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    • S. Leon
      S. Leon Plus V1 DIY XR last edited by S. Leon

      It is more or less official: At my six week check-up today after clavicle surgery all is healing well, and the doctor says as long as I take it easy with that arm and do not fall on that shoulder I can resume life! To me that means that as long as I do not fall on my leading arm/shoulder, I can Onewheel. The BadgerSense is help as a safeguard.

      And I have held to the doctor's advice even before it was given.

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      • OneDanGTS
        OneDanGTS GT-S GT Pint X XR @S. Leon last edited by

        @s-leon said in Whys of Falls:

        as long as I do not fall on my leading arm/shoulder

        Time to ride switch! Which, btw, I am incapable of. :)

        GT-S > GT > Pint X > XR > +

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        • S. Leon
          S. Leon Plus V1 DIY XR @OneDanGTS last edited by

          @onedangt -- Switch? Not likely after 22,000 regular miles. Ha!

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            Lemur @S. Leon last edited by

            @s-leon I always wanted to ride switch when I snowboarded, but it was a pain as I would have to remount my bindings and was stuck on the beginner slope.
            However, last year I started riding switch(regular) on my OW and I'm at a level where I was after 3 months of goofy riding OW , not confident enough to ride in traffic yet.

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            • Franko
              Franko Pint @Lemur last edited by

              @lemur i always get Fakey and Switch confused, but i can ride for short (generally straight) distances Fakey on my snowboard. still haven't managed it on my Pint, though. i tried to learn for a few weeks back in the Before Times, but then decided that the way i ride, it's just fine if i only ride Regular. same with SimpleStop: i learned with it on, and i got used to it and like it, so i just decided to leave it on in the end.

              Sage OG Pint (Battleborn Floater)

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                Lemur @Franko last edited by

                @franko Yeah, fakie is short end forward, I tried on steeper slopes, but always revert back to safety after 10-20 meters and tired of falling on my butt.

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                • NotSure
                  NotSure XR Pint @Lemur last edited by NotSure

                  @lemur just gotta go slow. ill bring my gnarliest board n wear something pink. i wore a bike helmet once n it was a big hit at the park.

                  XR's got what plants crave!

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                  • Sirgu
                    Sirgu XR last edited by Sirgu

                    My little contribution to this off-topic:
                    switch = opposite to your natural stance
                    fakie = riding battery side forward, sensors back (while feet remaining on same pads respectively your stance type)
                    [While in skateboarding these mean higher science ...]
                    ... in onewheeling implementing both of these terms is somewhat comprehensible.
                    I wouldn't see 'switch' in snowboarding due to boots clamped onto board. And I wouldn't imagine 'fakie' with surfboard due to its hydrodynamycs. But I might be short-sighted as not deeply involved in either sports.

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                    • Franko
                      Franko Pint @Sirgu last edited by

                      @sirgu based on your description, for both OW and snowboarding, then, i can ride Fakie (or Fakey?), i can't ride Switch.

                      Sage OG Pint (Battleborn Floater)

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                        HanahsDax last edited by S. Leon

                        I took a gnarly digger the other day. The cause, showboating combined with a pothole I didn’t see. No one or thing to blame but myself. It wouldn’t have been as bad if I wasn’t being a moron.

                        I came into a parking lot at the local market, saw a friend who I just worked with earlier and tried to show off for him. I took a left hand turn at decent speed while pulling a rear ankle grab when I hit a pothole that sent me into a wobble I couldn’t ride out. 5C689FC3-E1B5-4A7B-B495-E30F9D037C77.jpeg

                        I slammed on my left side having my elbow take the majority of the impact. I rolled it out to the right and watched my board roll three times before coming to a stop. I immediately felt the burning pain of a scrape on my left hand palm. I dusted myself off, shook my head in displeasure of my behavior and rode to clean myself up. That’s when I notice the nasty abrasion on my left elbow.

                        WARNING: Viewer discretion is advised.

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                        My palms have minor abrasions as well as the left side of my iliac crest and the lower section of the left side of my rib cage. Bruising on the inside of my left knee right above the knee cap on the inside of my thigh. Figured I would spare everyone those photos. Insult to injury, no pun intended, I took another fall yesterday. To Be Continued...

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                        • NotSure
                          NotSure XR Pint @HanahsDax last edited by

                          @hanahsdax gnarly

                          XR's got what plants crave!

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                          • S. Leon
                            S. Leon Plus V1 DIY XR @HanahsDax last edited by

                            @hanahsdax -- Oh! Painful! -- and another fall, too?!!! Darn it!!!

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                            • Lia
                              Lia GT XR Pint Plus V1 DIY @HanahsDax last edited by

                              @hanahsdax Big ouch! Palm scrapes suck but that elbow must really bite.
                              Hope it heals up quick and doesn't cause too much pain on the day to day things.

