KaleOsaurusRex Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Hey, I just want to thank all of you guys for helping me understand all this stuff. I know sometimes I can be an annoying noob.@Gimlet @esaj @John Eucist @hobby16 @EVERYONE ELSE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I get the impression that you are living in cloud cuckoo land if you ever think that travelling at anything over 10 mph whilst balancing on a single wheel is ever going to be immune from catastrophic failure! Maybe all bicycles should be equiped with a compulsory third wheel (tricycle) just in case they might fall over?I'm not saying that there shouldn't be improvements in the way some wheels behave but most of the problems that presently exist are only dangerous when riders take things to the extreme, so in effect you are trying to eliminate driver error. If they could do that there would be next to no accidents on the roads.Know the limitations of the wheel you are riding and ride within them. There will still be odd electro mechanical failures, everything breaks down from time to time and that cannot be eliminated but thankfully it's rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaleOsaurusRex Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 I get the impression that you are living in cloud cuckoo land if you ever think that travelling at anything over 10 mph whilst balancing on a single wheel is ever going to be immune from catastrophic failure! I'm an optimist. There will be flukes, but let's at least not allow companies to design the wheel to shut down without warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaleOsaurusRex Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 But for real, I'm just working within the limits of my knowledge. I encourage everyone to tear all my arguments apart, and that's why I love you so much @gimlet.Now let's hear why it can't be done E> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esaj Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I get the impression that you are living in cloud cuckoo land if you ever think that travelling at anything over 10 mph whilst balancing on a single wheel is ever going to be immune from catastrophic failure! Maybe all bicycles should be equiped with a compulsory third wheel (tricycle) just in case they might fall over?I'm not saying that there shouldn't be improvements in the way some wheels behave but most of the problems that presently exist are only dangerous when riders take things to the extreme, so in effect you are trying to eliminate driver error. If they could do that there would be next to no accidents on the roads.Know the limitations of the wheel you are riding and ride within them. There will still be odd electro mechanical failures, everything breaks down from time to time and that cannot be eliminated but thankfully it's rare.I have to agree with this, I don't think that any amount of safety measures could prevent rider errors, and there's always a lot higher risk when going to higher speeds or demanding more power from the wheel. I now have ridden my shunted Firewheel for over 500km, with one fall, that wasn't at very high speed or caused by anything except my own error (going over badly ground-frost deformed asphalt with a bit too high speed), and can now say that I know it's quirks and behavior fairly well, so while I still would say it's one of the most dangerous wheels (due to the poor alarms, fast top speed and no tilt-back), nothing beats pure experience and common sense to avoid accidents with your wheel. I'm sure I'll eventually probably fall again, but it will probably be again me myself, either taking it over the limits or doing some other sort of error myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I am approaching 60 years of age (next January) and I am fairly risk averse but in the 9 months I've been riding eucs I have only had two falls that have ended in blood and bruises, the second was quite recently and the worst of the two.Both occasions were entirely due to drive error the first from my initial attempts at reversing was the only time my head has hit the ground and I should have been wearing a helmet.The second was trying to catch up with my son to photograph him so not only did I have both hands filled, one with a heavy broken down MCMV2S 680Wh version the other with my phone but I was trying to catch up with a M18 whilst riding a M10v2 on a rough potholed road. I should have known better.So know the limitations of both your wheel and your skill level and stay within them and you will be fairly safe but never 100%. That isn't possible, even when walking across a road! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaleOsaurusRex Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 100% safety is definitely impossible.But wouldn't it feel amazing to be part of pushing the safety measurement level from 94% safety to a solid 98% safety? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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