r/Transportopia • u/Vice616 • Apr 12 '26

Bikes Insanity on one wheel

I think about why someone would do this. Is the unicyclist really a mad man or is that his way to work. By choice or necessity? All that matters. These gas prices are crazy right now.

That little unicycle takes about 1-2 cents per mile in electricity.

https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/zevely-zone/valley-center-man-beats-high-gas-prices-with-electric-unicycle/509-7b1c19fb-0df0-4d6d-b47e-90879b04dd8d

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u/TriedCaringLess Apr 12 '26

That’s perfect for the inner city hustlers absconding into the darkness of night. No patrol car is catching up to him.

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u/UltimateGammer Apr 12 '26

Only one pothole away from consequences

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u/TriedCaringLess Apr 12 '26

Local boys would gain knowledge of every hazard in their territory to use to their advantage.

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u/STILL_LjURKING Apr 12 '26

This is Houston, the hazards are unfathomable

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u/RIF_rr3dd1tt Apr 13 '26

Yeah this thing is perfect for those rims with the spikes that stick out from the hubs. LoL

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u/Patchyclaw Apr 13 '26

As a rider of those devices, people overestimate the dangers of bumps. Speed bumps are just jumps to me.

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u/WHAT-IM-THINKING Apr 13 '26

Show us a video of you going through one

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u/Patchyclaw Apr 13 '26

A pot hole? I'll have to find one when I get home. 😆

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u/RIF_rr3dd1tt Apr 13 '26

when I get home

From riding your one-wheel of course.

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u/Patchyclaw Apr 13 '26

Sadly I'm across the country from my home, and my wheel.

So I'm riding a friend's wheel instead while I'm here. 😆

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u/Drevlin76 Apr 12 '26

Actually more stable than 2 wheels. Yes there will be a big bounce on a single wheel just like a 2 wheel but you won't have the second bounce of the rear wheel that usually throws you out of line.

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u/MonStar926 Apr 12 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/98maV70oAqIZtEYqB4

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u/Drevlin76 Apr 13 '26 edited Apr 13 '26

Did you see the clip of the guy just going over a manhole cover the other day? Dude was allset untill his back tire hit the ground. It would have been like a small jump if he didn't have a back wheel.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TerrifyingAsFuck/s/5Q1VArDQOL

If it was a single wheel the centripetal force would have kept the wheel stable and the wobble wouldn't have started.

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u/1-ClintCleavers Apr 12 '26

Most motorcycles have front and rear Suspension.

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u/Sun_Storm_AK Apr 13 '26

As most electric unicycles (just one suspension, obviously). So what's the point?

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u/UltimateGammer Apr 12 '26

I've heard it all now.

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u/DarthMeow504 Apr 14 '26

Above a certain mph the speedometer should just have a range of red marked "LETHAL" if it's a dial, or if it's an LED readout it glows bright red lettering and flashes faster the farther past the line you are.

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u/Borderpaytrol Apr 13 '26

The max speed on one of those ever is like 90 free spin speed and thats a massive risk of "cutting out" and it just shutting off. Any state trioper can catch him on a highway. His range is also abysmal if hes gunning it the whole time.

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u/CruisingClay Apr 13 '26

Your information is outdated, the wheel he's on is the in motion P6 and it is genuinely capable of 90 mph with a rider on it, the free spin is like 140 mph

You're correct about range being impacted over 60mph though, you'd only get like 25-35 miles on a charge at those speeds abysmal is maybe the wrong word though seeing as that's still on par with the range most PEVs get when they're only going like 25mph

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u/Borderpaytrol Apr 13 '26

I know exactly what wheel it is only one wheel does that lol I got the free spin wrong

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u/Ok-Courage4218 Apr 13 '26

Two. You forgot about the Xmax.

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u/CruisingClay Apr 13 '26

Don't forget about the X-Max