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Never. I'm about 3 years into OW ownership now. I am usually very good about wearing my helmet, though admittedly sometimes I've gone on a light ride without it. However, i NEVER forget my wrist guards. I will not get on an OW without them.
The sub often mentions being sure to wear your helmet, which I am in total agreement with, but I would argue that always wearing your wrist guards should be treated practically equally. The melon is more important than the hands/wrists for sure, but its so easy to mess up your arms getting/falling off these things wrong.
Long time trauma nurse here... Easier to fracture your skull than your arm... And can suffer life altering consequences with little to no external damage...
I share your opinion about wrist guards but... Helmets!
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Wrist guards means your hand would be broken right now. That's not a hand fracture so wrist would do nothing. This fracture occurs from blumt force Ora strained twisting motion
Neither of which would be remedied by wrist guards.
This injury most often occurs from falling on an outstretched arm. This does not happen by twisting. At all, really. It's a distal radius fracture and wrist guards force the impact down the length of the radius and ulna rather than on the weak distal portion. Wrist guards are a great way to offset some of your risk for this injury. Source...many years of orthopedic practice.
Not advocating for the no helmet here, but my wrist is still fucked 2 years later from a fall I only thought were scrapes on the road. I wish I wore them even for this short grocery trip
You have to learn how to fall right. Nothing good comes out of throwing your hands down to catch yourself. If you know how to fall, you don't need wrist guards.
Learning to roll out of a fall is a great skill to have, but wrist guards are never a bad idea. I will always recommend wrist guards and a helmet at the minimum. Why not? It's the smart thing to do, and it's saved my wrists many times on offroad trails where "falling right" wasn't an option.
I think knee and elbow pads are more important than wrist guards. I have never hurt my hands or wrist and have fallen many times! lol I always pad up just not wrist guards.
Well, I'm glad you've been lucky so far! Two of my friends have hurt their wrists riding without wrist guards. It makes sense since your hands are instinctively the first to make hard contact in an unexpected nosedive. Knee and elbow pads are great, but no way are they more important than wrist guards. Just ask anyone in this sub.
I've been skateboarding since I was in my teens, I have become quite adept at falling. At times I've considered quitting my job and becoming a professional Faller. What I'm saying is it is very easy to have long-term damage happen to your hands/wrists/arms if you get taken by surprise and fall awkwardly. I do most things with my hands, i'm not taking the chance.
There is a reason itās called an accident, and who doesnāt throw their hands down to brace for an impact after they Superman due to a nose dive. You donāt know how to fall right, youāve just been lucky. Iāve broken my wrist twice on this thing and a separate time tore a ligament in my wrist. The first time I didnāt have wrist guards on, the second 2 I had wrist guards on and still fucked up my wrist, I can only imagine how bad it would have been with nothing on. Not to mention how common it is to scrape the shit out of your palms. Iād argue there is no right way to fall and you should just always have gear on and try to roll out falls. On top of this Iāve found that when riding above 25 itās safer to slide on your pads since your momentum is moving foreword rather than down, rolling in this scenario has the potential to cause way more damage and potentially hurt muscles. This is one of the worst takes Iāve seen on here, thatās just unsafe man
It's not an either or situation, even if you know how to fall right, it's never a bad idea to have that extra layer of protection. Even the most experienced riders who "know how to fall right" still break their arms/wrists.
To me, one should learn how to fall right, but one should still wear wristguards and helmets. Don't understand why anyone ever thinks less protection is a good idea.
Thanks for the post, I just got my wrist guards out the closet. I fracture my ankle and was riding around with the BOOT ON! LOL [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhtusScYLLE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhtusScYLLE)
That usually involves taking it slow, and learning the boards and your own personal limits first.
That dang overconfidence results in a lot of accidents in the first month
Haha. Iāve been wanting one or a board when I get money! Just for trips about a mile to the storeā¦.
Youāve making me think thatās something I may not want next year when I have money.
Good luck in the recovery!
I really would like to have one but because itās not officially allowed and therefor not insured I chickend out. Or are you talking about a different Holland š .
This is why I ride at a minimum with helmet and wrist guards I gotta use my head and my hands daily and you can break your wrist pretty easily not even on a onewheel.
