Interesting. I bought the original model when it was new and I've been happy with it. I always just viewed it as something that was inherently risky, but worth it. The board does have a way of "communicating" with you when you're pushing it too hard, by leaning you back, and it seems pretty intuitive to me. Then again I used to be a skateboarder, so maybe my risk tolerance is outside the norm.

I assume these are the wheels you're talking about[1]. Pretty ingenious idea, although it does mess with the look of the board

[1]: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1069745398/onewheel-xr-safety-w...