China: First Ride & Visiting Begode

[@ThaBlackCobra]

This definitely was a lot of fun. I'm so glad I was able to make this trip. The suspension did feel amazing though. Now I'm sick by the way so thanks Marty... 😂

[@ElectricUnicycles]

That's hilarious - don't blame me for being sick :-) But get well soon Erwin!

[@PEVPOV]

20:19 Marty telling the people what they want to hear 😂 “panther suspension feels better than Sherman L” I hope it lives up to your first impression!

[@timsaloga]

It's so good to see and get the usual Marty narrative....IN CHINA. It's nice to see the headquarters and all the people vibing.

[@erictofsrud7932]

That's a pretty cool factory visit!!!

[@markricharddavies]

Amazing tour of the birthplace of our passion. Great job Marty. Glad you are feeling better.

[@roghaj]

I like getting to relive these moments. Love the new mic.

[@TheEVside]

Great video Marty looked like a awesome time

[@David-VdV-Dendermonde]

It was amazing being a part of this aventura. Yihaaa 😊Het was geweldig om deel uit te maken van dit avontuur. Yihaaa

[@ETAonTheEUC]

This is really cool to see. Thanks for sharing!

[@RapScotty]

Hope you got better Marty. This was a beautiful vlog.... almost cried... can't wait to see this for my self in person.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Thank you!

[@DonovanWert]

Thanks Marty!! ✨🙏✨

[@laurv8370]

Welcome to Asia. Pity I can't meet you there, a bit far and I am somewhat busy catching up with the real life after the long New Year holiday, no way to extend it). Have fun and keep us posted! Kudos.

[@guru_stu]

Excellent 🎉

[@lepp_]

Great video!

[@Timemachine69]

That open window on the second floor - I’m trembling about tripping and falling out the window 👀😭

[@ElectricUnicycles]

"Safety First" is not really a concept in China, from what I can see 🙂

[@gliderrider]

Wonder what suspension feels like. The last wheel I bought was my “retirement wheel”. The KingSong 18XL. Still feels great. Need my 3rd tire though.

[@CyberUnboxingOfficial]

🔥🔥

[@PacificNorthwest360]

What are the chances, you went on a trip and I just got back to the states from a Cruise to Honduras, Belize, Cozumel and Costa Maya. Time to watch a video.

[@Bidyoworks]

love it!

[@Bidyoworks]

Oh yeah All are our EUC is from China!

[@RubiMelange]

That’s so amazing! Sending you good vibes ✌🏼⚡️🛞💨 Hopefully the Falcon gets an update with a new mudguard and trolley handle 😁 What was your favorite food there?

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Literally nothing was my favorite food their. I don't have an adventurous stomach LOL

[@seadogdiogo_mylifeinmotion]

Hey nice video! Can you tell me how you record yourself? Is it through your helmet mic or separate mic? Thank you!

[@ElectricUnicycles]

In this video I was using a GoPro with the DJI Mic Mini's

[@seadogdiogo_mylifeinmotion]

@ cool! Was it setup using Bluetooth straight to the mic, or do you have the receiver connected to the gopro? Just got the dji 2 but don’t think it can connect straight to GoPro

[@ElectricUnicycles]

@@seadogdiogo_mylifeinmotion You have to use the DJI Receiver. It sits in the coldshoe of the GoPro MediaMod. Bluetooth connections between the Mic Mini's and non-DJI cameras doesn't work that well.

[@seadogdiogo_mylifeinmotion]

@ ok! That confirms everything I had doubts about. Thank you!

[@curtflirt2]

Uhhhhj, That Lisa would be my type of Chinese to date, a rare find for over there!

[@ElectricUnicycles]

She was one of the American competitors who traveled with us from Southern California :-)

[@arturslapins5595]

Are you going to show the actual begode factory ?

[@ElectricUnicycles]

They didn't allow any filming in the factory.

[@arturslapins5595]

@@ElectricUnicycles i know that their factory is more advanced then some of the competitors.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

@@arturslapins5595 Not really 🙂

[@everest0411]

Nice. That level of circling is what I want to see, how low can I do when making a 180 degree turning back. Thank to him

[@Bidyoworks]

OH you're riding in China? good heavens.

