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Monday, August 9, 2010

Segway Crotch Rocket Unicycle?



Will wonders never cease, a young inventor Ben Gulak has taken the Segway technology to a whole new level to make this crotch rocket meets unicycle Called the UNO 1

See excerpt below from Motor vehicle enthusiasts Fixer and Gordon's Blog .
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A young inventor has created a motorbike with a twist - it uses two wheels but they are positioned right next to each other, giving it the illusion of being a powered unicycle. And even better, it might help save the planet.

Ben Gulak has spent several years building the electric Uno that uses gyroscopic technology - like the infamous Segway commuter device - to stay upright.

The bizarre-looking contraption has only one switch - on or off - and is controlled entirely by body movement. The rider leans forwards to accelerate to speeds of 25mph and back to slow down. It has two wheels side-by-side and has been turning heads wherever it has been ridden...Read more