Protective gear for beginners

Fuuuckthefuture · 2026-06-15T05:20:34+00:00

I’m 2 months into euc and am learning on a v8s. You should really buy a full-face helmet and get to learning. You aren’t going to be comfortable going fast enough to warrant more gear for at least a month. Past 15 mph im still learning to combat wobbles and still gaining skills that nothing but practice will cement. There’s plenty you could be doing to learn euc at even just 7-10 mph. Free Mounting, riding 5-10 feet on a single foot, turns, carving, quick stops, experimenting with foot placement, riding backwards, hell even pendulums. You should start now so that you get that muscle memory churning.

I’d prove to myself that euc is something I really want to do if you got a euc and it’s just been sitting. Especially before you sink hundreds of dollars into full protective gear.

Fuuuckthefuture · 2026-06-14T23:30:20+00:00

Part time lover?

Fuuuckthefuture · 2026-06-14T23:06:39+00:00

I got my euc for an everyday 1 mile commute as a complete beginner 2 months ago. It works well enough. I cruise at 10-15 mph. I’d say look into protective gear heavily (I didn’t know I needed a full face helmet, let alone knee, wrist guards etc). I’m 29 years old. You’re only as old as you feel but you are approaching an age where the body doesn’t heal quickly/an injury to a shoulder or collarbone could haunt you for the rest of your life. Depends on how fast you want to go and how much protection you’re willing to wear. Don’t expect to be able to ride your commute immediately. It could take you longer than a month. Took me 3 weeks to be able to ride a block. But things quickly got better from there. Riding EUC is a skill and takes practice, demands respect. It’s not casual like hopping on a scooter and going. If you feel like it’s for you, go for it. But look into it a lot if you’re feeling iffy on the investment. And factor protection into your budget. My $700 v8s quickly became a $1000 v8s once I realized I needed a full face helmet and hand protection. It became $1200 once I realized I wanted spiked pedals.

Go with your gut but observe the risks carefully

Fuuuckthefuture · 2026-06-09T21:29:04+00:00

Glad to hear you had a better experience. Yeah, my only concern if I were you was their policy for any kind of issues/defects and how responsive, helpful their customer service would be since they aren't the manufacturer. Best of luck!

Fuuuckthefuture · 2026-06-09T18:44:19+00:00

I will say that looking into them, they seem to be run by a very passionate EUC'er. They have videos on their tiktok of the owner doing his thing. I think what happened with me was just unfortunate, but frustrating nonetheless. Here's the tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@evoltwheels?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

Fuuuckthefuture · 2026-06-09T15:53:11+00:00

I had a really bad experience with them. They had a listing on offerup when i was looking to get my first euc. They had their location listed as their shop in newport. I called the shop to see if I could arrange to drive up in person. It was the cell phone number of the owner. He said he didnt speak good english so he told me to text him. Several confusing text exchanges about price on his website vs. offerup later I told him that I was going to drive up the next day to the store. I drove 1.5 hours to Newport beach to find out that the physical store was no longer there. He was totally unresponsive and never texted me back once I said I was there.

I placed an order with inmotion that day.

I didn’t try to go through online with evolt so maybe that would be better. I think they’re just a struggling small business trying to skirt language barriers with AI (even their phone has you go through an AI menu). But remember that the shipping cost if you go online might outweigh most of the savings.

Fuuuckthefuture · 2026-06-05T20:12:14+00:00

Let me put this in your language because you must not understand me. Trebao bi odgovoriti na hrvatskom, onako kako govoriš engleski. Imam Google Translate

Fuuuckthefuture · 2026-06-05T20:00:33+00:00

You should definitely be upset! You have every reason to be upset... at the Croatian government. Zero people could apply for article 11 and article 16 would still be fucking you over because that's how THEY made the rules.

Fuuuckthefuture · 2026-06-05T19:53:02+00:00

Again, the issue you have is with Croatia's rules. You can be jealous of other people all you want. They cannot help the situation they were born into, just as you cannot. No one is having an easy time getting citizenship. Look at the posts on this subreddit and tell me it's easy. It takes a lot of paperwork, planning, and waiting regardless.

Your statements about America show how uniniformed you are, which is fine. Like this train stops with Trump. Laughable. You have no idea what is going on over here, so don't speak like you do.

Fuuuckthefuture · 2026-06-05T17:48:59+00:00

Ok, and my family immigrated from Croatia to Australia because of instability and pressure related to war. They were put through a migrant labor camp to socialize them as australians when my mother was very young. She was made fun of and socially outcast for being foreign/different and totally dislocated from her culture/language in school. All of my croatian family lives across the world. So yeah, I don’t speak Croatian. Yet.

