Monovelo’s Big Wheel

by: Taly Weiss September 22, 2008

Created by Monovelo, the human-powered wheel featured at the Olympics’ ceremonies, is an excellent form of eco-friendly transportation. The monowheel, built from plastic, steel and rubber weighs 84lbs and can carry up to 220lbs. “Monovelo claims it could be a great advertising tool and is even street legal in most countries. With a top speed of 12.5 miles per hour, that’s a lot of good exposure time.”

Apparently you need a few hours to learn how to ride it, but this little (big) baby is fit for advertising, exercise, attention-grabbing and pollution free commutes-So I say it’s worth the effort.

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