Learning to ride an EUC. Dave rides again!

[@AnkarnoExa]

Good afternoon mate!^^ Do you offer teaching services? I bought my first EUC a few months ago & I can't hardly ride it.^^; Its the Sherman L. I'm a truck driver in the U.S, and I'm willing to travel throughout the states, in order to learn how to ride my electric unicycle.^^

[@wntofly]

Hi there! While it is not "impossible" to learn to ride on a Sherman L, it is not the easiest to learn with. When new to the game of learning to ride an EUC it is a whole lot easier if you have a smaller and lighter wheel. Once you get the basic riding mastered then stepping up to the Sherman L will be a lot easier on you. You CAN learn on the big Sherman, but it will most likely take longer and might be harder on your body. In your travels if you happen to run across even a used 16-inch wheel I highly recommend you grab it. Learn to ride first on it and put the wear and tear on it instead of beating up that beautiful Sherman. If you are ever going to be passing through the Colorado Springs area let me know. I can meet up with you and give you some help! Do you have some knee pads, elbow pads, and a helmet maybe?

[@AnkarnoExa]

@wntofly Yes! I have 3 different helmets, knee guards, wrist guards, gloves, elbow pads, motorcycle boots/pants/jacket, dirt bike jacket with built-in guards. I just went through Colorado to get to Wyoming a couple days ago, so I can always get a load back through there. I can ride sitting a bit, but not for too long. Whenever I stand on it, I can go from 5-15ft, before she starts turning towards the left. Maybe I have to go faster than just 10mph in order to make it stay balanced. Any help, I would appreciate it, mate! I would sacrifice some days off & money to learn how to ride EUC's. I'll never give up on this amazing new hobby!👍🏾

[@wntofly]

@@AnkarnoExa Excellent, glad you have some good gear. Can I email you? We can continue this offline, Yes?

[@AnkarnoExa]

@@wntofly Sure thing! My email is on my profile.

[@AnkarnoExa]

​​​@@wntofly Sure thing! Check in my description because it won't allow me to post my email here.^^;

[@larrymorris6896]

When riding a slalom type ride on an EUC, why is it called "carving"?

[@wntofly]

Because it simulates what skiers and snow boarders experience when making turns in the snow going downhill. They carve turns with their skis and boards through the snow. Carving on an EUC makes me feel like I am skiing on pavement which I can do ALL YEAR ROUND!!!! 😀😀😀

[@larrymorris6896]

Which one of you was riding the Sherman "L"? And what was wrong with it?

[@wntofly]

Dave (the new rider) was riding a King Song 16XS. I (the one with the camera videotaping) was riding the Sherman L I don't believe there was anything wrong with the Sherman, that is just the Humm the motor makes by design.

[@larrymorris6896]

I lost count of how many stop sign this guy ran. It appears that he's not too safety conscience nor is he worried about getting a ticket, either. (Maybe running stop signs in Colorado Springs is not illegal)

[@wntofly]

I have to disagree with you on this one. I am VERY safety conscious and what you don't see is me checking extensively for any traffic that might be approaching. IF there is no traffic, I find it perfectly safe to continue on after slowing down sufficiently to be certain I am not affecting any traffic. When the video is sped up like in this video it may make it appear one is just blowing through an intersection with no regard for other traffic. I assure you that is NOT the case. Now with that said, I have seen lots of videos where riders are just blowing through stop signs AND red lights with little or no regard for other traffic. My concern is that riding like that is going to turn public opinion AGAINST personal electric vehicle operators and get us over regulated or worse.....banned, or heaven forbid someone hurt or even killed. The more we can do as PEV enthusiasts to ride in harmony with other road traffic the better chance we will have to continue to enjoy these amazing contraptions unfettered!!