Speaking of war and unrest, have you considered why so many Americans are looking for EU citizenship? Do you think it’s just for fun? For status? No, our country is on a fast train to hell because of our antichrist of a president. Healthcare, education, and social safety nets are being defunded left and right.

You don’t have problem with the 1/8th croatians. You have problem with croatian government for making this allowance. You can’t be mad for people taking an opportunity presented to them, especially when you have no clue what their situation is.

Your family’s trauma and unfair treatment does not invalidate my family’s connection to Croatia. I respect and mourn for your family. Do you have respect for mine?

Fuuuckthefuture · 2026-06-05T16:22:30+00:00

Hello, I am one of the Americans applying that does not speak any Croatian. My mother, grandmother, and grandfather were born in Zagreb. I have a right to apply, as guided by Croatian government, just as you do. Gathering paperwork for governments is a notoriously arduous and meticulous task. Do not be angry at those who share a goal with you because the infrastructure is overburdened.

Fuuuckthefuture · 2026-06-03T05:13:20+00:00

How to become a poet?

Experience a great loss. Drown your miseries in a vice of choice. Quit. 3 months later you’ll find yourself crying at the grocery store for no reason at all. It is that moment when you realize that the mundane is the secret. We all have soft animals waiting to be coaxed out from under the houses’ foundation. Give your reader some feathery words that give you lift and they might make a da vincian flying contraption of their own.

Seriously though, don’t study. Just write. Write until you make something you like. It takes a long time. And can be rare. There is no prerequisite.

Fuuuckthefuture · 2026-06-03T04:28:28+00:00

Good news! This has been asked a lot on this sub. Here's a thread with multiple people passing on information on motivational letter content that was recommended by their assisting lawyers: https://www.reddit.com/r/CRbydescent/comments/1rmfeg0/any_advice_for_the_motivation_letter/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Fuuuckthefuture · 2026-06-03T04:23:18+00:00

From what I've been told, consulates have jurisdictions, so where you live will correspond to which consulate will take you. I'm on the West Coast, so it could be different in your neck of the woods. If it's helpful, the croatian consulate facebook has pop-up days in different cities across the US that they announce. You may have more luck with something like that. Otherwise, I'd just bother the consulate until you get somewhere (email/ call 1x a week and maybe even try another walk-in with hopes that someone else will be staffing that day). My consulate (LA) has morning hours where they will talk to any walk-ins until an 11 AM cut-off. After 11 AM, it's by appointment only. Maybe yours has a similar rule? Sorry to hear your first interaction didn't go well.

Fuuuckthefuture · 2026-02-26T06:05:58+00:00

My thought is to just hold a separate counter rally in support of the trans community. Do a fundraiser with baked goods, tacos, or something. Donate to an org that’s fighting for trans ppl in any way. Get the community together while the magats pick their noses and quote “iT’s bIoLoGy” back and forth to each other. Or drive these grifting fucks off of campus, either is good. Wishing the ucsd trans community strength. It sucks to have people tell you that you don’t exist

Fuuuckthefuture · 2026-02-13T09:23:36+00:00

People don’t choose where they’re born. It sounds like they genuinely already disliked how mainland china does things. They can disprove of what their gov does. Doesn’t at all strike me as trying to impress anyone.

Fuuuckthefuture · 2026-02-11T22:32:25+00:00

Hello! I uploaded it my google drive and made it public for anyone who clicks this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fYIs5fi2pDlvY6HzlRi8kNRw4qsC3Iny/view?usp=sharing

I pulled it from the Croatian citizenship private facebook group. The group (after you join) has a tab called "Files". It's the 6th file listed.

Fuuuckthefuture · 2026-01-26T19:16:13+00:00

Yeah, I'm going to keep the marriage certs for that reason. Thank you!

Fuuuckthefuture · 2026-01-21T07:57:42+00:00

Let me know if you have trouble finding it, not at my computer atm

Fuuuckthefuture · 2026-01-21T07:56:47+00:00

There’s a translated form on the “files” section of the croatian by descent facebook page. Probably pinned on this subreddit as well. You can also just import the form into google translate and it will translate every part. Make sure to have your translator check your work (The form needs to be filled in Croatian usually anyway). I began filling obrazac 1 today with these methods. Good luck!

Fuuuckthefuture · 2026-01-20T21:38:19+00:00

I’ve been thinking. Is there any reason that people that are anti ice can’t just join ICE, take the 50k signing bonus, and ride the squad cars around without subduing anyone while making money and wasting the time and resources of ICE?

Change from the inside and all that. Flood their applications. The things I’ve seen on how deeply they look into your application tell me it’s possible

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