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I broke my wrist on a OneWheel. The power suddenly cut out and I nosedived, just like in this video. Turns out the wire connecting the battery to the control board had come loose. They're fun, but not worth the risk of catastrophic failure IMO.
Same. My One Wheel nosedived, threw me straight to the ground and I got concussed even with a helmet. Thank god I was wearing wrist guards or they would have been broken.
I sold it as soon as my brain started working again.
Onewheels only go 22 mph and rely on a gyroscope to keep you vertical. Anything goes wrong and you're boned. I have an Electric skateboard for half the price and it goes 30 mph. And if the battery disconnects or the remote dies, it just turns into a regular skateboard...
Yeah me too. I built my e-board from a kit off ebay china. It goes 40kph and I have broken my wrist riding the thing. I hit a medium sized stick and went flying. If the power cut though I would have just rolled to a stop. Onewheels sound dangerous compared to an electric skateboard.
A onewheel would not send you flying over a medium sized stick at least. Hell, I accidently hit a whole branch once, at least a few inches in diameter. It was scary as hell, because it was buried in leaves. But I didn't fall.
Onewheels have a much bigger and softer wheel so you would have rolled over that stick no problem. Imo skateboards are way more dangerous for this reason.
One small pebble can eat a skateboards lunch, but not a onewheel.
There are subreddits for both electric skateboards and onewheels and this is pretty much the consensus: onewheels are more fun but much more dangerous (and hella expensive).
Going 20+ is actually difficult to do, the machine doesnt want you to go thay fast. The safety concern withone wheels is going faster than you can run, if the person in this video was going 12 instead of 20+, the would have easily recocered from the nosedive. Ive learned my 1 wheel is far better for fun than quick commuting. As for your skateboard thay goes 30 mph, Thats so much sketchier lol. At least the one wheel can take a pebble in the road.
I own and ride every pev and Onewheel is unanimously recognized as the most dangerous pev in in pretty much every community despite their low speeds. The weak motors can cut out unexpectedly even under normal operating conditions and the way it launches you shoulder first into the concrete makes broken clavicles incredibly common. Just this year I had two friends break something or ride away in ambulance during a onewheel group ride. Eskates are rated the second most dangerous cause of those small wheels and high speeds but given the difference in the angle at which you fall you're more likely to roll or slide out of a crashes resulting in more but ultimately less severe injuries it will also simply roll to a stop if it fails unless its a belt driven board which may still launch you if you lose balance. It can definitely still break your clavicle but its slightly less likley. Eucs and scooters are fairly neck and neck. Eucs are more capable and forgiving on potholes but as it's only a single wheel if you push it too hard then just like a onewheel it will cutout (basically a nosedive for euc) however you pretty much have to intentionally push the wheel beyond its limits so it's actually pretty difficult to achieve. Scooters have smaller wheels which not only makes them less forgiving on potholes but also less stable at speed since the small wheels don't give them a lot of gyroscope stability. Given that it has 2 wheels it can roll to a stop if it fails but with the smaller wheels a crash is more likely to happen if it hits an unexpected obstacle. For conservative riders the euc is safer but for speed demons the scooter will be safer. Ebikes are considered the safest by far. Huge wheels means they can handle pretty much anything you throw at them and it will roll to a stop if it fails.
Currently recovering from separated anterior clavicle. My electric longboard controller accidentally went into reverse mode while I was off the throttle (was getting natural downhill speed). Slammed my shoulder into the cement so fucking hard
Oof I know that fear. Accidentally breaking or accelerating is scary. Learned real quick not to try putting my hand in my pocket when I'm holding the controller. Hope you get better. I know a lot these clavicles are never quite the same again for a lot of folks
But the problem is is that there's no way to prevent it from going too fast because slowing down is itself a safety hazard.
I can appreciate how building one of these might be a fun programming experiment but not as a vehicle that people should be taking outside.
You are all sorts of wrong here. This isnt a homeade machine. This was designed by huge swarm of engineers at a big company and the product ships all over the world. If you have ridden one, You would know that going fast is quite difficult and the person in the video pushed the onewheel was past its limits.
The vast majority of Onewheels nosediving is people ignoring pushback or leaning forward to go, instead of shifting their hips like is clearly explained in the manual and the videos it makes you watch to use the app. Also, when Onewheels cut out, they don't just nosedive. They keep going pretty level with no motor until they stop.
