Tips for riding an electric unicycle

[@4406bbldb]

I was over 70 years old when I started learning and the main problem was I didn’t want to crash, after a few of those I got with the program and have a great time with my transportation.

[@Speedyfeetuk]

Brilliant!

[@meersonne83]

I learned very quickly and learned extremely quickly how painful it is to fall at higher speed. No videos to learn at that time! Well done guys!

[@i8screaminmoose]

I bought the a2 to learn specifically to avoid this situation...

[@jasras5003]

I really think your brain has something to do with it. I rode a real non-electric unicycle for about a month when I was 12. I practiced 2 hours a day and within that month got good enough to ride it a mile or two without any issues. Fast forward to my mid-30's, I on a whim bought a unicycle off Craigslist and was riding it across my parking garage within an hour or two. Muscle memory is a thing, Granted, it was a LOT more taxing on my body than it was at 12. I feel like I'd be a very quick learner on a EUC now being 42 for the same reasons.

[@FurryNonsense]

​@@jasras5003Nice

[@jeremydumoit4487]

Much better than I did. It took me 3 months to learn to ride an EUC. I was so used to going sideways on a onewheel and electric longboard that I had to rewire my brain to feel forward = go. Also, I learned on a Z10. Probably not the best starter wheel.

[@Roskellan]

Same with me, it took me an age to learn and I'm still learning :-)

[@terrenceclark763]

Well done, Harry. Of all the EUC tutorial videos I've seen on KZbin, I don't think anyone has recommended to put the foot on a slight angle. Good to finally have a video from the Speedy Feet crew.

[@arieswaters]

I am super stoked I'm excited I like your video I have two of these unicycles coming to my house on Friday to kingsong 16s me and my grandkids are going to learn to do it together. I'm 62

[@Speedyfeetuk]

Wow, that is going to be a whole load of fun!

[@FurryNonsense]

5:05 "It is what it is" face

[@Speedyfeetuk]

🤣

[@peterfinch8774]

Nice one guys, as an absolute beginner I can relate to this. As opposed to a pro explaining how to ride. Good to take lesson from all levels but reassuring to see someone crashing into walls and things almost as good as I’m getting.

[@Argo-F-Ur-Sef]

I really miss your weekly (Mon - Friday) summary videos. I wish you’d bring them back. But glad to see a new video and member today.

[@CrisStuart]

😀😃❤👍 Good job! One question: Is it normal to have lots of scratches in the EUC when learning? I can't help it... but I guess it won't damage the EUC , right?

[@MrDawnHU]

As a guy who figured it out just today and moved my first couple of meters without falling, get a big open stage for learning it. It helps a LOT! I just went out on a football field and it was so great to not worry about hitting the walls.

[@Speedyfeetuk]

Welcome to the fun of EUC!

[@MrDawnHU]

@@Speedyfeetuk Thanks, fun indeed. :)

[@Papalou1234]

Welcome in Harry... congrats on working with funny euc enthousiast!!!

[@pauljr]

Great video! Welcome back!

[@heymelon]

Not to nitpick but I think the gyro is engaged at all times and it's just lack of any forward/backward momentum that makes side to side balancing so hard, just like with a bike :) Great job learning Harry and Mario for teaching!

[@victoman77]

The gyroscopic effect happens when the motor turns. The tyre and rim add to the effect.

[@heymelon]

@@victoman77 I guess this is what some people call train tracking in terms of riding behavior?

[@victoman77]

Not exactly. The gyro effect is when the turning wheel stays up right laterally. Train tracking refers too certain tyre geometry (16x3, 18x4) who will tend to follow lines on the ground. The Nikola, 16X, Ninebot Z10 are good exemples of train tracking wheels.

[@arcrides6841]

He's talking about gyroscopic precession. Which only happens when the wheel is rotating. This is what makes it easy to balance while moving. And why it's hard to balance while stationary. He's not talking about the gyro sensors which indeed are always active.

[@heymelon]

@@arcrides6841 Aight. Seems to me that standing till on something that needs your balance horizontally is enough of a reason. Like a bike.

[@kimochideandy8511]

one important tip is you gatta find a more opened space cause you will then have more time to focus on how to ride and turn than worrying about hitting the wall and nearby stuff. I brought two of my friends to try euc on a basketball court and they both were able to ride it within 3 hours

[@Speedyfeetuk]

Same as Harry then, 3 hours seems the average

[@optimusprime6453]

👏👏👏nice to have speedy feet back , Mario is surprisingly good teacher ! Jon is got catch up to do lol . Harry did what I do when I first started ! Never give up bro 💪🏻learn my in a month non stop day and night with painful feet .absolutely with it 😄

[@joserego9210]

About time someone tells the truth. Everyone makes videos and say, learn in a couple hours. I start thinking that Something was wrong with me. I don’t say its not possible, but not as easy as they claim. Takes more than couple of hours. Thanks for your Comment.

