good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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