I live in the middle of the abyss where there is no traffic (or people), but instead rolling fields for miles and miles. If I fall, then I'm falling into dirt and grass.
People ride these things around cities? That's literally crazy! Don't you guys know that cars were invented to keep you safe inside when you crash at 20MPH!?!? Let alone 75MPH. This device has no business being a commuter vehicle in crowded spaces. Bicycles and motorcycles are acceptable because they have big wheels which provide stability via the gyroscopic effect.
That being said, please post links related to freeing the boards of binary blobs: I need a new rural outdoor pastime, and with all this negative press, there's bound to be plenty of vectors on eBay and craigslist soon....this looks super fun.
If you ask me, this is a great device but adapted by the wrong audience. This is supposed to be out there with the off-road, back country BMX and dirt bike crowd -- imagine downhill off-road long boarding.
You know, the crowd who would mock that anybody ever died on one of these going 19MPH, until enlightened they probably cracked their head open on a cement curb.
> they have big wheels which provide stability via the gyroscopic effect
The gyroscopic effect is negligible on a bicycle and it isn’t even what provides stability to it (it’s mostly the front fork and steering geometry). It’s more noticeable on a motorbike at highway speeds, but it still doesn’t act on it in an entirely desirable way.
As if hitting your head in a tree or rocky path can’t kill you. Isn’t “off road” usually a higher bar for say a car or bicycle than using them on the road?
I live in the middle of the abyss where there is no traffic (or people), but instead rolling fields for miles and miles. If I fall, then I'm falling into dirt and grass.
People ride these things around cities? That's literally crazy! Don't you guys know that cars were invented to keep you safe inside when you crash at 20MPH!?!? Let alone 75MPH. This device has no business being a commuter vehicle in crowded spaces. Bicycles and motorcycles are acceptable because they have big wheels which provide stability via the gyroscopic effect.
That being said, please post links related to freeing the boards of binary blobs: I need a new rural outdoor pastime, and with all this negative press, there's bound to be plenty of vectors on eBay and craigslist soon....this looks super fun.
If you ask me, this is a great device but adapted by the wrong audience. This is supposed to be out there with the off-road, back country BMX and dirt bike crowd -- imagine downhill off-road long boarding.
You know, the crowd who would mock that anybody ever died on one of these going 19MPH, until enlightened they probably cracked their head open on a cement curb.