But it does look like it could be fun. It’s the $299 GausWheel, a unicycle with lots of bolt-on bits and the capacity for some dangerous looking stunts. And who doesn’t like endangering their reproductive capabilities in the name of fun?
I’ve got a bad history with wheeled transport, and I can’t help but think; when you bump one of those things, aren’t you giving your softest and best bits a real hammering? [GausWheel]
Rowan
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 2:14 PMYou can tell by the fact that no single shot of someone riding that thing lasts for more than 0.75 of a second that it’s one awkward mofo to get around on
Mike
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 2:20 PMAlso the ‘tricks’ they pull…I’ll stick to my skateboard and my regular unicycle thx
Simon
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 2:36 PMJust looks like a scooter. Designed to reduce the birth rate.
red t-rex
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 2:45 PMSo someone thought “let’s take something simple like a skateboard and make it more complex, more difficult to use, and more likely to result in injuries to your man bits”. Brilliant!
Shib
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 3:02 PMI agree with the sentiment in the comments. What a heap of crap, unfortunately, some parents somewhere will see this coverage and buy it for their poor children; who only ever really wanted a bike anyway.
Robbo
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 3:08 PMI don’t know about anyone else but last time I looked at the definition of “unicycle” that meant 1 wheel. It may be small but this thing clearly has a 2nd wheel….
Scott
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 3:47 PMI’d rather ride one of these than a little razor scooter.
MrTaco
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 6:40 PMYeah, I don’t get what everyone’s problem is. The huge wheel like that makes it way better or transport in comparison to skateboards and razor scooters, little bumps in the road won’t be anywhere near as disruptive. And bigger ones, less of a problem. Quite similar to an idea I had ages back, actually.
bri_cheese
Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 10:31 AMPatent.
Sue.
(Might not be as lucrative as suing Samsung but gotta start somewhere.)
WaynevanWijk
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 10:27 PMI have had one of these for a few years. IMHO it is harder to ride yet less practical than a unicycle.
Jimmy
Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 10:16 AMIf bike mechanics looked like that, I would break the thing on purpose daily !!
Lars Lottrup
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 7:02 PMI had one a couple of years back. It is very odd. When I had the small wheel in front I could lift it after some meeters and use it as a BC wheel. Still a BC wheel is much better and more stable.
It is more fun looking than riding.
zach anderson
Monday, November 21, 2011 at 10:59 AMthe tricks you can do on this suck it’s just looks cool to try but not worth $299
Ben
Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 10:21 PMI just got one really hard to use but I think their alright