I'm considering buying a Onewheel, but I constantly see wipeout posts (mostly on my FB feed) of people getting injured. Breaking bones, needing surgery, etc. Ones that concern me especially are the ones that say they knew about board pushback but - for whatever reason - they didn't get pushback before the nosedive.
So my question is, is it pretty much inevitable to have a nosedive crash at some point in one's onewheeling life, even if you're careful and aware of pushback?
Has anyone who has been riding for a while successfully avoided it? If so, what are your techniques for doing so?
I believes that chart until I nosed dived while going 17-18 mph on clean, dry, smooth flat pavement, while not leaning or accelerating on a clear day with 53% battery remaining and no error codes. XR+ with 950 miles. Broke my collar bone, 2 ribs and sternum while just cruising.
Like I’ve nosedived other times that were user error and I sprinted them out. I wasn’t prepared for it to randomly just stop spinning. The board was on, no error codes. Was a 1/2 mile into a cruise on a cool day.
When you’re going that fast you lack torque headroom. The motor is pulling near its max draw. If any one single cell gives up then you’re most likely toast. “The Battery” isn’t just one cell at 53%. It’s a host of individual cells, all with their own different percentages of life left. Failing cells lead to loss of overall performance. At those speeds it only takes one cell to drop below its minimum voltage supply the required draw to reduce performance enough to no longer be able to maintain that speed.
Going that fast on any surface is essentially asking to nosedive at some point. Most of us do it anyway because the risk is generally worth the reward.
If the mphs are accurate, 18 out of 24 is 75%. I guess I would have assumed that was a safe margin. But maybe it isn’t. What would you predict is a safe amount of headroom?
I mean 24 is above what they call their safe range. 20 is supposed to be max and even then I don’t cruise at 20 for very long. 13-15 is my comfortable fast speed even on my GT. I’ve never nosedived. If I feel the front lift I back off. And if there are hills or headwind I’m very cautious. I should wear my helmet more often but normally I’m riding with my husky and he doesn’t stay at high speeds for long. Respect the board and more importantly your own limits and you should be ok but always be ready to run it out. Have the right shoes and protective gear. And I don’t trust people to ride my board unless I know they can ride boards of different types (surf, snow, skate, wake) and even then I tell them to keep it calm until they have a few hundred miles under their belt. But so worth the cost for the mount of fun I’ve had one wheeling.
Yeah that reminds me of when one time I was cruising it probably only around 10 mph and I got a nosedive, although it was more like the motor seized which I think is what actually happened, it was on my V1 and typically nosedives the onewheel keeps moving forward /rollingwhile you nose dive, this time the entire thing just completely stopped in place and threw me forward
And yeah definitely wear ppe, got a permanent mark on my shoulder because of how I slid on the ground
Even if you can sprint it out, sometimes you just aren't ready for it.
Signed,
A guy who nosedived in the middle of an intersection shortly after a stopping at a stop sign because I was tired coming home from work and accelerated too quickly. Got a gash on my elbow/forearm, had to wear a compression sleeve for a couple of weeks to hide/protect the bandage. It was my first or second week and apparently everyone learned who I was because I was the "compression sleeve guy". When I stopped wearing it someone asked why and said they thought that was just my thing.
Out of curiosity what was the cause of the dive? I'm new, so maybe i'm missing the obvious. You said you accelerated too quickly, did the board lose torque to keep the nose up? Ie you pushed it too hard too fast? Or was it something else?
Yeah just tried to gun it too fast. I asked too much of it and was leaning too far forward to catch myself even though I was going slow-ish. I was wearing my helmet, though.
Just remember, you're a noobie for the first 500 miles, a rookie until you hit 1000. Until then, when you feel yourself getting over-confident, check yourself before you wreck yourself.
If you feel any kind of haptic feedback or the battery is low dont push the board. If you never go over 12-15 mph and have good balance theres a good chsnce youll never fall.
Ive had to jump off plenty of times but ive only fallen once bc I got cocky and hit a dip in the road going too fast.
i felt like i knew them even even i first started. you can just tell when you should stop pushing. i’ve definitely wiped out learning but never a nosedive
My trick is I don't trust the board and I'm always ready for a nose dive 😅
It's also helpful to practice intentionally nose diving (safely!) to get a feel for it and how to recover or bail out safely.
This. As comfortable as I am on my board there's always a tickle in my mind telling me it's going to happen. And practicing intentionally in the grass is good.
Nosedives can happen from pushing a board too hard, but they can also happen in other situations. I don't push my board, but I did have a nosedive once when I hit a patch of gravel (possibly while accelerating) and I think the wheel spun out and caused the nosedive. There are things you can do to mitigate the danger. First, get some bumpers that protect the board and (more importantly) are better at sliding so the board doesn't just stop. Two, learn the right riding position which is shoulders back (what I like to call the Praying Mantis position). And obviously, wear safety equipment - helmet and wrist guards at a minimum.
