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O OWNER’
S MANU
AL
19
RIDING Y
OUR O
BASIC BAL
ANCE
R
emember
, One
wheel+ is self-balancing so ther
e’s no
need to muscle y
our w
ay onto the boar
d. Instead, use
slo
w
, small mo
vements
.
When One
wheel+ is on the gr
ound, y
ou’ll notice a lo
w
er
side and a higher side
. Alw
ays step onto the lo
w
er
side fir
st. Then place y
our other f
oot onto the rider
-
dectection
ar
ea. K
eep y
our legs str
aight (lik
e y
ou ar
e
standing on the gr
ound) with a v
er
y slight bend in y
our
knees
.
Stand up slo
wly and One
wheel+ will engage
.
TIP
:
Ha
ve a friend’
s shoulder
s handy to help y
ou
the fir
st f
ew times y
ou get on y
our One
wheel+. A
fter
pr
acticing a f
ew times
, w
e pr
omise y
ou’ll be a pr
o.
TIP
:
Look wher
e y
ou w
ant to go (don
’t look do
wn).
TIP
:
Use light, constant pr
es
sur
e to contr
ol y
our
One
wheel+.
TIP
:
Don
’t bend y
our knees
, r
ather stand tall on y
our
fir
st rides
.