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When will monowheels become mainstream?
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When will monowheels become mainstream?
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They already are.. sort of
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>Bringing the Handlebars back would make that tolerable.
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>apply brakes in an emergency
>big wheel keeps rolling
>but now you're spinning inside it
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>>899939
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>>899920
Handlebars might actually be like that on purpose to keep you leaning forward and the center of gravity in the right spot, or else you'd be laying back and staring at the sky
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>>899939
Fuck you
Im taking a shit right now and can't push after reading that
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>>899939
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrmXrJsr88o
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>>899963
>or else you'd be laying back and staring at the sky
Like a recumbent?
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>>900028
Exactly, and no one likes those pieces of shit
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>>899963
What about having it as a recumbent?
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Add some fairings and call it OK.
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Hills would be a nightmare
going up, if the hill gets too steep you roll back down.
going down, if the hill gets too steep, you start rolling and can't slow down.
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>>899891
what's the advantage of a monowheel?
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>>900811
>what's the advantage of a monowheel?
it looks like 1950's Popular Science cover material

also if you go too fast it becomes unstable and crashes, to let you know that you are going too fast
http://www.mcleanmonocycle.com/
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>>899939
Holy shit, anon
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>>899891
Does it have stabilizers? Also, I think it will probably become mainstream if it looks "futuristic" or cyberpunk
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Newer
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>>902302
Thank you anon.
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>>899966
>now imagine the same spinning big wheel, only the seat is a toilet and you're taking a shit
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>>902302
Fixie
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>>902302
(<,>) dont tell me you actually watch that
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