First Ride 55 yr old fat man 245lbs
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Finally bought a Onewheel XR classic, I would have gotten one long ago but was was afraid of not being able to ride it. The closest thing to a board sport I have done is a paddle board. I guess my first actual first ride was with a local distributor, he held my hands and got me around the service counter. My first impression was this will never happen for me and left. I live in Naples Florida so these are not uncommon but somewhat rare, every time I saw one I felt I have to do this, Im only getting older. So when the XR classic came out "easiest to ride" I just felt I had to do It no matter the cost, broken bone cost that is. One other thing is I have almost zero athletic ability but do enjoy playing pickleball, paddle board and hiking. I suck at the first two but still enjoy them. So I bought one at the local dealer (Cap City USA, FT. Myers). I took to to a boardwalk with rails to learn and to make this already long story short I was riding the one wheel without using the rails in about 20 min. I was absolutely elated when I was able to ride this thin without holding on to something or someone. I ended up putting 2 miles on during my first ride and almost fell once during a wobble episode.
I write this because if I would have seen a post like this I would have bought one earlier.
Love my Onewheel!
Mark
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@chippmover Great to hear you've joined the Onewheel community and managed your first ride 😊
Hope you continue to have many more adventures with your board and spread the stoke 🤙 -
welcome to the community dude I hope you have many long, fun rides on your new board and that it puts a smile on your face just like it does on ours.
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@chippmover Great to hear you decided to pull the trigger. I was 59 in 2017 when I got my first board, the Onewheel +. Unlike you, I had plenty of boarding experience: as a kid on skateboards and an adult on snowboards. I've seen plenty of people with little to no board experience learn to ride, so don't let that stop you. I'm currently on my 5th board, the GTS, and have ridden over 17,000 miles on all my boards combined. The best advice is to be sure to gear up, as you will fall, and at our age that's never fun, LOL.
If you're patient and respect the board, hopefully you'll learn to love it as a daily adventure . . . I know I have!
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Nice one...
Never too old for sure.
My advice is just to respect the board as OneDanGTS has stated, not many people can run 20+ mph 😉
I know I can't lol.
On the way to mid 50s here and enjoy every ride. Even when it's raining and blowing a gale.Stay safe.
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@chippmover -- Take your time, enjoy every little bit of progress, enjoy every single ride, while not being in a hurry to master it all too quickly.
Sixty-five I was when I started riding. Once a family-man onlooker told me that riding a Onewheel seemed a young person's sport, "...not for someone like you who should know better!" Looking him in the eye I flatly told him, "I do know better... I wear gear!" showing off my knee pads, wrist guards, and elbow pads. Since then I've even added more gear -- a Fox Titan Pro armored vest with shoulder and back protection, and hip armor of my own devising. Overconfidence leads to falls -- stay humble.
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@chippmover
Congratulations on joining the Onewheel community. You have made a fine choice.
Just ease into it, no heroics, the skill set will improve with time on the board.
I started riding at 68 years of age, and am currently 70. I ride every day, and enjoy every mile.
Be safe my friend!
Doug
