Onewheel 101: 4 Tips for Beginners to Master the Ride

[@Onewheel]

We couldn't cover EVERYTHING there is to know about onewheeling, so If you have any tips that've helped you drop them below!

[@LitchfieldParkFamily]

Appreciate your videos and your amazing product. My husband and son love to OneWheel it is certainly bonding time they look forward to doing together. Best to you and your company 🎶💯

[@johnthompson8190]

My wife bought me the One Wheel GT for my 70th Birthday... three weeks ago and I still need practice but I truly love it!!

[@Onewheel]

Let's go John! Practice makes perfect ✌

[@husky2423]

How’s it going now

[@AnonComic]

Dude we need some videos. I just got my cousins Onewheel because he never used it. I’ve been skateboarding since I was 16, I’m now 29 and I can honestly say I don’t approach things as careless as I used to 😂😂

[@pwned2bad]

I just bought mine on thanksgiving and can’t wait for it to come in this week been watching so many videos.

[@Onewheel]

Yeeew! Stoked for you 🤙

[@locksmithdb5987]

After 20 years of skating, surfing and snowboarding...i want one NOW!

[@pogiboy3571]

I can say that the Onewheel has more maneuverability response because you are mainly controlling one wheel. I would also suggest to do a set of squats, just your own weight 10-20 reps before riding it.

[@audioamz]

Never had a OneWheel, highly unlikely I ever will (never say never) but this man doing this tutorial was AWESOME to watch and honestly made for this! I loved this so much and he did great in this

[@austinscully5719]

Always love seeing Santa Cruz on the map! Represent!

[@LitchfieldParkFamily]

Learning to ride with my husband and son, they are soooo good! Working on my confidence to stop, and increase speed. Looking forward to floating and enjoying the ride with the family 💯🎉

[@Onewheel]

Family of shredders, we love to hear it! 🤙

[@LitchfieldParkFamily]

@@Onewheel yes! 👏

[@DrPuddingBones]

Great advice at 4:40. I've experienced firsthand how dangerous overconfidence can be lol.

[@stylezmorales]

awesome, working on an idea in blender and it's all about the onewheel, some i'm just gathering as much information as I can so I can accurately animated my 3D onewheel and make it look as real as possible. Thanks for some insight on the board, now I gotta watch some folks riding it to get the physics down!

[@joecherry6879]

Damn these videos haha! I'm gonna be getting my own very soon and I can't wait! Spent 20yrs on a snowboard and this looks like so much fun! Great video and the little note on pushback was very much appreciated! Looking at the newer Pint S for myself, that treaded tire on all the forest trails around where I live will be amazing (y'know, after I can actually handle the basics first). Keep the vids coming! I'm so amped for this!

[@idkimnotsure1960]

I really don't know why i'm watching this, i own 2 onewheels and ridden more than 4500 miles.

[@Onewheel]

We appreciate you.

[@thetoasterisonfire2080]

@@Onewheel you really don’t

[@Onewheel]

@@thetoasterisonfire2080 Yes we do.

[@SubParTyson]

Same, watching these videos are fun to get the nostalgia feeling I had when I was first looking for a board

[@idkimnotsure1960]

@@SubParTyson Exactly! Tbh I still get that feeling when stepping up on my onewheel

[@tito2ron]

Is there a begginer mode that goes really slow and does the tier have to be pumped

[@thetinkercook5430]

I finally got around to practicing on my new pintx. Practicing circling around my truck got boring, so I used my hiking poles to keep balance. Motoring after 5 mins. Thanks for the fun. Pax vobiscum

[@jhelie4732]

never rode one and haven’t been even on a skateboard but man do i want to buy one. no clue if i’d be able to learn and balance. gonna think about it!

[@brodyport6395]

You’d figure it out

[@attorneysteve]

I just got the one-wheel. Can you recommend a good helmet? Thank you!

[@deadcatlives6931]

Probably not where this should be sent but want to get it out. I went to bed happy and healthy 19 months ago and woke deaf in one ear and blown out vestibular system on same side. It sukd bad if I moved my head the world would spin . A year’s worth of vestibular therapy with the goal (therapist new) of riding a onewheel which I was going to buy before Dday. A few months ago he told me I see no reason you can not ride a onewheel. I had received my GT about a month ago. I had a set back but just got on it and the world did not flip 😎🤙can’t wait to get up to riding .

[@Onewheel]

You're a legend. 💪Hope you have a full recovery!

