Jalious Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 At Ride One, we wanted to see how the Patton held up to real street riding scenarios. We collected some of the fastest and most technical street riders in our home city of Toronto to put it to the test. It's maneuverability, carving, acceleration, suspension (This really gets tested in downtown Toronto) and everything else you could possibly want to know. There's even some track carnage that we captured by pushing wheels to their limits. We hope you enjoy! 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bpong Posted July 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2023 the 2nd half of this video is great. it displays the performance aspects of the Patton and compares it at one point, against some rival eucs. no problem with that and much appreciated. however... the 1st part of this video is even better !!! it portrays euc riders as disrepectful users of the city streets. never mind there are lanes that are clearly marked out on the street. lets weave in and out, all about. lets split lanes like an asshole and lo and behold, lets ride up dangerously close to a street car that is thousands of times heavier that yourself. real smart. no need to respect peoples vehicles... lets ride along and scratch the side paint with our dirty gloves... euc riders are bullet proof and most importantly - ABOVE THE LAW. (get real fuck...) im stinkingly conservative when i ride my old euc in the streets. i also believe every one of us euc riders represents the pev community at large, to the public, and to the law makers, and to the insurance industry. the 1st half of this video just serves as more proof to the law makers and the insurance industry, that its time to start charging for our 'fun'. dont misunderstand my like-dislike on this 'great' video. the 2nd half is perfect and fair and really does explain and demonstrate the performance aspects of several eucs; no argument there. but the 1st half,... what the FUCK where you all thinking ... 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.A.D Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) On 7/12/2023 at 7:31 PM, bpong said: what the FUCK where you all thinking ... This guy is 100% correct. I'm a bit pissed off: Please stop trying to be "cool" on social media like a couple of preteens. Edited July 15, 2023 by T.A.D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanman Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) Personally I don't have a problem with the lane splitting, it's legal in California at least, and filtering through stopped or nearly stopped traffic is standard motorcycle stuff. The carving around through oncoming lanes (with no traffic) is not great but not nearly as bad as some of the stuff coming out of NYC. I guess the expectations might be higher over there. Edited July 13, 2023 by chanman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 0000 Posted July 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) Got through about 4 minutes. Yeah, I think it's fair to say that riding in this way shows a lack of respect for the perspective of many drivers on the road. How many of those drivers was the rider making worried that they were going to hit their vehicle (talking more about the erratic movements around cars). More than a few I'd say. In one night, I wonder how many people those rider(s) made uncomfortable enough to lodge official complaints? I'm sure that number is more than 1. I pretty much agree with most of what @bpong & @T.A.D said. If you're going to ride in a way that flaunts the rules, at the very least don't film it and exemplify the behavior to others. Pandora's already out of the box, but still. Gotta say, if this film and more like it gets more flack over time, it's well deserved. Social media makes it really easy to amplify narcisstic tendencies and get attention for it (something I'm sure we're all guilty of at different times to varying degrees). When you take it too far, well, it really shouldn't be promoted if we want to retain some kind of tolerance and continuity to continue to be able to buy and use these PEVs in public areas. I think it's fair game to be shamed a bit here to prevent the spread of damaging short-sighted behavior IMO. Reminds me a lot of early 2000s street racing videos. Sure they're fun to watch, but the difference here is that no matter what those kids did, there was never any risk of banning/impounding all cars from the roads. Edited July 13, 2023 by Vanturion 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFartRides Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 4.4 k views in 7 days, 180 total comments. Overwhelmingly enthusiastic fan base on the YouTube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punxatawneyjoe Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 13 minutes ago, OldFartRides said: 4.4 k views in 7 days, 180 total comments. Overwhelmingly enthusiastic fan base on the YouTube. And that means what exactly? It ok to ride like a moron? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFartRides Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 No, Joe…it’s not. Just an observation. There’s no fixing stupid. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punxatawneyjoe Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 6 minutes ago, OldFartRides said: Just an observation. I suppose it speaks to the enthusiasm people have for this wheel. It seems to fill a void for the smaller/faster EUC some people are looking for . It also seems to highlight the fact that only "old curmudgeons" like myself are the only ones getting all worked up over the foolish/reckless riding displayed in the video. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cerbera Posted July 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2023 (edited) The Patton is obviously a very capable wheel, and those guys are obviously very capable riders. But it's hard to not to feel that even on single rides like this, with all that mad and totally unnecessary extreme carving scaring the crap out of every vehicle in proximity is very much undermining the effort I put into trying to ride considerately every day. One day those guys might find themselves having to watch that video as it is played back to them in court. Edited July 14, 2023 by Cerbera 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0000 Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 (edited) Something something youth lacking wisdom, true today as it ever was. Frankly we could use a lot more old curmudgeons to keep the morons excessively exuberant and youthfully enthusiastic in line Edited July 14, 2023 by Vanturion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techyiam Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Since the number remains small, it is more expedient to just ban electric wheels altogether. The last thing the electric wheel community needs are riders riding recklessly and filming themselves and be used as evidence and give the public reasons to support banning electric wheels. Everyone that I know who don't ride, thinks electric wheels are dangerous. And every stramger who come up to talk to me, who was not interested in learning how to ride, think they are dangerous. That is like almost everyone. On the radio talk show, two professional drivers called in complaining about the reckless euc riders that they have encountered. It seems so easy for the government officials to garner public support to ban electric wheels. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpong Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 2 hours ago, OldFartRides said: 4.4 k views in 7 days, 180 total comments. Overwhelmingly enthusiastic fan base on the YouTube. im pretty sure thats their sole purpose, to fuel the viewing counter... dont mistake a high viewer count as justification for their actions. it only indicates the number of fans who enjoyed the video. it doesnt indicate that they condone their actions... its meat for the youtube grinder, ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on one Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 The police department needs to recruit these guys @Jalious for chasing down criminals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpong Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 8 hours ago, earthtwin said: The police department needs to recruit these guys @Jalious for chasing down criminals. dont worry, with the material in this video, they wont be hiring them, they will be ticketing them... and perhaps EMS may be taking care of their injuries too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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