OW XR SHIPPED!

15 March 2018, 20:25 UTC

Order #207XX just shipped and will be here Wednesday 3/21! Hopefully everyone else gets theirs soon

15 March 2018, 20:32 UTC

So priority shipping is 4-5 business days? LOL. Thought it was going to be 1-2 day shipping. Where in the states you at?

16 March 2018, 14:36 UTC

I’m in Chicago so its not too bad. I verified with them that Priority Shipping just meant that the pioneer platinum would get them first, not actual shipping speed. All good though cause the weather still kind of sucks.

16 March 2018, 15:25 UTC

@cameronbalch Yeah they have to be shipped ground as they can't be sent via plane.

19 March 2018, 17:16 UTC

@goodblake-eskate said in OW XR SHIPPED!:

@cameronbalch Yeah they have to be shipped ground as they can't be sent via plane.

I actually don't know if this is true. I sold my OW+ and did 1 day air on UPS no problem. Made it a point to ask the UPS agent before I did, and it was fine.

19 March 2018, 17:22 UTC

@cameronbalch it’s because the XR battery is much larger. That being said, pretty sure the battery limitations are mostly a passenger plane regulation, not cargo plane.

19 March 2018, 17:23 UTC

@cameronbalch the XR has a bigger battery with a different battery chemistry so the same rules don't necessarily apply.

19 March 2018, 20:18 UTC

I am taking my OneWheel+ a lot with me when I travel via plane. Not being able to do this with the XR would be a real show-stopper for me.

19 March 2018, 21:37 UTC

@ventoriffic thats correct. I was talking about shipping, not flying with it.

26 March 2018, 18:35 UTC

my order just got pushed back again... April 5th now... so sad.

26 March 2018, 18:52 UTC

@linkfeeney Im guessing they have started receiving more failed XR's. In this case I would say a delay is good. Also, you dont want to overwork the poor staffers... thats when SHTF

26 March 2018, 20:45 UTC

Two weeks delay a week ago. Added another week as of today. Bummer

27 March 2018, 11:59 UTC

I saw people on 3 videos from Youtube on folks riding their XRs. One was doing 23mph and crashed! OUCH! I wish there is float plates that would fit the XRs.

27 March 2018, 16:19 UTC

@linkfeeney Just saw that video, lol. Speed wobbles get people on 4 wheels, that's why that dude crashed. I don't think there was a board failure of any kind.

27 March 2018, 18:29 UTC

@ventoriffic the tire was under-inflated from factory that was the reason for wobbles.

27 March 2018, 19:25 UTC

I thought there was an email about how XR is ahead of the schedule. Mine just got pushed back for the second time. Major bummer.

27 March 2018, 21:31 UTC

@chidesigner
3 times for me, 15 days added overall. But like others have said, I hope it’s becsuse they’re hashing out a few problems that came about when the first boards went out into the wild. I want mine bad, but I’ll wait as long as it takes, if it means a perfectly assembled board!

My estimated shipping date is: 04/24
Where you at now???

27 March 2018, 22:20 UTC

@mrbrett131060 initially March 29th then April 3rd and now April 6th. This same thing happened when I was waiting for my OW+.

27 March 2018, 23:50 UTC

@chidesigner
Do you remember how many extra days were added to your plus order?

28 March 2018, 03:47 UTC

@sfctac every rider weighs differently and pressure should be checked before riding. Regardless, I don’t see that as the issue as an under inflated tire would give a flatter, more forgiving surface. Higher PSI will cause him to do this even more at lower speeds. You can already see him beginning the speed wobbles at the start of the video then he gains stability. The nose of the board is up meaning he’s riding on pushback. Then it looks like he hits a bump that causes the foot board to tilt the axis so he looses stability and starts speed wobbling. Said wobbles are violent and caused his weight to shift over the wheel resulting in the nosedive. Same thing happens to skateboarders and they have 4 wheels. The same thing can happen to a OWer that isn’t ready for a bump at 10 mph. Dude shouldn’t be going 23 mph! Shit happens fast at that speed and your survival rate drops waaaay down. At that speed the board has no power to help keep you balanced, which it does by constantly accelerating to stay under your front foot. This isn’t a magic carpet, it has a single balance point. Physics will win every time.