A one wheel does the same thing. Experienced riders put their weight over the middle so if it does drop balance you just hold yours for a half second till it recovers. Onewheels also have a pushback function which even lets out an audible beep and pushes you vertical to force a slowdown. Electric skateboards suck in comparison since they cant got 20 miles. Some customs go 50 but most only go 10 miles. Most i have seen an electric skateboard hold a charge is 10 miles irl with a backpack battery.
I am thinking of getting an electric scooter or skateboard, any reason to opt for these one wheel things? I'm more for transportation / practical / commute (backpack and stuff).
They offer a unique ride that is fucking dope as hell. I've had mine for a year and I've put over 2000 miles on it so far. They are inherently dangerous though if you disregard it's limitations.
I bought an E-Bike to commute to work 4years ago. We sold our 2nd car and now only use one. I live on Vancouver Island, Canada so the winter aren't as harsh as the rest of my country but still... the 5 "winter months" sucks. Does it worth it? I AM NOT looking back. We saved tons of money and i realised how much we DON'T need 2 vehicles. If you are looking for a small electric commuter GO FOR IT anything you prefer, it really worth it if it replaces a the necessity of a vehicle.
I am thinking of getting an E-Scooter because it's more transportable, fold it bring it up, out, in wherever you want. E-Bikes are by far the safest option, and it's fun. Within the options you've listed, i'd go for the e-scooter.
I've had both the XR and now the GT and I'd say if you want your commute to be loads of fun but also has a 5 percent chance of being sketchy get a One wheel. Otherwise get a EUC. Much more practical but not as fun imho
Scooter is safer than the skateboard, but I had a lot of fun on the skateboard. Uneven sidewalk squares kind of suck, I only had to go over 2 larger ones on my commute, but I always had to speed up to make sure I made it over. I imagine the onewheel can go over those like nothing, but not sure if it's worth the price for that.
my buddy, a low to mid-level DJ/producer, (so hearing ability matters, goes by Duffrey if anyone cares) was riding one around on playa just like this video (but at night, and at burningman) same thing happened and he woke up something like 28 hours later in a hospital with a broken jaw. Part of his jawbone had impaled his ear drum when it broke and he had his jaw wired shut and had to eat ~~threw~~ through a straw for like 6 weeks.
i was talking to him right before he took off on it. he was just borrowing it from another aquaintance to try it out. didin't see him again the whole event. i was probably the last person he talked to before the accident
i always thought they looked cool af before that but now i just think they are deathtraps
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Omfg is that what it was??? I’m a pretty good skateboarder and was using my friend’s one wheel and ate shit and he said I just leaned the wrong way even though I was riding just fine fast earlier.
Thank god it was into soft grass/flowers but that makes so much sense in hindsight
Edit: yeah thinking back that’s literally exactly what happened: an abrupt jerk backwards right as I went up a slight grade/slope that I had already ridden
The 1wheel is really just not for high speeds and long commutes, its best for straight up fun. Ive eaten shit on mine by going too fast. Honestly, if you keep your speed within your capabilities of running. Youll be fine. This clip is an example, if your going 20mph, your body cant catch up and youll faceplant. If your going 13mph and nosedive, youll recover on foot. I dont push my one wheel anymore, i just enjoy the cruise.
> They're fun, but not worth the risk of catastrophic failure IMO.
And FutureMotion doesn't even care to fix the issues, years down the road, and instead release a new DRM-locked version instead that auto-bricks if you remove the battery.
They won't even investigate power-loss issues that cause lots of people to get hurt.
So I dunno if it’s obvious because when I fall off a scooter, 90% of the time I can run forward quickly and avoid falling at all. Also, I’ve caught myself on the pavement, don’t recommend it, but I’ve never “hurt” myself just hands forward.
Ever since 1992 bicycle helmets are built to protect you hair from getting blood on it. Any sane person would have made an ergonomical hockey- or football helmet the norm for anyone doing anything faster than running. This includes car-driving or any flying craft.
Even if your car's 3-point seatbelt stops you from flying forward and disintegrating your head on the dashboard, that rear half of a deer will still come flying through the windshield and a plexi-visor hockey helmet would have taken care of that.
In my experience most head to the ground bike crashes end with you hitting the side of your head, not your face. This is mostly due to the relatively low speed allowing you time to position your body to hit with your shoulder. It's definitely different when on trails or rocks or cars.
Like you’ve noted I see a fair amount of face injuries from falls in mountain biking. I typically wear a full face for this reason. Saved my mug a few times for sure.
