Sweet pics of it charging! I wonder what it looks like being ridden.
AirWheel electric unicycle review
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#22Solowheel used to fight crime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgMweTcrIYs
That... was quite odd. And mildly entertaining.
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#23For comparison sake, I learned to ride a unicycle (level 2 ish) with about 8hrs of concerted practice spread over a couple weeks. A lot of the problems you encounter in the video (difficulty mounting, speed control, not falling on your face) are exactly the challenges with learning to ride a real unicycle. I highly recommend trying it out sometime - it's a surprising amount of fun once you get the hang of it. EDIT: U…
I give up -- what's the difference between "glide for 10 m" and "coast for 10 m"? There's a video of each and they're listed at different levels but they seem indistinguishable to me except that the coast looked slower and therefore harder.
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#24The idea of using one of these as a transport device (as opposed to a recreational vehicle) is very interesting.
I think that cities in general would function much better with a more diverse transport mix. The improvements in personal electric vehicles is one of the biggest steps towards achieving this.
I think electric bicycles, electric skateboards and now these things can all play a part.
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#25Sweet pics of it charging! I wonder what it looks like being ridden.
Did you watch the video linked right up at the top of the article?
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#26For comparison sake, I learned to ride a unicycle (level 2 ish) with about 8hrs of concerted practice spread over a couple weeks. A lot of the problems you encounter in the video (difficulty mounting, speed control, not falling on your face) are exactly the challenges with learning to ride a real unicycle. I highly recommend trying it out sometime - it's a surprising amount of fun once you get the hang of it. EDIT: U…
If you want something more challenging than a unicycle, you should try the BC wheel (the name comes from the stone wheel that characters in the popular comic strip ride). It's basically a non motorized version of what they describe in the article. Just a free-spinning wheel with metal plates you stand in. The other name it goes by is an "impossible wheel". They are quite difficult to ride - but some can ride them and…
Wow!
> They are quite difficult to ride…
It looks like it—even the guys doing tricks looked the entire time like they were one slight hand-wave away from bailing.
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#27Interesting! But not sure how long will it take for me to learn to ride it. LOL!
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#28I see these all the time outside of my office. It looks a bit dangerous, and I really wouldn't want to play around with one of these in Chinese traffic. Still, its nice to know what they finally are.
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#29I saw someone go past me on a YikeBike in Sydney a few weeks ago - it's a small electric bike, with one large wheel at the front, a small one at the back and a seat and handlebar.
It's unicycle in size but has a small wheel at the back. I haven't ridden any of these but the YikeBike looks cool, functional and seems to be a similar size to these electric unicycles and more stable. http://www.yikebike.com
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#30I wonder if these would actually be a feasible mode of transport if people started using skii poles with them to maintain balance. I'd personally like to test that idea out but I don't have an AirWheel.