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I believe unicycles are a better fit for urban mobility (I am talking about proper, mainline EUCs, not the Onewheel bastardization of the technology). You can
by fuoqi 4y ago
I believe unicycles are a better fit for urban mobility (I am talking about proper, mainline EUCs, not the Onewheel bastardization of the technology).
You can easily use them together with public transit systems, while e-bikes are quite unwieldy. The have better maneuverability and responsiveness. They do not require any parking spots and can be easily taken to an office.
They are a bit more dangerous than e-bikes, but with proper protective gear and improvements in the technology (chances of mechanical or electrical troubles are very low, if you don't intentionally push hardware to the limit) the difference is quite small. Also, they are somewhat harder to learn to ride, which hurts their popularity.
- eloisant 4y agoThey are not as confortable as bikes because you're standing, so you can't really travel the same distances as an e-bike. I honestly think the e-bike wins most of the cases, even if they're more bulky and can't easily get in public transportation.
- fuoqi 4y ago1) Even being unaccustomed to riding unicycles most people can easily ride in 5-10 km range without any significant discomfort. It's usually enough when combined with public transport (I am talking about Europe, in the US it may not be so). For more experienced users 20-30 km easily falls into comfortable range. 2) "Sittable" EUC models do exist. Though usually they are higher end models and there are some caveats with riding EUC in such way.