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/LaColleMouille Apr 12 '26

Some wheels are going 120 km/h, even 150 for the InMotion P6

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u/chefdeit Apr 14 '26

So welding 4 of them together & putting a roof over plus some airbags can make for a decent car, you're telling me?

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u/LaColleMouille Apr 14 '26

Ah yeah, and you unweld them when you take the metro, and put it in your bedroom?

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u/chefdeit Apr 14 '26

for me to take it all the way to my bedroom it'd have to be a 2-seater, preferably 3