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    • Lia
      Lia GT XR Pint Plus V1 DIY @S. Leon last edited by

      @s-leon said in V1 -- Original Onewheel:

      The V1 has its own character; I cannot ride it like I ride the OneDanXR, or my Pluses

      Cannot be stressed enough. The V1 is special in ride quality and although lacking in performance makes up for in character. I cannot get over how much joy the feeling of the motor gives me under low speed. I have a habit of just rolling around on it inside my place when I'm a little bored.

      Glad to hear you gave your V1 another go. Really enjoy hearing about your adventures so eager to hear what the V1 gets up to in future posts :)

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

        @lia -- HanahsDax rides a V1 and a GT daily! Strong contrast there.

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        • blkdout
          blkdout last edited by

          Here I am with my one and only board, a 4212 XR and not even 2 years under my belt. I feel inferior to all you lol.

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

            @blkdout Oh no don't feel inferior D:
            No matter how many boards or years under the belt we're all equal in our float x

            Besides you're very active here; possibly one of the niche-est parts of the Onewheel community currently so there's certainly some extra street cred there ;)

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            • blkdout
              blkdout @Lia last edited by blkdout

              @lia Well thanks! I'm only active here because it's a good place to be, so thanks again for putting it together!

              I do remember when the V1 came out and was like, "Oh that's cool but I don't have a place to ride." and soon forgot about it. Fast forward after moving to a better spot and picked one up ASAP. I think my skateboarding algorithm probably triggered an ad that reminded me they exist lol.

              Either way, major props to everyone who has stuck with it from the beginning and board to board. Reading your experiences, it's clearly not just a trend. For me it quickly became one of those things I can't be without so I also hope to keep shredding for years to come even if I'm a little late to the game.

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

                Ha! After an inch and a half of rain overnight yesterday, and too busy to take to the Greenway, riding my V1 in the wet grass at home I slogged into an unseen puddle. The tire spun on water and on the saturated wet grass, the board nose dropped, and I went rolling off forward into the soft wet! No injury -- just surprise. With the OneDanXR and my Onewheel Plus then, I took to the rural road -- instead of the wet grass -- for my mile for each board.

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

                  After dropping off the V1 Daystreak because of the snowy rain, waiting a couple of days and riding a mile, I am at number 34. That would be how many riders rode their V1 a mile or more today, and connected to the app, Thursday, October 20, 2022. -- Not very many!

                  In contrast, after riding the OneDanXR today for five miles after a similar pause, I am number 2426 -- still not an especially large number of Onewheel XR riders.

                  Edit: Early morning Friday, October 21, 2022 the daystreak number for the V1 had changed to 29 -- and for the OneDanXR to 1918. Seems to me that means that five of the V1-Daystreak-ranked-34 did not really ride on Thursday -- they were "expires-at-midnight" holdovers from Wednesday. -- And likely the same for 508 XR riders, rode on Wednesday, heldover as "expires-at-midnight" on Thursday.

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                  • Lia
                    Lia GT XR Pint Plus V1 DIY @S. Leon last edited by

                    @s-leon RIP V1 daystreak, hope to see it back again soon :)
                    You're tempting me to go for a spin on mine again.

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

                      The second day into a V1 Daystreak and I am number 12. One day into a Onewheel Plus streak and I am number 96.

                      Looks to me like about three times as many Plus riders as V1 riders, and about twenty-three times as many XR riders as Plus riders... in mid-October.

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

                        Impressive sixteen thousand two hundred twenty-five battery percentage! -- Especially since I solely use an EGO battery on my V1 with no BMS!IMG_4592.JPEG

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

                          This Geocache box I saw by the side of the Greenway today. Betting that someone is looking for it I did not disturb it.
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                          • Lia
                            Lia GT XR Pint Plus V1 DIY @S. Leon last edited by

                            @s-leon 16225% ???
                            alt text

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

                              Bubbling-up giddiness! That’s exactly what I felt in Onewheeling on my V1 today. Hitting by accident the biggest bump on the section of Greenway that I usually ride, forward momentum slid the heavy, eight-pound EGO battery a bit ahead in its moorings, to the point of losing contact with the blades of the adapter — even though the battery had been strapped across in place.
                              Sudden loss of power! But the freewheel brakes engaged pavement and I RODE! — wowed and surprised by that feeling of bubbly-happy giddiness, that the freewheel brakes again in this second test did exactly what I designed them to do! The black rubber bicycle tire strips covering the back end of the rails dragged and smoothly skid. Weight shifting slightly I could brake harder or easier.
                              When the forward motion of the skid dissipated, I did fall to the pavement — but that was at less than walking speed. No injury! No bruise, no scrape, no nothing!
                              Next, I plan to reverse the EGO battery mount so that forward momentum in a sudden-stop-type situation would engage the contacts even more and better, rather that allowing separation from the adapter and disengagement. Then too, I could also put a pin — like a stubby screwdriver — in a drilled hole behind the battery, allowing the EGO battery no serious movement at all.

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                              • Lia
                                Lia GT XR Pint Plus V1 DIY @S. Leon last edited by

                                @s-leon Glad to hear you rode that out!
                                First time I've heard "mooring" in quite some time. Brought my sea legs back for a second ;)

                                The evolution of your boards is astoundingly fun to keep up with~

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

                                  @lia -- This evening after switching the orientation of the adapter to hold the EGO battery, instead of a stubby screwdriver -- which proved too long -- I used a valve stem tool, friction-fit into a hole drilled in the wood of the fender. With it in the battery seems very secure. Still I plan to strap the battery tight, as well, because that provides two moorings holding the fender tight to the rails.

                                  Edit: Added photos under the tag.

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

                                    Ha! Popped off, it did, and got lost (the valve stem tool in the photos). Now I use three yellow plastic wire nuts friction fit in half inch holes drilled in the wooden platform/fender to butt up against the end of the EGO battery, securing it in position.

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                                    • LOAFFETTE
                                      LOAFFETTE DIY @S. Leon last edited by

                                      @s-leon Holy crap, I forgot those existed!

                                      I remember doing a lot of those in my Cub Scout years, going on campouts and finding geocaches everywhere! Stopped doing it as a Boy scout though since at those camp outs, there's usually something else to do and a work to do. The last one I saw on a campout was during a canoeing camp out

                                      113 volts?! I could lick that!

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                                      • LOAFFETTE
                                        LOAFFETTE DIY @S. Leon last edited by

                                        @s-leon His board is powered by a nuclear reactor or got struck by lightning

                                        113 volts?! I could lick that!

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                                        • LOAFFETTE
                                          LOAFFETTE DIY @S. Leon last edited by

                                          @s-leon if it works, it works!

                                          113 volts?! I could lick that!

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

                                            The nose of the board is at the bottom of the photo. The EGO battery in secured slide adapter is cantilevered over the high arch of my foot. The three yellow wire nuts friction fit into half inch holes in the plywood keep the battery from sliding out. Simple but effective.IMG_4812.JPEG
                                            In sixteen Onewheel miles yesterday on the Greenway somehow this board did not feel as comfortable as it should -- keep in mind I hadn't ridden this V1 since the worn-out flat tire last autumn -- then, cleaning my car I found the clog-with-a-raised-heel that I remember it takes to make my trailing foot relaxed while riding on the V1.

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