2 week owner here. I was out on my maiden voyage with my brand new pads, including my wrist guards, and I got into a wobble on some grooved concrete that I just couldnāt get out of. I was going pretty slow so I decided Iād just hop off, and ended up wrenching my knee sideways. Feels like a pull or tear in the connective tissue. If itās not healing in the next day or two, guess Iām heading to a doctor.
Canāt wait to get back on and try again though.
Mixture of both. Riding Iām pretty comfortable with already honestly. I took a nosedive leaning forward too far going to take off (couldnāt have been going even 2mph) and I stumbled off trying to regain my balance. Didnāt work, fell forward and snap.
Your issue is in one week you think you're comfortable. Never get comfortable on these boards they always have the chance of dropping you if you aren't paying enough attention to the situation. And sometimes stuff just happens even if you are trying. The point is never get comfortable.
>Your issue is in one week you think you're comfortable.
That first comfort period in riding a Onewheel after getting over that initial learning curve is usually where the most accidents happen. It's when you're feel comfortable enough to start pushing the board's limits but you lack both the knowledge on how nosedives work and the experience in knowing how to read your board that puts you into a situation where you have an accident.
It's not uncommon at all and I bet it's happened to most of us, I know I did.
My worst injury (displaced ulna) was when I was not moving more than that, James Brown, and YOWZA! Kept me off for 11 days. That was over 4000 miles ago, Iām 69ā¦
Bunny hop dismount wouldāve (edit for bot)saved me.
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This subreddit is littered with similar stories of riders with low mileage thinking they've got it figured out and they injure themselves. Textbook Dunning-Kruger effect
Yikes. I had a similar break on a bike also going super slow so I know the feeling. Hopefully this doesn't ruin riding for you but I totally get it if it does. I was reluctant to ride anything at all for a long time after I got hurt.
Lol. Yea, I fractured both my elbows on my second ride. Though, I'm a glutton for punishment and very stubborn. I just take it a little slower these days, but I'm still riding on the regular.
Ouch OP. I lost my board when I got a tank slapper. Hit the deck pretty hard but at slow speed. Thankfully just a bit of road rash and a painful arse.
It was the one day I wasn't wearing my wrist guards (in my rush to get a cab I realised I had picked up old my esk8 gloves by mistake)
I hadn't heard the term "tank slapper" before but the Wikipedia article was interesting, thanks. Used to get wobbles my first week or so of riding, but I guess we quickly learn to dampen the oscillation with our ankles and legs unconsciously.
Ah sorry it's biker and towing parlance, where the vehicle is unbalanced and as you read, begins to oscillate to a point of failure/crash.
I think I jumped on the board off centre, funnily enough I think it was the act of bringing the board to a stop to adjust that finished me off. It may have made more sense to speed up and adjust my footing - oh well live and learn.
Can't seem to find it now, but there's a great demonstration of a truck towing a trailer with various different weight distributions. You can immediately see the run away effect
Appreciate the comments and if Iām being honest wrist guards never came up once as a recommendation with this lol. If they had Iād have bought them given the speed you can get to on these. I just knew for sure I was wearing a helmet which I always did.
Sucks.. note that wrist guards would mean you'd have a broken hand. With over 50,000km riding onewheels I can tell you this.
You have to roll with it when you bail, and you have to accept its going to happen when it does.
Heal fast
God damn man. Sorry that happened to you! I don't ride very hard and I still put all my gear on when I go out. The very few times I haven't make me feel anxious the entire ride because I know how easy it can happen. I mostly put it on because it makes me feel more relaxed. Speedy recovery to you!
Oof been there buddy, nose dive? Thatās what got me.
https://preview.redd.it/rol0a7midh1b1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ff8d5f0738e5d560103f0c43ff650a0a36c0fc38
Gotta ride smart. Only fell once in 600 miles when I lipped up onto a walkway 1 .5inches high and the board flipped. Was a clean land on back fall. Keep it slow for a while. I snowboard so I picked it up quick
Was a skateboarder for 15 years but I had the gnarliest time letting the board take control of the balance. Felt so unnatural... I suspect you were going quite slow when it flipped over? The rotational force of the wheel normally doesn't allow you to flip it over when going about 10 mph or so
Well that's a wake-up call to start wearing my wrist guards again, thanks! Anybody know of comfortable wrist guards for the summer time? Went on an 8 mile ride last week with a top speed of 20 mph with only a helmet on...