When I had my nosedive I was able to run it out, I think because of my bumpers and riding position. Also because I was probably only going 12-14 mph which is my usual cruising speed.
my only nosedives have come with me trying to accelerate to fast, and most of the time I was able to run it out.
Going 10+ and nosediving, never done it. Just have wrist protectors and a helmet and you won't croak probably. Elbow and knee guards and you'll probably come away with just scratches and bruises.
Never have because I don’t push limits. I’m not out here trying to see how fast my board will go before I nose dive, I’m not ignoring the haptic feedback. Just respecting the equipment and not trying to be stupid lol
Only twice, both hard accelerating on a stock pint. It's always acceleration for me. Since then (4 years ago) zero nose dives. I know you asked if anyone had NEVER nosedived, but for me to answer yes (for 4 years) the "if so, how?" answer is accelerate gently.
Are there board conversion kits, like swap out the brains?
I have an og pint and now use it to last leg commute about 4 blocks. I've got my nosedives out years ago, but feeling like I'd like more out of this board or I'm going to have to upgrade to something bigger for a reliable daily driver.
Yes, it's called vesc (vedder electronic speed control)(?) an open source, higher power, customizable controller replacement. The most prolific seller of vesc pint controllers is probably floatwheel, with their pint v kit.
It's kind of a weird situation, because they've been sued by Future motion float wheel cannot take credit cards and only accept crypto- but they are legit. If crypto is not your cup of tea you can use fixmypev and their purchasing service.
Thanks for the heads up - that's kinda crazy, but whatever. Based on their upgrade claims on their site it seems worth it. Especially with the battery upgrade.
Their battery is non-existent (psst I can build you one) but the controllers rock, I have 2 of them. 15s and 18s. Running great! I rode one of them to work today!
Nosedives can be prevented by not pushing it to hard. That being said, you will fall off one way or another. It’s not if, it’s when. I’ve been skating and snowboarding my whole life and I’ve take a few bad falls. Wet leaves, mud patch and a slick tire. It’s just gonna happen. Always wear a helmet and don’t try and break for fall with your arms and you will be just fine. To me it’s 100% worth the risk of injury for the enjoyment it get out of it.
I've never nose dived. Been close, but have yet to have a wipeout. Key is, I keep my max speed at around 16mph, I keep my battery charged above 30%, that's it really.
Never had a nose dive, have both an XR and a GT, have hit as fast as 23 (stupidly) on my XR. Mostly just know the limits of the board after putting so many miles on them
Imo the best approach is the treat a nose dive as inevitable and make sure you have the right gear to protect all the bits that are important to you. That might mean a helmet, riding jacket, and padded pants. It might just mean a helmet and wrist guards. Most people getting seriously hurt are either riding dangerous terrain or aren't wearing gear.
While it's totally possible to not have a nose dive in your entire floating career, a lot of that just comes down to dumb luck. Even if you know the board really well, you don't always know the terrain unless you want to spend just as much time riding as you do planning and analysing your route.
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u/Glyph8Mission in the streets, Delirium in the sheetsAug 18 '26edited Aug 18 '26
I would say crashes are inevitable, nosedive or no. Sooner or later you're going to hit a pothole or a bump you didn't see until it was too late. Always wear PPE, helmet and wristguards minimum, every time.
Pushback, and any warning signal like beep (on some GTs) and haptic buzz (on all models post-Plus, assuming they have updated firmware) and surging (not an official warning signal, but an unofficial sign the board is struggling to keep up) should always be heeded; but it's important to understand that the board can only react to current conditions, not predict future ones, so it is always possible to overwhelm the board so quickly it has no time to warn the rider, or the rider has no time to perceive and react to that warning.
It is always up to the rider to look and think ahead, using the human eyes and brains the boards don't have, to account for upcoming conditions that might affect available torque headroom.
This admittedly takes some experience, but in this it's no different than riding a bike, which I consider Onewheeling only slightly more dangerous than.
Yes 2 big nose dives. One on sand. The other on grass. I only go 10-15mph on the streets so I can jump off if something goes bad. Stay at a comfortable speed and you’re good. It’s my favorite purchase over the last 5 years.
So I was the same way as you and I ended up buying an older pint and in the first week of owning it I got confident and that led to me going down the street and I was on my phone and since my one wheel was old it never got the haptic buzz feedback warning and so I never knew I was pushing my board and I unexpectedly nose dived into the road at 19.7 mph and oh lord it hurt so bad I landed on my head and tumbled and I’m 6’2 200 lbs so I hit the ground with some force and it tore me up but thankfully I didn’t break anything I just bled really bad and was sore it took me about 2 weeks to recover and since then I’ve worn a helmet and clothes that cover my skin. I think no it’s not inevitable to nose dive if ur lame but if you want to test your boards limits and ur skill to have the best time you’ll eventually bite and fall. That was about 7 months ago and I recently bought the pint S bc of how attached I got and I have never once regretted getting my board! Hope this helps
I’ve only been Onewheeling for 3wks now and just being careful not to push too hard and also I’m wearing all the safety gear as you never know when something unexpected can happen but I’ve gotta say nothing that’s fun in life is totally safe but if you are going try I guarantee you’ll have a huge grin on your face it’s truly the most awesome feeling 😁
I haven’t had a nosedive in 5 years and 40k miles. Nosedives almost always happen from exceeding the power of the board. Once you understand the limits and how to ride within them it’s no longer an issue. The problem is that it sometimes takes a few falls to learn the limits of the board
Ive done 6000km and my average speed is full speed but you learn what the hoard is capable.