[@annuet6454]

I’ve been riding since the 4209 days and one thing that I hope y’all make a video about some day soon is what a “nosedive” is because it is very much a part of riding a Onewheel. Not a high speed nosedive from ignoring pushback, that’s different..but the kind when you’re a new trail rider, you’re going along and hit an unseen obstacle or divot. You can be doing everything right and still experience one because that’s a part of our unique off-road board sport. Maybe not so much “here’s how to avoid it” but more “this can happen and why it’s important you wear your helmet and other ppe”

[@parkerhisbrothers188]

How good is a pint X at going uphill?

[@flashinglightsonewheel]

the last part of this vid is crucial!! EXTREMELY IMPORTANT! ride safely out there, even the experienced can have mistakes be made by not remembering important details about the board! MAJOR LOVE FOR ONEWHEEL !!! enjoy the stoke everyone

[@Placeholder1-777]

Yeah, after watching this video, I’ve realized that I still need more practice. For example, I got a new Onewheel GT and too it for a spin after around a few hours of practice, felt good soooo… I sent it down a long strait flat of grass and hit 17.8MPH, and as all things should go, I crashed. I’m ok though and am still learning how to ride better 😂

[@laurelk1989]

You should have ended the sentence with 17.8mph ..... just to leave us in suspense

[@Placeholder1-777]

@@laurelk1989 Should have, I can give you my maximum recorded speed, which is 22.3MPH….

[@EricRamirez-c3z]

lol!! I got a pint S. I use to have a rip stick and thought it couldn’t be any more different. I was 1000% wrong. Been waiting for the bad weather to clear up since Christmas so I could practice in a dryer environment. I can’t wait to start trying.

[@Placeholder1-777]

@@EricRamirez-c3z Wishing you the best of luck! Once you learn how to ride you’ll never go back. I’ve loved my GT since I got it, at the moment it’s at 553 miles and still climbing.

[@jinhuyussuf1944]

Just got mine cupa hours ago. Got GT 🤟🏾

[@A.K.A-2003]

Custome Shapping for the GT?

[@StevenCondou]

Anyone know which model is easiest to learn on?

[@XxCaptRedBeard]

This is off topic, but how do you like the Lems boulder boot mid??

[@Onewheel]

Love them for casual riding, but they don't offer the best grip when hitting the trails. Cheers!

[@thomasayau9911]

I don’t know what you said. But I loved that Onewheel replied.

[@mikecheat9279]

I’m happy Carrot Top is still doing good!

[@Itsuki0419]

I remember I picked up my onewheel pint last summer and hadn't used it since. Now I want to start using it again but now I completely forgot how to use it and I am scared to fall since last time I fell I dislocated my shoulder.

[@Placeholder1-777]

If you still are up for it, do it! I’ve loved my Onewheel since I got it and could never go back.

[@aquamarine7436]

how does it do in the rain?

[@Placeholder1-777]

Amazing, would recommend a fender when riding.

[@thomasrodante3602]

Thank you for replying.

[@clydebarrow6701]

Howcome some people have one of those with the steps on the sides as opposed to the fronr and back

[@henriettauzoamaka4295]

Thanks bro

[@williamsmith4475]

Nice.

[@hbc865]

ok I want one now, I miss snowboarding

[@notsure6070]

I bought mine in winter, so for a month or so i would just stand on it using the couch for support while i watched tv.

[@Onewheel]

Word on the street is that balancing on your board with it it turned off is a great way to build up and maintain those balancing muscles.

[@murdoch3396]

I just got a used one and I want to know if I’m going to give myself summer teeth 15 times before I get good at riding it.

[@car_tar3882]

Does the safety info go over the fact that the wiring in your board is very dodgy and could cut the power sending you directly into the pavement or short circuit and cause a fire

[@halshcroeder8304]

good grief i cant believe i actually fell just trying to balance the uncharged powered off unit in the privacy of my bedroom. I'm not giving up lol

[@AtomicNiro]

I want one of these but don't wanna drop like 2k on one

[@abramsrob]

Same

[@thomasrodante3602]

Question for anyone, I’m 73yo male. Relatively good shape. Should I even attempt or just walk away, old man? Thanks

[@Onewheel]

You got it! Just take it slow and at your pace. Sometimes it's not about how fast you go but just enjoying the ride!

[@GalazM]

Is it safe if you don’t know how to skateboard?

[@Onewheel]

It sure is! Take the learning slow, get to know the board, get to know Pushback and Haptic Buzz and you will be zipping all around town safely! Just remember a helmet!

