eddiemoy Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Been practicing going slow. What I realized is that going slow is an advanced skill. Most people who start learning EUC try to go slow because of the fear of falling. That’s probably why it takes so long to learn. In order for you to learn balance, you must be going at a reasonable clip which is slightly faster than fast walking, around 8kmph... Here is the challenge to anyone who world accept. Setup two points, 20ft apart. Ride your EUC as slow as you can between the two points and record your time in seconds. Rules: 1) cannot go backwards during any time between the points 2) feet cannot touch the ground 3) try to stay within 1-2ft side to side FYI, normal waking speed is about 5.5 seconds to traverse the 20ft, or about 4kmph. My best time was 14 seconds, or 1.5kmph. Let the games begin! A game where you shouldn’t get hurt. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that0n3guy Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Ooo, fun. I'll do this sometime this week. The v10f with lower tire pressure will make this easier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unventor Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Bahh you bring this up just as I cought a cold. Hmm maybe I can train this in the basement.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novazeus Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 34 minutes ago, eddiemoy said: Been practicing going slow. What I realized is that going slow is an advanced skill. Most people who start learning EUC try to go slow because of the fear of falling. That’s probably why it takes so long to learn. In order for you to learn balance, you must be going at a reasonable clip which is slightly faster than fast walking, around 8kmph... Here is the challenge to anyone who world accept. Setup two points, 20ft apart. Ride your EUC as slow as you can between the two points and record your time in seconds. Rules: 1) cannot go backwards during any time between the points 2) feet cannot touch the ground 3) sideways within reason, meaning you can’t go side to side 10ft, try to stay within 1-2ft side to side FYI, normal waking speed is about 5.5 seconds to traverse the 20ft, or about 4kmph. My best time was 14 seconds, or 1.5kmph. Let the games begin! A game where you shouldn’t get hurt. LOL what’s ur best time with the 18s? that’s the wheel to practice on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiemoy Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 5 minutes ago, novazeus said: what’s ur best time with the 18s? that’s the wheel to practice on. 11.2sec. Lol. Yes, the bigger the wheel, the more effort. Will try to improve the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novazeus Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 10 minutes ago, eddiemoy said: 11.2sec. Lol. Yes, the bigger the wheel, the more effort. Will try to improve the time. i’m kinda always doing that because at the end of my road is my gate i grab on to and it does take some skill on the 18s to get that stopping just right so i don’t topple over. the V10F is waay easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitched Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 I picked up slow riding as I was learning, but like it everything else is still improving being only like ~5-10 hours experienced. As soon as the wheel starts falling off to one side, I pulse the pedal forward just enough to regain balance, rinse and repeat. It's definitely been helpful to be able to go 1-3mph while I'm stuck behind people on the sidewalk. Or if the cross-walk sign is seconds away from lighting up and I don't want to dismount, so instead I creep to the curb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novazeus Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 i still think 9bot1s1 racing in a parking lot around a few pylons and a few beers would be a hoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_fuel Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 On 6/18/2018 at 1:56 AM, eddiemoy said: Been practicing going slow. What I realized is that going slow is an advanced skill. Most people who start learning EUC try to go slow because of the fear of falling. That’s probably why it takes so long to learn. In order for you to learn balance, you must be going at a reasonable clip which is slightly faster than fast walking, around 8kmph... Here is the challenge to anyone who world accept. Setup two points, 20ft apart. Ride your EUC as slow as you can between the two points and record your time in seconds. Rules: 1) cannot go backwards during any time between the points 2) feet cannot touch the ground 3) sideways within reason, meaning you can’t go side to side 10ft, try to stay within 1-2ft side to side FYI, normal waking speed is about 5.5 seconds to traverse the 20ft, or about 4kmph. My best time was 14 seconds, or 1.5kmph. Let the games begin! A game where you shouldn’t get hurt. LOL You should define a maximum width too. That's how it's one (or used to be done) on your motorcycle driving test. You had to ride between 2 lines a certain distance apart and it should take you at least 10 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_fuel Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Going to try this tonight, weather permitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catlord17 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Slow riding is something I have spent a lot of time doing. I find that the secret to slowest riding is that you bend your knees and allow the wheel to start to fall , then use your body to counterbalance and cause it to correct the fall. I haven't been able to do this for a little while longer than my memory will allow me to explain more specifically since my wheel is not here right now, but that seems to be the gist of it. Even more fun and challenging is riding really slow in the grass or on an uneven surface. I got to the point that when my GF and I would go to the park (before they graciously banned me from riding at the park "because kids might get hurt on their hoverboards if they see you riding this in the park and think they can ride their hoverboards here"), she would walk at a leisurely pace to what part of the park she was interested in going to, and I tried to ride next to her. I guess I got to about 2 or 3 mph at my best, but it was hard to keep consistent in the grass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrelwood Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Slow riding on grass can be made even a lot more difficult if you enable the softest mode available for your wheel. The hard mode on modern wheels is cheating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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