Well done! Very informative. I'm gonna put a seat on my v11 and give it a go. I do food delivery on it with 6-7 hours of riding so this would be nice to sit for a bit on the bike trails and long paths with no traffic. Thanks Adam!
Two things I noticed while I learned to ride seated that I don't think you mentioned. 1. With a suspensionless wheel if you don't have a very soft seat your butt will be about as bruised as if you'd tried horseback riding for the first time. I.e. don't over do it the first few times until you get used to it. 2. Having the wheel in medium mode is nice when learning to go from standing to seated position it gives you just a little bit more leeway as the wheel doesn't react instantly if you're just a little bit off-center when crouching down.
It's so funny you came out with this video today as today was the 1st day I successfully rode seated! It was so freaking fun and scary at the same time! People in my town looking at me like what the hell! 😂 still no where as skilled as you but am getting there! Oh bonus for me, I remembered not to shit myself!
Very good info as always from you. Seated riding is a lot of fun, also it can prevent back ache. My recommandations are: 1) Start standing up then sit 2) adjust seat to the length of your legs. 3) S22, Inmotion V11, V12 and V13 and Sherman wheels are brilliant for seated riding . The seat price is a laff so creative DIY is a good idea.
I have such a difficult time doing seated with the begode falcon. Granted i've only had 5 days practice, however, having side pads and not a seat pads, make it difficult to even sit. It is so true that I have had to sit with knees flared. I appreciate this video a lot, learned a lot to. Thanks.
This guy did an interesting mod for his Falcon using a Surron seat. As it turns out I have an extra Surron seat and I'm eventually going to do this to my Falcon. Just starting out with EUC and I'm not ready yet for seated riding. ua-cam.com/video/uuVeyobQ1WI/v-deo.html
Great one Adam! I actually made one for the spanish community, it's in my channel just in case it helps Not trying to spam btw. Happy seated riding peeps! 😃
Thanks, WW. There were two useful seated riding videos this week. I consider myself a pretty good rider, but backward and seated are two skills I've yet to master. Guess I'd better get on that seated practice again and there were some good points in this tutorial.
Seated riding on the Patton is very easy. Even backwards feels easy. When I get my Patton, I will practice backwards seated riding. My main wheel for seated riding is the Abrams.
@Jean Leloup I should have elaborated on why it's easy on the Patton. - It has infinite torque - A flat top surface - It is very compact and not too heavy - jump block pads aren't too big
I started with a used v8f a month ago and find myself going in bike trails and all and i need that torque, take efficiency and nimbleness if thats a word. I tought about the s22 but even if the patton is smaller there seems to be a global praised for it. Im excited just thinking where that wheel could take me if i climb and go in the sand with the v8f more or less easily it must be amazing!! Thank you for the reply you did by the way
Funny how i disagree with alot here. I have the stock lower pads, and custom upper pads with no front part, so its similar to your setup. But, everything you said is only applicable when you're small, and you can sit with the whole foot touching the pedals. Im 1,93, and my heels go up when seated riding, which means no hands free transition because at one point, im only standing on my toes. Also, at higher speeds i would never touch any part of my euc, would introduce way to much instability. I find seated riding to be way way more stable then standing riding, so why would i put my hands on the wheel while seated at speed (60kmh+). You where right about the grip on the seat, I've put some Moosgummi ontop of the original S22 seat, and i printed a hard plastic seat support for underneath the seat. Without those two easy mods, seated riding is shit on the S22 in my experience. Also on the point of starting to learn how to ride, I've tought 6 people by now how to ride seated, and i would never start with the transition. I always teach them how to actually ride seated first, by letting them start and end seated. Only after they can ride stable seated, i get to the transition. The reason is simple: transition is a very unstable process which needs to happen fast (unless youre smaller), so new rider would go from stable standing riding, to very unstable transition, to yet unlearned therefore unstable seated riding. The way i do it, they go from stable standing to unstable transition to then already learned stable seated.
That’s why I personally have no wish to ride these things standing. One I like my Onewheel for standing riding just like I preferred Snowboarding to skiing. I tried the stand up Euc and it was ok but not my thing. I’ve watched a lot of bad things happen in that transition thing. When I ride my manual Uni’s it s a 100% sit down thing for me and it has never felt anywhere near as dangerous as the motor ized machines. I guess I’m too old to take unnecessary risks. As fun and crazy as it seems riding on One wheel machines , it is a hoot and already a risky business.
