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I want one [wheel]

Created by DavidJohn DavidJohn  > 9 months ago, 10 Aug 2015
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DavidJohn
DavidJohn

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10 Aug 2015 10:18am
The new 'One Wheel'..








yt04
yt04

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397 posts

10 Aug 2015 11:02am
Awesome, DJ, how do you find this stuff?
Grenfell
Grenfell

NSW

291 posts

10 Aug 2015 11:13am
1500USD + shipping.....ouch!
teatrea
teatrea

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4177 posts

10 Aug 2015 11:18am
Thats very cool , sliding along the beach.how long does batterylast?
kiteboy dave
kiteboy dave

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6525 posts

10 Aug 2015 11:19am
There's a bunch of these things coming.. the segway was supposed to 'revolutionise human transport' and all this hype. Turns out it's only useful in certain circumstances and it was just kinda before it's time - you're just not cool on one. We're on the brink of a whole new bunch of reinvented segways..

The onewheel is cooler than the others in how it goes off road, and on the beach. Pick of the bunch if you like off-road. Plus surf stance, although I think you won't get much carve outta those tyres.

For around town, one of these two designs would offer some other potential advantages including price, range, faster, bigger diameter wheels, and easier to carry on public transport etc.. Both of these styles have a whole bunch of brands but essentially the same, and about $250 each in bulk on Alibaba and ranging up to $1000 with some branding and markups slapped on top.





DavidJohn
DavidJohn

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10 Aug 2015 11:20am
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Grenfell said...
1500USD + shipping.....ouch!


Yes.. But way cheaper (and cooler) than a Segway..
Gorgo
Gorgo

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10 Aug 2015 11:46am
onewheel.com/
Grenfell
Grenfell

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291 posts

10 Aug 2015 12:06pm
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DavidJohn said..

Grenfell said...
1500USD + shipping.....ouch!



Yes.. But way cheaper (and cooler) than a Segway..


the only man that would think a Segway is cool......




Kierannq
Kierannq

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150 posts

10 Aug 2015 12:45pm
id end up with a broken neck
HumanCartoon
HumanCartoon

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10 Aug 2015 1:24pm
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Grenfell said..

DavidJohn said..


Grenfell said...
1500USD + shipping.....ouch!




Yes.. But way cheaper (and cooler) than a Segway..



the only man that would think a Segway is cool......





Don't dis the Gris
Rossall
Rossall

WA

727 posts

10 Aug 2015 11:42am
Only a 8 mile range though !!!!! look good fun though.
JoffaDan
JoffaDan

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243 posts

10 Aug 2015 5:30pm
I just picked up one of these bad boys a few weeks ago. Aussie owned and designed. Absolutely loving it.

It does close to 40km/h with 40km range. The battery is built into the deck of the board so most people don't even realise I'm on an electric until I go screaming up a hill without a push haha.

The trucks and wheels are interchangeable so you can go with the off-road setup for dirt/grass and standard longboard wheels for smooth surfaces.

My favourite feature though is actually having brakes, a foreign concept for skateboarders.








Antho
Antho

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10 Aug 2015 9:19pm
I'm with you David.... I really, really want one of those!

They look like heaps of fun and good for 'surf' training as well.

I'd be outside in the dark right now if I had one.

Imagine belting down a hill on one! WAHOO!
kiteboy dave
kiteboy dave

QLD

6525 posts

11 Aug 2015 12:27pm
Honey I stuck some wheels on the laptop

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