Martin Bialy Posted July 28, 2020 Posted July 28, 2020 Hey there EUC family, I'm new to the community, and have been lurking for a while. I was first introduced to electric vehicles of these sorts with the OneWheel. I am an avid paraglider/paramotor pilot, and there is a large overlap between people who fly, and people who like electric vehicles of all sorts. All my flying buddies have onewheels, so naturally, I went with what everyone else around me was doing. I got a OneWheel. I've been riding it for about a year now (love it), had my fair share of nosedives powering up a hill (I STILL LOVE IT), and a few months ago, I saw youtube videos of Chooch riding an EUC through a mountain trail. All my Onewheel buddies have always said that the onewheel is the way to go for off-roading, but from the videos I've watched, and these new suspension wheels coming out, I don't think that's true! I've been super itchy to try an EUC, but where I live (San Luis Obispo, CA) there doesn't seem to be a large community (or any, that I've seen). All the rental websites seem to be devoid of people in my area willing to rent. So I thought I might try to see if I could link up with anyone on here that is in the Central Coast. Anybody on here got a nice padded V8F or Mten3 that they love to teach newbies on?? Or recommendations on a good cheap way to get into it? I usually like to skip the beginner models so that I am playing with something that I can progress through a large chunk of the hobby on. I did it with motorcycles, I did it with paragliders, and I would love to do it with my EUC. I'm leaning towards the V11. Thanks, and super excited to start shredding the forward stance. Quote
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..... Posted July 28, 2020 Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) Paramotors and euc's... the solution is simple. Sack up and buy both, you won't be sorry There's TONS of paramotoring going on in the North East of the usa and illinios. The midwest also has TONS of them, tho I cant fathom it be much new to look at after a few hours.. Become a part of a facebook group and youll find local pilots within hours....https://forum.electricunicycle.org/topic/17301-paragliders-paramotors-parachutesanyone/page/2/ Edited July 28, 2020 by ShanesPlanet 1 Quote
Martin Bialy Posted July 28, 2020 Author Posted July 28, 2020 8 minutes ago, /Dev/Null said: I've been looking for paramotoring resources in the midwest as it interests me. Would be awesome to ride something like mten3 to take-off area & then just toss it in your backpack. Unfortunately paramotoring doesn't seem to be too popular around Chicago :-/ I kind of wonder if we have tons of flight restrictions due to 3 major airports (Ohare, MKE, Midway) as well as many smaller within a 2 hour radius of downtown Chicago. A buddy of mine lives in downtown Chicago. He ended up coming out here to California to train; I don't think he ever flies in Illinois! It's a similar thing with Los Angeles area, there is absolutely nowhere to fly because of how many airports there are, and how crowded it is in general. After looking at http://knowbeforeyoufly.org/air-space-map/, it seems like there is plenty of free airspace, it's just that there are too many people! No open places to take off safely! On a quick google search: http://midwestparajet.com/contact-us/ that place is 55 minutes from you! I always recommend people to go with a school as opposed to self teaching. There is so much that can go wrong if you don't know what you're doing, but if you learn in a controlled manner, you can keep yourself quite safe. I've seen someone launch a paramotor off of their EUC, they just left it behind when they took off. It was pretty amazing to watch. Shenanigans of desert flying Quote
..... Posted July 28, 2020 Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, Martin Bialy said: A buddy of mine lives in downtown Chicago. He ended up coming out here to California to train; I don't think he ever flies in Illinois! It's a similar thing with Los Angeles area, there is absolutely nowhere to fly because of how many airports there are, and how crowded it is in general. After looking at http://knowbeforeyoufly.org/air-space-map/, it seems like there is plenty of free airspace, it's just that there are too many people! No open places to take off safely! On a quick google search: http://midwestparajet.com/contact-us/ that place is 55 minutes from you! I always recommend people to go with a school as opposed to self teaching. There is so much that can go wrong if you don't know what you're doing, but if you learn in a controlled manner, you can keep yourself quite safe. I've seen someone launch a paramotor off of their EUC, they just left it behind when they took off. It was pretty amazing to watch. Shenanigans of desert flying Theres places to fly. theres places to legally fly. Most people are just chickenshit. You want to see a dangerous area, take a look at the TN and NC Appellation mountain ridge. My goal is to fly from NC to TN, across the highest mountain ridge out here. I gotta get my motor somewhat reliable, as theres NO emergency landing spots, cept for the tops of trees. I do have a line cutter tho, so I won't hang there forever...Theres nothing stopping me but common sense and fear. Just like riding down to the local gas station on an euc, you just gotta dive in and go for it! WIn or lose, its still an adventure. I'd honestly prefer to be splat on the highway or fall from the sky sometime soon, than live another 20 years wishing I wasnt such a pussy and miss adventures worth the tell. I fancied launching from an euc, but i only take 5 steps to get in the air, seems a bit of a waste to me. Edited July 28, 2020 by ShanesPlanet Quote
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..... Posted July 28, 2020 Posted July 28, 2020 1 minute ago, /Dev/Null said: I rode down to my local gas station on my EUC but was not able to find where to put the gas in. The station attendant couldn't find where to put the gas in either. I gave up & rode back home. I'll find it one day Isnt it amazing how people seem to forget that electricity exists, when looking at an euc? People ask me how mine goes and I say it has a motor. They ask wheres the pedals, i repeat, it has a motor. They ask where the gas goes... i tell them id like it to go back in their ass where it came from. How odd that they have an electronic device glued to their ear all day, but cant fathom that Im riding on electricity. 1 Quote
Daley1 Posted July 29, 2020 Posted July 29, 2020 I used the EUCW app with the Harley-Davidson AVAS.That is sure a pisser when u pull up or turn it on before taking off! Quote
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