@WrongWay! - Could you PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSEEEEE make a Part 2 video about riding seated WITH power pads? Most people don't have your setup so this video only applies to 2% of the entire EUC population :( Most will always want to have acceleration/power pads and not your setup so it'd be more useful to the community if you gave specific guidance on maneuvering the seated position when you still have pads in the way? Thanks for your time and consideration and all the work you've done so far in spreading the unicycle gospel! :)
Somehow I ended up watching this video even though I dont have an EUC and I've never ridden one (or anything similar such as a hoverboard or e scooter). 😂 Really enjoyed it though, very informative. I'm wondering if I could do something like this as I have a disability which necessitates crutches to walk. Hmm. 🤔
This is why I still ride with stock Begode Nikola pads on my Commander Pro 😂 I transition from standing to seated seamlessly. I sacrifice standing control though, so I'm going to try some Grizzla Flow compact pads as my next step 👍
I sit down as if I was doing a heel elevated front squat, with my hips abbove the seat i need my butt to go straight down. Squatting down "normally" brings the butt back like a chair, squatting with knees coming forward instead of the hips going back allows me to sit without the two step squat he did.
In my opinion, if you saw a UA-cam video on how to ride seated on an EUC and then end up making your own video. I think you should shout the other Homie out because EUCs aren’t that big yet gotta grow the sport🤷🏽♂️
Brakuje detalu że w PL po zamontowaniu staje się to motorowerem zatem ma być zarejestrowane i ubezpieczone . Ogólnie służby mają to na razie w nosie ale przy kolizji czy wypadku można mieć przerąbane szczególnie finansowo . W tym kraju główne źródło dochodów to jest kasowanie wszystkich na pojazdach kiedy się da to wypada uważać co się robi .
Learn to carve, find the balance point for you and the wheel you are riding. Keep your knees slightly bent. Speed wobbles are common going on a downwards incline this is an example of knowing where your balance point from you to your wheel is important. You don't want to panic this can unsettle you entirely. Typically you end up on your ass because you instinctively well go into a brake posture, but you can solve the wobble with carving, by squeezing the wheel with your legs and adjust your posture.
If I make a DIY seat for the 16X what should I use? It's too low and it'll need at least 30 cm in thickness of hard foam and soft foam, it is still ridable? Nimble?
The small pad on the front makes it easier to ride seated, but do you miss it for regular riding? Have you eliminated the top part of the front pad permanently?
@mr_wrongway im wondering if i could do a custom seat on my 14d. The way i imagine it is to stick(epoxy) two curved plates(left and right) on the surface below the handle. The plates are curved to contour with the surface. The two plates will have provisions to have rods connected to them. Front and back part. Thats four rods all in all. They all go up and converge to the center (above the euc handle) where they end up welded to a seat tube (like in a bicycle). Then you can just insert a typical bicycle seat. You can adjust the height. And within the bicycle seat itself you can move it backwards or forward. Even change the tilt angle. What do you think?
if its hard to imagine what im trying to say, just look at the typical bicycle. The bicycle seat is mounted on top of a seat post. The seat post is inserted inside the seat tube. So what if you can have that seat tube installed on the top of your EUC. Because you have the EUC handle blocking its way, have rods welded to the seat tube and those rods bend around the EUC handle into the body of the EUC where they are connected/mounted. The seating can be adjusted in as many degrees of freedom as that of a bicycle. In times when i want to make use of the EUC handle, Im also thinking of a hinge and quick release mechanism at the mounting points so that i can just let the bicycle seat assembly hang at the side of the EUC so that i can pull up the EUC handle if needed. Or perhaps, if the seat post and the seat tube is long enough, then i can just pull the bicycle seat up to a sufficient height that it becomes the EUC new handle.
Why not just make a EUC with an adjustable seat post ( maybe a suspension dropper like on my MTB) and a real true and tested UC seat? Seems more and more these things are evolving as a sit down machines like the original manual UC's. To each their own but sitting down all the time for cruising sense makes since to me on these things. Personally I like this way better on EUCs but sideways stance on Owewheels
@wrongway do you think this is harder for tall riders? I have a v11 am about 190cm have tried very briefly 3 times to ride seated and thought this is hard and scary and went back to standing
I decided to drop buying EUC because i enjoy long rides, like 5-8 hours long, and if i stand all that time i will just get very tired. And sitting on euc is an option but still not as comfortable and safe as on e-bike or scooter. Though i still enjoy watching euc related videos ;)
I’ve had my v12 for months and I’m too chickenshit to ride it because I lose balance every time I try (standing up). So I guess it’s just starting…though I don’t know because I don’t know what it’s like to be moving on it in a forward motion at all. Should I just try starting from a sitting position? I don’t have a seat. Should I get one for the V12 first before starting from a sitting position? Or should I just pull out my ski sticks and try starting from a standing position using the sticks to give me a false sense of confidence? 😂 Or should I just wrap a shitload of packing material around my body and just go for it? I’ve got all the protective gear already but my helmet is a bike helmet. Would I feel more confident with a helmet like the one you wear in this video? Sorry for all the questions but it’s been months since I purchased the inmotion v12 and I’ve been watching videos and trying to visualize myself starting without falling. I’ve had so many falls on bikes throughout my life and I’m getting older so I don’t heal as quickly as I used to. I just really feel like overcoming fears, the less rational fears, would have an empowering effect .
