[15155]

I'm absolutely in love with the Onewheel: it may seem gimmicky, but having a massive, air-filled tire means you can go over serious obstacles and off-road (off-sidewalk) very easily.

Having a single wheel also means the wheelbase/turning radius is extremely small - you can turn in-place with enough skill.

[benatkin]

I think I like the Boosted Board because it looks like an ordinary skateboard, and you can use it unpowered mode. https://blog.boostedboards.com/blog/practice-riding/

[on_and_off]

I have a boosted board and I have been wanting to exchange it for a onewheel. I am a bit more worried about the OW failure states though :

For example what happens if the battery dies ? since the OW balances itself, I fear it would be worse than a boosted (for which you are already potentially in a tight spot but you might be able to slow down manually) .

[15155]

I've ridden the OW to 0% battery: you have plenty of warning before it gets dangerous.

The OW has a feature called "pushback" - when the battery is nearly-depleted or you are going too fast, it will aggressively adjust the angle of the board backwards, forcing you to slow down.

In the event of a low battery, you'll end up traveling at extremely low speed until the back end of the board touches the ground, forcing you to stop.

[on_and_off]

oh that's interesting .. I definitely need to try one one of these days.

[dominotw]

I ride a unicycle. I wasn't really comfortable with side riding angle of onewheel.