[@MidTownSnipers_VHP]

I remember when I first got my wheel. It was so Beautiful. And then I remember attempting to ride. It wasn't as beautiful teaching yourself to learn how to ride. I also remember the moment I got it. Everything has changed since. Never ride without wrist guards, ever. Wear a helmet and other protective gear. Practice and Enjoy your Journey.

[@thefoss721]

Welcome back speedy feet Personally I learned the best way to teach someone is just motivate them to be calm and patient while letting them know that they truly know how to lean and balance and it’s the same thing on a wheel, then make them lean forward right when they get on the wheel so they immediately become less wobbly and once you get moving the confidence goes way up and they realize it’s not actually that hard. Taught about 5 people and they all picked it up in about 5-10 mins, sometimes less it’s wild , took me 30-45 mins but I had no help and just winged it

[@Speedyfeetuk]

Thats 5 more people in the community riding! Well done!

[@thefoss721]

@@Speedyfeetuk yeah! And that’s a few that absolutely wanted a mwheel where they learned , fingers crossed they teach a handful as well :) aghhh I love Exponential growth

[@Nemonurwingy]

I had a fairly hard time learning. I got moving fairly quick, but in terms of being competent and trusting the wheel, it took a week or so to click. I’ve biked a lot in my life, I can balance without moving a long time, but for me the big thing was really trusting it to lean out there and get moving quickly. And doing slow tight turns was weird for a while. I’ve had one time in owning my first wheel it fell like in this video, but that was slipping out on pine needles. I always erred on the side of grabbing the wheel stepping off.

[@andrewwalsh2755]

I didn't realise you could buy footrest attachment wheels for learning & stability, so I made my own. An empty tennis court was a great place to practice, just going round and round. I realised that wheel wobble could be prevented by filling any gap between upper leg and EUC. So, for a Gotway MSX, I cut 2 lengths from a foam swimming noodle, then cut them again to a D shape cross-section and fitted horizontally to EUC just below handle height. Your legs then comfortably hug the wheel and stop wheel wobble... at minimal cost!

[@HawleysTarotForAll]

How did you make your own? I had this same idea but wasn't sure how to go about actually making some. I also had no idea until reading your comment that they actually make those! Thanks in advance for the info.

[@HawleysTarotForAll]

Ok, awesome, thanks. The only thing i dont have is the ability to weld stuff. I guess I'll have yo think about buying lol. Oh well. But your description of how you made yours made perfect sense. I wish i had access to be able to weld it cuz then I'd for sure make them based on your plan.

[@joserego9210]

I just got one and find it very hard to learn. Specially to mount. You make it look easier but its not.

[@Roskellan]

Harry has the exact same helmet as I bought off you, even the same colours :-). On the NInebot One E+, it's a tradition, I am working on Carbon Fiber Foot Plates for mine. The prototypes are complete, will be printing the real deal very soon. I so, so, so, remember that feeling :-) I had my Ninebot One E+ covered in furniture foam, when I was doing this. I'm such a fan of that wheel. 3hrs and riding while filming - I hate you!

[@Speedyfeetuk]

Saw them on electricpeople.org - they look great!

[@oneksq9504]

Hey Harry! Nice one! Really great to see your amazingly speedy progress! Isn’t it the coolest feeling once you get it? Wait ‘til you go off-roading!!!! Woahhh! Also loved seeing Mario and Eva again AND seeing Ian in his EUC infancy. Wow! I’m jealous Harry, what a cool opportunity to be at Speedyfeet and testing new wheels etc. Good luck and enjoy!

[@roger_is_red]

excellant video LOVED it I am now buying one

[@Speedyfeetuk]

Nice!

[@mrandmrswheels1142]

Hi Guys. Hope you’re all well. Great to see a new video. Welcome to Harry, looks like he’ll be a great addition to the team. Looking forward to some more videos.

[@Speedyfeetuk]

Cheers dude, hope you are all ok!

[@mrandmrswheels1142]

@@Speedyfeetuk all good cheers. I keep looking at that S20 🤩

[@Arthur-zz5cu]

I got my king song S22 pro when I was 72. I could not afford a training wheel. The roads were pebbles and dirt. I'm up and touring now. A unicycle is way cooler than a standard gofer that old men sit on.

