Snackmix Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I got an Inmotion v8 and it arrived yesterday! Took me about 30 minutes to be able to ride it around the block and I managed to clock in 7 miles yesterday before I was just too worn out to keep going. Today I tried to ride it and the bruises on the side of my shins make it very painful to keep myself balanced. So now it's just sitting there and I know how fun it'll be but I'm stuck waiting :/ Is it worth buying some padding to place there or will my legs eventually just get used to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyboyEUC Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Can't speak for the V8 specifically but most people get inner shin/calf pain while learning. As time goes on your body relaxes and doesn't squeeze the wheel so much. Hop back on and the pain will go away in a couple days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HippoPig Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Pain will be gone pretty quick. you could always put some shin guards on - but my legs only hurt for a couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snackmix Posted June 26, 2019 Author Share Posted June 26, 2019 Awesome I'm glad to hear it goes away rather quickly because I want to get back out there riding again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel589 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Faced with this. The pain will go, do not worry, your body adapts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issah Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Just a matter of conditioning. Every new wheel you ride will have you hurting a bit in the beginning, but it goes away quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Louwers Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 No need to buy padding. I have one now for 21 days. First two days my legs were blue. 3rd day I noticed I didn't put so much pressure anymore. Now it doesn't hurt at all. I go with shorts bare skin against the machine and no problems. It is a matter of learning. By the time you actually buy and wear the shin protection you are already out of the pain . I wanted to buy it also but my girlfriend told me not to be a sissy haha and she said if you go pole dancing it hurts much more. I'm glad I listened to her as it would have been a waste of money to me. Better spend your money on good protection for on the road such as a helmet, wrist and knee pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 If something hurts, take a break You can also wrap some towels around your lower legs for the first few days. But as the others said, this goes away very quickly on its own. The more relaxed you stand on a EUC, the better you will be able to ride it. You'll barely touch the sides very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US69 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 On 6/26/2019 at 3:10 PM, Snackmix said: s it worth buying some padding to place there or will my legs eventually just get used to it? Short answer: Before any ordered padding will arrive ….you will allready have got used to it :-) Later, when you are more experienced even changing onto new wheels with other corners wont hurt anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Louwers Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 15 hours ago, meepmeepmayer said: If something hurts, take a break You can also wrap some towels around your lower legs for the first few days. But as the others said, this goes away very quickly on its own. The more relaxed you stand on a EUC, the better you will be able to ride it. You'll barely touch the sides very soon. You do not touch the sides at all? I was trying to do some one leg riding yesterday and turning on one leg and such but then I still feel full pressure on my leg. I notice that with two legs whenever I am a bit nervous due to the situation on the street (lots of cars, bicycles and pedestrians crossing). I tend to still squeeze the wheel tight between my legs, you do not do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rywokast Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 ignore the pain.. if you add pads you will get used to having pads and will need/want them in the future.. just get used to it, will only take a few days.. im not quite sure how you have that pain with the v8 because both my v8 and v5 the side of the euc literally never even touches my leg, but maybe you just have bigger legs, but anyhow the pain will go away quickly and you wont feel anything again... for me it took about a week to fully adapt and never feel any discomfort whatsoever again, after tens of thousands of kms riding a few years later my shins could literally stop a bullet haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 6 hours ago, Pieter Louwers said: You do not touch the sides at all? It depends on the wheel shape and your stance (soles closer to the sidewall vs. further out). If you can't stand relaxed without side contact, naturally you touch the sides. But in principle, you don't have to touch the sides at all. Only the pedals. 7 hours ago, Pieter Louwers said: I was trying to do some one leg riding yesterday and turning on one leg and such but then I still feel full pressure on my leg. I notice that with two legs whenever I am a bit nervous due to the situation on the street (lots of cars, bicycles and pedestrians crossing). I tend to still squeeze the wheel tight between my legs, you do not do that? One-legged you have to touch the side, wouldn't work otherwise I usually only grab the wheel a bit if the terrain requires it, to force the wheel along (like on gravel or getting it over some obstacles). And sometimes if my stance is bad (unrelaxed). The better the stance, the less you'll want to (or have to) grab the wheel. That's my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unventor Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 On 6/26/2019 at 3:10 PM, Snackmix said: I got an Inmotion v8 and it arrived yesterday! Took me about 30 minutes to be able to ride it around the block and I managed to clock in 7 miles yesterday before I was just too worn out to keep going. Today I tried to ride it and the bruises on the side of my shins make it very painful to keep myself balanced. So now it's just sitting there and I know how fun it'll be but I'm stuck waiting :/ Is it worth buying some padding to place there or will my legs eventually just get used to it? What you can do, is buying a cover. it will protect the wheel from most scratched during learning proces. It will add little (not much) padding betweeh wheel and your legs. I had the silver version for my V8 before I sold it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unventor Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 12 hours ago, Pieter Louwers said: You do not touch the sides at all? I was trying to do some one leg riding yesterday and turning on one leg and such but then I still feel full pressure on my leg. I notice that with two legs whenever I am a bit nervous due to the situation on the street (lots of cars, bicycles and pedestrians crossing). I tend to still squeeze the wheel tight between my legs, you do not do that? it depends...I try not to hold the wheel most of the time, but it can be a way gain control. Since I have a bad knee and uneven strength in my legs I tend to lean the wheel to the right leg. It is hard to see on video. But you see me in this video in the yellow/green jacket on my KS18L last fall. I bought a neopren cover for the wheel too, it adds grib in case I need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snackmix Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 Thanks for all the advice peeps I appreciate it. I never did buy any padding and have zero issues now! Unless of course I wear narrow shoes and end up standing on the side of them then my feet cramp like crazy... But that was a lesson quickly learned! I'm up to ~100 miles now and still loving it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rywokast Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 5 hours ago, Snackmix said: Thanks for all the advice peeps I appreciate it. I never did buy any padding and have zero issues now! Unless of course I wear narrow shoes and end up standing on the side of them then my feet cramp like crazy... But that was a lesson quickly learned! I'm up to ~100 miles now and still loving it! nice.. cramps will come in the early stages but they too will pass... its probably from tensing up a lot when youre a beginner, even if you dont realise it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unventor Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 5 hours ago, Snackmix said: Thanks for all the advice peeps I appreciate it. I never did buy any padding and have zero issues now! Unless of course I wear narrow shoes and end up standing on the side of them then my feet cramp like crazy... But that was a lesson quickly learned! I'm up to ~100 miles now and still loving it! I have a little tip or two to help with this. If you take a pillow and put it on the ground then have a corner in between your legs and stanf on the pillow with your toes like lf V rf. Then roll to stand on your toes. This can be done as outward movement and inward movement. I will make a short video of this in the next few days. This is the fastest way to train balance and feet at the same time and can improve your EUC stamina very fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 About cramping: you may subconsciously be trying to grab the pedals with your toes, despite the hard shoe soles preventing it. That's the natural reaction when standing on those flat platforms you try to stay on with your feet. Just see what you instinctively do without shoes. This toe grabbing will also tense up your legs and prevent a more relaxed stance. It helps to be mindful about this and to relax the toes if you notice it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unventor Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Here is where I learned my foot and balance trick. A Swedish national ask the doctor for advice show. I hope you can see it. I don’t know if it can be see outside Sweden. https://www.svtplay.se/klipp/21793362/loptrana-smartare-trana-foten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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