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Kangaroo unicycle, a unicycle that has both the cranks facing in the same direction. They are so named due to the hopping motion of the rider's legs, supposedly resembling the jumping of a kangaroo. Eccentric unicycle, a unicycle that has the hub off-center in the wheel. Putting an eccentric wheel on a kangaroo unicycle can make riding easier ...
Electric unicycle. An electric unicycle (often initialized as EUC or acronymized yuke or Uni) is a self-balancing personal transporter with a single wheel. The rider controls speed by leaning forwards or backwards, and steers by twisting or tilting the unit side to side. The self-balancing mechanism uses accelerometers and gyroscopes. [1]
Impossible wheel. The impossible wheel, also known as the BC wheel [1] (after the comic strip B.C. ), represents the most basic type of unicycle, consisting of a single, spoked wheel with pegs extending from the axle. The rider mounts the wheel by jumping onto the pegs while in motion or by putting one foot onto one plate or peg and pushing ...
Unlike the cycling hour record, it does not have to be achieved in a velodrome, in fact, it's almost impossible to ride a unicycle in a velodrome. The first unicycle hour record dates back to the origins of unicycling: in 1888, Bert Myers, in Peoria (Illinois), is said to have covered 13 miles and 5098 feet (22.475 km) on the front wheel of his ...
Dat Boi. A still frame of the original GIF, created for the Animation Factory before becoming the "Dat Boi" meme. Dat Boi is an Internet meme originating from the clip art website Animation Factory. [1] [2] The meme garnered popularity on Tumblr in 2015 before gaining more recognition through Twitter in 2016. [3]
Kris Holm. Kris Holm (born July 15, 1973) is a Canadian best known for riding a unicycle in off-road conditions. He has ridden since 1985 and is considered one of the pioneers of off-road unicycling, and is the world's best-known unicyclist. He is the founder of competitive unicycle trials (unicycle obstacle riding) and was the 1999 North ...
Unicycle trials is a form of unicycling which involves participants attempting to ride a unicycle over obstacles without any part of the rider touching the ground. [1] The obstacles traversed can be set up specifically for the purpose of unicycle trials, but are often walls, railings, ledges and other "street furniture" found in an urban ...
Mountain unicycling is an adventure sport that consists of traversing rough terrain on a unicycle. Mountain unicycling ( muni) is undertaken on similar terrain to mountain biking. However, muni requires much more attention to the microfeatures of the short distance in front of the wheel. [1] Unicycles' lack of a freewheel means that descents ...