You may have seen images of this gorgeously crafted “monocycle/monowheel” replica (of an 1873 French design) making its way through the series of tubes. It was for sale, briefly, on eBay (with starting bid at US$13,000).
1873 Monocycle/Monowheel Replica – Link
1873 Monocycle Replica Is a Mechanical and Engineering Marvel – Link
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No one has mentioned the resemblance of this machine to Mr. Garrison’s “IT”?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:IT_%28South_Park%3B_The_Entity%29.jpeg
Oh man! I totally hadn’t connected the dots of that! Thanks for the link.
how do you steer?
will it blend?
Reminds me of that bike from south park
http://damianm.com/images/damianm_com/WindowsLiveWriter/TheMonocycle_961A/250px-IT_(South_Park;_The_Entity).jpeg.jpg
Utterly beautiful!
leave it to the french or spanish to not care about their gnads…
we can supply the mono cycle showed in 2008 Beijing Olympic game closing ceremony.mail at schinder@163.com