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AirWheel electric unicycle review

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Re: AirWheel electric unicycle review

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Post by bemmu »

vitno wrote: post #5

The Chinese ones were made first. I had a lot of fun bonding with a guy riding one of these in 西宁. I found it to be a fair amount easier than the author described it. After 5 minutes or so a few friends and I managed to balance and move a little bit. edit: now that I think about it, I had a sorta riding strap I could pull on that would help me balance at first. That probably helped way more than training wheels.

I think having a friend to help you out would help immensely, as they can show you the basics and help balance you. I had no idea what I was doing.

Re: AirWheel electric unicycle review

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Post by mlkmt »

zacinbusiness wrote: post #9
quickpost wrote: post #6

For 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…

On my last trip to London I noticed several people riding unicycles around and I started wondering if it's a growing trend in urban environments (I'm intensely intrigued by the urban landscape and how people cope with the challenges there). I plan on purchasing one myself simply out of curiosity (and because it would be a boat load of fun). Any pointers on brand, technique?

In Buenos Aires I've only seen one guy riding unicycle. He seemed to be commuting to work: he was very, very fast and always blazing through the street at the same time.

Is it comfortable for short commutes?

Re: AirWheel electric unicycle review

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Post by SchizoDuckie »

ansible wrote: post #20
ccozan wrote: post #4

Also the SoloWheel: http://inventist.com/soloindex.php .This chinese wheel might be a clone of this.

One of them is likely the clone of the other. I can't say which way from what I've seen so far. However, I can't imagine many people buying an electric unicycle for $2000 USD. That is very expensive.

I saw someone in The Hague on one of these. It looks like a very good way to kill youself.

Still, urban commuting really lends itself for awesome things we grew up with like skateboards, unicycles, rollerblades and all that. I've been traveling with my skateboard ever since I needed to catch trains to get to work and missed them frequently.

Since then, no such problems.

Re: AirWheel electric unicycle review

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Post by e-unicycle »

Get a two-wheeled electric unit, very easy to ride, no need to train, learn in under a minute for an average person, better than walking, faster, safe, reliable.

The fastest human footspeed on record is 44.72 km/h (12.42m/s, 27.44 mph), seen during a 100 meters sprint (average speed between the 60th and the 80th meter) by Usain Bolt. Maximum human sprint speed is strikingly slower than that of many animals.

e-Unicycle rider could easily ride at 25 mph in full control, safe and go for up to 40 miles range, great commuting, outdoors, large industrial warehouse distances covered in seconds, could ride as slow as your walking partners, compact, places off road, narrow walkways, along the road, or sidewalks - where cars and bikes don't go, e-unicycle goes.

https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions bestunicycle@gmail.com

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