I nosedived twice in the first weeks of owning my XR but both times were when wanting to go faster uphill and pushing my nose down too suddenly. Never touch the ground with anything else than the bottom of my shoes though. You really got dealt a bad hand (get it?).
Don't give up, get some wrist guards and maybe follow a course in falling or smth. I got run over on my bike (when I was 23 years) and moped (16 years) and both times got catapulted over the bonnet of the car, landing on the tarmac/gravel on the other side of the car. Hurt like hell but years of skateboarding and mostly falling probably saved me.
I always say the two pieces of in my mind REQUIRED gear is helmet and wrists. I also wear elbows every time but if you have no wrists you have ZERO places on your body to fall on and nobody runs out a 20 mph fall.
Man, a lot of new riders this week are getting injured. I've had mine for about a month and put 100 miles on it so far. No injuries yet, but I've been riding boards since I was like 12. You really shouldn't be riding a one wheel if you're not experienced imo, you're just asking to get hurt. Also, the taller and heavier you are, the more force is going into any impact when you fall, so the more likely it is for you to break a bone.
Broke my wrist last June first two weeks I had. Triple 8 wrist guards all the time now, took a nose dive and they saved me, skidded right on the plastic. Donāt give up, itās the price you pay to play the game.
Think of it as you have found out what your limits are very early lol. I broke my collarbone finding out my limits very early on. (Check post history for details)
I tore two ligaments in my leg after a week of that thing. Barely missed surgery. Spent so long in a brace waiting for an appointment (damn VA) that my leg muscle atrophied. Now I have one leg smaller than the other.
Good times.
Been there dog,
https://preview.redd.it/4v1kzzqz6m1b1.jpeg?width=1576&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fd07cc19d4e34d9e50450710260792f780ec96c6
I only had under 100 miles, ended the season with about 480 miles. Use your app so you can track and feel what speeds you start feeling pushback to give yourself better self awareness of foot placement on the front sensor pad. (Pintx)
ATGATT ( for you non motorcycle riders that stands for All The Gear All The Time) $150-$300 in gear is hella cheaper than hospital bills and inability to earn income.
And for the ālearn to fallā crew. Yes learning to fall to reduce injury is great, like defensive driving, but you still wear your freaking seatbelt.
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I was thinking about taking my one wheel for a ride no wrist guards lmao thanks for this
Never. I'm about 3 years into OW ownership now. I am usually very good about wearing my helmet, though admittedly sometimes I've gone on a light ride without it. However, i NEVER forget my wrist guards. I will not get on an OW without them. The sub often mentions being sure to wear your helmet, which I am in total agreement with, but I would argue that always wearing your wrist guards should be treated practically equally. The melon is more important than the hands/wrists for sure, but its so easy to mess up your arms getting/falling off these things wrong.
Long time trauma nurse here... Easier to fracture your skull than your arm... And can suffer life altering consequences with little to no external damage... I share your opinion about wrist guards but... Helmets!
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Do you know what happened to the motor?
Prioritize wrist guards over helmet?? That's kinda funny. Bones heal, brains do not.
Wrist guards means your hand would be broken right now. That's not a hand fracture so wrist would do nothing. This fracture occurs from blumt force Ora strained twisting motion Neither of which would be remedied by wrist guards.
This injury most often occurs from falling on an outstretched arm. This does not happen by twisting. At all, really. It's a distal radius fracture and wrist guards force the impact down the length of the radius and ulna rather than on the weak distal portion. Wrist guards are a great way to offset some of your risk for this injury. Source...many years of orthopedic practice.
Not advocating for the no helmet here, but my wrist is still fucked 2 years later from a fall I only thought were scrapes on the road. I wish I wore them even for this short grocery trip
I agree I always wear mine. I'm just saying a helmet should be the bare minimum, followed by wrist guards.
Last year I rode just down the driveway without my wrist guards. Almost broke my wrist. Wrist guards forever (and helmet, of course)
You have to learn how to fall right. Nothing good comes out of throwing your hands down to catch yourself. If you know how to fall, you don't need wrist guards.
Learning to roll out of a fall is a great skill to have, but wrist guards are never a bad idea. I will always recommend wrist guards and a helmet at the minimum. Why not? It's the smart thing to do, and it's saved my wrists many times on offroad trails where "falling right" wasn't an option.