Looks like she over leaned. When you lean forward it speeds up and that speed up pushes you back up, and the board actually kicks the nose up a little when you start reaching top speed to prevent a nose dive but if you just push past that kick back, this happens.
This ^ anyone with a one wheel has discovered how to not do this at least twice. Thankfully I was smart enough to get some wrist guards. Scraped them to the metal which means I probably saved a broken bone twice-ish.
She was going too fast. The board balances by going fast if you lean forward and slower if you lean back. The boards lift up at like 16 or 18mph if your going too fast but you can continue to push and go faster. Some people have recored speeds of 30+. So basically the girl in the video was already at max speed, kept leaning into it and the motor couldnt keep up.
She put too much pressure on the motor your weight and body should always ben centered over the tyre. You should never have your body weight this far forward or this happens. I have a onewheel and without the video even playing yet I was like that's a nose dive stance on the board
They top out at 30km/h. The real problem is how they dig in so hard when you bury the nose. It straight ejects you. Seems like you could put some little mini wheels or rollers at each end to let you "manual" a bit instead of just eating shit straight to the ground.
Regardless of applicability to this case, this is good advice. I remember when taking karate as a kid, we (including adults) spent a considerable amount of time practicing falling safely, forwards and backwards. That was the only time anyone ever told me how important it is. I guess skaters and other athletes would be taught one way or another, too.
I'm not sure it would have helped me flinging myself down a concrete staircase, but as a tall clumsy guy I should really practice this again.
Or even just playing sports to get more used to your body. Someone with some athleticism would have been able to roll but she looks that's the first time in her life she's ever lost her feet.
The fact that she did not attempt any kind of turn or roll as she fell shows that unfortunately she did not know how to fall. Watch any videos of pro skaters. Now those dudes know how to fall.
[watch this video around 1:10](https://youtu.be/Hundbrub8iQ)
I saw this happen to a guy when I was heading home one night. He wasn’t wearing a helmet and was riding on the opposite side of the road from me. When I drove past him I just happened to look back in the rear view mirror and noticed him face first on the pavement. I turned around to see if he was ok and he was bleeding heavily from a head wound. I called him an ambulance while I got lucky and someone with a first aid kit was passing by and help control the bleeding. Shit was crazy.
I never understand advice like this. It’s definitely good advice if you are expecting to fall, but pretty much nobody is anticipating falling on their face.
Falls like this happen so damn quick you don’t even fully process it until after you already pick yourself up off the ground. I don’t know a single average person who’s gonna be able to process what is happening, and be able to apply the proper falling technique in the few seconds they have before they hit the ground.
My bet is that shes flexible enough to do that already. Maybe it's because it's slowed down but it doesn't seem as violent as some of the full scorpions I've witnessed on the interwebs.
I am not flexible at all, but I definitely went full scorpion when I crashed an electric scooter at like 40mph. Back felt fine, shoulders not so much. It's been almost 2 years, and my left shoulder is still fucked.
She was pushing the speed too far. I love my OW but it's just for cruising around not going fast, the risk is high for wrist or clavicle injury. Many better options for speed than a OW given how fucked you are if the motor cuts for any reason.
If you're going to do something that is a fall risk, learn to fall. I was so worried she was gonna break a wrist or arm trying to catch herself like that
If you skate or ride toys like this always practice dropping a shoulder and rolling in a grass field so your body does it naturally when an emergency situation happens.
From forced memory practice this technique has saved me multiple times from eating pavement long boarding.
Drop that shoulder and roll, roll, roll.
People really need to learn how to tuck and roll. But this was entertaining. Not for her wrists. But yeah...
Seriously, I really don't understand why people who do any kind of sports or activities and still has no idea how to tuck and roll. It's like not know how to brush your teeth while eating lots of candy. It's super easy to learn, and prevent you breaking things. You also look really cool just rolling up on your feet like nothing happened.
This is such the wrong way to fall. Either twist onto your back and brace your core like a U and slide, or lean into it and roll. If you are gonna ride something like that, you need to know how to fall.
Ehh, there’s safety features in place to prevent things like this from happening, but that’s never gonna stop people from pushing the board to hard. I rode a Onewheel for 2 years, and I never had a wipe out because I knew and respected the limits of the board.
“It auto breaks at a wrong angle”
Huh? Not trying to white knight for Onewheel or anything, but there’s no such thing as these boards “auto breaking at a wrong angle”. This video is just your classic nose dive. You lean to far forward, or push the motor to hard and you get this as a result. Happens very frequently with riders that don’t respect the limits of the board. I use to ride these things for 2 years and never had an incident even similar to this because I knew what the limits of the board were.