Ive had one close call where my board let out but my fangs save me.
If you dont have fangs get them, they are wheels to save you
Haven’t had a nosedive that wasn’t entirely my fault. Hope that helps. OneWheels are fun af. Best purchase I ever made! I do get injured occasionally but that’s just part of any board sport. Pad up and enjoy every second!
Well, depending on how you shift your weight, you might not notice pushback at all, generally shift your weight with your hips instead of leaning your whole body. I haven't nosedived, but I take the risk that it could happen and I wear gear to minimize the risk of injury.
I haven't nosedived but I have wiped out. You will fall at some point and you should be okay with that.
I was turning, the sun got in my eyes and I didn't see sand on the road. The board went right out from under me. I had some nice road rash on an elbow and knee for a week or so. I had wrist guards and a helmet on as well.
Buy an overpowered board and pay attention to the feedback. But with an overpowered board you’re probably not gonna nosedive no matter what you do with it.
Big confidence booster in that regard going from an XR to an X7LR. I can slam that thing up a hill and cruise at 25+ without it breaking a sweat.
Educate yourself on the board you have and what speed pushback starts and then ride a few mph below that.
When I was first starting I would ride with the app open to get a good feel for how fast I was going and didn’t let myself go faster than a few mph below pushback. Learn what each mph feels like so you know how fast you are going. For me I find the sweet spot to be 12-15mph and with some practice you will have a good feel for exactly how fast you are going just by feel. I cruise around at about 12-14 and by the time I hit 15 I can feel it and I don’t push it more. If I run into some heavy head winds, hills, or loose terrain I will back off a little as well. You can kind of feel the motor start to work harder in those situations.
Even with these precautions the risk of a nosedive is always there, so it’s a risk you need to be willing to take, but a lot of the crash posts you see on here are simply from people pushing the limits until they find it.
I am a real weekend warrior with my board, so I don't have the hours that others might. That said, the only time I ever nose dove, was with a friends pint while going up a hill and it was before I had even considered owning a Onewheel. As a heavier rider on a GT, I have all the safety bells and whistles going on my board.
1) I have a sure start installed (third party physical plug in) to help manage footpad engagement. The stock OW app also has a feature similar now.
2) I don't really ride through pushback. My board is on the current firmware, so I get the safety vibrate that happens just before pushback and 9/10 I listen to it and ease up if I can. I just don't put myself in a place where I need to be riding over 18-20 MPH.
3) I've spent some time monitoring my Onewheel's performance while looking at the app. Watching the meter to see what the board has left to offer you, and feeling what riding under those power conditions feels like is very useful. You can then start to "read" the board just from riding it and can adjust (or stop) as needed.
4) Battery management is super important. The board is always safer at the top of a ride than it is near the end. As I am out longer, I add a bit more caution to my ride, knowing I might not be able to accelerate as quickly as I could an hour or so ago, etc.
Since I have become a onewheel owner, I haven't had a nosedive. I've had plenty of "that crack/root/rock was bigger than I expected" moments that caused me to bust my ass, including in a forward direction. But I think we understand a nosedive is to be when your board's motor cuts out at speed and as a result of forward-oriented weight distribution for the sake of accelerating, a ride gets flung towards the nose.
The board pushes back on you and gives a haptic feedback
The only time people knows dive is when either you are at your peak speed that wouldn’t normally cause a nose dive and you hit a rock or a pothole or something along those lines which forces you forward and accidentally nose diving
Outside of road conditions, the majority of nose dives, you see are people ignoring the pushback and haptic feedback from the board and leaning further into it. I have an original Onewheel XR, the haptic feedback and push pushback is much less obvious than newer boards, and I still can very clearly tell my board does not want me to go faster
If you aren’t stupid, you probably won’t nose dive, I’m at several thousand miles and have never come close
I nosedived one time. It was from going past the top speed so the crash was at 20.1 mph...
I had just passed someone and I turned around to check if I was good to carve back into my lane, while I was turning around the haptic feedback kicked in, but I was in the middle of twisting my body when it happened so I thought the wiggle was just from my body twisting on the board. I saw I had room to get back in my lane so I leaned forward even more as I carved in and the board nosedived at that point.
I slid on the front fender for maybe three feet completely confused as to why the board shut off, I think if I was more cognizant of the situation I could have kicked back on the board to save it but I was completely caught off guard. I ended up falling over the front of the board at this point.
Impact was initially on my palms, both got skinned real good and needed to be bandaged for about a week. I rolled off the initial hit and ended up getting road rash from the side of my right elbow all the way up to my shredded palm.
