Esk8 confessional

@kook I mean… I’ll take the free helm :joy:

@Rob, wear a dang helmet! Even a low speed fall can do permanent damage.

The worst injury I’ve had on an injury I wasn’t going fast at all. Actually, I wasn’t even moving :joy: I accidentally spun the motor up while holding the board and it cut my stomach :man_facepalming:

But actually falling off a board, I fell off at 12ish unexpectedly and got a bunch of road rash/cuts. I came off at 28ish a couple months ago and I just stood back up and got on the board with no damage :joy:

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dash, what size helmet you wear?

and… since this is a confessional… I have been looking at one-wheels… and I’m very close to pulling the trigger…

talk me off the ledge…

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Small I’m pretty sure, That’s at least what my Scorpion Exo AT950 is…

Don’t get a damn onewheel… If anything get an EUC Instead…

@kook

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sorry my tiny brained brother… my massive bean is medium at best when compressed…

AND… dude… have you ever been to the frontier? BAJA?

as an aside EUCs are fucking gay… not that there is anything wrong with that if that is your predilection… but…

as a tool… a utility tool… esk8s are almost fucking unusable in the frontier… but a light-weight 6-8 mile range light weight utility vehicle that can drive almost over anything seems to be a very useful tool to have in my arsenal…

fight me EUCboy

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Not unless Mexico counts as the “Frontier” :joy:

Hey, I never said I rode one :wink: I thought you meant as an Esk8 substitute, not for Baja :joy: For Baja I would say onewheel, the wide wheel would help a ton… Plus they are fun :neutral_face:

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you don’t fight well… you are too easily swayed… I need stronger opponents to talk me out of this lunacy…

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Paging @mmaner, we have a code 1wheel. I repeat, we have a code 1wheel…

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Going to war or esk8?

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Don’t lean too far, you’ll fall.

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EUC’s can do basically the same as a one wheel. It’s not as light weight though, but that’s why you got a handle. It got much better specs. You can ride down stairs. I’d also go as far and say EUC’s are safer. EUC’s got a cutoff alarm that beeps like crazy when 80% of your power is being used. One wheels doesn’t have that.

One thing I really love about the one wheel though, is how indestructable it seems to be.

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interesting question… I race bikes with less armor, but it is the operators decision… he’s fucking k00l as far as I’m concerned… but for me… a full moto helmet and a lazy-rolling hoody is enough for an esk8… if I’m going fiddy, and going to war… I have a full alpinestar set of leathers

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d00d
@malJohann and @legend27
I’m talking about 95.74% offroad at less than 20mph in BAJA… the frontier… a 3rd world country… I’m not giving up esk8… I’m adding a tool to my quiver…

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EUC’s handle off road pretty well. And if you do some modifications such as new tire and pads it can become a tank. And why not have 3 times as much power for the same price?

I haven’t gived up on esk8 yet. Just haven’t ridden it since I got my euc :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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Ya really trying to live up to your name huh. Ya getting ready to move to the bay area or something? I think some guys on here got some baesk8 stickers for ya.

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If there is any sort of mechanical or electrical failure on an esk8, you can roll it out 99% of the time, in my experience.

If there is any sort of mechanical or electrical failure on a Onewheel/EUC, you will eat street in 100% of my mental simulations.

(yes, I’ve actually ridden a Onewheel, and strongly considered purchasing one)

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EUCs are for anyone who feels jumping onto a bike like this is natural

I would have to jump to land front foot on handle bars and rear foot on the seat

(from some ski’ers balance training)

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Idk it’s like medium-large… 58ish cm I believe. (23 inches round the forehead)

I run really fast when I ‘fall’ of my board. 18mph and some rocks… no issues. Just spin em leggy bois

Try demon podium there dope!

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OMFG he’s got the helmet, the TRAMPA, AND THE FULL BODY GEAR SUIT.

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