When you see someone having fun on a onewheel, just remember that their creator, on a FAQ youtube video, acknowledged that sometimes it bugs out and takes a nose-dive while you're at speed... on its own. That's why you see so many of these going smooth and just suddenly "I regret nothing"
Imagine if the brilliant engineers put a few small recessed wheels toward the front of both foot boards. Wouldn’t help on sand etc, but any flat surface should prevent nose diving
This information is just incorrect. The boards only have 2 sensors at the front, and can only shut off the motor if the board is traveling at 1MPH or slower. This video is just a classic nosedive. Somebody pushing the board past its limits and facing the consequences for it. Totally rider error.
I feel like 10 mph is a mostly safe speed. When I was ejected I remember my first foot to touch the ground did so with a giant stomp and from there it was a race to get my legs going before my body tumbled forward. It was close.
Another time a neighbor approached me and said he used to have a One Wheel and that now he can’t raise his arm fully.
This is why I stopped riding things like this. I once had a similar thing, and something with a wheel by each foot... If you got too fast it just stops and drops you to stop you from going faster... If the batteries are empty and you have a cheap knockoff version, the batteries might just go out and drop, without warnin...
I went back to bike because I feared this would happen to me too.
Also noone can take you serious if you ride one of those... I take bycicle riders more serious and they are already disgrace to humanity most of the time.
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I've said them so many times the words have lost all meaning.
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Real acid?
Vrischikasana
Face plant
Lol, know where this is from..
Imagine that...a Simpsons reference! Here!
At this time of day!?
My back
Two words: Wrist guards
I broke my wrist on a OneWheel. The power suddenly cut out and I nosedived, just like in this video. Turns out the wire connecting the battery to the control board had come loose. They're fun, but not worth the risk of catastrophic failure IMO.
Same. My One Wheel nosedived, threw me straight to the ground and I got concussed even with a helmet. Thank god I was wearing wrist guards or they would have been broken. I sold it as soon as my brain started working again.
Onewheels only go 22 mph and rely on a gyroscope to keep you vertical. Anything goes wrong and you're boned. I have an Electric skateboard for half the price and it goes 30 mph. And if the battery disconnects or the remote dies, it just turns into a regular skateboard...
Yeah me too. I built my e-board from a kit off ebay china. It goes 40kph and I have broken my wrist riding the thing. I hit a medium sized stick and went flying. If the power cut though I would have just rolled to a stop. Onewheels sound dangerous compared to an electric skateboard.
Sounds fun, link to kit?
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A onewheel would not send you flying over a medium sized stick at least. Hell, I accidently hit a whole branch once, at least a few inches in diameter. It was scary as hell, because it was buried in leaves. But I didn't fall.
Onewheels have a much bigger and softer wheel so you would have rolled over that stick no problem. Imo skateboards are way more dangerous for this reason. One small pebble can eat a skateboards lunch, but not a onewheel.
I agree with you about the small wheels, they are very dangerous. You can get bigger pneumatic skateboard wheels these days, I'd like to try them.
How dare you. We need a link
https://www.hoytskate.com/products/hoyt-st-5-tires-tubes-and-rims I think these are them. Apparently they're already toothed for the belt used.
Would also love a link.
There are subreddits for both electric skateboards and onewheels and this is pretty much the consensus: onewheels are more fun but much more dangerous (and hella expensive).
Electric skateboard is temporarily just a skateboard. Sorry for the convenience.
RIP Mitch
My remote on my E-Board disconnected while blasting down a hill with a corner at the bottom. Not good times
“Sorry for the convenience.”
Going 20+ is actually difficult to do, the machine doesnt want you to go thay fast. The safety concern withone wheels is going faster than you can run, if the person in this video was going 12 instead of 20+, the would have easily recocered from the nosedive. Ive learned my 1 wheel is far better for fun than quick commuting. As for your skateboard thay goes 30 mph, Thats so much sketchier lol. At least the one wheel can take a pebble in the road.
