30 MPH!!

30 May 2016, 02:41 UTC

I just want to preface this by saying i'm no engineer. I don't actually know what it takes to make one of these boards double in speed. But 15 MPH is a little weak. Boosted Boards are winning with 22 MPH at the same exact price point. In fact, the weakest Boosted Board is faster than One Wheel. If the speeds were even I would definitely say One Wheel has the advantage (intuitive controls and off roading) but for someone who wants to use this as a commuter in the city, I would choose the faster option. If there was a 30 MPH version of One Wheel, I wouldn't hesitate.

30 May 2016, 02:45 UTC

But the Boosted Board has 4 wheels. Nosediving at 30mph sounds pretty scary!

30 May 2016, 02:49 UTC

@thegreck Ya you have a point but you can always have settings. Like the Boosted Board has different levels with different max speeds.

30 May 2016, 03:13 UTC

And you think i'm crazy for wanting 30 MPH please let me know. I want to know what you guys think.

30 May 2016, 03:25 UTC

You are crazy. You WILL be launched off of this thing more than once. Simply slide your front foot a bit and lose contact with the pad, and you are flying. It has a nasty habit of simply stopping when the battery gets low, launching you forward. Do that at 30 MPH on asphalt, and you are F'd! You have no idea how fast 15 MPH really is on this contraption which has only one wheel. My motorcycle does 180++ and I have ridden it at 160+ with little fear. The OneWheel at 15MPH is plenty fast for me!

30 May 2016, 03:43 UTC

Oh cmonnnn...the fastest i'v gone on my bike is 167 (once) and I almost shit bricks. There no way you can be scared of 30 MPH when you regularly go past 180. But your right I haven't tried one yet. Maybe they should fix the stopping when the battery is low too

30 May 2016, 03:51 UTC

@yoelalemayehu My car also stops when it runs out of gas. I've been complaining to the car maker, but so far no one has responded to my emails.

30 May 2016, 04:20 UTC

I've hit 21mph on my Onewheel 😉

30 May 2016, 04:22 UTC

This person doesn't have a board yet.. it's pretty obvious lol..

30 May 2016, 08:37 UTC

I think that the OW is an awesome carving machine so the faster you go, at least you can turn...this board isn't made to go straight and fast....the most important is elsewhere thought...

30 May 2016, 08:47 UTC

@fabuz I do agree that the onewheel is really an awesome machine for many things, but I think it could be better for carving with a more round tire. I miss the feeling of the board inclination that I have with longboards. but I do love the offroading capabilities and so on...

30 May 2016, 12:18 UTC

Boosted boards can't do or go half the places one wheel can so if your strictly on the pavement and want to go fast get one of those but if you wna hit the beach and carve some sand or hit the woods good luck on a boosted board

30 May 2016, 14:06 UTC

Troll account. Im not worried.

30 May 2016, 14:44 UTC

Longer discussion of various OW advantages here:

https://archive.owforum.co.uk/topic/1310/boosted-board-vs-onewheel/53

30 May 2016, 18:33 UTC

Yea but the onewheel can conquer much harsher conditions and obstacles than the Boosted Board.

You are very limited on riding conditions with a boosted board, whereas Onewheel thrives off-road - Wet weather - mud - sand - dirt w/ roots - gravel - rocky terrain - grass.

Not to mention how smooth and buttery a ride is on pavement, you do not feel every crack vibrate through your body like on a Boostedboard.

30 May 2016, 18:35 UTC

@yoelalemayehu I crave speed too man, but its on ONE wheel. So one bump and youre air born.

30 May 2016, 22:32 UTC

@yoelalemayehu OK, fair enough, I was scared as hell on my motorcycle going that fast. Anyone who ways they were not is a lair! However, I have fallen enough times on the OneWheel at 15 MPH to know that I DO NOT want to fall at 30!

30 May 2016, 22:55 UTC

As a Boosted and OW owner, you DO NOT want to be going anywhere near 30 on a one wheel. The boosted is a lot more stable and overall smoother which allows high speeds possible. Also the Dual+ actually cruises at 20mph, not 22.

31 May 2016, 00:33 UTC

Electric skateboard and OW are 2 different things.
Many of us came from e. skateboards and gave up speed for the joy of riding OW at 4-6 miles mph less.
It's hard to explain, you'll just have to ride one.

31 May 2016, 08:45 UTC

@sonny123 You are right...I still ride both, but the onewheel is really something apart. I prefer e-longboard for long comuting (+10km) on asphalt path, but for anything shorter, I prefer the onewheel. Also with longboard I was stuck on bicycle path, while with the onewheel, I'm riding everywhere except bicycle paths lol :D local parcs, small trails, everything is fun :D

31 May 2016, 22:40 UTC

I would also like more speed. I live by a park and setup somewhat of a course I go through to warm up which is about 3/4 miles and involves pavement, grass and sandy sections. The straight section of pavement is starting to get boring as I only get up to around 18mph. I would definitely purchase a "pro" version of this board that would increase the overall speed of this board but also have the ability to dumb down all the settings to today's current version.

31 May 2016, 22:46 UTC

And let's be honest, if this thing could do 25mph when it was released there'd be no one wanting to settle for less....I've ate it hard doing 18mph, I'm well aware of the consequences and I still want more speed.

4 June 2016, 00:58 UTC

I am 100% with the people who want 30mph. Any adult that needs to be told what would happen if you wipe at 30 on this thing shouldn't be riding it. That being said, it would be nice to have the option! I would rarely hit 30 if I could but what I need is the sick acceleration coming out of a hard turn before slaming back to make the next hard turn. You know, fly up to an object, carve hard around it and go flying like a bat out of hell toward the next object. I can't be the only one who does this! And if I want to hit 30 occasionally in areas that I am super comfortable in then that's my choice. If a pro version comes out that does 30 I want to be on the top of that waiting list!

4 June 2016, 19:22 UTC

@donny-h I don't think the current tech could go that high. As it evolves perhaps. As it is, I'd ask for a less conservative limiter. My guess is that'd be around 20mph. And you could hit 30 downhill.

4 June 2016, 21:48 UTC

I agree with the others re more speed. It's my only gripe about the board. Unfortunately I can't use it to commute so I only use it for fun...Personally I don't care about the weight or how far it can go but every time I ride I am craving more speed, not necessarily 30 but 25 would be an awesome upgrade. Top speed feels a little slower every day.

4 June 2016, 21:53 UTC

@aris Actually, the motor needs to be able to outrun you whether you're going up or downhill for self-balancing to work, so top speed would be the same either way.

Unless you can learn to balance with the motor turned off and just coast downhill. That would be something to see.

4 June 2016, 23:24 UTC

Nobody is riding 30mph lol.. 20mph is fast enough..

5 June 2016, 01:00 UTC

I wish I could go 20. I think that I'm topping out at 13! I do cautiously fight the push back but I know that I will have to go over that limit to find where the limit is. But if I could, I'm sure that I would occasionally hit 25 or 30. Just in short bursts.

5 June 2016, 03:55 UTC

I'd be extra happy if the next version can provide 20mph consistently beforeeeeeee pushback, so that would mean the top speed would be 25 or so mph. Right now I get to 13mph in Extreme mode and I'm already feeling pushback.

5 June 2016, 04:20 UTC

@T-CAT @donny-h I've hit 21mph on flat ground..

5 June 2016, 04:20 UTC

I can't go off road on a boosted board. That ends the argument for me right there.

6 June 2016, 16:27 UTC

I just hit 23 today. very attainable on the street. I feel like anything more than 25 would weaken batteries strength