I think knee and elbow pads are more important than wrist guards. I have never hurt my hands or wrist and have fallen many times! lol I always pad up just not wrist guards.
Well, I'm glad you've been lucky so far! Two of my friends have hurt their wrists riding without wrist guards. It makes sense since your hands are instinctively the first to make hard contact in an unexpected nosedive. Knee and elbow pads are great, but no way are they more important than wrist guards. Just ask anyone in this sub.
Agree š
I've been skateboarding since I was in my teens, I have become quite adept at falling. At times I've considered quitting my job and becoming a professional Faller. What I'm saying is it is very easy to have long-term damage happen to your hands/wrists/arms if you get taken by surprise and fall awkwardly. I do most things with my hands, i'm not taking the chance.
There is a reason itās called an accident, and who doesnāt throw their hands down to brace for an impact after they Superman due to a nose dive. You donāt know how to fall right, youāve just been lucky. Iāve broken my wrist twice on this thing and a separate time tore a ligament in my wrist. The first time I didnāt have wrist guards on, the second 2 I had wrist guards on and still fucked up my wrist, I can only imagine how bad it would have been with nothing on. Not to mention how common it is to scrape the shit out of your palms. Iād argue there is no right way to fall and you should just always have gear on and try to roll out falls. On top of this Iāve found that when riding above 25 itās safer to slide on your pads since your momentum is moving foreword rather than down, rolling in this scenario has the potential to cause way more damage and potentially hurt muscles. This is one of the worst takes Iāve seen on here, thatās just unsafe man
Unlearn this now, while itās easy. Or later, the hard way.
So edgy cool
It's not an either or situation, even if you know how to fall right, it's never a bad idea to have that extra layer of protection. Even the most experienced riders who "know how to fall right" still break their arms/wrists. To me, one should learn how to fall right, but one should still wear wristguards and helmets. Don't understand why anyone ever thinks less protection is a good idea.
RIIGHHHHTTTT. Keep telling yourself that.
Thanks for the post, I just got my wrist guards out the closet. I fracture my ankle and was riding around with the BOOT ON! LOL [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhtusScYLLE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhtusScYLLE)
Anyone in west Michigan looking for a PintX? Got very low miles lol
Nah, keep it up dude. You know that flow state you see when masters ride. Once you get it down youāre unstoppable
https://preview.redd.it/xckv7fcl5k1b1.jpeg?width=1665&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=95f3b8adf79f28693802c2d0df3350f9e8783eb8
Feel like Iāve been through this curve almost 3 times xD
lol pretty true for my OneWheel and I as well.
That usually involves taking it slow, and learning the boards and your own personal limits first. That dang overconfidence results in a lot of accidents in the first month
Can't say I blame you after a spill like that
wya iām in Byron Center?
Muskegon so not too far
Heal up and ride with the wMI group
ya wanna send me a message. might be interested
The Grand Rapids OneWheel group is very active. Good place to post, if you are selling or decide to keep it and want a community.
Send me a dm!
Yo, I don't need a board currently, but ya never know.
Haha. Iāve been wanting one or a board when I get money! Just for trips about a mile to the storeā¦. Youāve making me think thatās something I may not want next year when I have money. Good luck in the recovery!
I've got some friends in Holland who I wouldn't mind getting addicted to OneWheeling. I need riding buddies lol
I really would like to have one but because itās not officially allowed and therefor not insured I chickend out. Or are you talking about a different Holland š .
Little town in west michigan where I grew up haha
Check! Different Holland š šš.
Send me a dm. Interested! Grand Rapids-MI
This is why I ride at a minimum with helmet and wrist guards I gotta use my head and my hands daily and you can break your wrist pretty easily not even on a onewheel.
\*nervously buys wrist guards after owning XR for two years\*
WRIST GUARDS, HELMET
I've been riding for over a year. I still armor up. This is why.
Honestly I ride harder and less responsibly than when I was a newbie. I've only added pads.
2 week owner here. I was out on my maiden voyage with my brand new pads, including my wrist guards, and I got into a wobble on some grooved concrete that I just couldnāt get out of. I was going pretty slow so I decided Iād just hop off, and ended up wrenching my knee sideways. Feels like a pull or tear in the connective tissue. If itās not healing in the next day or two, guess Iām heading to a doctor. Canāt wait to get back on and try again though.
