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Magic Wheel
The quest for the most ridiculous personal transportation continues with this bizarre merging of a rollerblade, a bicycle, and a penny farthing. If you want one you'll have to get it shipped from Singapore for $580 so if you really want to try it out I'd guess that you could make it for less than $50 worth of spare parts. Anyone interested?
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10 years ago
how can I get free plans??? roberto.demarchi@sercomtel.com.br
tanks
11 years ago
I'm buying one of these right now. Thanks for posting this.
Reply 10 years ago
Price is now $69 on Amazon.
Reply 11 years ago
Haven't thought about this in a looong time. Looks like the price is now $90 from amazon.
For that price it's almost compelling. I'm curious to try it, but I already have a few bikes that I already love riding.
11 years ago
To me it looks like the "frame" would be pushing against your thigh while your other leg is used to push, so there really wouldnt seem to be a balance problem. I could be wrong though.
12 years ago
its almost done and it is looking real good if anyone is interested send us a message i will be more then happy to send you some pics of the prototype. i say prototype because this one still needs to look as good as the real magic wheel. i am thinking of using this at my school since i usually have to travel from one side of the school to the other and if i turn up late i get locked out
12 years ago
Breaststroke.
Reply 12 years ago
Swimming wasn't the first thing I thought of with that comment. Oh dear...
Reply 12 years ago
You know, I was contemplating an addendum along the lines of (as in the swimming stroke, not as in stroke breasts) but I thought "nah, they'll know what I mean and that would just be a cheap gag". Now you've given me mental images... someone standing in the street in complete bewilderment after an assailant glided out of nowhere and very quickly felt them up before gliding away making swimming motions...
Reply 12 years ago
LOL I was actually picturing some girls riding them down the street breaststroking themselves, if you know what I mean. Ok, no more... LOL
Reply 12 years ago
Hahahahahahahahahaha that made me laugh ....A LOT
12 years ago
thats one expensive pos bc wheel with a trainer. google bc wheel, much better
12 years ago
I want to try to make one as well... looks interesting to say the least.
12 years ago
I definitely want to make one, or try to.
12 years ago
looks fun!!! id buy for... 50-60 £ or 100- 120$
12 years ago
I'd try making one if I had plenty spare acrylic around. =)
....and some practice with working with it!
12 years ago
Ok I have a spare front wheel off a bike, bulletproof tyre, literally so its heavy, good inertia to learn about these and it'll tolerate my bad engineering, I have a bike seat, so I need something for the sides and feet stands and a back wheel?
Reply 12 years ago
It doesn't look like they are "seated". In fact, that might be a major "pain" if it had a seat ?
Reply 12 years ago
They look to rest on the middle bit at some points, a seat would give more control though
Reply 12 years ago
Hmm, I....am not so sure. Maybe if it were very adjustable and not very wide....but one already is gripping it a bit (similar to riding a horse actually) with the legs.
Reply 12 years ago
That's why I thought of a seat...
12 years ago
Does it have any advantages over skateboards and rollerblades? Apart from costing ten times as much and taking up three times the space for storage?
Reply 12 years ago
Just guessing, but at certain speeds, there would be a greater amount of gyroscopic stability just given the larger wheel size spinning. Corners would not be as sharply turned, but I think the ride and cornering would me more like a bike than a skateboard.
12 years ago
I wouldn't be worried about my "pants" so much...
12 years ago
Awesome! I want one
12 years ago
AWESOME!
12 years ago
i wouldn't like it for the fact that you have nothing to hold on to. i alway likes scooters and bikes over skateboards.
12 years ago
Hey that's pretty cool...
12 years ago
Is one just standing on one leg then ?
12 years ago
It's huge, but it shouldn't be too hard to make =)
12 years ago
If you sit on it the way I think you sit on it, that's gotta be painful.
Reply 12 years ago
you dont sit on it..... lol =P
But i can imagine falling off being a bit bad.... the wheel being between your legs and all. XI
Reply 12 years ago
if you think tht way, than bycicles are really stupid
Reply 12 years ago
How do you ride it then? By doing a handstand?
12 years ago
It looks difficult and uncomfortable, but it does look fun.
12 years ago
It seems interesting, But It doesn't look particularly fun to ride. I'm all for originality, but PHUN is the main element.