E-unicycles are getting more popular now. What's your opinion on it?

[Trail Cruiser]

I guess it makes you do core strengthening exercise to keep yourself balanced and also muscle toning on both the midsection and lower body. Probably a viable option to alternate with cycling exercise.

 

[Nova Haibike]

I have seen people using them on the Mount Vernon trail here in Northern Virginia.

 

[Dewey]

I have seen people using them on the Mount Vernon trail here in Northern Virginia.

Yep, there’s a guy who gets off at my Metro stop in DC and tows it along the platform on a tether.

 

[MisterM]

I guess it makes you do core strengthening exercise to keep yourself balanced and also muscle toning on both the midsection and lower body. Probably a viable option to alternate with cycling exercise.

Death trap.

 

[Trail Cruiser]

I searched about e-unicycle crashes and apparently, these are just few of the causes;
1. Speed wobble.
2. power cutting off / loose connection / system failure.
3. Over-riding the top speed and falling off forward.
4. Rolling over a big bump or deep pot hole.

The fact that it relies on the computer algorithm to keep you from falling forward of backward is a safety issue by itself especially at higher speeds.

 

[erider_61]

If I wanted to ride a unicycle I would have joined the circus...

 

[Jerry LM]

At the speed he is traveling one mishap of any kind is going to be a disaster imo, not for me.

 

[Figs]

Not for me, but different strokes for different folks.