interesting, i know many people that like them and none of them have ever had that issue as far as I’m aware.

I’ve tried them once or twice, but I’ve always been curious why there’s seemingly so little overlap in the two communities. like both camps seem to almost not acknowledge the other.

I’m slightly more in the one wheel camp, but I’m not sold on either of them. hanging with one wheel people started to get me really annoyed by them carrying the one wheel in with them EVERYWHERE they’re not that small in the context of an elevator when 4 people have them. and they always bump them into things and it causes a lot of damage. I’ve got marks on my walls because of them. obviously, is easier to deal with than a car in theory, but there’s already so much infrastructure to help you deal with your car.

that said, the one wheel crew beat the rest of us to every event in the city every time. they are genuinely convenient for getting around, and they can easily and confidently go off road. that’s huge to me. you don’t need a decent road or bike path for them.

it sounds like perhaps the key differences are speed (euc is faster it seems), off road capability, and how you stand on the thing. the stance is actually very important to me. i try not to, but damnit i care if i look good. you don’t look cool on an euc. ever. on wheels on the other hand just look like cyber punk skateboards.

the speed isn’t a huge concern. those one wheels are already pretty damn fast. i can’t imagine if would often be safe to go faster than they can.

all that said, I’m not sold on either, and haven’t done much research into electric unicycles. please, sell me if it’s something you’re passionate about. why should i prefer an euc? also, i do want to try understand why there’s such a strong separation in these groups if i can.

damnit, i should have said all that to the other guy…