Begode Master Electric Unicycle

I get the feeling that enthusiasts just need multiple wheels.

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...1642442123

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.

inmotion makes the most highly polished products, begode gives the most performance per dollar. king song maybe in between the two for price and performance

get a king song with ajustible air mountain bike suspension if you want mid range performance and good shocks. get the inmotion v11 if you can handle the looks, that's selling the best on a lot of sites now bc of the good discount for a midrange wheel with shocks

I get the feeling that enthusiasts just need multiple wheels.

Oh boy it sounds like someone's throwing gloves down for a PEV fanboy mosh.

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)"

Can get the Begode Master for $1800 from Eucdeals.com it's essentially still alien rides…

scooters are safer especially witth suspension & 10" wheels. Easier to learn. Don't go too fast (>15-20 mph) and it's a great commuter device. EUCs cost too much for a decent one, too much maintenance (every month), high learning curve, look dorky. Also need to wear full body armor to go at 40+ mph safely and even then you can crack your neck.

There's a misconception that e-scooters are simply safer than EUCs

There's a reason why they call these 'eunuch-cycles'.

Those considering unicycles, here's something to read first:

You seem to be making an unfair comparison. As a unicyclist, both electrically powered and pedal powered, and as a member of a uni club, the injuries listed in your link aren't from simply riding. The unicyclists in that forum are doing off-road trials type stunts and their injuries are no different from the injuries people get from trick skateboarding, trials biking, or any other extreme sport. They just had more fun earning them. In my personal experience, my injuries while unicycling have tended to be less severe than those from biking at similar speeds. There is less machinery to get tangled up in and it is easier to roll out of the fall.

You seem to be making an unfair comparison.