Paralysis of over analysis. This means stop: thinking and simply learn by feel, (which is actually extremely difficult without some training). One way to reduce your cognitive burden while learning is a friendly shoulder to help stabilize, or the best supporting device I’ve found is either a post or pole to ride in circles. This permits a support that can be gradually lessened as learn to ride and steer around a circle. The LESS you think about your body positioning, the faster your intuition will gain its own muscle memory. It’s very counter-intuitive but the goal is passive experiencing, not continuously over reacting with course motor skills; fine motor skills development requires a light and balanced touch, which only comes with time riding without spasmodic over correction. Do, but do not think. {insert favorite karate movie quote here… be like water…} There’s plenty of time to obsess over body positioning and mechanics AFTER your body can sense and maintain balance during transitions. A pole or children’s playground carousel apparatus is where ALL new EUC balance learning should begin, whether you are a complete beginner or are simply adding skills, like riding backwards or seated riding… always begin with a pole! After your muscles are capable of riding without constant exhausting tension, then you’ll be ready for the analysis of your body positioning and how to move proactively with the least effort needed to enhance the feeling of flow during maneuvers. {If you look a Mr. Send’s video on Idling, it gives us a good example of how complex maneuvers can be executed with gross body movements while always remaining dynamically balanced so as to minimize the corrective forces necessary to save muscle power… watch first with the sound off, then again with sound, then a third time w/o sound at 0.5x playback speed. You might be able to see that thinking is way to slow to be effective at directing body movements… thinking retards learning… and, like the pole, should be used more so as a mental crutch than an actual physical support. “Free your mind, the rest will follow.” Techniques are meant to be practiced, not analyzed to death… and riding by feel is a good practice. {On a related subject, visualizations are best just before sleep, which is when all deep learning happens anyway… but that’s another story.} If anyone else consciously empties their mind while learning around a pole, please share your experiences. In my experience, shopping carts and ski poles are a waste of time. Basketball and football goal posts are a good place to begin.
One of the best things you can do is just finding a wall or even better a narrow corridor (so you have walls on two sides) and lean against it and just spend some time with the wheel under you even if you're not balancing to get a sense for how it moves. Makes all the next steps easier when you have a basic understanding of how the wheel "feels" for lack of a better word.
@@grb1969 Thanks for the response. I’m pretty good with going around a pole as boring as it is. I have a feel for how the beast works below me. I can go around a pole (holding onto the pole of course) in both clockwise and counter-clockwise directions. Switching directions takes a bit of time and I’m always close to falling off but not actually falling. I haven’t tried a carrousel probably because I don’t know where one is. I think they are illegal in playgrounds nowadays, at least in my area of the U.S. Northern California. But that would be excellent because the turning radius would be much larger! Closer to going straight! As I said, it’s going straight that I am freaked about. Maybe I should get drunk first and find a grassy area and just take off going straight. I can probably get my daughter to video me wobbling around so I can create my own videos and post how to be an EUC failure on youtube for a laugh. Ah…I know what I can do! 💡 I could get a pole and a dog leash and hold onto the end of the leash to increase the turning radius. Then I can extend the leash if the pole is in the middle of a grassy field and get my path curvature closer to zero! Approaching the curvature of a straight line! Yes! thanks for lending an ear. I’ll let you know how it goes on my channel or back here.
