Unicycle

I've never been one to shy away from trying something new, even if it's dangerous, scary, intimidating, daunting, and all the other adjectives that would make most people go "Oh, heck no!" Electric unicycle? Challenge accepted.

The latest mobility build from British inventor James Bruton is his most unhinged yet. He sits on a huge single ball that moves him in any direction, steered – for now – by a hot-glued foam fin. Not a balance bike as such, more a big-ball unicycle.

Though InMotion does have a bunch of two-wheeled transport solutions in its webshop, the company is probably best known for its championing of monowheel adventuring. Now a new flagship e-unicycle is ready to conquer the city.

Though China's InMotion does roll out crazy powerful electric unicycles for adventure-hungry risk-takers, the company has models to suit every rider level. The V9 is pitched as the first e-uni in the world to be safety certified by TÜV Rheinland.

Though it might be tempting to stump up serious cash for a crazy powerful electric unicycle, learning on such a beast is probably the wrong move. InMotion's beginner-friendly E20 promises to have you gliding in minutes, and won't cost a packet.

China's e-mobility specialist InMotion has unveiled a new electric unicycle that's been designed "to push the boundaries of exploration." The Adventure model boasts a frighteningly powerful motor, 120-km battery, and tunable suspension.

The InMotion V13 Challenger aims to be the fastest, most powerful electric unicycle in the world. Capable of putting out a peak of 10,000 watts and powering up to speeds of 87 mph (140 km/h), the V13 is more explosive than many electric two-wheelers.

​John Dingley, the guy behind last year's electric luge, has been in the workshop again. This time he's been working on a new version of his self-balancing electric unicycle. Similar to the Ryno, but home built and using a brushless motor.​

The team behind the Solowheel electric unicycle has unveiled a learning aid that sweeps away all competition. The Solowheel Brush deploys large brushes where you might expect trainer wheels, providing similar stability but without inhibiting steering.​​

The second generation of InMotion's flagship transport gets a new design and a companion unicycle, adding options for portable personal urban transport. Gizmag took them for a ride at CES.

Riding a unicycle is infamously hard to master. While some people might say that that's the whole point in learning to do it, others just want to get riding that one-wheeled bicycle ASAP. If you're among the second group, then you might like Inventist's uniquely-designed Lunicycle.

Six years ago, Chris Hoffmann's 13-year-old daughter Lauren said, “Daddy, I’ve been thinking about this one-wheeled motorcycle I saw in a video game. Could you actually build something like that?” What happened next changed his life.