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Title: Would you ride an electric unicycle? Post by: 77south on May 05, 2011, 09:32:32 AM http://rynomotors.wordpress.com/ (http://rynomotors.wordpress.com/)
Ryno motors out of Portland OR is developing an electric unicycle for the scooter crowd. I look at it as if it were a moped, and try to imagine the sportbike version. Title: Re: Would you ride an electric unicycle? Post by: Monster Dave on May 05, 2011, 09:38:18 AM Looks like something to get into trouble on..... [evil]
....I'd at least demo one!! Title: Re: Would you ride an electric unicycle? Post by: zooom on May 05, 2011, 10:02:41 AM reminds me of the Uno that the kid is developing...
Title: Re: Would you ride an electric unicycle? Post by: JoeP on September 21, 2012, 04:35:12 AM RYNO Motors Full Story (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1YoCfm7nxU&feature=share#)
Title: Re: Would you ride an electric unicycle? Post by: RAT900 on September 21, 2012, 06:38:07 AM would I?
only as a highly compensated circus act Title: Re: Would you ride an electric unicycle? Post by: muskrat on September 21, 2012, 08:28:37 AM I like but will it be more than a Segway?
Title: Re: Would you ride an electric unicycle? Post by: Barney on September 21, 2012, 08:45:50 AM Looks like something to get into trouble on..... [evil] ....I'd at least demo one!! yup, I could definitely get arrested on that...same reason I don't own a supermoto - although at least on a sumo you'd be really hard to catch [evil] Title: Re: Would you ride an electric unicycle? Post by: Scooter Montgomery on September 21, 2012, 09:01:51 AM Its like a Segway for fat kids, you don't have to stand while moving around.
Title: Re: Would you ride an electric unicycle? Post by: muskrat on September 21, 2012, 09:40:23 AM Its like a Segway for fat kids, you don't have to stand while moving around. You make a point. ;DTitle: Re: Would you ride an electric unicycle? Post by: lethe on September 21, 2012, 10:24:53 AM Its like a Segway for fat kids, you don't have to stand while moving around. the specs say it will carry up to 280 lbs...which leads to some very amusing imagined visuals. [laugh]Title: Re: Would you ride an electric unicycle? Post by: ungeheuer on September 22, 2012, 01:52:26 AM Its like a Segway for fat kids, you don't have to stand while moving around. [laugh]Title: Re: Would you ride an electric unicycle? Post by: Rob Hilding on September 22, 2012, 08:39:47 AM Site sez you can have one of the 50 pre-production bikes for $25k with a $6k deposit [roll]
Kinda pricey for a electric "bicycle" Probably fun to ride, tho Title: Re: Would you ride an electric unicycle? Post by: RAT900 on September 22, 2012, 02:56:44 PM kinda takes doing wheelies out of the picture tho [cheeky]
Title: Re: Would you ride an electric unicycle? Post by: cyberswine on September 22, 2012, 09:48:15 PM But it cuts the cost of tire replacement by 50%
Title: Re: Would you ride an electric unicycle? Post by: RAT900 on September 22, 2012, 10:08:42 PM and eliminates the potential for tank-slappers
Title: Re: Would you ride an electric unicycle? Post by: Betty on September 24, 2012, 10:25:50 AM I kept thinking that it would be a bit inconvenient to carry a 'paddock' stand around all the time ... but apparently you park it by standing it on its tail.
Oh and in the video he keeps referring to it as a 'bike' ... I think he means 'unike'. Title: Re: Would you ride an electric unicycle? Post by: eyduc on September 24, 2012, 10:30:51 AM Reminds me of the unicycle scooter in the movie The Lorax. Not electric but similar enough.
Also, I wonder about the scenario when the gyro balancing system fails. Probably the same for the segway. It seems a bit bulky to carry around (trains, elevators, etc.). Title: Re: Would you ride an electric unicycle? Post by: Barney on September 24, 2012, 12:03:17 PM it's 50% less bulky than your motorcycle... [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Would you ride an electric unicycle? Post by: eyduc on September 24, 2012, 12:18:09 PM it's 50% less bulky than your motorcycle... [thumbsup] Ya got me there! Less too than the Segway but it seems this one could be pared down a bit especially the tire. Maybe the tire has to be that wide for stability. |