@@oliverer3 Thanks oliverer3. I’ve got a couple of guard railings that go up a ramp, used by those with wheelchairs. I keep knocking into one side or the other. Concrete is so damn hard to fall on. I’m thinking I’ll find a pole in a grassy field, attach a dog leash, and then increase the turning radius (using one of those retractable leashes) to decrease the curvature and with a long enough leash I can be going almost straight! I’ll post a video when I do it so you guys can get a good laugh :)
There are some good videos on YT on "how to ride an euc" Kuji Rolls did a nice one 4 years ago. Even Wrongway put out one 2 years ago. A bit longwinded but his ex Kate gave some good pointers. Also about 4 years ago Inmotion FR had a whole series on instruction which though in french was self explanitary and quite amusing. You can find those by New Walkings under subject heading starting LesTutosDeLaSemaineS1E01 (5years ago) and if you get to TutosDeLaSemaineS2E34 you'll make wrongway look like a novice! A wall or railing is your friend , look ahead , not down, put the pedals on the lowest position on the V12 and lower the tire pressure to 25psi. You will get it eventually.
Hello wrong way, can you sit on a Patton. Thought buying the s22 pro but the patton seems to be has good if not better (except for biggg drops and jumps) but it seems a bit short, is it possible? Thank you and great job
Im curious if it feels similar to riding a bike with no hands because i could ride and even turn on my bike without hands so if it feels similar id probably be natural at it 😂
I personally ride better seated than standing… acceleration, braking and turning is so much better for me sitting. I feel more comfortable going high speed and over bumps. But I’d say it becomes more of a hover over the seat then actually sitting down.
What I do which is never mentioned is sit as far back as possible almost like the brake is the default. When going downhill I'm always riding the brake. Now the gravy... When breaking, consciously remove weight from your feet as you're leaning backwards. I think most people miss that. I know I did. Forward feet like feather.
@@rob8855 hmm.. now that you mention it.. I might have been leaning back.. while at the same time unconsciously pushing my foot down (toes). like using the foot to push yourself back. interesting, I'll try to observe next time. another question pls, do you use your weight (butt) to balance or just the legs (foot weight)
Hi mate ! Just wanted to say that this is my new favorite channel, you’re very good at riding this thing and I’m planning to buy one as well… But first I have to save some money 💰 because I’m planning to get a good one for around 2k 💶 Thanks for your content ! 💪🏼🫡🎩
Well done! Very informative. I'm gonna put a seat on my v11 and give it a go. I do food delivery on it with 6-7 hours of riding so this would be nice to sit for a bit on the bike trails and long paths with no traffic.
Thanks Adam!
Which country are you in doing delivery? Uber eats right? I have done that too
Two things I noticed while I learned to ride seated that I don't think you mentioned.
1. With a suspensionless wheel if you don't have a very soft seat your butt will be about as bruised as if you'd tried horseback riding for the first time. I.e. don't over do it the first few times until you get used to it.
2. Having the wheel in medium mode is nice when learning to go from standing to seated position it gives you just a little bit more leeway as the wheel doesn't react instantly if you're just a little bit off-center when crouching down.
Thank you, I look forward to trying this out and learning how to ride seated the Wrong Way.
1:00 - Setup
3:29 - First Steps
7:13 - Tips and Tricks
It's so funny you came out with this video today as today was the 1st day I successfully rode seated! It was so freaking fun and scary at the same time! People in my town looking at me like what the hell! 😂 still no where as skilled as you but am getting there! Oh bonus for me, I remembered not to shit myself!
Very good info as always from you. Seated riding is a lot of fun, also it can prevent back ache. My recommandations are: 1) Start standing up then sit 2) adjust seat to the length of your legs. 3) S22, Inmotion V11, V12 and V13 and Sherman wheels are brilliant for seated riding . The seat price is a laff so creative DIY is a good idea.
I have such a difficult time doing seated with the begode falcon. Granted i've only had 5 days practice, however, having side pads and not a seat pads, make it difficult to even sit. It is so true that I have had to sit with knees flared. I appreciate this video a lot, learned a lot to. Thanks.
This guy did an interesting mod for his Falcon using a Surron seat. As it turns out I have an extra Surron seat and I'm eventually going to do this to my Falcon. Just starting out with EUC and I'm not ready yet for seated riding. ua-cam.com/video/uuVeyobQ1WI/v-deo.html
Master seated is so stinking easy. First time yesterday, then saw this video! Thanks for the tutorial
This is easier said than done!!
I started to ride seated just a few days ego - and it is not that easy as it might look 🤯🤯
You have the best how-to vids! Thanks for all the time you take to teach others!
Great one Adam! I actually made one for the spanish community, it's in my channel just in case it helps Not trying to spam btw. Happy seated riding peeps! 😃
Thanks, WW. There were two useful seated riding videos this week. I consider myself a pretty good rider, but backward and seated are two skills I've yet to master. Guess I'd better get on that seated practice again and there were some good points in this tutorial.
