Monowheel.

[red_tom]

Where to put the panniers? I'm glad he's used a Scwalbe marathon though.

From
http://www.dezeen.com/2008/04/21/monowheel-by-ben-wilson/#more-11760

 

[dan_bo]

A solution looking for a problem. Nice piece of engineering though.

 

[Arch]

A solution looking for a problem. Nice piece of engineering though.

And not a new solution either, people have been making monowheels for well over a hundred years. "A solution looking for a problem" implies pointlessness. The point is, to have fun making something, and playing with it. A purpose it probably fulfilled very well....

 

[John the Monkey]

They do say on the site,

“We don’’t suggest for one moment that a functioning human powered monowheel could ever provide an improvement on the modern bicycle. Instead its value comes from the discourse and ideas generated as a result of this research.”

 

[TheDoctor]

Wanna wanna wanna!

 

[Melvil]

Me too! That looks ace!

 

[mickle]

I bet Hilldodger doesn't have one!!!!!

 

[wafflycat]

Wobbly John has something as interesting...

 

[Hilldodger]

I bet Hilldodger doesn't have one!!!!!

Yet......