[@royalsd]

How was the experience of riding in China? I visited this summer but wasn’t able to ride there, thinking of riding the next trip though. But also yes about the pollution it’s very apparent in the industrial areas, in cities like Shenzhen or pretty much any other city I visited the pollution was really fine. My first time in Guangzhou a couple of years ago, it was extremely dense in pollution, worst I ever experienced, just a bit worse then Delhi. But now everything is really clear compared to back then which is really nice to see.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Shenzhen pollution was really bad. Riding was fun once you adjusted to the craziness of all the car, truck, moped, and pedestrian traffic and how they moved :-)

[@royalsd]

@ agreed on the fun riding, it’s like a battle royale. First two days in China you’ll feel sticky but after that it kind of calms down. But a big reason is cuz of the pollution added w the humidity

[@updlate4756]

Y'all should suggest Begode make a snow blower and portable power station that we can transfer our EUC batteries to when the EUCs aren't in use. My Master will be sitting for 5-6 months during the late fall, winter, and early spring due to cold/salt on the ground. If I could remove the packs and throw them in a 2 stage snow blower, or use them as a backup power source during power outages, or as portable power on camping trips, then they'd generate SO much more value. Just ordered an electric 2 stage snow blower for $1k that only comes with 800 Wh of cells. I imagine that's just enough to do my driveway and help out the neighbors when the road plows inevitably bury the end of their driveways. Meanwhile I've got 2.4 kWh sitting in my stowed EUC... enough to do a good chunk of my entire block. Or... how about a small ATV? I'd throw a plow on it!

[@syidi_]

you don't try their T4 max?

[@stephaner705]

👍🏼👌🏼

[@MonkeyOnMyBackOutdoors]

Emailed ya for the telegram link. 🦗🦗🦗

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Never received

[@RourkeKendrick]

I need a link to Brian's shirt lol

[@dantemarcos1410]

Did ya get culture shocked? Like a new Begode shock 😏?

[@ceedaocean]

lmaoooooo

[@Reikon_a]

I started in the middle of 2014 )

[@dahaida8231]

China Guangzhou？

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Dongguan

[@FoxHound78]

China son!!!!

[@Denizin1]

Hi Marty, can you ask them why they named themselves Gotway or Begode? The religious people may be uncomfortable by this name and may cause them to turn to other brands. Currently, in my country, some people view the unicycle as an evil invention.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Gotway is a common name in China apparently. They had to change to Begode because of copyright issues in other countries. Begode is a made up word.

[@erCostinha]

kfc and motherboards, what could go wrong?

[@juki0h391]

You're in the industrial part of China, so of course you will see more pollution and stuff. Many people don't live there for that very reason. But if you go to more of where people actually do live, it's much nicer. Look at license plate, if it's blue, it means it's a gas car. If it's green, it means it's a hybrid or an electric car. In the city, you will see many green license plates. In the industrial parts of China, you will see more blue. The Chinese government controls the amount of pollution that reaches residential areas. Having electric cars in the city reduces the amount of pollution in these residential areas. Beijing for instance is so much cleaner today than it was, say 15 years ago. Visiting these industrial places in China is like visiting the industrial parts of the US, it's not very pleasant. It's not a good representation of the whole country.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

I saw LOT's of green license plates here, so I guess it would be truly horrible without them. I'll take your word that most of China has no pollution. But I must say that China is increasing, every year, the number of coal power plants so I will remain skeptical that what I witnessed is not representative of the majority of China. Saying that China has a lot of pollution does not mean that I hate China, BTW 🙂

[@juki0h391]

@@ElectricUnicycles Of course not, I wasn't accusing you of hating China or anything, I just wanted to say this because lots of people don't know China that well. If you look at 20-40 year old videos of China, the pollution was very bad. China was not a pleasant place back then. Pollution, petting crime, corruption, it was all very bad. They have improved so much in the past decades, and they are continuing to improve. It's true that they are building more coal plants, but the newer generation of coal plants are more advanced then the older ones. They can produce more electricity with less coal and they filter out the pollutants much better. Better technology allows these coal plants to produce less emissions. I love watching your videos, BTW.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

@@juki0h391 Thank you. I can imagine that it's much better and they are continuing to improve. Great for the people. Hopefully all the cities will eventually be clear. For now, the Shenzhen region reminds me of Southern California in the 70's (45+ years ago). And there are a lot of electric cars. Now they need to work on the mopeds because I think there are more mopeds then cars, at least where I was.

[@juki0h391]

@@ElectricUnicycles Check out the Xiaomi self balancing, self driving moped, it's crazy. I was thinking maybe an EUC company can make one like that. 😆 The funny thing is, I think Ninebot actually made the scooter.

[@EUCXR]

first

[@ReviewThisTestThat]

I don't think the pollution helps you being sick. How did you keep video with criticism of the environment. Must be safer than the mainland to say stuff like that. Hope you feel better.

[@ElectricUnicycles]

Well, I'm an American living in America so I can say whatever I want :-)

[@ReviewThisTestThat]

@@ElectricUnicycles love it

[@bepriceless]

I was just thinking, that place looks filthy; dirty streets, cars, tree leaves, etc, and then you said, there's lots of pollution. Reminds me of when I lived in L.A. in the early 80's. People seem to just park wherever they want to and drive on both sides of the street. Looks like a lot of fun anyway.

[@Electric-Unicycles]

Panther looks cool, I just picked up a Master pro v3. It rides so much better then the v2 or v1.