GeneralZod Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Just got a starter wheel about a week ago (ninebot E+) Around day 4, I finally learned to ride without falling. I've been riding pretty slow each day, but today I was feeling confident and decided to lean hard for the first time...trying to go faster. Well, being a tall heavier rider....in hot 85-degree weather...leaning hard....the wheel cut out. OUCH! Learned my lesson: this is a leaner wheel, not a Sherman. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gon2fast Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 I want to be in 85 degree weather right now... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GeneralZod Posted March 15, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2021 32 minutes ago, ShanesPlanet said: glad you learned and survived! THIS is why I tend to suggest that people don't burn $$ on a 'learner' wheel. Its not like your ninebot is useless, but you are already aware of its limitations. I suspect that you want to ride beyond those limitations, or you wouldnt have already met them. You don't need a sherman or any of the monster size wheels tho. Theres a plethora of choices that dont compromise as much on cost and weight, that will be quite a step up in specs. Nothing wrong with enjoying the wheel you have, especially now that you are aware of how it wants be used. I can mistreat my mten and overlean it. It warns me and I STILL ride it more often than the rest of mine combined.. Flavors for duties, can't get better than that! Perhaps trying to push speeds on the same day you manage to quit falling, is an exciting recipe. Did you fall? So basically, it wasnt the day you quit falling. We could get you one of those signs "no accidents in X days" Welcome to the club, the virus is making its rounds and it seems you are finding out why its so hard to resist! Fwiw, I dont think the temperature was a culprit in this instance. I like the E+. It gives me a chance to learn on a slower wheel that can take a beating. I'll will eventually upgrade, but I'll probably keep it as a learner wheel for my friends/family....or just to cruise around in the park. And yes, I did fall but I was wearing my gear EXCEPT an helmet. I figured the wheel is so slow, I didn't need to have my helmet practicing in an empty parking lot ...........WRONG! My knee/elbow/wrist pads did their jobs, but I have a nice little road rash above my eye. Made a graph of my journey. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Cauac Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Experienced my first cut out the other day and happened to document it on video. I decided to go back and shoot a static shot of a tight, downhill turn I had just moments ago, successfully accomplished. That's when I experienced my first EUC Cut-Out. Several mistakes on my part caused the cut-out, one being that my Lateral Tilt Limit was set too low. Another was taking too much of the inside forcing me to grab for the tree. Luckily no damage other than a broken GoPro mount. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circuitmage Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 (edited) @GeneralZod That's familiar. A few months after I learned to ride and upgraded from my 1st wheel to a faster one (went from 14" to 16"), I hit 2 cars in 1 day by not watching my speed. That graph looks about right. There WILL be a couple more bumps in the graph though...:) Edited April 14, 2021 by Circuitmage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyTop Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I love that graph! The next stage is realizing how much your skills can improve over the next few months. I love having a learner wheel around. Whenever someone asks me if they can try riding I get out my old Kingsong 16s. That way they don’t mess up my current best wheels. If your learning curve flattens out try off-road trails it kicks your learn curve back in gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Mesquita Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 On 3/15/2021 at 4:10 AM, GeneralZod said: I like the E+. It gives me a chance to learn on a slower wheel that can take a beating. I'll will eventually upgrade, but I'll probably keep it as a learner wheel for my friends/family....or just to cruise around in the park. And yes, I did fall but I was wearing my gear EXCEPT an helmet. I figured the wheel is so slow, I didn't need to have my helmet practicing in an empty parking lot ...........WRONG! My knee/elbow/wrist pads did their jobs, but I have a nice little road rash above my eye. Made a graph of my journey. Hey mate, if you bumped your head and for the next 48 hours you feel sleepy, drowsy or like throwing up...GO IMMEDIATELY TO A HOSPITAL...you might have a serious head concussion!!! DON NOT IGNORE THESE SYNPTOMS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Mesquita Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Can someone explain to me how the Lateral Tilt Limit being sett too low affects a cut-out? I have no idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Cauac Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 It is the amount of lean your wheel will do before it cuts out. You can experiment by setting the limit then see how far your wheel will lean till it shuts off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Mesquita Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 31 minutes ago, 5Cauac said: It is the amount of lean your wheel will do before it cuts out. You can experiment by setting the limit then see how far your wheel will lean till it shuts off. I've never touched the EUC World default # and I've already scraped both pedals on the asphalt...and on cut-offs. So I'm guessing I'm Ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tawpie Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Paulo Mesquita said: So I'm guessing I'm Ok? Alway! Increasing the lean angle allowed before the wheel cuts out shouldn't be necessary for riding on the road. When you decide to do skate parks or take a banked turn at the pump track or flirt with a tree, that's when you want to consider changing the allowed lean angle. In the meantime, it ensures that the wheel's motor doesn't keep spinning after you've dropped the wheel on its side. Prevents the infamous "gotway dance". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Mesquita Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 @Tawpie, what lean angle do dirt/offroad riders put on most of the time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tawpie Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 1 minute ago, Paulo Mesquita said: what lean angle do dirt/offroad riders put on most of the time? I have no idea, but suspect something on the order of 50° or more. Many banked turns on mountain bike trails are 40° or higher, you don't want the wheel to shut down when you're cranked over on that kind of a turn. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..... Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Paulo Mesquita said: @Tawpie, what lean angle do dirt/offroad riders put on most of the time? okay Paulo, now you're getting ahead of yourself. You have to learn to know the difference between people giving you support and people hyping you up so they can watch you bust your ass. Wait ... my bad, it Paulo. Dude, you so got this, when is the next Xgames coming, you have GOT to enter! Edited April 15, 2021 by ShanesPlanet 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Mesquita Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 2 hours ago, ShanesPlanet said: okay Paulo, now you're getting ahead of yourself. You have to learn to know the difference between people giving you support and people hyping you up so they can watch you bust your ass. Wait ... my bad, it Paulo. Dude, you so got this, when is the next Xgames coming, you have GOT to enter! @ShanesPlanet you're out of your mind!!! Don't forget that at my age, whatever I break now... Never gets fixed again 😂😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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