frontpage Posted by fewlio • Nov 21, 2023
Nov 21, 2023 9:34 PM
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Item 1 of 7
frontpage Posted by fewlio • Nov 21, 2023
Nov 21, 2023 9:34 PM
Begode Master Electric Unicycle
& More + Free S&H$2,000
$2,899
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I've had the Master a year now and I think it's great, for 2100 it's ideal for someone who is looking to step up from a non suspension wheel.
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I personally would sacrifice that agility for a commuting wheel to have suspension and at least 16" wheel size.
With the Glide 3 being so small and portable, I'd throw it in the car on just about any trip...
There is an intermittent issue with my car where sometimes the last 2 gallons of fuel is not accessible and the car dies just before the low fuel light turns on. With the wife and kids in the car, I coasted off the highway and parked, then grabbed the Glide and rode the 3 miles uphill to the petrol station and bought a 1gal fuel can and got a gallon of fuel, then rode back. Had the car running again in about 25 minutes on a road that was out in the middle of nowhere (tow truck would have taken hours).
My wife thought it funny to document the ordeal
https://ecomodder.com/forum/attac...1642442
Anyhow, my point is I might not take a wheel everywhere if it's too big to fit in the footwell in front of kids.
Very much looking forward to the Master and suspension. I often make trips back and forth with camping gear out into the forest, and it gets tricky carrying 60lbs of gear and hitting roots and loose soil on the Glide. Also push the limits on steep hiking trails with rocks and roots. My one concern though is that the Glide was light enough that if I lost control and started to send it down a cliff edge, I could easily hang onto it. I'm not going to be able to just hang onto an 80lb thing that's trying to fall off a cliff.
HiBoy S2 Pro $400, over 3 years old, 20 mph top speed, 10" solid tires, never failed me, still 15-20 mile range.
Multiple women complimented it, but maybe they just wanted to talk to me.
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I bet people just started laughing like crazy as they drove by!
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And even after all that, I feel like 30 mph is the max anyone should ride, regardless of gear. A fall above 30 mph can just easily go so bad.
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These aren't for everyone. But there is absolutely nothing else that even comes close to the feel of an electric unicycle at speed. Wear all the motorcycle highway gear + motocross padding, of course.
I strongly considered an EUC over a one wheel b/c one wheel felt unsafe and unstable for me. But EUCs need more upkeep, can't go on sand, have worse reliability, and you have to do a lot of electrical handy work.
Plus they're way more expensive at least $1500+ for anything semi decent.
My G2 Max has suspension in it and I think suspension is an important safety feature when you're going over 20-30. MPH depending on your comfort level.
I've ridden eBikes, OneWheel GT, EUCs, e-scooters, "hoverboards", and heck even electric RipStiks. Each kind of PEV has its own version of leisure and level of utility.
EUCs and e-scooters each have their own safety problems. The primary safety problems of an EUC are:
1) if there's a rare cutout, you go face first fast. Wear full-face helmet, chest armor, gloves, and knee pads as much as you can.
2) if there's a sudden tire blowout, it can be difficult to stay up.
3) they are maybe the hardest PEV to learn, and so there is a period where you are more likely to fall. You're usually going slower though, and if you're smart, you're not out on roads yet.
There's a misconception that e-scooters are simply safer than EUCs, and that arises from watching total noobs riding around on rental scooters. They must be safer, right? No, it just means that they're easier to become competent.
E-scooters have many other points of failure that EUCs don't have:
1) The throttle can get stuck, forcing the rider to jump off at high speeds
2) The brakes are much more likely to fail because of all the different points of failure. There's the brake lever, the brake line, the brake assembly itself. They can fail at really bad times, just like an EUC can cutout at bad times.
3) Another kind of brake failure is that the brakes lock, causing you to go over the handlebars, which is a very dangerous kind of crash.
4) The rear wheel can fish-tail very easily on even the least slippery surfaces.
5) The much-smaller wheels of scooters make unexpected unevenness in the road, manhole covers, potholes, and road debris a lot more dangerous. I've unexpectedly hit such road problems on my suspension EUC and while it is startling, I've been able to ride on with no problem. All other PEVs other than my eBikes would these scenarios have ended poorly.
There's a video on YouTube where prolific e-scooter rider Jimmy Chang who had reviewed like 50 different e-scooters met with an EUC channel to do an EUC versus e-scooter video. Jimmy Chang himself admitted that he felt EUCs are actually safer than e-scooters. I don't think I can post the link here. You can search for the video authored by "monocat" titled "Would you choose EUC or Escooter? ft. Andrew (JimmyChang)"
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