Same! I'll pratice those soon !
Seated riding on the Patton is very easy. Even backwards feels easy.
When I get my Patton, I will practice backwards seated riding.
My main wheel for seated riding is the Abrams.
Thank you for the info man
@Jean Leloup I should have elaborated on why it's easy on the Patton.
- It has infinite torque
- A flat top surface
- It is very compact and not too heavy
- jump block pads aren't too big
I started with a used v8f a month ago and find myself going in bike trails and all and i need that torque, take efficiency and nimbleness if thats a word. I tought about the s22 but even if the patton is smaller there seems to be a global praised for it. Im excited just thinking where that wheel could take me if i climb and go in the sand with the v8f more or less easily it must be amazing!! Thank you for the reply you did by the way
@@jeanleloup4342 i have the S22. IT HAS NO TORQUE. Great suspension for jumps and drops
@@BunnyslippersEUC great info
Awesome video! One of your best!!!
Funny how i disagree with alot here. I have the stock lower pads, and custom upper pads with no front part, so its similar to your setup. But, everything you said is only applicable when you're small, and you can sit with the whole foot touching the pedals. Im 1,93, and my heels go up when seated riding, which means no hands free transition because at one point, im only standing on my toes.
Also, at higher speeds i would never touch any part of my euc, would introduce way to much instability. I find seated riding to be way way more stable then standing riding, so why would i put my hands on the wheel while seated at speed (60kmh+). You where right about the grip on the seat, I've put some Moosgummi ontop of the original S22 seat, and i printed a hard plastic seat support for underneath the seat. Without those two easy mods, seated riding is shit on the S22 in my experience.
Also on the point of starting to learn how to ride, I've tought 6 people by now how to ride seated, and i would never start with the transition. I always teach them how to actually ride seated first, by letting them start and end seated. Only after they can ride stable seated, i get to the transition. The reason is simple: transition is a very unstable process which needs to happen fast (unless youre smaller), so new rider would go from stable standing riding, to very unstable transition, to yet unlearned therefore unstable seated riding.
The way i do it, they go from stable standing to unstable transition to then already learned stable seated.
That’s why I personally have no wish to ride these things standing. One I like my Onewheel for standing riding just like I preferred Snowboarding to skiing. I tried the stand up Euc and it was ok but not my thing. I’ve watched a lot of bad things happen in that transition thing. When I ride my manual Uni’s it s a 100% sit down thing for me and it has never felt anywhere near as dangerous as the motor ized machines. I guess I’m too old to take unnecessary risks. As fun and crazy as it seems riding on One wheel machines , it is a hoot and already a risky business.
@@dp8454 so wait you ride EUCs ONLY seated? ... Hmm. Wouldn't recommend that either, not nimble enough and breaking is half as effective
your awesome, been following u for 2 years
Finally ❤
Great stuff
Just ordered the commander pro v2 134v. I can’t wait for suspension! I got nearly 2000 miles on inmotionv12
Thank you for the perfect tutorial!!! Now I have chance to learn it and do not destroy me and the my EUC 🙏
Thanks for your tips!!!!
My pleasure!
Seems it is easier when your wheel has a front handle (V11 owner here)… will try it in order to reduce feet pain on longer travels (thanks :)) !
I think it's more comfortable without the upper front pad, siting or not, the knees get more room to bend when you need to jump or land.
@WrongWay! - Could you PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSEEEEE make a Part 2 video about riding seated WITH power pads? Most people don't have your setup so this video only applies to 2% of the entire EUC population :( Most will always want to have acceleration/power pads and not your setup so it'd be more useful to the community if you gave specific guidance on maneuvering the seated position when you still have pads in the way?
Thanks for your time and consideration and all the work you've done so far in spreading the unicycle gospel! :)
Love! I’ll give it a try. Also, could you make a video on how to aggressively carve like Hayden Wu?
Cool! I’ll think about it! I’ll check out his vids
Perfeeeect explaination.. das erklärt alles... mit meinen sidepads am RS19 war hinsetzen nahezu unmöglich... jetzt weiß ich warum... dankeeee ❤❤🎉
Somehow I ended up watching this video even though I dont have an EUC and I've never ridden one (or anything similar such as a hoverboard or e scooter). 😂 Really enjoyed it though, very informative. I'm wondering if I could do something like this as I have a disability which necessitates crutches to walk. Hmm. 🤔
I bet you could, possibility of Reddit having a disability and micro mobility section i know escootters have different builds for different abilities
Really great info in case I get one of thise.
