newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13113979&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":281.25,"ratio":0.5625,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"vimeo","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); This man can do things with a unicycle that you would never have dreamed of. And not just because you don’t dream of unicycles on general principle. It’s because Max Schulze can uni-shred. More »
Riding a unicycle takes a lot of talent and effort. Riding a self-balancing unicycle is a piece of cake. And, given the strength of the Aussie dollar at the moment, surprisingly affordable. More »
Sure, it’s a neat-looking concept that Corbin Dunn came up with, as far as cycling death traps go. But in these economic times, it’s also a practical solution for couples who’d rather not splurge on extravagances like a second wheel. More »
Jalopnik just posted this crazy Honda unicycle, the U3-X, with “omni traction drive”. It’s definitely the first personal mobility device that might help you fulfil your lifelong dream of re-enacting Jamiroquai’s “Virtual Insanity” video. Pics and details at [Jalopnik]
The Electric Self-Balancing Unicycle, or SBU, uses gyroscopes, accelerometers, and good clean electric power to make everyone’s favourite one-wheeled method of transport accessible to those who don’t want to bother with all that messy balancing and pedaling. Sure, unicycle purists will scoff, but now you can finally check “ride a unicycle” off your bucket list without wasting any time learning how to actually ride one. [Focus Designs]
Here’s video of Murata’s Little Seiko balancing robot up to its tricks on a unicycle. It’s a smart little thing: as well as balancing on that single wheel with nifty gyro and counterbalance robotic action, it can do collision avoidance. And boy, if it isn’t the cutest little robot you ever did see. [Bot Junkie]
To follow up on its bicycling Murata Boy robot, Murata has subtracted a wheel hired a stylist, thrown in a gyroscope and come up with the Seiko-chan or “Little Seiko” unicycling robot. The small robot will be able to move forward and backward on its single wheel, and is even capable of keeping its balance at a standstill. Intended as an educational tool for youngsters, the bot can be controlled with Bluetooth and has a small camera mounted on the front.
The words “extreme” and “unicycle” should never be uttered in the same breath—unless you are referring to British mountaineer Steve Colligan. Starting next week he will attempt to traverse a 965km stretch of the Himalayas from Lhasa in Tibet to Kathmandu in Nepal, via Everest base camp riding on a mountain unicycle.
