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See the wheel. Be the wheel.
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 2:51 pm
by Tocsik
Wicked cool unimotorcycles. Monocycles?
A pic from 1931 and a couple links to modern videos.
Looks like a blast to ride even with no suspension and your butt inches from the ground!
https://youtu.be/gdq4wer7vgk
https://youtu.be/fVKeJ1vGNfo
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 8:53 pm
by babblefish
Yeah, people have been building these for awhile. I occasionally see them at Maker Faire. Pretty rough ride I would imagine.
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 8:03 am
by k1dude
Nah, with a sprung tractor seat it'd be doable.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 6:05 am
by sc00ter
Never seen one in person, but that is so strange and unique! I thought you were posting about that uni-wheel gyro balanced thing that Honda developed. Looks like a 1 wheel hover board. Hover boards are stupid, uni-motorcycles are awesome!
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:54 am
by babblefish
At first, I thought it was one of these two unicycles:
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 2:27 pm
by sc00ter
I saw a video as part of a freestyle/flatland bicycle thread discussion and people were going down a hill on what was basically a bicycle wheel with pegs on it. And they were going super fast! Wish I could find the video again and learn how to post it. Also, look up unicycle (pedal style) stunt/street video. I still hate unicycles, they are the ENEMY!
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 5:20 pm
by k1dude
I used to ride unicycles when I was a kid.
Interestingly, I came across one in Moab during a mountain biking trip at a shop. I mentioned to a couple friends I used to ride them. They called me out and said I couldn't. The shop guy said go ahead. Believe it or not, after 40 years of not being on one, I could still ride it!
So it's just like a bicycle. Once you know how, you never forget.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 11:13 pm
by babblefish
k1dude wrote:I used to ride unicycles when I was a kid.
Interestingly, I came across one in Moab during a mountain biking trip at a shop. I mentioned to a couple friends I used to ride them. They called me out and said I couldn't. The shop guy said go ahead. Believe it or not, after 40 years of not being on one, I could still ride it!
So it's just like a bicycle. Once you know how, you never forget.
Same here, I used to ride a unicycle as a kid too. Haven't been on one in what, four decades?! I think if I were to try and get on one now, I'd wear my motorcycle helmet...and jacket...and boots...and gloves. Ya never know...
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2017 4:09 am
by sc00ter
k1 and babble, you got mad skills! I can ride flatland/freestyle ok on a bicycle, and I can ride the poo out of a swing bike (like a Swing King bicycle) but could never master a unicycle. A co-worker can ride a unicycle AND juggle at the same time! Next time I see one at a thrift store (told to learn on a 16" or 20" first) I might try it again-just like babble in full gear!