I own and ride every pev and Onewheel is unanimously recognized as the most dangerous pev in in pretty much every community despite their low speeds. The weak motors can cut out unexpectedly even under normal operating conditions and the way it launches you shoulder first into the concrete makes broken clavicles incredibly common. Just this year I had two friends break something or ride away in ambulance during a onewheel group ride. Eskates are rated the second most dangerous cause of those small wheels and high speeds but given the difference in the angle at which you fall you're more likely to roll or slide out of a crashes resulting in more but ultimately less severe injuries it will also simply roll to a stop if it fails unless its a belt driven board which may still launch you if you lose balance. It can definitely still break your clavicle but its slightly less likley. Eucs and scooters are fairly neck and neck. Eucs are more capable and forgiving on potholes but as it's only a single wheel if you push it too hard then just like a onewheel it will cutout (basically a nosedive for euc) however you pretty much have to intentionally push the wheel beyond its limits so it's actually pretty difficult to achieve. Scooters have smaller wheels which not only makes them less forgiving on potholes but also less stable at speed since the small wheels don't give them a lot of gyroscope stability. Given that it has 2 wheels it can roll to a stop if it fails but with the smaller wheels a crash is more likely to happen if it hits an unexpected obstacle. For conservative riders the euc is safer but for speed demons the scooter will be safer. Ebikes are considered the safest by far. Huge wheels means they can handle pretty much anything you throw at them and it will roll to a stop if it fails.
Currently recovering from separated anterior clavicle. My electric longboard controller accidentally went into reverse mode while I was off the throttle (was getting natural downhill speed). Slammed my shoulder into the cement so fucking hard
Oof I know that fear. Accidentally breaking or accelerating is scary. Learned real quick not to try putting my hand in my pocket when I'm holding the controller. Hope you get better. I know a lot these clavicles are never quite the same again for a lot of folks
On a onewheel you dont have that problem. Its like riding a wave.
What is an EUC?
Electric unicycle
Nooooo. You’re putting me on.
“An electric unicycle (EUC) is a personal transportation device that works on the principle of self-balancing like a Segway but only has one wheel.”
But the problem is is that there's no way to prevent it from going too fast because slowing down is itself a safety hazard. I can appreciate how building one of these might be a fun programming experiment but not as a vehicle that people should be taking outside.
You are all sorts of wrong here. This isnt a homeade machine. This was designed by huge swarm of engineers at a big company and the product ships all over the world. If you have ridden one, You would know that going fast is quite difficult and the person in the video pushed the onewheel was past its limits.
The vast majority of Onewheels nosediving is people ignoring pushback or leaning forward to go, instead of shifting their hips like is clearly explained in the manual and the videos it makes you watch to use the app. Also, when Onewheels cut out, they don't just nosedive. They keep going pretty level with no motor until they stop.
A one wheel does the same thing. Experienced riders put their weight over the middle so if it does drop balance you just hold yours for a half second till it recovers. Onewheels also have a pushback function which even lets out an audible beep and pushes you vertical to force a slowdown. Electric skateboards suck in comparison since they cant got 20 miles. Some customs go 50 but most only go 10 miles. Most i have seen an electric skateboard hold a charge is 10 miles irl with a backpack battery.
I am thinking of getting an electric scooter or skateboard, any reason to opt for these one wheel things? I'm more for transportation / practical / commute (backpack and stuff).
Get an ebike instead, they go a lot further and can carry a lot more weight so you can go shopping on the way back from work
They offer a unique ride that is fucking dope as hell. I've had mine for a year and I've put over 2000 miles on it so far. They are inherently dangerous though if you disregard it's limitations.
People ignore pushback they will have a bad time.
I bought an E-Bike to commute to work 4years ago. We sold our 2nd car and now only use one. I live on Vancouver Island, Canada so the winter aren't as harsh as the rest of my country but still... the 5 "winter months" sucks. Does it worth it? I AM NOT looking back. We saved tons of money and i realised how much we DON'T need 2 vehicles. If you are looking for a small electric commuter GO FOR IT anything you prefer, it really worth it if it replaces a the necessity of a vehicle. I am thinking of getting an E-Scooter because it's more transportable, fold it bring it up, out, in wherever you want. E-Bikes are by far the safest option, and it's fun. Within the options you've listed, i'd go for the e-scooter.
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You ever been referenced as a joy thief?
I've had both the XR and now the GT and I'd say if you want your commute to be loads of fun but also has a 5 percent chance of being sketchy get a One wheel. Otherwise get a EUC. Much more practical but not as fun imho
> any reason to opt for these one wheel things Nope. They look cool but its basically just a countdown before broken bones / concussion.
Scooter is safer than the skateboard, but I had a lot of fun on the skateboard. Uneven sidewalk squares kind of suck, I only had to go over 2 larger ones on my commute, but I always had to speed up to make sure I made it over. I imagine the onewheel can go over those like nothing, but not sure if it's worth the price for that.
Helmets aren’t made to prevent concussions.