This is why I still ride with stock Begode Nikola pads on my Commander Pro 😂 I transition from standing to seated seamlessly. I sacrifice standing control though, so I'm going to try some Grizzla Flow compact pads as my next step 👍
I sit down as if I was doing a heel elevated front squat, with my hips abbove the seat i need my butt to go straight down. Squatting down "normally" brings the butt back like a chair, squatting with knees coming forward instead of the hips going back allows me to sit without the two step squat he did.
Ok now you need a followup video on how to ride seated to get around Front power pads, especially the big beefy ones that are deep.
Can you do a 1 legged riding video? One leg backwards?
Thanks Adam for all your great tips, but. What about with side pads mounted? Any tips?
Thank you! It’s best to have the feet not locked in. Couple of tips are in the video about that!
In my opinion, if you saw a UA-cam video on how to ride seated on an EUC and then end up making your own video. I think you should shout the other Homie out because EUCs aren’t that big yet gotta grow the sport🤷🏽♂️
Thanks for this video, Adam ;)
Brakuje detalu że w PL po zamontowaniu staje się to motorowerem zatem ma być zarejestrowane i ubezpieczone . Ogólnie służby mają to na razie w nosie ale przy kolizji czy wypadku można mieć przerąbane szczególnie finansowo . W tym kraju główne źródło dochodów to jest kasowanie wszystkich na pojazdach kiedy się da to wypada uważać co się robi .
One of my favorite things to do
2:04 Looks really fun lol
Im liking educational videos, do you have a video on preventing wobbles?
Learn to carve, find the balance point for you and the wheel you are riding. Keep your knees slightly bent. Speed wobbles are common going on a downwards incline this is an example of knowing where your balance point from you to your wheel is important.
You don't want to panic this can unsettle you entirely. Typically you end up on your ass because you instinctively well go into a brake posture, but you can solve the wobble with carving, by squeezing the wheel with your legs and adjust your posture.
So cool.. where fo you get this? How much are they?
Today I learned seat ride on s22 pro 🤣🤣🤣 now I see new video 🤣🤣🤣
Lmaooo 😂
If I make a DIY seat for the 16X what should I use? It's too low and it'll need at least 30 cm in thickness of hard foam and soft foam, it is still ridable? Nimble?
"Once you get good at it, you won't need your hand anymore."
Great Video. Did they ever fix the back half of the s22 pro seat to be more supportive or do you still need to sit really forward?
Thank you! Nope they didn’t ;)
Thx!
The small pad on the front makes it easier to ride seated, but do you miss it for regular riding? Have you eliminated the top part of the front pad permanently?
Yeah for now no front pad. I have plenty of torque and acceleration still
@mr_wrongway im wondering if i could do a custom seat on my 14d. The way i imagine it is to stick(epoxy) two curved plates(left and right) on the surface below the handle. The plates are curved to contour with the surface.
The two plates will have provisions to have rods connected to them. Front and back part. Thats four rods all in all. They all go up and converge to the center (above the euc handle) where they end up welded to a seat tube (like in a bicycle). Then you can just insert a typical bicycle seat. You can adjust the height. And within the bicycle seat itself you can move it backwards or forward. Even change the tilt angle. What do you think?
if its hard to imagine what im trying to say, just look at the typical bicycle. The bicycle seat is mounted on top of a seat post. The seat post is inserted inside the seat tube. So what if you can have that seat tube installed on the top of your EUC. Because you have the EUC handle blocking its way, have rods welded to the seat tube and those rods bend around the EUC handle into the body of the EUC where they are connected/mounted. The seating can be adjusted in as many degrees of freedom as that of a bicycle.
In times when i want to make use of the EUC handle, Im also thinking of a hinge and quick release mechanism at the mounting points so that i can just let the bicycle seat assembly hang at the side of the EUC so that i can pull up the EUC handle if needed. Or perhaps, if the seat post and the seat tube is long enough, then i can just pull the bicycle seat up to a sufficient height that it becomes the EUC new handle.
Unfortunately we don't have EUC's in India and importing is very costly, maybe we face some legality issues.
Hows that bell helmet ? Im aiming too get the super DH spherical for euc riding
Why not just make a EUC with an adjustable seat post ( maybe a suspension dropper like on my MTB) and a real true and tested UC seat? Seems more and more these things are evolving as a sit down machines like the original manual UC's. To each their own but sitting down all the time for cruising sense makes since to me on these things. Personally I like this way better on EUCs but sideways stance on Owewheels
@wrongway do you think this is harder for tall riders? I have a v11 am about 190cm have tried very briefly 3 times to ride seated and thought this is hard and scary and went back to standing
I decided to drop buying EUC because i enjoy long rides, like 5-8 hours long, and if i stand all that time i will just get very tired. And sitting on euc is an option but still not as comfortable and safe as on e-bike or scooter.
