this could be fun...
11-01-06, 08:00 AM
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It's a good thing that smaller wheel is aero bladed. Wouldn't want unnecessary wind resistance.
11-01-06, 08:33 AM
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Unicycle saddle? Boooo. Put a white perforated Selle on there and be awesome. Also, Deep-V's.
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by leaning just like any other bike.
The saddle leads me to suspect the rider swings wildly back and forth. I would definetly ride one.
The saddle leads me to suspect the rider swings wildly back and forth. I would definetly ride one.
11-01-06, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by dutret
by leaning just like any other bike.
The saddle leads me to suspect the rider swings wildly back and forth. I would definetly ride one.
The saddle leads me to suspect the rider swings wildly back and forth. I would definetly ride one.
11-01-06, 09:00 AM
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Man, I'm thinking about this more and more... I wonder how hard it is to keep upright at low speeds? If you can trackstand on that thing, you deserve a medal.
11-01-06, 09:02 AM
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i wonder if you wedge that big wheel so it's immobile if you can pedal yourself around in upright circles.
and then be a hamster for halloween.
and then be a hamster for halloween.
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I was thinking it would be cool if there was a brake. Get up to speed, jam on the brakes and just roll head over heels at 30km/h!
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I saw one of those (w/scooter engine) ridden on TV. They are hellaciously difficult to ride, esp to start with. When you start you swing back, when you stop you swing forward. So the uni saddle is probably a good idea. Also, it's a b!tch just to keep on a straight line.
Now I'll be thinking about this for weeks. Somebody get the owner to do it!!!
Originally Posted by queerpunk
i wonder if you wedge that big wheel so it's immobile if you can pedal yourself around in upright circles.
and then be a hamster for halloween.
and then be a hamster for halloween.
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11-01-06, 09:24 AM
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Its IT!!!!!! Well, looks very like the alternative form of transportation mr garrison made. [south park making fun of the segway]
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...Well its better than air travel
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^ yeah i was gonna post a picture of that. but i didn't want to derail the discussion before we figured out what the **** that thing is.
we need video.
we need video.
11-01-06, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Aeroplane
Man, I'm thinking about this more and more... I wonder how hard it is to keep upright at low speeds? If you can trackstand on that thing, you deserve a medal.
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Bullhorns, just saying.
11-01-06, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by spud
so are you handing out medals to every unicycler who can balance for a few seconds?
11-01-06, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Shiznaz
Unicyclists don't have 50 pounds of steel and rubber levered over their head such that their centre of gravity is very hard to balance laterally.
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I don't see a brake..
Skidding on that thing would be wild... especially since it has platforms!
Skidding on that thing would be wild... especially since it has platforms!
11-01-06, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by dirtyphotons
circus performer image
11-01-06, 10:23 AM
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new threads to be posted in the near future:
"how do you skid on a pichle"
"cheap low budge pichles"
"has anyone seen the windsor rush hour, I hear it's the cats ass!"
"how do you skid on a pichle"
"cheap low budge pichles"
"has anyone seen the windsor rush hour, I hear it's the cats ass!"
11-01-06, 10:45 AM
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it's the motorized version but he does forward rolls and the longest ghost ride ever...
https://www.wheelsurf.nl/main.php?menu=gallery (click the video link)
and here's a crash...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtfBRA8xCGE
https://www.wheelsurf.nl/main.php?menu=gallery (click the video link)
and here's a crash...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtfBRA8xCGE
11-01-06, 10:51 AM
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That seems all the more ridiculous because they have that esoteric sounding Verve song playing in the background