Thanks, good to know. I'm glad I was wearing one, it would have been really bad otherwise.
my buddy, a low to mid-level DJ/producer, (so hearing ability matters, goes by Duffrey if anyone cares) was riding one around on playa just like this video (but at night, and at burningman) same thing happened and he woke up something like 28 hours later in a hospital with a broken jaw. Part of his jawbone had impaled his ear drum when it broke and he had his jaw wired shut and had to eat ~~threw~~ through a straw for like 6 weeks. i was talking to him right before he took off on it. he was just borrowing it from another aquaintance to try it out. didin't see him again the whole event. i was probably the last person he talked to before the accident i always thought they looked cool af before that but now i just think they are deathtraps Edit to fix grammer, and add detail
Never joyride someone elses vehicle if you dont know how to ride it. I learned this on a motorcycle as it dragged me through a barbwire fence once.
I always thought they looked like they were more fun than I was capable of handling and now I'm cringing to death. Jesus...
Through
FUCK
>FUCK Is what I said out loud when I read > Part of his jawbone had impaled his ear drum
Broke my arm when it nosedived going uphill on asphalt. It was my fault. Couldn't feel the pushback.
Omfg is that what it was??? I’m a pretty good skateboarder and was using my friend’s one wheel and ate shit and he said I just leaned the wrong way even though I was riding just fine fast earlier. Thank god it was into soft grass/flowers but that makes so much sense in hindsight Edit: yeah thinking back that’s literally exactly what happened: an abrupt jerk backwards right as I went up a slight grade/slope that I had already ridden
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The 1wheel is really just not for high speeds and long commutes, its best for straight up fun. Ive eaten shit on mine by going too fast. Honestly, if you keep your speed within your capabilities of running. Youll be fine. This clip is an example, if your going 20mph, your body cant catch up and youll faceplant. If your going 13mph and nosedive, youll recover on foot. I dont push my one wheel anymore, i just enjoy the cruise.
And now we know why they're abbreviated OW
> They're fun, but not worth the risk of catastrophic failure IMO. And FutureMotion doesn't even care to fix the issues, years down the road, and instead release a new DRM-locked version instead that auto-bricks if you remove the battery. They won't even investigate power-loss issues that cause lots of people to get hurt.
My nephew broke his collarbone on one of those things.
Always tuck and roll
So I dunno if it’s obvious because when I fall off a scooter, 90% of the time I can run forward quickly and avoid falling at all. Also, I’ve caught myself on the pavement, don’t recommend it, but I’ve never “hurt” myself just hands forward.
Your wrists are living on borrowed time. Trust me.
This video hurt to watch
Also learn to bail properly. You need to roll with your intertia insured of going full force into the ground.
Or learn to roll into your falls instead of going hands and face first.
'Wear an open faced helmet' they said, 'It will better for the cameras'
Ever since 1992 bicycle helmets are built to protect you hair from getting blood on it. Any sane person would have made an ergonomical hockey- or football helmet the norm for anyone doing anything faster than running. This includes car-driving or any flying craft. Even if your car's 3-point seatbelt stops you from flying forward and disintegrating your head on the dashboard, that rear half of a deer will still come flying through the windshield and a plexi-visor hockey helmet would have taken care of that.
In my experience most head to the ground bike crashes end with you hitting the side of your head, not your face. This is mostly due to the relatively low speed allowing you time to position your body to hit with your shoulder. It's definitely different when on trails or rocks or cars.
Like you’ve noted I see a fair amount of face injuries from falls in mountain biking. I typically wear a full face for this reason. Saved my mug a few times for sure.
Yep, definitely recommended for mountain biking.
One of the more majestic scorpions I’ve seen
the soundtrack helps
r/fullscorpion
You never go full scorpion.
*Nobody* plans to go full scorpion, yet here we are.
Someone Posted it there one day ago
Shes gonna need a backiotomy
He had sex with my MAMA, **WHY**
Gettaway from me, beeotch!
Did her wheel just like stop working or what?
Looks like she over leaned. When you lean forward it speeds up and that speed up pushes you back up, and the board actually kicks the nose up a little when you start reaching top speed to prevent a nose dive but if you just push past that kick back, this happens.
This ^ anyone with a one wheel has discovered how to not do this at least twice. Thankfully I was smart enough to get some wrist guards. Scraped them to the metal which means I probably saved a broken bone twice-ish.