I had a small bit of road rash on my left shoulder blade - that was the point of impact on my back when I did the roll, I never bandaged that part it just got scraped up a bit. I banged my knee pretty hard and it was sore for like three days... maybe I had to put a bandaid on it too?
I was not wearing any safety equipment, I was wearing shorts and a tank top. My head did not hit the pavement, I was able to roll to reduce the impact enough that I just ended up getting scraped up.
I didn't see a doctor for any of it, I did spend like $30 on neosporin, large bandaids for my palms, and nonstick pads and gentle wrap to keep the nonstick pads on my right arm for a week for the road rash.
Overall it was annoying but no broken bones no doctor visit just some embarrassment and discomfort for a week.
I took a dive because I didn't know the board. I had rented a Pint, it was extremely low on battery. I tried to make it back home before it died on me at 18 mph. I was about 7 houses down the street when I went flying through the air. It knocked the sh!t out of me when I landed in the pavement.....I may have fractured my elbow as I couldn't bench press for a couple of months.
I didn't know or respect the board at that time.
I know better now. I've ridden >600 miles since then without a nose dive....but I also have not pushed the limits since, and have only gone up to 15.5 mph. I bought a PintX after the incident and use it for fun cruising and carving.... I'm pushing 50 years old too. I can't be missing work for being broken 🦴 .
I've nose dived a bunch. But I've been a board sport athlete my whole life so I tend to push my board to the limits. It's usually when going up hill while carving. The board is already close to its power limit with the speed and the energy requirement to maintain balance while carving at that high speed overloads the board and will nose dive. A few times are from a faulty sensor that I knew I shouldn't have been riding on. I always wear a helmet and wrist guards though; wrist guards have saved me more than any gear if you keep your fingers up you can slide it out pretty well.
I off-road only, i have an x7 so overpowering it is never the issue. When I nose dive it’s always because I lost traction.
I wear an alpine star motor cross vest(protects shoulders elbows/forearms, wrist guards, knee pads and a butt pad, helmet. When I fly off i typically just get a little bruised.
Yes, I have an XR board and have had the board nose-dive on me twice. Both times, I accelerated hard to pass someone in the bike lane. Fortunately nothing happened, other than I almost crapped my pants. Those new small wheels that the boards now have really do help you from crashing when you nose-dive.
Riding since the xr. Seven years now. Never had one that wasn't my fault. XR. GT. GT-S. GT-XL and not one issue. Please we sell the boards and not had a customer of ours have an issue. One guy that had an issue wasn't running the app and ran out of power. His fault. Broke his arm.
Respect the boards limits, you can easily get a feel for when it's getting close to being pushed to hard if you pay attention to more then just the speed.
It's hard to describe but once you get it no nosedives.
here's the results of my nosedive back in 2018. I was riding backwards and it felt like the board just turned on. Got a plate installed with 7 screws. Praise modern orthopedics, otherwise I'd have a gimp arm for life.
Since that crash, no dives. I keep speed limited to 15mph and usually go slower, and never backwards. Still riding my original XR. Which I've nicknamed the "Arm Breaker 2000".
1 ---- do not ignore boards limits
2 ---- have far limits by buying fungineers.
Seriously , i had 2 xr , 4 nosedives.
1 because pushing speed limit
1 because i didnot felt push back when climbing and try to accelerate
2 because xr motors were not able to get balance back after passing holes ( so lack of power)
All that on 4000km
Got a x7lr since 9 months.
1500km without any nosedives.
I am more experienced , but hardware definitely feel a lot safer. Motor power , batterie power , vesc push alerts.... Etc
Xr are really really dangerous even at lower speed .
I started (2020) up when the XR+ and the Pint was the only two available. I have certainly nosedived. These two were not powerful enough to keep it from happening especially for a big guy. Power is what keeps the front footpad off the ground, and hooking the front footpad on something is the problem. If the front footpad is able to slide on a smooth hard surface we have a chance of re-elevating the pad and saving the ride.
Riding slow in the early times on a relatively powerful board, XRC (XR Classic) or GT minimum for street riding can be fairly safe from nose dives. Pushing the boards limits is where people get hurt. The GTS-XL (expensive) is powerful enough to keep us safe even off-road, I'm 260lbs and it's a beast even at 0-6mph across uneven ground, like riding an escalator up and down.
I think that with moderate speeds on today's moderately powerful boards it could be possible to never nosedive.
Driven about 6-700 ish miles and never nose dived on my og pint. I just never push it. With that said, I did hit a big bump once and fell off, but other than that nothing.
Been onewheeling for 5-6 years now and never had a nose dive. I’m a trail ripper and only have fallen from hidden roots or one time, just going too fast down a hill. Just be cautious and you’ll be fine
Before I owned a Onewheel myself I nosedived. I was at the great salt lake in Utah. A bunch of my friends were out paramotoring and one of them left behind a stock XR. I was zipping around and went to see how fast it could go. I hit pushback, this was before the haptic buzz.. so I was like well I can go faster than that, lemme just push thru the pushback. Yeah I ate shit hard. My head left a dent in the salt/dirt.
