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In March 2010, he filed a provisional patent for Solowheel, a self-balancing electric unicycle, [19] using a gyroscopic sensors to balance the unit in the direction of travel. The Solowheel won numerous awards including 2011 ISPO Bike BrandNew finalist in Munich, Germany and 2012 INPEX Invention Trade Show first runner-up in Pittsburgh ...
The world's first multi-stage unicycle race, Ride the Lobster, took place in Nova Scotia in June 2008. Some 35 teams from 14 countries competed over a total distance of 800 km. [ 42 ] Each team consisted of a maximum of 3 riders and 1 support person.
It involves the passengers sitting in front of the wheel and being balanced by a heavy counterweight inside the wheel. Rather than the typical ring drive, this vehicle is powered through a sprocket attached to the spokes. [15] [16] A company in the Netherlands began taking custom orders for a monocycle variant called the Wheelsurf in 2007. [17 ...
The unusual sight of a giant lumberjack and his massive blue ox on the shores of Lake Bemidji got even more unusual earlier this month when Paul and Babe were swarmed by hundreds of people on ...
Competing in a difficult job market without a degree caused Wood to pursue his hobby which led to the creation of the self-balancing unicycle. [3] Wood had previously invented a device called the Gimpy, a Segway-like device that was remote controlled. Wood used parts of this invention to help create the self-balancing unicycle. [4]
The first men's hour record to be approved by the Guinness World Records dates back to 1997, with a performance of 9 miles (just under 15 km) on a 24" unicycle. A few years later, Stephan Gauler improved the mark with a 26" unicycle (a first series of 26" unicycles was first produced in the 1990s), but due to a lack of documentation, the record ...
Urbanatix performer in Nordsternpark at Ruhr's 2011 ExtraSchicht festival Street performer during Sirkusmarkkinat at Kerava in 2013 (Circus Festival). The Cyr wheel (also known as the roue Cyr, mono wheel, [1] or simple wheel) is an acrobatic apparatus that consists of a single large ring made of aluminum or steel with a diameter approximately 10 to 15 cm (4 to 6 in) taller than the performer.
Honda states that the "U" stands for unicycle and for universal. [5] It weighs 10 kg (22 lb) and travels at 6 km/h (3.7 mph), a similar speed to the Toyota Winglet . Honda U3-X is a compact experimental device that fits comfortably between the rider's legs, to provide free movement in all directions just as in human walking - forward, backward ...