Is riding with your back foot on "gas pedal" side ok?

[keithers]

@goodblake-eskate said in Is riding with your back foot on "gas pedal" side ok?:

Learn the correct way. It was a major challenge for me too at first, but it gets much easier once you get it. The hardest part is that you basically have to be a complete stop which is hard enough to balance standing flat footed much less trying to stand stationary while standing on one toe. Once your balance gets better at a stop the dismount gets much easier. I still have mishaps every once in awhile and I just jump off.

Thanks, I'll do that. I think I'm going to try and learn on grass or softer surface. The cul de sac that I live on is kind of narrow and is all pavement

[IanJohnson]

When you raise your front heel, press down a little on your back heel to compensate. I find that solves the feeling of trying to balance the front of the board with just your toe.

[keithers]

@IanJohnson said in Is riding with your back foot on "gas pedal" side ok?:

When you raise your front heel, press down a little on your back heel to compensate. I find that solves the feeling of trying to balance the front of the board with just your toe.

Thanks! I'm going to try that. I was also sent a link to a video which shows the rider sliding their front foot over the nose which looked pretty easy too...gonna try that also.

[OffRoadOW]

Always front foot on gas pedal it can lead to big crashes if you do it the other way that you are suggesting, the "gas pedal" will want to stay up more if you hit a bump and the "brake side" will drop and if your using that side to accelerate than you are more than likely to drive the front into the ground after any big or small bump. This is my experience on the plus specifically the v1 is similar but a little easier for me to go the other way. And also if you don't wanna lift your heel you can sort of shuffle your foot all the way until it's like hanging off the front, I do that and sometimes you can just jump and land with a leg on either side of the onewheel, if you do it so you land behind it than it will probably tip over land get scraped up, but if your not worried about it than it doesn't matter.

[dshack]

I've ridden with the sensor under the back foot for the last year and prefer it. I find that with the sensor in the front, it's easier for your foot to accidentally come up going over a bump. With the sensor in the back, you can unweight the front foot a little while still staying planted. I honestly don't understand the rationale behind riding sensor-front.

[tomflord]

@keithers Dude I keep hearing that there is a goofy setting but I have no idea how to change it in the app.. How do you do it????

[JacoNZ]

@tomflord
It is in "App Settings" 3rd setting from the bottom. "Riding goofy"

[tomflord]

@jaconz thank you!

[goodblake-eskate]

@dshack Have you tried riding like this one the plus?

[steeve]

@dshack
I agree! I also switch about 6 months ago back foot on the sensor less nose dive,I mainly ride off road on the beach.!
Videos of sand surfing on a OW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le1rul4omb0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5nwaiuaBlQ