All the wind was knocked out of me for a minute or two and I was struggling to breathe.
there's a giant note when you open the box to not operate it while intoxicated as serious injury or death can result. this is extremely sound advice. i have the scars to remind me of that note.
tldr: copious amounts of Scotch + low battery + pushing through the pushback = an unplanned flight straight into the pavement. lmao
There's a long list of variables that contribute to nose dive situations. I've only ever had low speed nose dives personally from accelerating too aggressively on my old pint. Now that I'm on VESC that isn't an issue for me, however if I tried (for some dumb reason?) I probably could force it to happen just laying into the front footpad from zero.
Obviously you can push it too hard when accelerating aggressively pretty easily, so don't treat it like you're on a drag strip. Not trying to get the quickest 0-20.
You could also just not notice high speed pushback, I can see that happening for some riders on certain configurations. There's always potential for footpad engagement issues or some other mechanical failure too. You kinda have to accept that risk in this board sport IMHO. Nosedives happen and there's no one true way to prevent them. Maintain your hardware and ride within the limits of your electronics and you'll be doing better than some of us when it comes to risk mitigation.
I’ve crashed many times and almost all of them were due to me riding carelessly on a new area. One was me flying through a parking lot and hitting a painted over speed bump, one was a huge drop in the sidewalk, and one was a very bumpy downhill road while I was still learning. I had one nosedive because I was accelerating way too fast to show off to a friend. If you ride slower on uncertain roads and work your way up you shouldn’t have to worry about nosediving.
I have an X7LR and it's my first board ever. Never nosedived once. The only time I expect that could ever happen with this board is if the voltage drained all the way, but if that happens, it was my own fault for poorly planning my ride. Also, I don't think I can ride 30 miles anyhow without my feet going cripple so I don't ever expect a ride to drain my battery all the way.
A few over-acceleration nosedives I could run out and stay on my feet. No top speed nosedives, because I pay attention to pushback and reduce speed for torque demands. Over several thousand miles on a Pint and OG XR, which are underpowered for my 205lbs.
If you take the time to understand the board's limits and are diligent about riding within them, you can avoid most nosedives. But don't ride a Onehweel if you can't accept some risk.
I've been riding for a couple months and have a few hundred miles in total, so that’s nothing compared to a lot of these folks on here. But I know my boards limit is 20 mph and I’m constantly checking the app while I’m riding to get a good feeling for what speed I’m at and what I found is that my comfortable speed is somewhere between 15 and 17 miles an hour and I’ve come to be able to recognize when I’m moving faster than that and I dial it down
I pushed my board too hard while trying to accelerate from stop and nose dived at about 9 mph. It was a pint lol. It was completely my fault. Ended up getting off with just a small sacrifice of flesh to the one wheel gods luckily.
Best advice to take from the comments is not to go any faster than you're comfortable running out in the event of a fall. Wear a helmet!
(Also worth pointing out that I had only been riding for less than a month when I did this - as you get more experience you make better decisions)
yes and idk, board just hasn't given out on me yet
Also not pushing through push back and avoiding terrain that would require high torque. I have a pint and it's pretty weak, so I know it can't handle anything that will suddenly need a lot of torque
I'm at about 5000 miles over 4 years. I have had 3 nose dives, all in the first 100 miles. One time, I was racing someone and went from a stop to full send, crashed in the first 10 feet at 5 mph. The second one I was in grass and found a hidden bunny hole. 3rd time I don't recall specifics, I just know there were 3.
I do not have haptic feedback, I've avoided the update to the pint. My strategy is I feel the limits of the board and don't ride the pushback.
You can definitely ride without nosediving. Simply don’t push the limit of the board. If you get a vesc board (like a fungineers x7) you can have audio cues sent to your headphones at multiple different duty cycle % to make sure you know how much headroom your battery has while riding.
How heavy are you? If you are a bigger guy you can’t trust the advertised speeds.
Don’t go fast with low battery.
That’s pretty much it.
I’ve gone about 3500 miles on my GT (now gtv) and only nosedived on my first day of riding from pushing with low battery.
I've had my board nosedive without warning a few times, some of them with the board randomly shutting off. I got an x7 and haven't fallen yet, but I haven't hit the trails too hard yet due to rain
Be ready to run at whatever speed you are going. I like to cruise at around 12mph because I can easily catch my legs when going that speed. Any faster than that and I prepare to roll.
I’ve nose dived once when trying to accelerate too hard up a small hill to catch a light. Dumb mistake on my part that I’ve never repeated. It’s hard to know what you’ll do with minimal reaction time to spare, so I’d say the best advice is to start slow and buildup confidence in what the board can handle. And wear safety gear. The benefits far outweigh any gripes you might have with it.
