To be fair, this is mostly happening around 30mph, and there’s a very slight drop-off from the path to the foliage. So high speed and carving straight into it… I almost presume it’s always going to be a bad outcome? I typically have about a second of realizing I’m fucked - I let off the throttle but don’t try to break. Still get taken out instantly tho. I’ve never really had issues with controlling speed wobbles on pure pavement/brick but the traction just seems to get megafucked.
Last instance today ended with my board 30 feet away on the opposite side of the path… Me 15 feet from where I went off and also on the other side of the path… flatland glove completely torn off, Hoyt puck thrown into the woods (thank God 4 that beeping) - definitely my most gnarly falls caused by myself. No comment on falls caused by people hitting me with a car.
Running 8" street front and 8" knobby rear
Hilariously… I don’t remember any issues with one side going from pavement to foliage when I rode DKP probably wasn’t going as fast on those tho…
gotcha sounds like a gnarly wipe-out glad you are okay. from your response it appears you already have a good idea of the issue and are seeking confirmation that nothing has been overlooked. is this a fair assessment?
Are there any different stances that should be used instead of crouching forward to try to correct in this situation? Should I try to slam breaks to have a different type of fall?
What speeds do eMTB off-roaders typically go? I feel like this would definitely be an issue on that side of esk8 yet I don’t see many posts about it.
10 years ago, my niece had to make a “research study” so she chose speed wobble (she is surfer/skater and broke her arm this way few years before) and ask me for some help (due to my Flexboardz experience).
However, before trying to make complicated simulation, we built a poor boy wobble test (yes, I grew up in the countyside).
It was not really usefull but it can be fun to watch.
NB: as far as I know, all wobble analysis are made with such a “dead rider” to assess the board (un)stability and/or the speed were wobble begin to be a problem.
On a same board, a good rider will dampen the initial vibrations and ride through it…when a bad rider will overreact and make it worst…
Great thread I love the science, my only case of falling due to speed wobbles was on a push Longboard down a hill lack of control and I am not great at sliding at high speeds. My DD board with its high speeds and double King pin trucks gets the wobbles at times but I have learned to ride the dragon. Staying loose and weight on the back helps. Future builds won’t have DKP for this reason.
probably wasn’t going as fast on those tho…
there are always some weird build