[@alabaster4263]

Missed the sale 😢

[@cryo3215]

Get a floatwheel just released today check it out

[@alabaster4263]

@Cryo 321 checking it out, thanks for the look out

[@kelvins6545]

That hair is majestic dude. Love it 👱

[@TopoPilot]

Could a heart patient use a board like this? He was super active prior to his heart attack. He was very athletic. Would love too see him out and enjoying life again. He has a pacemaker now.

[@MyFeed-dm3dc]

Don't see why not. this isn't really exercise, you just lean

[@jhljhl2207]

Da'ron master of 1 wheel

[@auston911]

As recommended by Casey Niestat not over using the drone footage by only using to add to the story directly. Someone took the film school

[@ClashwithPotato]

me watching this knowing full well i have over a thousand miles on my board

[@BlueAnimationsSUB]

I’m too broke for a onewheel :(

[@zanderflander7880]

These new one wheels are terrible. Bring back the XR!

[@matthewbeathe7044]

Heck no, they may be more money but better speed and much more range, also more tech.

[@Placeholder1-777]

this comment aged well

[@darathly9799]

no need for a sure start pro save me 💯 bucks

[@glyphnosis]

Thoughts: 1. At least you've modified the word "lean" to "lean slightly", as overleaning results in a lot of new-rider injuries. I think you'd do well to emphasize this nuance even more, or even think about how to re-word this without using the word "lean" at all, since the manual says things like, "the more you lean, the faster you'll go!" which is true...up to a point, and that point is where a LOT of new riders get injured. The word "lean" isn't technically incorrect, but it conjures images of much more extreme body positioning, hanging way out over the nose, and not a word is said about the very-real possibility of leaning *too far * and overwhelming the board. So I'd call this better, but not quite there. 2. Likewise, I do think you've made a slight improvement by talking about a relaxed body posture. Older materials recommended straight legs for some reason I never understood. While a new rider doesn't need to be totally crouched down either, some bend in the knees and some looseness in the ankles is always desirable, and this at least starts to address that concept. 3. You still don't talk about any of the scenarios in which pushback will not be received, or received in time for the rider to react, prior to a nosedive. Aside from overleaning/overacceleration, one of the most notorious (often in concert with overleaning/overacceleration) new-rider accident scenarios is uphill, which not only places more strain on the motor, it masks pushback - since on a two-or-more-wheeled platform such as a bike or skateboard or car, the vehicle's nose WOULD be naturally elevated when traveling uphill, unlike a OW that wants to be "unnaturally"-level relative to the horizon, not local slope. So putting the board's nose up on an uphill doesn't always immediately register to the rider as "wrong" like it does on flat ground ("whoa, what gives?!"). It not only feels "right" to have the nose up but we are then tempted to lean on it, because leaning uphill feels natural (we do it when walking uphill), and also we want to increase or maintain speed and climbing a hill is making us lose speed. These temptations must be resisted. Put bluntly, pushback is an inadequate warning system since it only reliably-communicates a warning to a rider on level ground who is increasing speed gradually-enough that the motor has time and energy for pushback, and who has the proper body positioning to recognize and react to the warning. A rider travelling uphill and/or increasing his speed too suddenly or overleaning may not get it, or may not get it in time to react, or may not recognize it due to the uphill-masking or overleaning I mention. And if it's an inadequate warning system, YOU need to be warning riders, in videos like this.

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

They should have just used a huge loud piezo buzzer along with pushback. It would be like $1 for the transistor and buzzer and literally one line of code. They added it to the GT but, used a tiny buzzer.

[@glyphnosis]

@@thirtythreeeyes8624 Yep, I've never heard my GT buzzer even once over wind and road noise. It's useless to many or most riders.

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

@@glyphnosis That's why you need a VESC with rESCue board haha! I can hear it even shredding down a dirt trail plus you can have it alert on your phone.

[@ermac6466]

What you wanna do is find a nice incline the higher the better, then you wanna hit the throttle and climb up that hill as fast as you can. For best results in your first ride.

[@Xhddddjdjdc]

Day 5 of asking for a free one wheel

[@davida7575]

The reading is so mechanical and monotone I had to keep pausing and rewinding to understand what he was saying. I hope you didn't use this person for all the videos, sounds like he is reading a book report he didn't write.

[@zset123]

This vid literally doesn't teach anything

[@bbearhug]

Tip #1. Don't buy one. They are not a good company.

[@XxCaptRedBeard]

Thousands of other people that have a onewheel would disagree

[@Crazy___Ginger]

When will you release a tutorial on how to replace the battery?

[@brodyport6395]

Good one 😂