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  1. Hi all,

    Several pepole have inquired over the years about how to get those cool Chinese monocycles
    that we saw at Unicon X in Beijing. You can see a picture of and a girl riding them here:

    http://www.kanji.org/kanji/jack/unicycle/images/monocycle_girl.jpg
    http://www.kanji.org/kanji/jack/unicycle/images/monocycle_jack.jpg

    These monocycles are now available for sale, and the Chinese asked me whether they should
    bring some to Unicon. A description of the product provided by the CUA appears below.

    Please let me know if I can be of help in case you are interested in purchasing a Chinese monocycle.

    JACK HALPERN
    Unicon XII Convention Chairman
    Executive Director for International Development
    International Unicycling Federation, Inc.
    Website: http://www.kanji.org

    --------------- CHINESE MONOCYCLE ------------------------------------
    Introduction
    This product is newly-borned of the world.It has already obtained China national patent.It is praised as \"the first bike
    \"for its peculiar concept,exquisite design,elegant shape.This product become focus of investment in
    parks,squares,schools,armys,public organiztions,sport enterprises,adversting agencies and individuals with its
    occupation of little space,small investment and fast speed to profit from it.

    Product characteristics:
    Net weight:38kg The biggest capacity:1 person/100kg
    Drive motive force: manpower
    The highest speed:20km/h
    Width:560mm
    Size:diameter 2008mm
    Main material:$B9b6/EY(Baluminum$B9g6b(B $B!J(Bhigh strength aluminum alloy$B!K(B

    Price and way of buying:
    If exported, it is $700 per bike,inside China, the member price is 4800RMB per bike.Freight charge and service charge
    are additional.Buyers please contact with Unicycle Committee of China Bicycle Association, National Administration
    Sport,or Shuangyu international public relation limited co.
    Address:Weitu mansion room 406,C3 longtan road,chongwen district,Beijing,China
    Postcode:100061
    Tel.:010-67117512/67117371
    The person to contact:zhangshuxiao tongguang
    Website:www.cuc.org.cn
    e-mail:[email hidden]
    If you want to be mass purchasing,please remit to the above address via banks.

  2. Probably hugely entertaining to ride in a more or less straight line.
    Racing these on a velodrome (steeply banked circuit) would be
    spectacular.

    Riding them in a cross wind, or where nimble manouvreability was
    required would be awful. Possibly having the whheel bisecting your
    vision would induce left brain/right brain dysphasia, disorientation and
    death. And what if someone stuck a stick in the spokes? The rider
    would loop the loop!

    But look at the weight and quoted top speed. It lacks the day to day
    practicality of the Coker - or even the penny farthing!

    I'd love a go on one though.

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    Mikefule - Roland Hope School of Unicycling

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  3. I can see it being really fun but to much money and once you can ride
    it,it would bore me to be honest. love to have a go tho!
    Ben

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  4. Jack Halpern said:

    This product become focus of investment in
    parks,squares,schools,*armys*,public organiztions,sport
    enterprises,adversting agencies and individuals with its
    occupation of little space,small investment and fast speed to profit
    from it.

    Oh man.

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  5. are they easy to ride?

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    dubmuni2004 - bike? where, i dont see one.

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  6. Mikefule said:

    *And what if someone stuck a stick in the spokes? The rider would
    loop the loop!*

    LOL! That would be cool to try.

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