Popular Post Steven D Wheeler Posted April 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2019 (edited) I have never learned to ride on one leg though I always wanted to. Watching many videos of others doing it is inspiring but every time I would try, I realized just how tight you have to lock your leg and I never got the hang of it. Lately I've found new inspiration watching our new member Irina ride her wheel on one leg. She makes it look so easy and effortless that I began to really study her videos watching every little detail. It all came together two days ago when I was thinking about what your body must do to achieve balance once the leg lifts off. The more I visualized it in my head the more it started to make sense. It got to where I could feel myself doing it without being on the wheel. So I got all confident then and went outside on my MSX 100v. It took about two minutes and I was able to do it for the first time ever. I kept trying and made a few demo videos of me learning it. This was my first day and I want to get way better at this. I am very proud to have learned this. Edited April 11, 2019 by Steven D Wheeler 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennBruce Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Thanks for doing these videos. It has helped me get started on riding on on leg. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Boivin Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Skills! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyGrayCanada Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Good inspiration! I'll try working on it. I still suck at one leg and backward, need to get back to doing drills and not just putting in 'Highway miles' on the commute. Also very useful comment about visualizing, that sounds smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaotropic Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3X Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 One leg riding was really useful when I broke a pedal and had to drive home on one leg. Resting it against the shell works well and is a fun variation. Still working on resting both feet on top of the shell... 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..... Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) GOod stuff! Am I the only one who finds that riding one leg puts a tad too much pressure on the old knees? I've also had issue from time to time with my foot wanting to slip off the pedal when locked in. I'll have to keep trying, I find it hard to believe (but possible) that I have the worst knees of the bunch here... Thanks for the vid! Edited October 12, 2020 by ShanesPlanet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreygun Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 I tried with my 16x and there's a brushing sound like something rubs when leaning that much to one side. Is that normal for this wheel or is something loose, keeping it not centered? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Too many wheels have off centred motors (like they eyeball the axis rather than using a template), I have that on my Sherman and that rubbing have been reported on every possible model, I havent read about any solution sadly. Another great thing with hollow bore motors: we might be rid of that issue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjPanJan Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 On 10/12/2020 at 5:15 PM, Dreygun said: I tried with my 16x and there's a brushing sound like something rubs when leaning that much to one side. Is that normal for this wheel or is something loose, keeping it not centered? You can use motorcycle weight like me to ballance rim and reseat tire. Often help. PSI can make this beter ot worse experiment wit this. Tire rubbing on eleg is offten phenomen not big drama. Oneleg you push agains case/body to one side and deformate/push shell/case against tire. Is both sided coin. Oneleg turning deformate tire some way this pudh agains case too. Simpy say is 3 forces what want make you tire rubing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreygun Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 1 hour ago, DjPanJan said: You can use motorcycle weight like me to ballance rim and reseat tire. Often help. PSI can make this beter ot worse experiment wit this. Tire rubbing on eleg is offten phenomen not big drama. Oneleg you push agains case/body to one side and deformate/push shell/case against tire. Is both sided coin. Oneleg turning deformate tire some way this pudh agains case too. Simpy say is 3 forces what want make you tire rubing. Doesn't sound like the tire, but maybe the hub rim inside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooznfbroozn Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 I got the same on my 16x, it's unfortunate. The wheel is too close to the inner shell. My V5F doesn't have that issue at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreygun Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 3 hours ago, Crooznfbroozn said: I got the same on my 16x, it's unfortunate. The wheel is too close to the inner shell. My V5F doesn't have that issue at all. Kind of a relief hearing this, knowing there isn't anything wrong with my wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..... Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Dreygun said: Kind of a relief hearing this, knowing the same thing is wrong with my wheel as nearly ALL the others. ....fixed that for ya Edited October 16, 2020 by ShanesPlanet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreygun Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 2 hours ago, ShanesPlanet said: ....fixed that for ya Lol true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mploy1515 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) On 10/12/2020 at 8:15 AM, Dreygun said: I tried with my 16x and there's a brushing sound like something rubs when leaning that much to one side. Is that normal for this wheel or is something loose, keeping it not centered? Omg, this happens to me too on mine -- good to know something's not wrong (or maybe it's unique to the 16x), as my wheel's taken some good falls while I was learning how to ride. Have you been able to ride one footed up to now yet on the 16x? The brushing issue has me wondering how crucial that is to riding one-footed, the pressure from that leg / calf