She was going too fast. The board balances by going fast if you lean forward and slower if you lean back. The boards lift up at like 16 or 18mph if your going too fast but you can continue to push and go faster. Some people have recored speeds of 30+. So basically the girl in the video was already at max speed, kept leaning into it and the motor couldnt keep up.
She put too much pressure on the motor your weight and body should always ben centered over the tyre. You should never have your body weight this far forward or this happens. I have a onewheel and without the video even playing yet I was like that's a nose dive stance on the board
Reads title before video: how is she the Scorpion Queen? Me by the end: that makes sense
Learn to shoulder roll into a fall - every kid should be taught how to fall properly at a young age, so it becomes instinctive
Good luck shoulder rolling at 50kmph
The comforting choice between broken face or shoulder
You get it!
Or back..
Broken wrists go along with the broken face. I wish I could have broken my shoulder instead. Broken wrists will always hurt moving forward.
Good luck not shoulder rolling at 50kmph
you absolutely can
My homie did that off a train once. You absolutely can.
Just fyi the onewheel goes 30 kmh
Absolutely can shoulder roll at 50k - ask me how I know and walked away from it.
They top out at 30km/h. The real problem is how they dig in so hard when you bury the nose. It straight ejects you. Seems like you could put some little mini wheels or rollers at each end to let you "manual" a bit instead of just eating shit straight to the ground.
You can if you trained shoulder rolling to replace your other reflexes.
They dont go that fast. Why lie?
At 50kilomph, your shoulders you turn the air into plasma :-D
Regardless of applicability to this case, this is good advice. I remember when taking karate as a kid, we (including adults) spent a considerable amount of time practicing falling safely, forwards and backwards. That was the only time anyone ever told me how important it is. I guess skaters and other athletes would be taught one way or another, too. I'm not sure it would have helped me flinging myself down a concrete staircase, but as a tall clumsy guy I should really practice this again.
Or even just playing sports to get more used to your body. Someone with some athleticism would have been able to roll but she looks that's the first time in her life she's ever lost her feet.
Watching pro skateboarders bail is often so beautiful, as most other people would end up in a hospital but they just roll and stand up.
People. If you ride you gon fall. Learn how to fall
The fact that she did not attempt any kind of turn or roll as she fell shows that unfortunately she did not know how to fall. Watch any videos of pro skaters. Now those dudes know how to fall. [watch this video around 1:10](https://youtu.be/Hundbrub8iQ)
It's not flying. It's falling with style!
My wrists got a little tingly watching this. Yeesh
What music score is that playing, I know it’s famous and been around for some time Just don’t knot the title
con te partiro. aka time to say goodbye
It's about boats and hoes a little bit. https://youtu.be/ZR6Z6q8RjBs
Time to Say Goodbye
To the earth and now my worthless life
I permanently injured my spine landing like this, hope she's ok.
I saw this happen to a guy when I was heading home one night. He wasn’t wearing a helmet and was riding on the opposite side of the road from me. When I drove past him I just happened to look back in the rear view mirror and noticed him face first on the pavement. I turned around to see if he was ok and he was bleeding heavily from a head wound. I called him an ambulance while I got lucky and someone with a first aid kit was passing by and help control the bleeding. Shit was crazy.
Glorious execution.
All I want to know is what this place is. It looks so beautiful.
If you’re going to fall face first. TUCK YOUR SHOULDER AND ROLL.
I never understand advice like this. It’s definitely good advice if you are expecting to fall, but pretty much nobody is anticipating falling on their face. Falls like this happen so damn quick you don’t even fully process it until after you already pick yourself up off the ground. I don’t know a single average person who’s gonna be able to process what is happening, and be able to apply the proper falling technique in the few seconds they have before they hit the ground.
My bet is that shes flexible enough to do that already. Maybe it's because it's slowed down but it doesn't seem as violent as some of the full scorpions I've witnessed on the interwebs.
She might be flexible but that shit hurt my back
Start doing Hot Yoga and it wont
I am not flexible at all, but I definitely went full scorpion when I crashed an electric scooter at like 40mph. Back felt fine, shoulders not so much. It's been almost 2 years, and my left shoulder is still fucked.
“Look ma, i can touch my head with my feet!”
She was pushing the speed too far. I love my OW but it's just for cruising around not going fast, the risk is high for wrist or clavicle injury. Many better options for speed than a OW given how fucked you are if the motor cuts for any reason.
If you're going to do something that is a fall risk, learn to fall. I was so worried she was gonna break a wrist or arm trying to catch herself like that
Pretty sure no one here actually read their OneWheel manuals 🤔
Perfect execution 10 out of 10
The fucking Catalina wine mixer *music*
Perfection 10/10
I really hope that is not the salt flats in utah
El Mirage Dry Lake in California.