[@euc-chasingpavements7332]

Well that's Johnathan Whalley sidelined to the subs bench then.😂😁

[@kmg501]

Definitely one of the best teaching videos I've seen. In my learning days I made the fatal mistake of listening to people about holding on to fixed objects, man was that a handicap to overcome. Mario did a great teaching job here!

[@kamencic]

I disagree. Not all of us have commodity of trashing wheel like that. I learned fairly quickly starting from a fixed object and dropped wheel far less times than he did.

[@victoman77]

I don't know irl but that tyre seemed a bit on the flat side. I found that having more pressure in the tyre helps the learning process at first cuz you're not dealing with the wiggiliness of the rubber. That's a word right, wiggiliness?😀

[@patrickmckowen2999]

Brings back memories 👍

[@SchussinBoots]

My thoughts exactly 👍 I love the moment when he learns to jump away from the wheel when falling instead of instinctively trying to catch it… the first progression towards saving your ankles and shins 😂 Well done Harry - great job!

[@Speedyfeetuk]

It does!

[@technoalah]

Awesome video guys.

[@grafismoenebe7742]

And protect your ankles when you are learning. Then all is smooth and great! Thank you so much speedy…

[@Speedyfeetuk]

Thank you too!

[@sharkyclear]

I don't know how many actual training hours I had before learning to balance, and a few more before learning how to mount, but it took me a whole month 😅 and turning to right comfortably took another week or two 😅 I was just doing figure eights to practice turning.

[@Speedyfeetuk]

Main thing is you are riding now! Hurray!

[@julien3578]

when you learn - do not try to catch it when it falls.

[@goonbreathfpv]

@5m10, poor guys face was "screw this"

[@Speedyfeetuk]

🤣

[@ameurbenchikha1710]

Good teacher ❤

[@CrisStuart]

When the dog show up , I thought: Ohhh... now the dog will try it?

[@ThePaikMan]

U have a video of this for heavy euc

[@ianwilliams4419]

I've found the easiest way to teach someone to ride electric unicycle is with a supermarket trolley once they get used to the sensation of standing up riding and turning while pushing it, helps them learn quicker and balance easier🤔🤔🤔🥳🥳🥳

[@thefoss721]

That’s a great idea! I never thought of that, I usually just tell the person to calm down and know they can do it, then jump on and lean forward right away so they pick up speed and become less wobbly, I didn’t have someone to teach me and it took me a few hours lol

[@thefoss721]

But those other guys picked it ip I’m 7-10 mins and 15 very comfortable I’ll try that idea next time I teach someone 🙏

[@tanyano9]

Do you offer 1 day training courses just like this video? Im UK based and finding it hard to locate somewhere to learn to ride, your setup looks perfect for a 1 day course....Thanks..

[@larryc1616]

If you spend 30min/day, how many days will it take to be able to ride it? I'm assuming it's much easier than learning to snowboard? How does it compare to learning to ride a hoverboard?

[@Speedyfeetuk]

Check out the video from today :) Can a Tech Ride? Andrew FIRST EUC Ride kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6fYdqR-YtyHgNk

[@oldretireddude]

But your wife was a ringer, IIRC, don't let him compare himself to her🤣. I had really good success using ski poles to get started and especially stopping. After a while I simply didn't need the poles anymore. 👍shoulder support.

[@monowheeling]

I suspect that ski poles are a greatly underrated aid to learn quickly.

[@notenrique666]

WOW! Crash test dummy turned out to be the perfect student. 😂😂😂😂

[@Speedyfeetuk]

So true!

[@elvisnero370]

How do you control the speed ????how can you go slow or fast ?? 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@yengthao8594]

i just bought a kingsong s22 as my 1st euc a week ago. and got it today. i feel like i made the poor choice of shooting hire than i should have. its sooooo hard to learn. already had 1 instance of falling to 1 side but not droppign the wheel entirely, and the wheel revv'd a few feet away and burned rubber. really scared me. idk what caused the wheel to instantly rev

[@yengthao8594]

i also cant return it so only thing i can do is not give up, but its scary 😭

[@Cons2911]

I have some gears now, so I will step out of our yard lol. I can ride well yet, maybe 3 meters max last I tried. But, I won’t give up after spending this much lol, no way

[@joserego9210]

Where and how can you find a teacher?

[@richardelizondo1]

what was she learning on ???... I'm a One Wheel guy(3,000 miles) going over to a EUC....