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                              • OneDanGTS
                                OneDanGTS GT-S GT Pint X XR last edited by OneDanGTS

                                Haven't really fallen for over 9k miles until today. Luckily, it was a low speed crash (< 10 mph).

                                Was just after my turnaround point after 11 miles of riding where I like to hit this quarter mile gravel road. You basically have to ride in one of the wheel tracks to avoid being in too much gravel. So I get near the end and this HUGE mowing tractor, bigger than most trucks, was parked right in the middle blocking both wheel tracks. The operator was sitting on the side having lunch. I "should've" gotten off and carried around it, but it looked like a clear path just outside the left wheel track, so I went for it. I got past the tractor fine, but then coming back into the road, I think I hit some deep loose gravel and the board just slipped away to the right and I went down, sliding in the 1 inch gravel. Really not even time to think about jumping off and since the board was gone so fast, really just tried to tuck in my arms and land.

                                Results are my left forearm scraped from elbow to my wrist guard, but not as bad as @S-Leon @HanahsDax's pic above. Somehow my right thumb got split right in front of my nail and dirt got inside. Very minor scrapes on my left leg and some scrapes on my left side near the ribs. Left wrist guard did some saving as it's a bit scratched up. The GT carbon fiber fender got some pretty big scratches from all the rocks, so now it has some character.

                                Worst part was, I had to ride the 11 miles home with no way to clean up or bandage my wounds. I think I'll put together a small med kit and start carrying that with some water so I can at least do some triage next time. :)

                                Edit: gnarly pic owner corrected!

                                GT-S > GT > Pint X > XR > +

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                                • S. Leon
                                  S. Leon Plus V1 DIY XR @OneDanGTS last edited by S. Leon

                                  @onedangt -- Gravel rashes are painful! But it was not me in the photo above -- that's the elbow of HanahsDax! Personally, I wear Fox Titan Pro Elbow guards complete with forearm coverage, too. Doesn't it happen that falls occur unexpectedly! Heal well!!! -- Good idea on the medical kit.

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                                  • Swinefeaster
                                    Swinefeaster @S. Leon last edited by Swinefeaster

                                    i broke my smith forefront helmet yesterday. i took the fang minis off my xr cause they keep twisting around with the bang bumpers, and i took a corner too fast on the local singletrack. i guess the nose digged in, and somehow i flew off the board and managed to roll backwards on my back, and then bonk my helmet on the trails from the back. earbuds went flying out, and my helmet cracked pretty big time, though my head did not. i guess i needed a new helmet anyways :)

                                    i put the fangs back on, turns out they are super useful even on dirty trails.

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                                    • S. Leon
                                      S. Leon Plus V1 DIY XR @Swinefeaster last edited by S. Leon

                                      @swinefeaster -- Oh! Much better a cracked helmet than a damaged head. How is the rest of you?

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                                      • b0ardski
                                        b0ardski @Swinefeaster last edited by

                                        @swinefeaster I had been thinking of taking off my mini fangs but they gave me that split second of deceleration before watching the pavement approaching my face, think I'll keep'em on. My 30 year old rollerblade wrist guards kicked ass, but I'll be looking for better elbow pads that stay put, maybe the forearm ones. neglected the knee pads lately and paid the price.
                                        admittedly past my "3 beer zone" accelerated too much on a deceiving uphill. kinda shot my weekend.

                                        carving turns all year round

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                                        • Lia
                                          Lia GT XR Pint Plus V1 DIY last edited by

                                          Today I avoided the same mistake I made last week. Some poor workmanship on some trenching across an otherwise smooth path led to me nosedive and have to run it out. Spotted it last minute and managed to slow down a little from the 15mph but regardless the tire got eaten by the crater. For some reason these trenched sections have been done every 100m on a path I take to get to my former village and then off to the neighbouring town. Some worse than others but this one was the killer.
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                                          I didn't take a pic then as I was both mad and hyped I recovered however I remembered it this ride and took the pics to share.

                                          Glad I didn't forget this time as I wasn't dressed for the fall. All dolled up and wouldn't appreciate busting the outfit.

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                                          • Lia
                                            Lia GT XR Pint Plus V1 DIY last edited by

                                            I type from bed having just got back riding over an hour home (14km) after a fall that dinged up both knees, hip, wrist and bonked my head real good. Treating hour old grazes burns a lot more than fresh one… neighbours must have thought I was giving birth from the sounds I was making, hurt more than the fall. Maybe pics later, going to sleep for a bit. No concussion thankfully… probably 🤔

                                            The moral however… if you’re in a new area, scout it first before trying to get some nice clips incase the terrain falls apart mid shot.
                                            You’d have thought I’d have learnt my lesson from last time. At least I got this on video like last time 😎

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