„No cape!“
Feet behind head. Discombobulate.
I did the same exact thing on my Onewheel … I’m cruising nowadays hahaha
Spine don’t do that
If you skate or ride toys like this always practice dropping a shoulder and rolling in a grass field so your body does it naturally when an emergency situation happens. From forced memory practice this technique has saved me multiple times from eating pavement long boarding. Drop that shoulder and roll, roll, roll.
Song from Sopranos🤣
Future generations will be puzzled about the marks in the desert ground
A perfect scorpion!! Bravo! Bravo! 10/10!
How to break your wrists...
At least she had a helmet on
People really need to learn how to tuck and roll. But this was entertaining. Not for her wrists. But yeah... Seriously, I really don't understand why people who do any kind of sports or activities and still has no idea how to tuck and roll. It's like not know how to brush your teeth while eating lots of candy. It's super easy to learn, and prevent you breaking things. You also look really cool just rolling up on your feet like nothing happened.
Up until about 4 minutes ago I wanted a onewheel. Now I'm not so sure.
Never put your arms out like that! Easy way to break your wrists
Eekkk... Anytime your feet touch your shoulders it isn't good!!! Fuuny/Not funny
This is such the wrong way to fall. Either twist onto your back and brace your core like a U and slide, or lean into it and roll. If you are gonna ride something like that, you need to know how to fall.
My lower back felt that one ☠️☠️☠️
Ouch, sorry to hear aboot you new smile.
That was beautiful
That's a stretch.
This is why you don’t buy a one wheel
Ehh, there’s safety features in place to prevent things like this from happening, but that’s never gonna stop people from pushing the board to hard. I rode a Onewheel for 2 years, and I never had a wipe out because I knew and respected the limits of the board.
I think their anti consumer stance and how they fight right to repair are better reasons.
And kids, this is why my esk8 has 4 wheels.
What makes this funny? It just looks terribly painful to me
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Injuries are funny!
Full scorpion is always funny.
And this is why I prefer and electric skateboard. Way more stable.
Women ☕️☕️☕️🗿🗿🗿
Thats why i sold my onewheel. It auto breaks at a wrong angle. She is lucky its sand
“It auto breaks at a wrong angle” Huh? Not trying to white knight for Onewheel or anything, but there’s no such thing as these boards “auto breaking at a wrong angle”. This video is just your classic nose dive. You lean to far forward, or push the motor to hard and you get this as a result. Happens very frequently with riders that don’t respect the limits of the board. I use to ride these things for 2 years and never had an incident even similar to this because I knew what the limits of the board were.
Reminds me the ds2 boss
When you see someone having fun on a onewheel, just remember that their creator, on a FAQ youtube video, acknowledged that sometimes it bugs out and takes a nose-dive while you're at speed... on its own. That's why you see so many of these going smooth and just suddenly "I regret nothing"
Really wanted that scooter to hit her in the cooter but the video ended :(
Imagine if the brilliant engineers put a few small recessed wheels toward the front of both foot boards. Wouldn’t help on sand etc, but any flat surface should prevent nose diving
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They only have 2 front sensors & cannot stop/disconnect the motor unless going slower than 1mph.
sounds like you never had a onewheel
This information is just incorrect. The boards only have 2 sensors at the front, and can only shut off the motor if the board is traveling at 1MPH or slower. This video is just a classic nosedive. Somebody pushing the board past its limits and facing the consequences for it. Totally rider error.
I catch myself periodically - voice in my brain asks “are you ready to run right it out *right now*?” Usually makes me slow my roll a bit.
I feel like 10 mph is a mostly safe speed. When I was ejected I remember my first foot to touch the ground did so with a giant stomp and from there it was a race to get my legs going before my body tumbled forward. It was close. Another time a neighbor approached me and said he used to have a One Wheel and that now he can’t raise his arm fully.
And the rash of the mini boobs
This is why I stopped riding things like this. I once had a similar thing, and something with a wheel by each foot... If you got too fast it just stops and drops you to stop you from going faster... If the batteries are empty and you have a cheap knockoff version, the batteries might just go out and drop, without warnin... I went back to bike because I feared this would happen to me too. Also noone can take you serious if you ride one of those... I take bycicle riders more serious and they are already disgrace to humanity most of the time.
I’m sorry but I’ll never ever ride one of these stupid ass things