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I rode an electric unicycle for the first time today! It’s really cool. One of
the employees at our local bike shop rides one, and since he let me try it I
got the opportunity to play on a top of the line model; a King Song 18 XL.
While the left and right balance is just about the same as a normal unicycle,
the forward-backward balance autocorrects, which is a bizzare thing to
experience. Pushing your toes forward/down adds speed, leaning back slows you
down, though apparently you can also ride backwards (not that I tried). So it’s
very intuitive, if still somewhat challenging. I didn’t get anywhere near up to
speed on the thing; it can go up to 30 mph, and our friend rides wearing full
protective gear (think motorcycle, with full face shield). I must say though,
the little bit of low speed riding on the empty street behind the store was an
absolute blast. Now, I don’t expect to be purchasing one anytime soon, as I’m
not in the market for a new hobby and despite it’s capability to go as far as
70 miles on one charge I just can’t see myself choosing to double my already
hour long commute. I would definitely say that it’s an experience worth having
if presented, and if I worked closer to home, I might be tempted to go ahead
and save up for this example of one of the weirder ways to get around town.