A one wheeled two wheeler

They're called monocycles, i've seen lots of pictures of people in china
with things like these, theres even motorised road legal versions in
america ( at least i think? )

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Also known as Monowheels, a chap named maclean has various road legal
versions in the US, including a V8 powered design capable of over
100mph. Not seen a cycle powered one in a long time, then tend to have
small bike engines.

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thats sweet

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iridemymuni said:

They're called monocycles, i've seen lots of pictures of people in china
with things like these, theres even motorised road legal versions in
america ( at least i think? )

Mm, I know. But this one looks more like a uni than the ones I've seen
before. Almost something one could consider to build. I wonder what
speeds would be reacheable if you geared that thing up. The big wheel
should offer some stability due to the mass and flywheel effect.

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goldenchicken said:

I wonder what speeds would be reacheable if you geared that thing up.

Much less than on a geared coker, the extra weight and complexity makes
for a much more inefficient ride. Having been involved in the building
of one of these things I can tell you they are not easy to ride if the
wheel is heavy, even i you just kick along with your feet.

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actually monociclo is only the latin name for unicycle. that`s all it
is... a unicycle. a huge one... there`s a guy in my college who wants
to do one kinda like this. I hope he can make it. for sure it`s great
fun!

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francisco said:

actually monociclo is only the latin name for unicycle.

I don't think the Romans had unicycles. It'd have been too hard to ride
in a toga, don't you know. 😉

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podzol said:

I don't think the Romans had unicycles. It'd have been too hard to ride
in a toga, don't you know. 😉

I have a Gladiator themed fancy dress night coming up and I fully
intend to prove you wrong, unless I decide to go as a Spandex
gladiator. :p

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Time again, I guess, to post this link...

http://tinyurl.com/rx11

...to a great monocycle page.

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BTW in the picture there seems to be a poster for Pichler (a unicycle
maker from Germany -good stuff-)
was this "thing" (in French also monocycle means unicycle) made by
Pichler?

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wobbling bear said:

BTW in the picture there seems to be a poster for Pichler (a unicycle
maker from Germany -good stuff-)
was this "thing" (in French also monocycle means unicycle) made by
Pichler?

Not sure. I think they made the water-HPV which is standing next to the
monocycle. Here is a better shot of it:

http://tinyurl.com/jkfpr

Cool, n'est pas?

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they were invented a few years after unicycles. theres some guy in the
US that holds speed records for them, he also custom builds and sells
them

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tomtrevor said:

they were invented a few years after unicycles.QUOTE]

No-one knows how or when the unicycle was invented, or by whome, unless
you're privy to some information that you are withholding from the rest
of the world, how do you know that?

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This reminded me of a clip I saw on AFV (America's Funniest Home Videos,
for those of you not in the States.)

This guy welded a circular bar from the center of his handlebars, or
the wheel-fork, or something, and connected it to below the seatpost,
and by shifting his weight forward quickly, the bike would start to go
on the front wheel, and if he had enough speed, the bike would do a
flip while rolling on the bar welded around the bike. I'm not doing a
very good job describing it, but it was really awesome. I'll search
google video to see if I can find the clip...

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