Electric Unicycles
tags:: on/mobility
Epiphany Bridge
What was the emotional bridge that convinced me of how amazing this was?
I had already decided that this was the best thing ever before getting it.
Seeing the absolute freedom of movement. You go fast, you don't get tired, but you can still get anywhere a walking person could get to. Without taking up additional space.
Seeing Wrong Way ride:
- Between cars
- Accelerating faster than these cars
- Having his hands free to do whatever
- Carving and dancing
- Jumping up curbs
- Switching between going on the streets, on the bike path and on the sidewalk
- On just a small little thing that fits between his legs and is smaller than a bicycle
Protection
Forcefield Body Armor (specific armor)
https://www.forcefieldbodyarmour.com/
Shima reinforced jackets
https://shima.pl/en/products/horizon
Lazyrolling Armored Hoodies
https://lazyrolling.com/products/armored-hoodie-by-lazyrolling
POC Helmet
https://www.pocsports.com/collections/snow-helmets/products/artic-sl-360-spin
POC Helmet - very open chin guard
Look at the sale page, -50% happens sometimes because this model is slightly older already.
https://www.pocsports.com/products/artic-sl-spin
Bell 3R Helmet
https://www.bellhelmets.com/bike/p/super-3r-mips-mountain-bike-helmet/100000000500000059.html
Roll.nz EUC cover
https://www.roll.nz/21-euc-bodyguard
Dual Axis shin & knee guard
ICON knee pads: D3O, apparently very comfortable
https://rideicon.com/gear/mens/field-armor/field-armor-street-knee/black
EUC light pack
https://shredlights.com/collections/euc-light-packs
Instant ice pack (like those heat packs) available at pharmacy
Accessories
U-Rail
Aftermarket exoskeleton for your EUC
Learning
EUC stances
https://www.youtube.com/c/UStride/videos?view=0&sort=p&flow=grid
Buying
My E-Wheel - European vendor
https://myewheel.com/inmotion-v8f/
Law
Legality overview in countries: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xgCTmNf7e2NzRWzMMsX19YQW9pGEMtPJM3KXfz19DZg/edit#gid=0
Energy Use
On my V8S, I use 15-18Wh/km.
For me, with an online bicycling calculator, I’d use about 28 kcal / km which comes out as 32 Wh / km. Considering a 7x inefficency in food production, you’d need about 10 times as much energy to feed yourself for cycling as opposed to riding the EUC.