I just saw a man driving a wheel.

[JeffersLos]

Only a wheel.

 

Maybe 15 inches.

 

It seemed to have a small electric motor on the side. There were no other visible parts to this vehicle. 

 

He was wearing a fell face helmet. Presumably to help keep brains and blood out of the engine compartment of the pickup truck that drives over him. 

 

I put forward that the riding position isn't the most comfortable on long trips. 

[ezzra]

Let us know when you see a wheel driving a man, than it will be interesting...

[Crossy]

I saw a chap riding one of these in Bangkok traffic a few months back, he was wearing a bright-pink outfit and full face helmet and moving pretty well with the traffic.

 

Only saw him once.

 

 

[Reginald Prewster]

Seen a few of them 2017 in Singapore and now in Taiwan, operaded by similar people with suit and tie, nobody had a hole in his trousers which could point out that they suddenly stepped off at 20 miles per hour.

 

I will stick to my Enfield, if I get hit I create at least a little damage 

 

 

[CharlieH]

If anyone fancies trying it ?........

 

[Crossy]

2 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

If anyone fancies trying it ?........

 

I'd love to but my knees would never stand it, too much like slalom skiing.

[PJ71]

They are very hard to use, expect to hurt yourself during the learning process.

[n00dle]

1 minute ago, PJ71 said:

They are very hard to use, expect to hurt yourself during the learning process.

no harder than any number of types of sports equipment including a bicycle, unicycle, or skateboard. 

[PJ71]

6 minutes ago, n00dle said:

no harder than any number of types of sports equipment including a bicycle, unicycle, or skateboard. 

Much harder, give it a go and report back....

[quake]

That thing, would be just game on for the Soi dogs. 

 

[Crossy]

There are ones with bigger wheels that are more like a one-wheel motorcycle with a seat and handlebars.

 

Much more suitable for us "slightly older" guys.

 

I'd still want a lid (of course), gloves and probably skateboarding pads.

[n00dle]

1 hour ago, PJ71 said:

Much harder, give it a go and report back....

I have tried it. if you are comfortable with balancing sports, it is fairly intuitive. Skateboarding also teaches you how to bail without getting hurt.  

[PJ71]

2 hours ago, n00dle said:

I have tried it. if you are comfortable with balancing sports, it is fairly intuitive. Skateboarding also teaches you how to bail without getting hurt.  

How long did it take you to become competent?

[novacova]

8 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

I'd love to but my knees would never stand it, too much like slalom skiing.

…the knees would be taking all the absorption of every bump in the road 

6 hours ago, n00dle said:

no harder than any number of types of sports equipment including a bicycle, unicycle, or skateboard. 

When I’m riding a two wheeler I have the support of my feet butt and hands. The bike has two wheels and shocks taking up most of the absorption. Do these uni-wheel devices have shock absorbers?

[still kicking]

5 hours ago, Crossy said:

There are ones with bigger wheels that are more like a one-wheel motorcycle with a seat and handlebars.

 

Much more suitable for us "slightly older" guys.

 

I'd still want a lid (of course), gloves and probably skateboarding pads.

I guess older guys prefer electric wheelchairs. 

[eisfeld]

Was it this guy?

 

[josephbloggs]

I saw a Thai guy riding a penny farthing on Rama 9 a couple of weeks ago.

[Tropicalevo]

6 hours ago, Crossy said:

There are ones with bigger wheels that are more like a one-wheel motorcycle with a seat and handlebars.

 

Much more suitable for us "slightly older" guys.

 

I'd still want a lid (of course), gloves and probably skateboarding pads.

Here you go

 

[pe747]

Bought one in China around 10 years ago. Took me two days to learn it. Used rollerblading pads for protection. Everything is done by weight shift. Was a lot of fun. Used to drive to a neighbor village for seeing my friends. But about a year later they were forbidden on public ground in Switzerland.

[Peterphuket]

10 hours ago, eisfeld said:

Was it this guy?

 

Given the mill in the background, it could well be a Dutchman.

[Andrew Dwyer]

There’s a few different “ electric unicycles “, this one is my favourite 😜 

 

 

[Freddy42OZ]

11 hours ago, novacova said:

…the knees would be taking all the absorption of every bump in the road 

When I’m riding a two wheeler I have the support of my feet butt and hands. The bike has two wheels and shocks taking up most of the absorption. Do these uni-wheel devices have shock absorbers?

 

 

Yes they have shock absorbers also the tire is much larger so it provides a decent amount of shock absorption. 

 

[EVENKEEL]

I bought one for the kid. Still never used, wickedly dangerous lmo

[quake]

If you feel the need.

 

 

[VocalNeal]

I've seen a man (many) riding a wheel. Never seen one driving. 🤔

[Surasak]

12 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

I saw a Thai guy riding a penny farthing on Rama 9 a couple of weeks ago.

He has since had to get off to spend a penny and only has farthing left.

[Stevemercer]

I've had a King Song 18 inch electric wheel for abut 5 years. It takes about a week to get competent. The hardest part is learning to mount and dismount the thing. I practised pushing a shopping cart in an empty car park. I still use it to go to the shops and show off to the locals. I came off a few times in the learning stage, but you can usually keep on your feet at training speeds. I seldom go more than 3 or 4 kms these days.

 

When going on holidays it's easy to put in the boot and then use at our destination (instead of a scooter). Mine goes up to about 40 km/hr and has a range of about 70 km.

[Old Croc]

People have been injured when their wheel has exhausted the electricity supply and stoped instantly from speed. The rider keeps going.

I remember one of the members of the Goonzquad YouTube channel sporting extensive road rash after such a crash.

 

(They may have fixed this problem since the publicity)

[n00dle]

20 hours ago, novacova said:

…the knees would be taking all the absorption of every bump in the road 

When I’m riding a two wheeler I have the support of my feet butt and hands. The bike has two wheels and shocks taking up most of the absorption. Do these uni-wheel devices have shock absorbers?

the good ones certainly do. 

[KhunBENQ]

Seen in Pattaya once or twice.

These things are well known but never made a big trend compared to the Segways,

Search for "UnicycleWheel" on FB and be surprised there is a specialized dealer in Bangkok.

For many of the prices shown you can get two basic small 110 ccm motorbikes.

Max speed 85 km/h (50 mph)!!!

You must be insane to try this on public Thai roads.