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Monowheel isn't better than a bike
Longevity is a key indicator of a classic design, and going by this standard the bicycle must be just about perfect. While many have tried, the basic layout hasn't changed since the Starley Rover safety bicycle of 1885.
The latest attempt to meddle with the classic layout is this monowheel designed by Ben Wilson for the XXIst Century Man exhibition at 21_21 Design Sight in Tokyo. Even Wilson himself is ambivalent about his creation, saying “We don’t suggest for one moment that a functioning human powered monowheel could ever provide an improvement on the modern bicycle. Instead its value comes from the discourse and ideas generated as a result of this research.”
I guess Starley got it right.
Dezeen, via Treehugger.com
By ITrush at 3:37 AM ON 04/27/08
By Scorpius at 5:39 AM ON 04/27/08
Didn't "South Park" make an episode about a device which looks very much like this? His mouth and another region seem...underutilized.
By dRaNo at 3:44 AM ON 04/29/08
Yep looks like "it" from south park... Hmmm hate to see the steering on this thing...
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By shim at 8:53 AM ON 04/29/08
these arent new.check out the url for a motorbike one
By Monovelo at 6:07 AM ON 04/30/08
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By Milo at 10:21 AM ON 05/17/08
These things were invented in France in 1869... there were a lot of crazy inventions in late 19th-century France. @ Itrush Sadly there aren't any manufacturers (that I know of) but there are people who make them, just search google for custom monowheels.
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