UNO - a Unicycle-segway-motorcycle hybrid

**phaedrus01** · 30th August 2009, 18:39

I kepy waiting for the carnage pic at the end,
Whats up with the feet down riding style, is it not stable or something, if it isn't don't ride it, and if it is, tuck your feet in munter. And yeah what dangerousbastard said.

**ready4whatever** · 30th August 2009, 18:58

For a wheelie you'd need to get the wheel spinning instantly with the push and pull force being equal and balanced. How to turn is the question?

**Ixion** · 30th August 2009, 20:09

That is way cool!. Where can you get them?

**chef** · 30th August 2009, 23:52

Originally Posted by Anarkist

Would you not just be instantly thrown backward as soon as you accelerated?

exactly....

**grusomhat** · 31st August 2009, 07:40

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008...c_uno_bike.php

"Riders lean forward to accelerate" So no, you won't tip back.

**Pedrostt500** · 31st August 2009, 08:08

So where is the off road version?.

**red675** · 10th September 2009, 11:47

may be a repost but this could feature in a Top 10 list if I could just figure out which one

**chef** · 10th September 2009, 12:16

yeah re post. so weired how it works couldnt think it being possible

**3lemental** · 10th September 2009, 12:28

I'd assume it has some sort of stabilising mechanism like a Segway, keeping forward-back position of the bike central. Obviously left-right movement would be the rider's issue. It could turn out to be quite a powerful and useful design with a lot less weight (no swingarm, only one shock absorber etc) if the balancing mechanism worked well enough and was cheap to produce. Imagine a literbike with about 30-40 kilos stripped out!!