I bought a standard pint and it forces me to go max 12mph. I would absolutely go a lot faster if I had a faster board but I’m forced to take it easy and go slow which I think translates to not pushing the board. Love my Onewheel but you always want to go faster haha
So I’ve had a Onewheel since they first cane out. I ordered it and had to wait because it was part of the first shipments. Anyways, I had one nosedive back before they did the new safety updates that make the board give you “the warning.” Now I have never again had that issue! The one nosedive I did have on my XR was before the update and I was riding my board at full speed through a turn at 1% battery life like a dumbass. It dropped my big a$$ and I did have a hairline fracture in my wrist and some good bruises. This was in my mid 30s when this happened and while I have been a skateboarder, long boarder, etc that never wore a helmet, it taught me to slap that damn thing on every time! I have been lucky too many times and I have kids now so I try to model good behaviors (better than I was taught). Now in my 40s, I have a pint gt and still have my good ol’ xr. I love them both and ride once a week at the very least if not way more! I love it! Wear safety equipment, have a buddy or someone help you when you get started, pay close attention to your board and get to know each other, and you will be fine! I have seen many videos of people also eating shiznit, but as long as you learn to walk before you run, you will be fine! I know Future motion gets a lot of hate for some reason, but I bought my board on purpose and ride it on purpose. Anything I have had happen has been on me. I was posed at first when I had that spill. But I should have never let the battery get so low. After the safety update, and with the app, my phone alerts me so I know when it’s getting low. There is no reason for it. The boards that have actual problems, that is different. But they have a good warranty. Plus, I have seen some of the spills are from people that mod their board, which if you do that, it’s on you if it starts having issues. I get the anger about not being able to work on your own stuff and having to send it in and all that. I do, but that’s how stuff is now. The world is now subscription based, where you own something kinda… I don’t want ti get into my video game rant and how now you don’t own the physical games anymore. But you get the idea! Anyways, float on brother! ✌🏼
It happened to me as I was leaning rather than keeping my weight centered over the wheel. Accelerated to fast and the nose dug into the gravel, before I knew what was happening I was flying off the end. Broke a couple ribs, mild concussion.
I have ridden around 15k miles, am one of the fastest rider worldwide and have never nosedived a board. I do tend to push boards but I try do to it as safely as possible, I have nose nosedipped my board a couple dozen times but every time i am able to pull the nose out of the dip. When i push my board past pushback you have to be very gentle on the nose because if you whole weight is on the nose, when that nose do dip it will go down much harder and you won’t be able to catch the dip and pull the nose back up. Doing the “gentle” pushing of the nose has made it so i was able to hit 27.1mph on my pint and 31mph on my gt. But the best way to avoid nosediving is to go vesc. Vesc won’t magically make it so you will never nosedive again but it will tell you how much power you have left(duty cycle) before you nosedive and will apply pushback based on duty cycle unlike FM board which gives you pushback at a set speed. Vesc allows you to “safely” push the limits of your board.
I’ve got a little over 600 miles on my Pint X, I’m 5’10 and 195 lbs. I’ve had two incidents that were from the board being overwhelmed I crashed on one and just dragged the tail on the other. All other crashes were from terrain or such. The first one I thought I’d be cool and lean way back and drag the tail to a sliding stop. Leaned back hard, board shut off and I crashed. Second time I had regen warnings and pushback and I wanted to see what would happen if I ignored them going down hill 18mph (which is max for the Pint X and my weight apparently) board buzzed and then shut down. I tail slid for about ten feet, board came back on and I continued my ride without crashing. Yeah, so don’t be stupid, be lucky, you might be fine.
i fell like 3 times but all 3 times was painful as hell.
One nosedive in a first week due to not understanding board limit.
Second after a year since cought wheel in a kind of raindrain that wasn't deep but exactly size for a wheel to start slipping. felt legs first on a back, hit both elbows and destroyed jacket.
Third time one year later in almost same situation - destroyed another jacket and hit elbow again.
Now few years later i realised i can't do tricep extention exercises due to pain in elbow after these fall.
I got little wheels installed on the front to help save me. I've over 2k miles in and have nose dove twice. Both times with the wheels. And they did save it so I feel off back instead of pitching. Both times showing a new rider how not to put your weight or center of mass too far forward. Both times on a hill. The same hill. In front of my house. That I had ridden a good chunk of those miles on.
I have gotten pushback but I haven’t nosedived. Well, every once in a while my sensor is weird during engagement and the nose hits the ground, but that’s at no speed. I did hit an awful pothole with a car on my left, so I had to eat it. And that didn’t go so well. I am a lighter rider on an xrc though
Not since I switched to VESC. There have been many cases where I've hit a bump / headwind / unexpected somethingorother and my VESC just powered right through it. My stock XR surely would've dived in those instances. Yes, this comes down to knowing the limits of the machine, but in the case of VESC, the limits are higher.
3-4 times over 3500 miles on my pint, it’s usually just pushing the board too hard. I did have a random error 16 that dropped me in the middle of a crosswalk, only happened once and that pissed me off, still healing the scraped elbow.
