The Solowheel Glide 2 is simply a rebranding from the Inmotion V5F, but now commands a significantly higher sticker price than the $695 Wheels sold the V5F at, until the Summer of 2017, when Solowheel took over sole US Distribution rights of the Inmotion Electric Unicycles. To the online shopper, Solowheel’s Glide 2 may appear to have more than a passing resemblance to the Inmotion V5F & he would be correct. Ninebot had used the Segway brand for the new S1.
IN MOTION WHEEL BLUETOOTH
It was intended to be a successor to the popular Ninebot E+-the E+ gained a strong following in the Electric Unicycle world with it’s futuristic looks & innovations like Bluetooth App, but being a three-year-old Wheel, the dated specifications & lacklustre performance are now outpaced by newer 16″ Wheels. The Segway S1 was released shortly after Ninebot’s acquisition of Segway in April 2015. They may not be for everyone, and there’s a bit of a learning curve (it took me about a week to get comfortable on my first electric unicycle), but there’s a serious demand for EUCs.Most first-time buyers of Electric Unicycle will typically narrow their choices between one of three 14″ Wheels from the recognized manufacturers King Song, Solowheel, & Segway. They take a little while to learn, but the riders who use them daily swear by them as their favorite form of micromobility vehicle.
IN MOTION WHEEL PORTABLE
And yet they’re more portable than either of them since you can roll it around like a piece of carry-on luggage or lift it like a briefcase. They have a larger wheel to give the rider the comfort of an electric bicycle but with the weight of something closer to an electric scooter (well, at least for the “normal” power ones). But it’s been a hot minute since the last time I was on an electric unicycle. I wear the badge of micromobility disciple fairly proudly, and I ride just about everything that can be considered a personal electric vehicle – e-bikes, e-scooters, e-skateboards, e-surfboards, e-go-karts, e-boats, etc. I know this sounds wild to a lot of people, but the electric unicycle community is probably drooling over these things. Don’t expect to single arm carry this one very far. Oh yeah, and speaking of hefty – this is a porky wheel at 50 kg (110 lb). Pre-order customers can enjoy a hefty discount, dropping the price to $3,999. That should come in handy when riders hit bumps at high speeds.Īdditionally, the unicycle includes a touchscreen for selecting options, two charging ports for quicker recharging, a USB-A port and USB-C port for powering smaller devices like phone charging, and a rolling handle for walking the unicycle next to the operator when not actively riding.Īll of that power doesn’t come cheap though, with the InMotion V13 expected to retail for $4,600.
To keep it reasonably safe at higher speeds, the V13 includes 90 mm (3.5 inches) of suspension travel. The actual operational top speed of the V13 is still likely to surpass 90-100 km/h (55-60 mph).Īt those speeds, “death-defying” might be optimistic terminology. It is higher than the actual top speed when ridden on flat ground, but is a useful metric used in the industry for comparing electric unicycles. The wheel lift speed is the unloaded top speed of the unicycle’s wheel when the unit is lifted into the air. With that much power behind the 22″ wheel, the electric unicycle achieves a wheel lift speed of 140 km/h (87 mph). The peak power output is a mind-melting 10,000W (13.3 hp). And believe it or not, that’s just the continuous power rating. That higher operating voltage helps it achieve its 4,500W (6 hp) power output. The V13 operates with an extremely high system voltage of 126V. The powerful motor requires a large capacity battery, and the V13 delivers with a 3,024 Wh battery pack. The InMotion V13 Challenger is the latest in a long line of increasingly powerful electric unicycles from InMotion. While early electric unicycles had similar performance to most typical electric bicycles and scooters, the industry has progressively touted faster and more powerful electric unicycles that push the envelope of power and speed.Ĭase in point: the InMotion V13 Challenger. These personal electric vehicles are designed to offer fast and stable electric transportation while remaining convenient to carry along or store at the rider’s destination instead of locking outdoors like a bicycle.
The electric unicycle market is an often overlooked niche of the larger world of micromobility vehicles.
The InMotion V13 Challenger electric unicycle has just been unveiled, touting its maximum speed as the “fastest in the world” among other leading high-power electric unicycles.
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