Anyone here have a Onewheel?

[Ken g6]

that sounds terrifying, is it narrow or wide like a hoverboard? I went 42 on my Wolf King GT Pro (2 wheel ecooter) which can go 60. And I already was feeling halfway ready to crap myself. I couldn't imagine doing it on a 1 wheel device. I'd imagine on something like that 20 would feel like 50. I crashed a few months ago going maybe 25. And even with full moto gear on, I was barely able to walk for a few weeks and it was almost impossible to sleep. If this guy crashes going 35 even, he's gonna probably end up in the hospital.

It looked like the base of a Segway, but with only one central wheel. But I've only seen it a couple of times very briefly.

 

[biostud]

Can't you find a place where you can rent one for a week to try it out?

 

[sdifox]

Total Recall!

Future Motion recalls Onewheel Electric Skateboards after four deaths reported | CNN

All models of Onewheel electric skateboards are being recalled after the maker Future Motion received reports of four deaths of users between 2019 and 2021 and multiple reports of serious injuries.

amp.cnn.com

 

[Captante]

No surprise at all sadly. Total death machine as designed.

 

[VirtualLarry]

No surprise at all sadly. Total death machine as designed

I was gonna say, what's OP's fascination with these sorts of things. Death wish?

 

[darkswordsman17]

jelly bro?

lol i could see alky riding one of those things

I can't cause pretty sure he'd be too much of a fatass to get it moving.

 

[Ken g6]

that sounds terrifying, is it narrow or wide like a hoverboard? I went 42 on my Wolf King GT Pro (2 wheel ecooter) which can go 60. And I already was feeling halfway ready to crap myself. I couldn't imagine doing it on a 1 wheel device. I'd imagine on something like that 20 would feel like 50. I crashed a few months ago going maybe 25. And even with full moto gear on, I was barely able to walk for a few weeks and it was almost impossible to sleep. If this guy crashes going 35 even, he's gonna probably end up in the hospital.

I was thinking about this thread recently when I saw an article about the kind of device I saw. It's an electric unicycle. Apparently it's self-balancing only in one direction.

‘Unparalleled performance’ shown off in InMotion’s new 68 MPH electric unicycle

The InMotion Adventure has just been unveiled as a super high-performance electric unicycle packing serious power and high-speed riding.

electrek.co

But what I saw was probably more like:

 

[sdifox]

There was a video of someone riding that, drinking a beer and wiping out.

found it

 

[Oyeve]

A co-worker of mine is getting surgery on his foot this week. Third time he fell off his wheel. Last year it was his collar bone, the year before that his arm and now his foot. Maybe he should stop using the wheel? I tried his once, but my balance is off since I hit 50.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

^^ That's a situation where medical insurance should not pay. He should be on the hook for the entire bill.

 

[Brainonska511]

It's not for me, but in general, these micromobility devices can be great for solving a lot of last-mile issues that come up with transit.

 

[sdifox]

It's not for me, but in general, these micromobility devices can be great for solving a lot of last-mile issues that come up with transit.

god no. e-bike at least. we are much better at side balancing than front and back. and at those above speed limit speeds you need to be licenced.

 

[sdifox]

^^ That's a situation where medical insurance should not pay. He should be on the hook for the entire bill.

never mind, different person... was talking about the guy in the video I linked.

 

[Brainonska511]

god no. e-bike at least. we are much better at side balancing than front and back. and at those above speed limit speeds you need to be licenced.

I see these one wheels as occupying a different niche over and ebike. Regardless, it's good to give people options to use what they want instead of everyone being forced into an automobile.

Bike/ebike: car replacement for local trips, or alternative commuting vehicle. Depending on your local bus or rail service, I could also see bringing a bike onboard (ebike might be harder if only because of their weight, unless it folded). Maybe also serving as last mile connections, if appropriate bike security can be provided when parking it.

One wheels and scooters: last mile connection to take you from home to local bus, subway, or rail, and from those places to say, an office

 

[sdifox]

I see these one wheels as occupying a different niche over and ebike. Regardless, it's good to give people options to use what they want instead of everyone being forced into an automobile.

Bike/ebike: car replacement for local trips, or alternative commuting vehicle. Depending on your local bus or rail service, I could also see bringing a bike onboard (ebike might be harder if only because of their weight, unless it folded). Maybe also serving as last mile connections, if appropriate bike security can be provided when parking it.

One wheels and scooters: last mile connection to take you from home to local bus, subway, or rail, and from those places to say, an office

I'll walk the last mile... having to lug that thing around after you cover the mile is not worth the effort saved.

 

[Brainonska511]

I'll walk the last mile... having to lug that thing around after you cover the mile is not worth the effort saved.

Sure, if it is only a mile, a walk could be fine. But last mile can colloquially mean a little more than that, and everyone has different mobility tolerances and abilities.

Like I said, better to give people options.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Walking is exercise. People need that.

 

[sdifox]

Sure, if it is only a mile, a walk could be fine. But last mile can colloquially mean a little more than that, and everyone has different mobility tolerances and abilities.

Like I said, better to give people options.

If I am doing public transit, my walk is less than a mile, always.

 

[Torn Mind]

Will be fun dealing with the numerous lawsuits and claims to insurance, if there is any. And self-injury means you eat the pain and suffering.

All it takes is a mile to hit someone or something and there, you have a tort action and a hospital trip.

 

[Brainonska511]

If I am doing public transit, my walk is less than a mile, always.

I see this and electric scooters as ways to increase a transit stop's catchment area. A 20+ minute walk can be cut to 5-10 minutes by a bike, escooter, or a one wheel. People inside of 20 minutes would probably still walk, but you could pull in more that may have opted for park-and-ride (which requires fields of parking) or just drive in altogether.

 

[Oyeve]

I bought a standing e-scooter a couple of months before covid hit. Once it hit and traffic in Manhattan disappeared I was riding it to and from work. Its a pretty straight 2 mile walk to my job from my apt so I figured why not? Well, when the stay at home crap lifted traffic was nuts and I literally saw several accidents, either from stupid cars turning into the riders or the riders blatant disregard for traffic lights, that I decided to give it to my adult son who had just moved to VA. I still walk to and from work. I do have a mountain bike I could use but the street traffic is just so bad. More bad ebike riders than cars BTW. For some reason

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

SAN DIEGO (CN) — Plaintiffs claiming the Onewheel has a design problem that can kill riders may advance their claim that the electronic skateboard's manufacturers issued misleading statements about the product's safety, but they failed to state what design flaw caused the board to be so dangerous, a federal judge said in a ruling dismissing most of the class action claims.

The plaintiffs in the case claim that the Onewheel — a self-balancing electric skateboard with a large single wheel in the center of the board — has a “Nosedive defect” where the front of the board unexpectedly slams into the ground while a rider is still on it, causing an abrupt stop, which can throw the rider off the board, causing serious injuries.

A warning from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission about Onewheel urging people to stop using the board said it could even kill riders.

But, a federal judge said that the nosedive defect is a feature of the board, not a defect, dismissing a majority of the claims against Future Motion, the defendant.

“The court agrees with defendant that the propensity of the Onewheel to nosedive is not a defect, but an effect. This is significant because other courts have distinguished between the symptoms or consequences of a defect and the defect itself,” wrote U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman, a Barack Obama appointee, in her order on Friday.

Judge dismisses most claims against electronic skateboard manufacturer

Plaintiffs in a multi-district consolidated class action say that the Onewheel electric skateboard didn't explain what part of the board caused dangerous nosedives, a judge said.

www.courthousenews.com

If the effect to harm riders is intentional, that should place them at even greater liability.