[@mycrazylifelol]

I probably wouldn't do any better myself

[@Cons2911]

My v12 is too heavy for me to just let it fall, have to try and catch it or it will get badly damaged lol

[@Hanniboon]

09:01 you break the wall. ^^

[@Speedyfeetuk]

Smashy smashy

[@stevedunn2621]

Wow it is a miracle that you didn't put that wheel through a wall in that hallway Lol

[@Speedyfeetuk]

Ha ha

[@stevedunn2621]

@@Speedyfeetuk Don't ask me how I know they can go through walls easily Lol

[@Speedyfeetuk]

@stevedunn2621 ha ha brilliant

[@XtianApi]

I'm surprised you didn't tell him to speed up. The whole struggle he was having in the beginning was he was going too slow

[@CapitalWheeler]

Tough wheel

[@CrimsonRegalia]

3rd week of riding here…. 60 kph top speed so far

[@Speedyfeetuk]

Well done on learning!

[@julien3578]

and learn on large empty space - corridor is pointless

[@CrisStuart]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 My question to Harry: Will you tell the French to try it??? 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@rcgldr]

Clarification - there's no significant gyroscopic effect on an EUC. Instead, an EUC will steer (turn) when it's tilted due to camber effect, and at sufficient speed, like 6 to 8 mph in the case of my V8F, if a rider keeps his feet relatively level so the EUC tilts as much as the rider leans due to imbalance, the camber effect steers into direction of fall sufficiently to correct for small imbalances. If a rider attempts to remain vertical with pressure at the feet, this will tilt the EUC so that it steers in to direction of fall, a somewhat natural response that is a form of counter-steering (steer more inwards to lean less inwards), but this depends on the riders sense of balance (looking straight ahead, not down, helps). Watching the video, sometimes the new rider has one foot against the wheel, the other foot on the outer edge of the foot plate, which creates a balance issue, despite being told to keep both ankles against the wheel. Using a wall to mount and get feet positioned correctly on the pedals before attempting to launch would avoid the issues of free mounting and stepping on in a bad foot position, although in some cases, it's his right foot that isn't against the EUC. The instructor demonstrates riding at slow speed with arms extended, which is arm flailing | yaw steer: flailing arms left to steer right and vice versa, in order to steer into direction of fall for balance at low speeds, but doesn't explain how to do this to the new rider, which would have helped, as extended arms is generally helpful for beginners. Learning to bail or step off from the EUC when losing balance and having enough space to bail without sending the EUC or the rider into a wall (a more open space would have been better) would have reduced the number of falls. In my case, I watched how to ride videos, and the advice to steer left and right for balance instead of trying to just go straight. I used a screened fence (essentially a wall) for support, did the rock back and forth drills, and some short rides using the fence for about 20 minutes. I then ventured away from the fence using arm flailing | yaw steer and was able to do laps at 3 to 5 mph around a tennis court on my first attempt. After a second session at the tennis court the next day, I moved to a long and fairly wide straight (outdoor one street wide parking lot), still using support to mount and launch, where I found my V8F became stable at 6 to 8 mph, where I didn't have to focus on balance. This wasn't a "it just clicked" moment, but instead just going fast enough for the V8F to become stable. Leaning forward | backwards to accelerate | brake wasn't an issue. Tilt steering (inner foot down, outer foot up) was next, first to see how V8F would respond, then some weaving, then large radius turns. 2 days later, I tried free mounting and got it on my third try. It was my only time on grass, and I didn't lean forwards enough on my first two tries to compensate for the grass. I did drills where I would lean then tilt steer inwards enough to correct the lean for balance, or just enough to hold the lean for a coordinated turn. Over time I learned how to coordinate how much to lean versus how much to tilt the EUC, depending on speed and turning radius, and became able to move arms and|or look around without upsetting balance or changing direction. Somewhere between 1 to 2 months, tilt steering with my feel felt as natural as riding a bike.

[@matf4505]

Pedals> Foot plates

[@arcrides6841]

I know right. Pedal literally means "of the foot". You have gas/brake pedals in a car. He's most certainly wrong when he says that we're wrong to call them pedals.

[@CrisStuart]

Wow... extremely dangerous place to practice... full of glasses around... you should try it in a open space... like an empty parking lot or sth...

[@73458AK]

+55555 super

[@SolarizeYourLife]

I got no tips, just do it... where's your wrist guards???

[@Speedyfeetuk]

Did you watch it with the sound off!? 😂 or do you mean when you learnt you just had to ride with no instructions?

[@rob8855]

Stager your feet. Not identical