Snowboarder in (late) midlife crisis - is learning to ride One Wheel the answer?

21 May 2020, 17:55 UTC

@Motoproponent said in Snowboarder in (late) midlife crisis - is learning to ride One Wheel the answer?:

By the way, I'm biased in that the XR is really the only Onewheel in my opinion. everything else is a stepping stone to the XR :P

This!

@Motoproponent said in Snowboarder in (late) midlife crisis - is learning to ride One Wheel the answer?:

Having to constantly keep your weight on your front foot to move forward is incredibly fatiguing at first.

Agree, but only at first. Once you learn that you can float with even balanced pressure on both feet and your muscles get used to it, this goes away. I read some great advice early on in my OW career that said to not lean into the board but to treat your front foot more like a gas pedal and that worked for me.

I had the reverse issue. My back foot controlling all of the motion of the board would get fatigued after a few miles, so I never had an issue with my front foot. Of course, I got over that and then I NEEDED an XR!

21 May 2020, 20:57 UTC

I'm probably the "young" one on this thread, at 35, but I've been snowboarding for 20 years, and now own a pint (been riding for almost a month now). I LOVE it! It really is like snowboarding. I can't speak to the difference between the XR and the pint, as I've never ridden the XR, but the pint is pretty carve-y in my opinion. I get quite a bit of range out of 1 charge, but I'm also very light, so that makes a difference. If you plan to do shorter rides, you should be fine. I've gotten ten miles with 25% battery remaining, but I'm also just over 100 lbs so that makes a big difference.

I started with wearing full padding, and still wear helmet, elbow pads and wrist guards. The knee pads were actually hurting my knees, as it was impeding my full range of motion while carving. I don't really care if I look like a dork with full padding. It's worth it to stay in one piece! Had my first tumble yesterday, but so far have kept safe. I also DO NOT want to break anything or hurt myself. My mom has just recovered from a broken shoulder from a fall while skiing, so that scared me enough to be safe! As I saw in a previous post, if you're unsure of the terrain, get off and walk. My fall happened while taking a little dirt trail that started off downhill; it had smooth rocks/dirt that was somewhat slippery from the rain we've had. I wasn't going very fast, but pretty much knew right away the pint wasn't going to handle it. Fell on my butt/hip and will probably have a good bruise there. Walked back up to the main trail and kept on riding. :) Now I know the limits of the board!

I hope you buy a onewheel and get as much enjoyment out of it as I have, while being safe!

22 May 2020, 00:28 UTC

I bought a gently used but fully loaded XR to start with and the gal I got it from mentioned she had learned on a Pint and that the Pint had the same motor so I started thinking if thats the case I wanted both and I bought a new pint for $850 but I'm adding $350 in protective parts before I ride it, I am very happy having both because I will ride in my warehouses probably using the Pint and once I'm more confident I know I'll want to rip around on the XR ! I now have both boards and a full line of Triple 8 safety gear plus Klim full padded motorcycle / (snowmobile helmet) gear if its really cold I still have not ridden one yet but I have no regrets in buying them and I am very excited to start riding, btw I'm 59 and glad to hear I'm in good company with all you guys

PS if anybody has a Carbon-Smith coupon code I can put it to good use lol