Though i still enjoy watching euc related videos ;)
Terrible decision
thanks for the tips! just awesome. is KS your favorite euc?
You’re welcome! Recently I’m riding it a lot since it has suspension and it’s lighter than V13 and Shermax. I’m waiting for my Patton to be back :)
@@mr_wrongway aaaah - I see, I was wondering where did the Patton go. You seemed to like it a lot.
I’ve had my v12 for months and I’m too chickenshit to ride it because I lose balance every time I try (standing up). So I guess it’s just starting…though I don’t know because I don’t know what it’s like to be moving on it in a forward motion at all.
Should I just try starting from a sitting position? I don’t have a seat. Should I get one for the V12 first before starting from a sitting position?
Or should I just pull out my ski sticks and try starting from a standing position using the sticks to give me a false sense of confidence? 😂
Or should I just wrap a shitload of packing material around my body and just go for it?
I’ve got all the protective gear already but my helmet is a bike helmet. Would I feel more confident with a helmet like the one you wear in this video?
Sorry for all the questions but it’s been months since I purchased the inmotion v12 and I’ve been watching videos and trying to visualize myself starting without falling. I’ve had so many falls on bikes throughout my life and I’m getting older so I don’t heal as quickly as I used to. I just really feel like overcoming fears, the less rational fears, would have an empowering effect .
Paralysis of over analysis. This means stop: thinking and simply learn by feel, (which is actually extremely difficult without some training).
One way to reduce your cognitive burden while learning is a friendly shoulder to help stabilize, or the best supporting device I’ve found is either a post or pole to ride in circles. This permits a support that can be gradually lessened as learn to ride and steer around a circle. The LESS you think about your body positioning, the faster your intuition will gain its own muscle memory. It’s very counter-intuitive but the goal is passive experiencing, not continuously over reacting with course motor skills; fine motor skills development requires a light and balanced touch, which only comes with time riding without spasmodic over correction.
Do, but do not think. {insert favorite karate movie quote here… be like water…} There’s plenty of time to obsess over body positioning and mechanics AFTER your body can sense and maintain balance during transitions. A pole or children’s playground carousel apparatus is where ALL new EUC balance learning should begin, whether you are a complete beginner or are simply adding skills, like riding backwards or seated riding… always begin with a pole!
After your muscles are capable of riding without constant exhausting tension, then you’ll be ready for the analysis of your body positioning and how to move proactively with the least effort needed to enhance the feeling of flow during maneuvers. {If you look a Mr. Send’s video on Idling, it gives us a good example of how complex maneuvers can be executed with gross body movements while always remaining dynamically balanced so as to minimize the corrective forces necessary to save muscle power… watch first with the sound off, then again with sound, then a third time w/o sound at 0.5x playback speed. You might be able to see that thinking is way to slow to be effective at directing body movements… thinking retards learning… and, like the pole, should be used more so as a mental crutch than an actual physical support. “Free your mind, the rest will follow.” Techniques are meant to be practiced, not analyzed to death… and riding by feel is a good practice. {On a related subject, visualizations are best just before sleep, which is when all deep learning happens anyway… but that’s another story.}
If anyone else consciously empties their mind while learning around a pole, please share your experiences. In my experience, shopping carts and ski poles are a waste of time. Basketball and football goal posts are a good place to begin.
One of the best things you can do is just finding a wall or even better a narrow corridor (so you have walls on two sides) and lean against it and just spend some time with the wheel under you even if you're not balancing to get a sense for how it moves. Makes all the next steps easier when you have a basic understanding of how the wheel "feels" for lack of a better word.
@@grb1969 Thanks for the response. I’m pretty good with going around a pole as boring as it is. I have a feel for how the beast works below me. I can go around a pole (holding onto the pole of course) in both clockwise and counter-clockwise directions. Switching directions takes a bit of time and I’m always close to falling off but not actually falling. I haven’t tried a carrousel probably because I don’t know where one is. I think they are illegal in playgrounds nowadays, at least in my area of the U.S. Northern California. But that would be excellent because the turning radius would be much larger! Closer to going straight!
As I said, it’s going straight that I am freaked about. Maybe I should get drunk first and find a grassy area and just take off going straight. I can probably get my daughter to video me wobbling around so I can create my own videos and post how to be an EUC failure on youtube for a laugh.