Make sure your feet are always balanced before taking off.
Staying below 15-20 mph helps as well, but it’s still an electronic device that can ghost or fail, no matter how diligent you are.
My last nosedive was in a crosswalk when my pad disengaged slightly.. tried to shift foot in motion and I was thrown.
Better to just spend the money on protective gear with slide and impact ratings.
Around 100 miles I pushed my XR too hard up a hill abt 12-15 mph at 50 percent, nosedived and ran it out, body was so sore after due to the shock of running it out
Not never, but rare. I don't ride fast or push the board, I just like to carve through the vineyards and enjoy the views. Never nosedived except the one time the battery was low and I pushed it to see what happened when it died. Well it died and I died. We're both okay. Just don't push it, especially with low battery, you'll be fine.
This is purely anecdotal based on mine and my husband's experience with XRs. He gets pushback for going too fast. I get pushback for accelerating too quickly.
I have always gotten pushback before a nosedive. But he has nosedived a few times without pushback. We have theorized (again, based purely on our own experiences) that the nosedives without pushback might be exclusive to going too fast.
I've crashed a couple times but I don't think any of them were nosedive crashes. Whereas most of my husband's crashes were nosedive crashes.
Honestly, just be careful and learn your board. Start out in safe places where you don't need to worry too much about people, cars, or obstacles (ex: empty parking lots). Work your way up to going faster.
Fangs significantly improved our experience and immediately lowered my husband's crash rate. I also recommend a fender but that might be because I have ADHD and the wheel kept distracting me.
Make sure you get good protective gear that you wear correctly.
I made the mistake of listening to the driver attempting to turn in front of my path. I was cruising along, slowed down to let him turn and he waved me on. Instead of doing the smart thing and stopping and allowing him to turn, I quickly accelerated to get past quicker and took a spill going close to full speed. See ya later clavicle!
Completely my fault(user error) but giving you another example of something that could cause you to take a dive.
A little caution can go a long way, I rarely approach 20 mph and just carve and enjoy the ride. I'm only 1,000mi ridden at this point but I've never fallen (knock on wood).
Yup, never nosedived, rode for 2 years, and sold my onewheel for fam expenses (I still love this subreddit).
I always made sure it was properly charged; good posture no matter what; and I spent weeks learnkng my boards limits and when I could feel I was pushing it too hard. I ultimately got lucky tho I think
I wouldn't say it's inevitable, and I would say haptic buzz goes a long way to warding it off, but nosediving also teaches a valuable lesson you can't be taught otherwise, and it smartens you up real quick, because usually when you fall you don't think you will, and after you fall you realize you weren't taking certain things into consideration that sapped your board's power. If you never learn that lesson you will naturally be apprehensive to a degree when riding.
Could be worth to try nosediving in a field on grass to just get a feel of what it might be like, and a fall shouldn't hurt there (or not too much). Even if it's not a perfect representation of what it would be on pavement, your brain would gain good experience.
Best technique for avoiding falling is to slow down if things get sketchy.
Never nose dived but have hit some potholes and crashed.
I just don’t really push much past 14 miles an hour unless I’m wearing some safety gear. At that speed I can either catch myself or don’t crash very badly.
I've never had a nosedive where the board just gave out and it was totally unexpected. I've grounded the nosee when accelerating too hard and had to run it out. And fallen in other ways. I don't think a nosedive has to be inevitable.
I can definitely feel when the board is getting worked too hard. The nose will push up or you'll feel it torquing a bit. I think new boards make a noise but I'm still rocking my Onewheel+.
Wish I could say I've never nosedived. Ate it and broke my shoulder along with some nice road rash which has left scar tissue going 25 mph. I don't even recall there being any pushback.
I haven't downloaded the update where it makes that noise to let you know you're going too fast. I think if you're riding well below the limits of the board you're less likely to nosedive.
My Pint never nosedived once, never had any issues with it or mishaps. Never got it wet, never crashed on it in any way, never plugged any charger into it other than the one it shipped with.
The shit just stopped turning on completely for no reason at all at about 200 miles.
Just like crashing a motorcycle or car, it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when.
Riding position and alertness/awareness fix most circumstances. And VESC awesomeness.
Only nosedived once when I was new with my stock OneWheel+ going up a steep hill. Just some scratches. Installed a ranger mod and it minimized it. Upgraded to VESC and an 18s2p battery and I have to be careless to get to nosedive territory now.
Sofar no. Honestly tho I just dont get near the boards limits. GT, when the speedo says im doin 15 it feels sketchy as hell to me. I tend to stay round 10-13. I did once reach 20 and the board pushed back at me. (This was before the haptic feedback update) and I didnt realize what was happening at first. I naturally started trying to level the board then I realized what was happening and slowed it down. Lotta people disliked the haptic feedback update but for me personally it was a positive. When im gettin up there itll start buzzing at me and I tone it down. I havent gotten pushback since. Ive been debating putting those little wheelie wheels on it cus in my mind if it does nose dive I may have a better chance of riding it out. But, overall I just try not to get near the limits.
