Popular Post PennBruce Posted March 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2020 I liked to hear about your achievements with your EUC's to help me set my goals with my wheels. The loss of muscle at my age, 78, is phenomenal. I purchased the KS16S for my second wheel as it seemed to be the longest range EUC that I think I can manhandle. Riding a heavy wheel is not a problem but there are times when you have to lift it. Fortunately, my bone density must be good as I haven't broken anything (yet) in the process of learning to ride an EUC. At the moment I am working on riding backwards and riding one footed. It is a slow learning process for me. My penultimate goal is to learn to jump curbs with the MTen3. I am apprehensive about learning to jump curbs as It seems to be an opportunity to experience face plants. Bruce 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcatraz Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 I think it helps to be lean and practice good balance by playing around on the euc at low speeds. It helps train your reaction times for when you need to jump off. If you want to confidently and effortlessly jump curbs maybe try to make yourself some of those "kuji" pads or whatever they are called. I haven't yet but I'm sure I will soon. They are a great safety feature I think because to stay on the machine you need to relax your legs, which you can do much better when you don't need to pinch the euc as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pico Posted March 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2020 I may not be eligible to answer this post as next month I will "only" be 66. The goal is not really important. Enjoy the journey... whatever your age and physical condition. I set up small attainable goals and update them regularly with harder ones. This is the key to regain muscle mass AND some flexibility. Working at present on getting my first handstand push up (until 6 months ago, I NEVER went inverted even as a kid). This is going to be my birthday present to myself... Leading to other "impossible" stuff... To illustrate: jumping curbs... Start with a one inch curb. Cheers! As a side note: My order of difficulty for the Mten3 is: Jumping Curbs, Backward riding and finally single foot riding... I can single foot ride all day long on ANY wheel BUT the Mten3 go figure... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennBruce Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 On 3/27/2020 at 8:37 AM, pico said: .....To illustrate: jumping curbs... Start with a one inch curb. Cheers!..... A good suggestion. I just ride up low surface changes but as you suggested these are perfect for learning to jump. Thanks, Bruce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ..... Posted March 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) The only thing stopping you is your own fear/doubts. I am NOT in good shape, nor am i good on a wheel. 20 minutes into riding an mten, I decided i should just give a curb a try. Going down them is simply a matter of ignoring that they are there and keeping knees bent. Going up a standard curb is almost as easy. Just roll at it, and hop. If you waste time thinking about how hard it will be or how it MAY not work, you are already losing the battle. It is done exactly as you would think it should be. Grab a little with the ankles and hop. Try a bunny hop while rolling on flat ground. Again, the only thing stopping you is the grey matter above you, doubting how easy it really is. You do realize that you dont even have to hop all the way up it? Just a little and itll go for you, just as a bicycle when you were a tiny child. If the wheel doesnt make it (it will), and you do, just know that you are now 4" closer to the ground and simply walk it out. Me, i cant hardly ride backwards at all, wobble a lot, but curbs are simply not an issue. Im not so old, so you can chalk my advice up to the ramblings of a child. Maybe i get some 'age' points, since my left hip is arthritic and its pretty painful to turn left. Luckily the 18L lets me use my right calf in high speed turns or I'd be screwed. Edited March 28, 2020 by ShanesPlanet 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PennBruce Posted April 20, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2020 One leg riding is finally happening. However, still a long way to go. https://1drv.ms/v/s!AvkrJK3mWp2slqhSbicB4TckXAPizg?e=YFdbbI Bruce 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadpower Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Wow, I can only hope I am that capable in a years time. Very impressive sir. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 5 hours ago, PennBruce said: One leg riding is finally happening. However, still a long way to go. Very nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWOTR Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 This is the second time in two years that I have been reminded that you are "only as old as you let yourself be." Two years ago I picked up a stand on jet ski in Daytona. There was an 85 year old on the water who rode daily. He may not have been doing aerial tricks- but to be on one of those machines at that age was impressive. I have to say that most people I know approaching 80 are not getting on anything motorized if it does not have four wheels and a seat. One legged riding and being concerned about the range of a wheel is impressive. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLEASE_DELETE Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 (edited) Deleted. Edited March 18 by PLEASE_DELETE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennBruce Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 18 hours ago, pico said: Very nice! You are an inspiration. Thanks, Bruce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennBruce Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 (edited) Finally did the River Mountains Loop trail today. Also, met my first in the wild fellow eWheeler. I was pulling into a parking area after 26 miles to cool my feet and to take a lunch break and he was also. He was out practicing riding seated. We commandeered a guy and his daughter on an escooter to take our picture. I'll post it when I get it. Here's a Relive video of the Loop Trail route: https://youtu.be/gdyoHY9OvGM Bruce Edited May 6, 2020 by PennBruce 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..... Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 35 miles, thats a long ass ride, especially at those speeds. Mad props bro, you've got better health than I do and you're 30 years older. You arent an inspiration as much as you are embarrassing me by comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennBruce Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) Progress! Riding on my 18XL seat. I hadn't been making much progress trying to ride seated until I met Raoul on the River Mountain Loop trail. He was out practicing riding seated, When we were talking he mentioned that he starts off on his wheel seated. It made sense. Especially as the only time that I made it down to seat, I promptly fell off the back. I spent the next couple of days learning how to ride while seated. One session I found out just how fast I could stand up from the seat when I was out of control and headed for a curb. Here's a short video. I find that in order to be in the correct position for seated riding, I have to use the front of the seat as I drop down to pull myself forward. This gets my heels up off of the pedals. Bruce Edited May 2, 2020 by PennBruce Changed the video 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennBruce Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) I took the 18XL and the seat to the Wetlands (only in Nevada would this be called the Wetlands). I was curious to see if I could go up hill seated. It takes a lot of toe pressure but yes I could. On the return leg, I was trying to pass a bicyclist while seated. He was playing his music so loudly that he couldn't hear me calling out that I was on his left. He was quite surprised to find me on his left side. So surprised that he veered towards me. My mistake was looking at him instead of concentrating on where I was headed. I lost control of the wheel. My response to losing control of the wheel while seated is to stand up. It didn't work. I went off the back of the wheel at about 20mph (32kph) and ended up on the pavement on my back. Road rash on my right buttock and a nasty scrape/bruise on my right elbow. Did the bicyclist stop to enquire as to my well being? No. Ah well, at least now my tetanus shot is up to date. My Bohn armored shirt came through with no damage. Bruce Edited May 5, 2020 by PennBruce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svenomous Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 @PennBruce, any planned adjustments to gear based on this incident? I road cycle quite a bit, and usually I find cyclists are very helpful to each other. I've been asked many times, while stopped on the side of the road, if I was OK or needed anything. I've done the same in return. But, I've also gotten some pretty nasty looks and even some bad comments from cyclists while I was on my wheel. There seems to be a mixture of anger and contempt in the attitudes I've seen, that I find hard to parse. It seems to involve concepts like "laziness" and "lack of bicycle purity" somehow. Anyway, that cyclist not stopping to check on you lacked basic decency. Even if you think someone's being a dork, or stupid, or inconsiderate, or whatever, if they fall and possibly get hurt right next to you, you check to see if they're OK, and help if necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennBruce Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, svenomous said: @PennBruce, any planned adjustments to gear based on this incident? I think my gear is adequate. No damage to my elbow other then the bruise, head or back. I do need to adjust my risk taking. Perhaps I should activate the horn button on my Pebble watch As for the bicyclist, I think he was so lost in his music that it didn't occur to him that the weird little wheel was no longer next to him. Either that or he thought he was hallucinating in the desert heat. Bruce Edited May 5, 2020 by PennBruce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..... Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) Wow, so glad no major injury. I worry about falling back more than forwards as years of youth tells me my reaction to forwards and what that will break. Amazing you didnt hurt your tailbone or hips? DOes the shirt include back armor? My jacket ( i never wear) has back/elbow armor and pants ( i never wear) have hips/knees. Just the fact I even own this shit, says i worry a lot. Whats the back of the helmet look like? Did you bounce it off the pavement? Did you slide and the shirt stayed down? It was only 20mph, so maybe not much slide at all? Sorry for all the questions, but nobody knows better than the man who JUST fell and remembers it! I guess giving people the widest berth possible when passing is always a good idea. Seems nowadays, EVERYONE is preoccupied with failing to multitask. Even when paying attention, I'd imagine a silent wheel passing from behind, can be quite a shock. I have no doubt the cyclist KNEW you fell. There one second and he saw you to veer, but didnt bother to merely glance back for another look? Im not buyin' it. That lost in music, maybe he can't do both and should stop riding or turn it off. Edited May 5, 2020 by ShanesPlanet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennBruce Posted May 6, 2020 Author Share Posted May 6, 2020 19 hours ago, ShanesPlanet said: Whats the back of the helmet look like? Did you bounce it off the pavement? Did you slide and the shirt stayed down? It was only 20mph, so maybe not much slide at all? I took a look at my gear/clothing. Only my backpack shows contact with pavement. The hydration bladder in the backpack survived. Helmet is fine. I don't think I slid very far. As I was standing up from the seat I would have been braking. Bruce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennBruce Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 My elbow fours days after my crash. No shattered bones thanks to the Bohn armoured shirt. Br 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..... Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, PennBruce said: My elbow fours days after my crash. No shattered bones thanks to the Bohn armoured shirt. Br OUch... that brings back memories. I guess NOW, we can see how long it takes for the +70 crowd to heal from an accident... Good thing euc riding is mostly NOT in the arms. Go shirtless, call it a tattoo? Best of luck in the healing, hope everything else still moves as it should! Edited May 8, 2020 by ShanesPlanet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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