Joke Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 My first post to this forum About a year ago I read an article about Finnish guy riding a EUC in the middle of the snow in Rovaniemi. I decided that some day I want to have one too. With a lot of reading this forum and watching Ians reviews I ordered Ninebot C+ about a month ago. I watched all kinds of tutorials how to learn to ride but at the end I did it in my way. I rolled few hours in two days inside house from the corner of the living room to a kitchen taking support from everything i could on the way. Third day I encouraged myself out and it started to go very well! I was supposed to rode only in the neighborhood but I rode many kilometers around the area with a big smile on my face. Fifth day I was at work with my Ninebot. It was funny leaving to home while there was 20 or so people watching outside - no pressure to keep your balance ECU's are not that typical here in Finland. At way home I had my first almost face plant. I accelerated to a bridge where there is an increasing incline. It didn't seems so steep when riding. Suddenly my bot was beebing once and trow me away. I had my gear on (motorcycling is my other hobby) and I was luckily able to run an keep up (jogging is the other one). The bot was hurt more than I did with a nice scratches on it. I rode home and didn't touch it for few days. Yesterday rode another demanding route. Now when I went hills slower there where no problems. I thinks that situation before was just too tight with 450W motor and my 100 kg (220 lbs) weight. I was accelerating too fast in a demanding place. I think that for persons my weight there are better choices than Ninebot but when going easy in hills it's a lot fun too. Yesterday I got about 15 km with 220Wh battery going as fast as i could almost all the time. Last 2 km was in "limp mode" with a battery less than 20%. Uni-cycling is so much fun! After my crash I started to look my next wheel with more power. But that'a a another topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik's Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Welcome to the club! Good to hear about new happy EUC users. As you say, the 220Wh and 450W motor is a little on low side for a higher weight. But as long you're aware about the boundaries of your own EUC (all of them have them), you'll get more and more pleasure of riding it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joke Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 Thanks Vik's Yesterday another longer trip with Ninebot. I drove to city center to have a beer with my friend. I live in a city with a river and there are long sidewalks in both sides of it. The sun was shining and it was so nice to drive around river side when there was a half of town spending time outside. Balance has been improving quickly and there's no problem cruising along walkers and cyclists. Off cause with caution. Trip to city center was about 7 km and according to phone software it took about 30% on battery. It seem's that with no bigger hills, average speed and maximum load you can go up to 20 km per charge. In the trip back home I survived easily without limp mode using max speed. With a Ninebot I found myself driving towards a limiter almost all the time. I can drive constant 18 km/h but just after that tilt back is there. Slightly against tilt back it keeps that speed usually without beebing. Some cyclists are going a bit faster so I want a little more. My next wheel (ACM16) is on the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik's Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Some of the cyclists will always be faster, I just don't care about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudust Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Every cyclist is faster in the Netherlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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