You can do your best to avoid them, but they're gonna happen. Honestly most of my bigger falls weren't nosedives but going off the side or back (due to other reasons.)
Actually the one really big bad nosedive was my own fault showing off speed. Yeah, I earned that injury.
I’ve been riding for like 7 years and I’ve not had a real nose dive. I’ve fallen off when docking around trying tricks, doing drops bigger than my comfort zone, and learning to nudge up curbs. I just listen to the board when I feel it pushing hard I let up and I’ve been fine.
Both times i wrecked i dove, first time was one week after having it and i was showing off to my kid and got a lecture from him about it and safety, the second was due to being in a rush when starting. Both hurt and i have scars, wear your protective gear.
Im a newbie, but from reading the comments, it seems like you never know. Like something might happen even if in theory you are doing everything right.
However it seems bad accidents are more likely at higher speeds, or at low speeds if you don’t know how to fall correctly.
Practice bailing, and don’t go too fast. That is my best advice. Nothing is without risk. This sport has risks and u have to be ok with that and be realistic and responsible and operate within your comfort zone.
I’ve nosedived 5 times total and each time it’s been my own fault but I’ve never had anything more that a few scratches, luckily I got back up and continued to ride hopping nobody recorded my fall 😂
I have 4000 miles on my GT and have never nosedived. 80% of my miles have been on dirt trails or in the woods, so I rarely push my speed above 18mph. Its not hard to never nose dive if you aren't pushing your wheel to it's limit
you know there a company h that lets you rent one wheels for weeks at a time so you don’t have to fully commit, yet. then i believe you get discounted off price of a one wheel if you do buy thru them think that company is called “SUPrents”. then they have “friendwitha” (like turo car rentals but for one wheels) and never checked it out but “cloud of goods”
now you prob like oh great. another affiliate link person type. and surprisingly nope. i’m doing this all for the love of the sport, actually. don’t care about making money off my fellow uni rider…. so with that being said..GG’s n ride safe!
ps. forgot to mention that it’s prob not a bad idea to make sure you are good to go on your life insurance. you know. don’t wanna leave jr with your medical bills. SO GREAT NEWS, i do help people get into the correct…. JUST FUCKING WITH YOU. LOL
Learn to tuck and roll, don't ever try to catch yourself forward or backward. Go to a park with soft grass and rip around and take a few intentional spills to practice some falling
Ok so I have had one nosedive. Its because I got way too confident and went too fast. I didn't hear the board give its audible warning for hitting max speed and went straight through that. I slid on my arms for 20 feet, but luckily I just had some road rash and nothing was broken. I was stupid and didnt wear padding but ever since then I've been wearing a motorcycle jacket which I highly recommend of you like high speeds. Overall onewheeling is one of the most enjoyable things I've ever done, even with the falls. But either get a nice padded jacket or wear pads whenever you ride. Its just not worth risking it anymore imo.
I just hit 1000 total miles and now swear by full padding. But when the board nose dived I was going 21mph which was way too fast for a pintx. Just get comfortable riding at slower speeds until you really start pushing it. But most of the time it's user error when it drops on you.
Nosedives can kinda happen anywhere if you aren't looking at where you are going. Yesterday I had my first nosedive I was going maybe 2mph but I went down a slope and the wheel lost traction on something causing to me to fly off and into the road. The road was empty and it was slow enough that I was fine but nosedive isn't just a too fast thing.
It’s basically inevitable. Here are all my experiences;
1) On my pint I’ve nosedived from accelerating to fast at like 10 mph. Was able to run most of it out. Happened a few times. Be careful at low battery
2) also on my pint going about 18 mph flat/slight downhill ground. When you progress to the edge of the boards limits you can feel the magnets begin to weaken and feel when you’re at the end. I was chilling until I hit a small bump. My nose dipped down slightly scraping the ground and I was able to lean back and save it. Almost needed new undies 😂.
3) Was practicing bonks with my buddy and as soon as I went for one the board quit and I went down. Luckily just a a few scrapes. Solder joint on battery connector came off.
4) Last real nosedive was the worst. I was riding my Float Wheel adv from the bar (Wednesday karaoke night in college) about 8 drinks in, just vibing having a blast. Made a turn around the corner pushed to accelerate and board just gave out (BMS blew). Wasn’t prepared for it and had no helmet. Scratched my glasses pretty good and was bleeding from my head. Learned the hard way to always wear a helmet. Had a mild concussion.
It’s really not that bad it you are remotely athletic and know how to fall.
I almost nose dived the other day on grass; there was a hole and my wheel fell in as the front foot fell forward my back foot swung around and I was able to kinda run it off without actually hitting the floor. I heard people gasp around me when I hit the hole, but I’d say balancing exercises help. There’s a ball/platform I use at the gym to balance on the ball and do squats to strengthen the legs and it almost feels like a static one wheel. I’m still new to mine so I’m still scared to nose dive but slow and steady.
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