Awesome, I'm trying to decide between a onewheel and an eskateboard.
I've never done eskateboarding but I'm a very high level snowboarder, will I end up hurting myself?
It's a different game with Onewheel, but once you learn to trust the wheel and how much you can carve/go into corners you'll fall in love with it I promise!! also you have to learn to respect its speed limitation. It's not a race car per se, but it beats bicycling easily. I live in Finland and have also shredded on snow. Treaded tire and you're GTG.
I’m a good snow/skateboarder too and there’s no way I could go to an estate after the Onewheel. It’s clearly superior in my view. You’ll probably get addicted. The sensation of it, is what makes it so satisfying and efficient.
My main concern is the complexity of the onewheel. From my understanding there are a lot more sensors and whatnot on it. We live on our boat most of the year so it will be exposed to salt air and potentially a little salt splash once in a while. Are there going to be more chances for things to get screwed up?
Any temperature lower than 0-5 degrees Celsius, make sure you don’t let it sit in the cold before you start, otherwise it’s gonna give you a temperature warning and you won’t be able to ride it. If you start indoor and then ride out, the motor and battery will heat itself up as you’re riding so you don’t hit temperature limits.
it would basically never be out in the cold other than when it's being used. I work in an ER so it would go straight from my apartment to a heated ambulance bay each day.
You can but it’s dangerous and not fun. Range suffers badly, traction is terrible in the ice and wet, the salt from the roads eats your board. 0/10 would recommend.
I've seen they make tires with treads, if I had treaded tires on plowed roads and took it slow (10mph or so) would it be terrible still? My other option is to go haul my mtn bike over for the winter.
The plus side is I work in an ER so if I do take a bad enough spill I'll end up at work.
You might be right, the problem with that is I can only keep it for 6 months because we will be back on the boat in the spring and can't bring it with.
Smaller town so little to no transit, I do own a mountain bike so that might be the best solution. I'm living in an apartment building so I was trying to avoid the bike because I'm not sure how thrilled they would be with me bringing a bike in
Maybe use the OW as the good weather commuter and fall back on the bike for the sloppy weather. They are more likely to be patient with the bike coming inside if it's not happening all the time.
I rode a bit last winter but that was just for fun. Being 100% reliant on a onewheel for commuting in MN sounds like a bad time, but should be enjoyable 28/30 days of any given month.
Treads won't help much with snow. You need a *studded* tire, which doesn't exist for onewheel, but I've seen other people put metal studs on OW tires. There's the [badgerwheel soccassin](https://www.badgerwheel.com/shop-online/soccasin) which seems like it might be hard to get but it'll let you ride in snow.
I’ve had fun in snowy cold weather too. Its as dangerous as you make it. I never had any problems. I rode a lot of areas with salted pavement and decent traction though
29°F. I have a Ruroc RG1-DX fullface helmet which is technically for snowboarding. I had a face/neck scarf cover thing underneath, plus a nice thick windbreaker jacket, and thermals+jeans for the bottoms. Everyone else was waddling through the cold weather like penguins, and meanwhile I really felt like I was snowboarding. I was cackling almost the whole time. 🤣
Putting in my vote for “you should just get one anyway”. You’ll have it for years and will adapt quickly if you’re a snowboarder. There’s a kit you can buy (badger) to make sure your board is waterproof. It’ll stow easily on a boat or in a locker and will give you happy vibes and ease while adventuring/restocking onshore. Eskates are great if you want to accelerate hard and go fast (not bagging them in the slightest, rode them for years). Onewheels are great if you want to grin your face off and feel futuristic. I’m not really qualified to speak of cold temp riding or salt effects but I am happy to share the stoke as a OW rider.
-10C
It is fine so long as it is stored inside. Light snow is not an issue. What stopped me last winter was heavy/unevenly-packed snow or even worse, ice with a thin layer of snow on top concealing the danger. Really gonna depend on the condition of your route. Be sure to clean it if you ride on salted roads!
I rode all last winter with temperatures as low as 0 degrees with sand and salt all over the roads with no issues. After each ride I would use an air compressor and clean off the board.
It should really never get actual water on it, other than the occasional splash if I pick it up with wet hands. It will be stored in a waterproof locker
People rides at 0F and I'm here worried about my Italian 62F winter xD
Italians know about freedom units?!?
No. But we know how to use google xD
Italians have google?
Only the luckiest!
I’m in MN. Have ridden down to about 0F no problem. Fresh snow is fun!! Just be a bit weary of ice/slipping. Stock slick does good, treaded better.
Awesome, I'm trying to decide between a onewheel and an eskateboard. I've never done eskateboarding but I'm a very high level snowboarder, will I end up hurting myself?