Ah…I know what I can do! 💡 I could get a pole and a dog leash and hold onto the end of the leash to increase the turning radius. Then I can extend the leash if the pole is in the middle of a grassy field and get my path curvature closer to zero! Approaching the curvature of a straight line! Yes! thanks for lending an ear. I’ll let you know how it goes on my channel or back here.
@@oliverer3 Thanks oliverer3. I’ve got a couple of guard railings that go up a ramp, used by those with wheelchairs. I keep knocking into one side or the other. Concrete is so damn hard to fall on. I’m thinking I’ll find a pole in a grassy field, attach a dog leash, and then increase the turning radius (using one of those retractable leashes) to decrease the curvature and with a long enough leash I can be going almost straight! I’ll post a video when I do it so you guys can get a good laugh :)
There are some good videos on YT on "how to ride an euc" Kuji Rolls did a nice one 4 years ago. Even Wrongway put out one 2 years ago. A bit longwinded but his ex Kate gave some good pointers. Also about 4 years ago Inmotion FR had a whole series on instruction which though in french was self explanitary and quite amusing. You can find those by New Walkings under subject heading starting LesTutosDeLaSemaineS1E01 (5years ago) and if you get to TutosDeLaSemaineS2E34 you'll make wrongway look like a novice!
A wall or railing is your friend , look ahead , not down, put the pedals on the lowest position on the V12 and lower the tire pressure to 25psi. You will get it eventually.
Hey I have questions for u about my v12 dost it matter what tired put on it as long is 16x3.0
“BOOM” 😂😂😂😂😂 that easy. guys. I gues we will try later tonight ! To be continued……
What gloves are those, Fox Dirtpaw? Are you wearing wrist guards underneath?
no wrist guards. It's his 2nd vid in a row without...what gives?
Those are fox but I don’t know the model. Recently I’m a bit lazy with the wrist guards and riding quite slow
What blue helmet is that?
Haha thank you:D
Zabrakło tego ze nie mozna siadać powoli bo łatwo się traci równowagę ;) pozatym spoko
Why are you carrying an additional helmet with you?
You just sit right? 🤣
Hello wrong way, can you sit on a Patton. Thought buying the s22 pro but the patton seems to be has good if not better (except for biggg drops and jumps) but it seems a bit short, is it possible? Thank you and great job
Sitting on the Patton is alright :) thanks!
@@mr_wrongway Merci beaucoup sir from the province of Quebec Canada 🤟🏾
Tell us where you got the idea for this vid 😂😂
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Im curious if it feels similar to riding a bike with no hands because i could ride and even turn on my bike without hands so if it feels similar id probably be natural at it 😂
I personally ride better seated than standing… acceleration, braking and turning is so much better for me sitting. I feel more comfortable going high speed and over bumps. But I’d say it becomes more of a hover over the seat then actually sitting down.
Why are you carrying 2 helmets you silly? 😆
Just the Bell Super Air and I rode to the shop in my old helmet :D
braking is my problem lol
What I do which is never mentioned is sit as far back as possible almost like the brake is the default. When going downhill I'm always riding the brake. Now the gravy... When breaking, consciously remove weight from your feet as you're leaning backwards. I think most people miss that. I know I did. Forward feet like feather.
@@rob8855 hmm.. now that you mention it.. I might have been leaning back.. while at the same time unconsciously pushing my foot down (toes). like using the foot to push yourself back. interesting, I'll try to observe next time.
another question pls, do you use your weight (butt) to balance or just the legs (foot weight)
@@conraddevera you're going to see an immediate difference if you can get back enough. I use hips and ass with light foot pressures.
Try the technique standing still. You'll feel it move backwards when you lighten toes.
You will have more allergy with beard, and yes I rode seated on a mten3
Going on 3 years on V11 and now Sherman S, have never sat even one time. Not 1/100 of a mile seated. Seems odd to me.
Yeah its not a natural motion and you have to practice. I'm also in same camp but trying to learn
VERI BAD. NO NATURAL. WHEEL FOR STAND NOT SIT. NOT LIKE.
Hi mate !
Just wanted to say that this is my new favorite channel, you’re very good at riding this thing and I’m planning to buy one as well…
But first I have to save some money 💰 because I’m planning to get a good one for around 2k 💶
Thanks for your content !
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Cheers Mate!
Great instruction, ..!! 🏆 ✌️ 🛞 Pivot your 3rd point of contact. It is quite different to ride seated, I'll get the hang of it. 💯 💶