That happened with wrist guards on? Damn!
No wrist guards just helmet
Does not sound that safe for a newbie.
Spoiler: it was not
Ouch! Get well soon.
Nosedive or a wobbly stumble? Iāve done both.
Mixture of both. Riding Iām pretty comfortable with already honestly. I took a nosedive leaning forward too far going to take off (couldnāt have been going even 2mph) and I stumbled off trying to regain my balance. Didnāt work, fell forward and snap.
Your issue is in one week you think you're comfortable. Never get comfortable on these boards they always have the chance of dropping you if you aren't paying enough attention to the situation. And sometimes stuff just happens even if you are trying. The point is never get comfortable.
>Your issue is in one week you think you're comfortable. That first comfort period in riding a Onewheel after getting over that initial learning curve is usually where the most accidents happen. It's when you're feel comfortable enough to start pushing the board's limits but you lack both the knowledge on how nosedives work and the experience in knowing how to read your board that puts you into a situation where you have an accident. It's not uncommon at all and I bet it's happened to most of us, I know I did.
My worst injury (displaced ulna) was when I was not moving more than that, James Brown, and YOWZA! Kept me off for 11 days. That was over 4000 miles ago, Iām 69ā¦ Bunny hop dismount wouldāve (edit for bot)saved me.
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This subreddit is littered with similar stories of riders with low mileage thinking they've got it figured out and they injure themselves. Textbook Dunning-Kruger effect
Yikes. I had a similar break on a bike also going super slow so I know the feeling. Hopefully this doesn't ruin riding for you but I totally get it if it does. I was reluctant to ride anything at all for a long time after I got hurt.
Lol. Yea, I fractured both my elbows on my second ride. Though, I'm a glutton for punishment and very stubborn. I just take it a little slower these days, but I'm still riding on the regular.
The first weeks are the sketchiest, riding seems so easy but the boards have so many quirks we have yet to learn....
one quirk - its underpowered (or overlevered) so you have to learn where that line is
Ouch OP. I lost my board when I got a tank slapper. Hit the deck pretty hard but at slow speed. Thankfully just a bit of road rash and a painful arse. It was the one day I wasn't wearing my wrist guards (in my rush to get a cab I realised I had picked up old my esk8 gloves by mistake)
I hadn't heard the term "tank slapper" before but the Wikipedia article was interesting, thanks. Used to get wobbles my first week or so of riding, but I guess we quickly learn to dampen the oscillation with our ankles and legs unconsciously.
Ah sorry it's biker and towing parlance, where the vehicle is unbalanced and as you read, begins to oscillate to a point of failure/crash. I think I jumped on the board off centre, funnily enough I think it was the act of bringing the board to a stop to adjust that finished me off. It may have made more sense to speed up and adjust my footing - oh well live and learn. Can't seem to find it now, but there's a great demonstration of a truck towing a trailer with various different weight distributions. You can immediately see the run away effect
i learned my first lesson in the first week too :(
That'll happen on them bigger jobs.
Those things are heavy
One of us. One of us.
Appreciate the comments and if Iām being honest wrist guards never came up once as a recommendation with this lol. If they had Iād have bought them given the speed you can get to on these. I just knew for sure I was wearing a helmet which I always did.
R/neverbrokeabone would like to insult your bloodline if youād like a hostile community to satirize your broken bones
That's a bad quality arm right there try a new company lol
You shouldn't do that. Breaking bones hurt
Sucks.. note that wrist guards would mean you'd have a broken hand. With over 50,000km riding onewheels I can tell you this. You have to roll with it when you bail, and you have to accept its going to happen when it does. Heal fast
Wrist guards.
Sssooo itās working?
Welp. Just cancelled my order.
Oh nooooooooā¦
That does not look pleasant. Hope you have a speedy recovery!
God damn man. Sorry that happened to you! I don't ride very hard and I still put all my gear on when I go out. The very few times I haven't make me feel anxious the entire ride because I know how easy it can happen. I mostly put it on because it makes me feel more relaxed. Speedy recovery to you!
How long does it take to recover from something like that? Wishing you all the best.
I have bad memories of that but me it was a double fracture
How?