against the shell; or if that's not even needed once you become more skilled at it? Edited October 20, 2020 by mploy1515 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooznfbroozn Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 2 hours ago, mploy1515 said: Omg, this happens to me too on mine -- good to know something's not wrong (or maybe it's unique to the 16x), as my wheel's taken some good falls while I was learning how to ride. Have you been able to ride one footed up to now yet on the 16x? The brushing issue has me wondering how crucial that is to riding one-footed, the pressure from that leg / calf against the shell; or if that's not even needed once you become more skilled at it? If I'm not mistaken I've seen people balance the wheel away from their leg rather than lean into it. Just not sure how feasible that is on a heavy wheel and a wide tire 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreygun Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 4 hours ago, mploy1515 said: Omg, this happens to me too on mine -- good to know something's not wrong (or maybe it's unique to the 16x), as my wheel's taken some good falls while I was learning how to ride. Have you been able to ride one footed up to now yet on the 16x? The brushing issue has me wondering how crucial that is to riding one-footed, the pressure from that leg / calf against the shell; or if that's not even needed once you become more skilled at it? First wheel and only had for a few weeks now so everything is a first. I just won't bother 1 legging it. Everything else has been perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Wolf Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 On 10/12/2020 at 5:15 PM, Dreygun said: I tried with my 16x and there's a brushing sound like something rubs when leaning that much to one side. Is that normal for this wheel or is something loose, keeping it not centered? To me it happens only with the right foot up, with the other I have no issue apparently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catchi Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Doing Yoga balance techniques helps train your balance and stamina for one legged riding. I learned to ride with one leg easily because I was already attuned to one legged poses in my yoga practice! I also get rubbing noises sometimes while riding the Sherman Max on one leg, not so much on the Nikola AR tho! Practice riding on one leg anytime you got downtime or slow riding during a group ride! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plentora Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 But what is the correct technique? I have KS-18XL and it feels very heavy to do as you need to counterbalance the whole wheel on the side of ankle. Probably I'm doing something wrong. I mean I have strong legs but still it is very tedious.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post plentora Posted August 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2022 On 7/25/2022 at 10:37 PM, plentora said: But what is the correct technique? I have KS-18XL and it feels very heavy to do as you need to counterbalance the whole wheel on the side of ankle. Probably I'm doing something wrong. I mean I have strong legs but still it is very tedious.. Replying myself.. I think I got it. Keep your shoe reeeeally close to the wheel body. Just push it there. You really want to minimize the lever effect of your foot. I haven't anything else that really helps in terms of technique. I can now go walking speed on one foot (both feet) and also turn. Something just clicked today. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Begodecrashtestdummy Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 On 7/25/2022 at 3:37 PM, plentora said: But what is the correct technique? I have KS-18XL and it feels very heavy to do as you need to counterbalance the whole wheel on the side of ankle. Probably I'm doing something wrong. I mean I have strong legs but still it is very tedious.. I have a rs19 highspeed and it’s very hard to ride with one leg.today for the first time I met a rider with a ks-18xl so we swapped wheels cuz he wanted to try out my wheel and I could easily ride on one leg on the 18xl I love how narrow the wheel is and how it feels carving on that smaller width tire ..Even tho the 18xl is only 7 pounds lighter than the rs it felt a lot lighter …it’s a very nice wheel 🤘 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sffish Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 On 10/6/2022 at 5:51 PM, Dosingpsychedelics said: I have a rs19 highspeed and it’s very hard to ride with one leg.today for the first time I met a rider with a ks-18xl so we swapped wheels cuz he wanted to try out my wheel and I could easily ride on one leg on the 18xl I love how narrow the wheel is and how it feels carving on that smaller width tire ..Even tho the 18xl is only 7 pounds lighter than the rs it felt a lot lighter …it’s a very nice wheel 🤘 I think it has to do with how tall the wheel is/the highest part where you leg touches the wheel. On my RS19 High Torque without the seat it's really difficult for me to ride one legged unless I move my leg in very close to the shell. However if I put the seat on (it's a Gotway seat with a KS 16x seat glued on top) it's much easier riding one legged because the seat hits my leg 8-12 inches higher than without the seat. I've never ridden an 18XL but I think it's taller than the RS19 and so hits the leg higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Begodecrashtestdummy Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 1 hour ago, sffish said: I think it has to do with how tall the wheel is/the highest part where you leg touches the wheel. On my RS19 High Torque without the seat it's really difficult for me to ride one legged unless I move my leg in very close to the shell. However if I put the seat on (it's a Gotway seat with a KS 16x seat glued on top) it's much easier riding one legged because the seat hits my leg 8-12 inches higher than without the seat. I've never ridden an 18XL but I think it's taller than the RS19 and so hits the leg higher. My wheel is taller now I picked up the jbl xtreme 3 speaker today they have it 150$ off for the next week or so .it makes a perfect seat and it thumps 🤘🤣🤘 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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