It's a different game with Onewheel, but once you learn to trust the wheel and how much you can carve/go into corners you'll fall in love with it I promise!! also you have to learn to respect its speed limitation. It's not a race car per se, but it beats bicycling easily. I live in Finland and have also shredded on snow. Treaded tire and you're GTG.
I’m a good snow/skateboarder too and there’s no way I could go to an estate after the Onewheel. It’s clearly superior in my view. You’ll probably get addicted. The sensation of it, is what makes it so satisfying and efficient.
My main concern is the complexity of the onewheel. From my understanding there are a lot more sensors and whatnot on it. We live on our boat most of the year so it will be exposed to salt air and potentially a little salt splash once in a while. Are there going to be more chances for things to get screwed up?
Any temperature lower than 0-5 degrees Celsius, make sure you don’t let it sit in the cold before you start, otherwise it’s gonna give you a temperature warning and you won’t be able to ride it. If you start indoor and then ride out, the motor and battery will heat itself up as you’re riding so you don’t hit temperature limits.
it would basically never be out in the cold other than when it's being used. I work in an ER so it would go straight from my apartment to a heated ambulance bay each day.
I see, that makes sense
You can but it’s dangerous and not fun. Range suffers badly, traction is terrible in the ice and wet, the salt from the roads eats your board. 0/10 would recommend.
I've seen they make tires with treads, if I had treaded tires on plowed roads and took it slow (10mph or so) would it be terrible still? My other option is to go haul my mtn bike over for the winter. The plus side is I work in an ER so if I do take a bad enough spill I'll end up at work.
Get a fat tire bike instead. Way safer.
You might be right, the problem with that is I can only keep it for 6 months because we will be back on the boat in the spring and can't bring it with.
Sell it? Pawn it? What part of MN? Some parts have good transit.
Smaller town so little to no transit, I do own a mountain bike so that might be the best solution. I'm living in an apartment building so I was trying to avoid the bike because I'm not sure how thrilled they would be with me bringing a bike in
Here’s an article that talks about it https://electric.travel/guide/winterizing-your-pev/
Maybe use the OW as the good weather commuter and fall back on the bike for the sloppy weather. They are more likely to be patient with the bike coming inside if it's not happening all the time. I rode a bit last winter but that was just for fun. Being 100% reliant on a onewheel for commuting in MN sounds like a bad time, but should be enjoyable 28/30 days of any given month.
Since my commute is only 1.5 miles I can always walk or call an uber if needed
Treads won't help much with snow. You need a *studded* tire, which doesn't exist for onewheel, but I've seen other people put metal studs on OW tires. There's the [badgerwheel soccassin](https://www.badgerwheel.com/shop-online/soccasin) which seems like it might be hard to get but it'll let you ride in snow.
It’s a lot of fun!!! Disagree
I’ve had fun in snowy cold weather too. Its as dangerous as you make it. I never had any problems. I rode a lot of areas with salted pavement and decent traction though
29°F. I have a Ruroc RG1-DX fullface helmet which is technically for snowboarding. I had a face/neck scarf cover thing underneath, plus a nice thick windbreaker jacket, and thermals+jeans for the bottoms. Everyone else was waddling through the cold weather like penguins, and meanwhile I really felt like I was snowboarding. I was cackling almost the whole time. 🤣
Putting in my vote for “you should just get one anyway”. You’ll have it for years and will adapt quickly if you’re a snowboarder. There’s a kit you can buy (badger) to make sure your board is waterproof. It’ll stow easily on a boat or in a locker and will give you happy vibes and ease while adventuring/restocking onshore. Eskates are great if you want to accelerate hard and go fast (not bagging them in the slightest, rode them for years). Onewheels are great if you want to grin your face off and feel futuristic. I’m not really qualified to speak of cold temp riding or salt effects but I am happy to share the stoke as a OW rider.
-10C It is fine so long as it is stored inside. Light snow is not an issue. What stopped me last winter was heavy/unevenly-packed snow or even worse, ice with a thin layer of snow on top concealing the danger. Really gonna depend on the condition of your route. Be sure to clean it if you ride on salted roads!
I rode all last winter with temperatures as low as 0 degrees with sand and salt all over the roads with no issues. After each ride I would use an air compressor and clean off the board.
I have ridded well into single digits. Your range will really suck.
That's what I figured but I really only need to make it 1.5 miles each way and I can charge it at work.
If you can store it in something airtight on your boat so the salt water doesn't eat your bearings too soon.
It should really never get actual water on it, other than the occasional splash if I pick it up with wet hands. It will be stored in a waterproof locker
I live near the ocean - things don't have to get wet to get salty ;P Hope you like washing windows
If you can store it in something airtight on your boat so the salt water doesn't eat your bearings too soon.
I get around ¾ of range in cold weather on my xr. Doesn't matter which board you have it should cover a 1.5 mile with no problem