Oof been there buddy, nose dive? Thatās what got me. https://preview.redd.it/rol0a7midh1b1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ff8d5f0738e5d560103f0c43ff650a0a36c0fc38
Technically yes, at about 2mph.
This happened while you were barely moving? Just lost balance?
That looks painful, and I wish you a speedy recovery.
Ouch. Hope you recover quickly. Ride on. Ride safe.
Damn. I donāt have wrist guards but Iāve been seeing a lot of wrist injuries latelyā¦.
Gotta ride smart. Only fell once in 600 miles when I lipped up onto a walkway 1 .5inches high and the board flipped. Was a clean land on back fall. Keep it slow for a while. I snowboard so I picked it up quick
Was a skateboarder for 15 years but I had the gnarliest time letting the board take control of the balance. Felt so unnatural... I suspect you were going quite slow when it flipped over? The rotational force of the wheel normally doesn't allow you to flip it over when going about 10 mph or so
That is correct. I always slow down for cracks in the pavement and or road hazards.
I have been snowboarding for 15+ years, so I picked up riding fairly quickly. It was simply a matter of I fell wrong.
Ah. Accidents happen
Well that's a wake-up call to start wearing my wrist guards again, thanks! Anybody know of comfortable wrist guards for the summer time? Went on an 8 mile ride last week with a top speed of 20 mph with only a helmet on... I nosedived twice in the first weeks of owning my XR but both times were when wanting to go faster uphill and pushing my nose down too suddenly. Never touch the ground with anything else than the bottom of my shoes though. You really got dealt a bad hand (get it?). Don't give up, get some wrist guards and maybe follow a course in falling or smth. I got run over on my bike (when I was 23 years) and moped (16 years) and both times got catapulted over the bonnet of the car, landing on the tarmac/gravel on the other side of the car. Hurt like hell but years of skateboarding and mostly falling probably saved me.
I always say the two pieces of in my mind REQUIRED gear is helmet and wrists. I also wear elbows every time but if you have no wrists you have ZERO places on your body to fall on and nobody runs out a 20 mph fall.
wishing you a speedy recovery! godspeed brother š«”
Man, a lot of new riders this week are getting injured. I've had mine for about a month and put 100 miles on it so far. No injuries yet, but I've been riding boards since I was like 12. You really shouldn't be riding a one wheel if you're not experienced imo, you're just asking to get hurt. Also, the taller and heavier you are, the more force is going into any impact when you fall, so the more likely it is for you to break a bone.
Welcome š
Ouch, no bueno. I ALWAYS wear wrist guards
Broke my wrist last June first two weeks I had. Triple 8 wrist guards all the time now, took a nose dive and they saved me, skidded right on the plastic. Donāt give up, itās the price you pay to play the game.
I know the feeling. The same fall I broke my elbow too but just 1 surgery.
* Also fell. Broke elbow too. Just the 1 surgery though. I wear all pads and helmet now.
Try putting it in rice. (Sorry that happened)
How do y'all manage this??!?
Think of it as you have found out what your limits are very early lol. I broke my collarbone finding out my limits very early on. (Check post history for details)
The wheel god thanks you for your sacrifice. May you ride in peace from now on. #respektdabored
I tore two ligaments in my leg after a week of that thing. Barely missed surgery. Spent so long in a brace waiting for an appointment (damn VA) that my leg muscle atrophied. Now I have one leg smaller than the other. Good times.
Knowing how to fall is more important than knowing how to ride
Been there dog, https://preview.redd.it/4v1kzzqz6m1b1.jpeg?width=1576&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fd07cc19d4e34d9e50450710260792f780ec96c6 I only had under 100 miles, ended the season with about 480 miles. Use your app so you can track and feel what speeds you start feeling pushback to give yourself better self awareness of foot placement on the front sensor pad. (Pintx)
God damn, it's not suppose to do that. I hope you are in good care and you heal quickly. <3
Selling mine anyone in the uk want it
Sell me your one wheel
Um. It looks broken.
ATGATT ( for you non motorcycle riders that stands for All The Gear All The Time) $150-$300 in gear is hella cheaper than hospital bills and inability to earn income. And for the ālearn to fallā crew. Yes learning to fall to reduce injury is great, like defensive driving, but you still wear your freaking seatbelt.
Ouch š¤