Monowheel by Ben Wilson
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto 
on 04.21.08
I dunno about this, I wouldn't want to ride through any puddles, and it might be bumpy going over potholes, although the big radius might be great for jumping them.Dezeen says that it was commissioned for the XXI Century Man exhibition in Tokyo. Designer Ben Wilson is quoted below:
“Since the 1860s many patents have been filed in the monowheel’s name and today there are even rumors of a production monowheel in China, but as it stands there is nothing currently available. As we couldn’t buy a monowheel we made one.”
“We don’t suggest for one moment that a functioning human powered monowheel could ever provide an improvement on the modern bicycle. Instead its value comes from the discourse and ideas generated as a result of this research.” ::Dezeen
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The guys from south park are probably going to sue this guy--he totally stole the idea from "it" 'em.
The guys from south park are probably going to sue this guy--he totally stole the idea from "it".
this episode was on tonight. hilarious.
totally crazy gadget!
I saw a video of some guy riding it, he fell of 5/6 times and did not look comfortable
where is this video? I'm curious you would think it would be reasonably stable due to the low center of gravity.
This could be awesome to ride if you did a couple things with it. First raise the seat up and put it on an air shock or some type of damping mechanism. On this platform, put a recumbent seat because they are som comfortable. Finally, a guard could be installed under the seat to stop splashing, basically a giant fender. To get used to riding it you could put an adjustable training whell asembly on the big fender. I think it could be a sweet ride.
this is cool, I want one please!!
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Beats dealing with the airlines...
Super mono wheel!
Best regards,Valery