I'd say it's pretty normal for a new product to arrive and for there to be a
bit of a learning curve for me before I can use it well enough to be able to do
a review what's not normal is for the aforementioned new product to be a
freaking battery powered unicycle that takes longer to learn than anything that
I have ever covered before on this
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with the unboxing experience inside the package I found the self-balancing
unicycle or sbu version 3 an alternate
seat height sh sh a charger a set of keys and finally the manual take my
advice leave everything in the Box except the manual read it cover to cover
twice before you even consider plugging in the spbu let alone powering it on it
contains a wealth of critical tips and tricks like never lift the S spu off the
ground while operating it or it'll spaz the crap out and spin it full speed
trying to balance itself oh and my personal favorite if you're too cool for
safety gear then you are too cool for the sbu because this thing is flat out
dangerous in the hands of an irresponsible person who is going too
fast for control without appropriate safety gear which isn't to say it can't
be ridden safely it's just that the S spu is less of a you know child's
electric toy and more of a tool or a vehicle so it needs to be treated as
such let's take a tour it features aluminum alloy construction to keep
weight down to allow for its 122w internal battery pack the single
metal rimmed Tire should be inflated prior to use for best results closer to
the rated maximum will result in better rolling efficiency and easier twisting
for balance but a bit less cushion as you travel uh more on that later on the
sides of the wheel are two folding footrests at the very top is the
cushioned seat that can be bolted to either the longer or shorter shaft in a
few minutes to accommodate different Rider Heights I used the shorter one
then at the base of the shaft is the power input jack power button and the
lock that overrides the power button lock your s spu if you have kids or a
particularly dextrous pet rabbit all
right so I think I've talked enough about that let's move on to actually
using the thing the first time out I got geared right the crap up I wore my
motorbiking equipment except the helmet and there is a good reason the S spu's
top speed is 20 kmph not as much of a
problem on something like an electric skateboard but as someone who has fallen
off one of those at that speed in the past I realized that from a sitting
position the tumble would be much more difficult to control so I took it really
slow like Glacier slow some good tips
here also in the manual don't grab onto
the seat you'll fall over pretty much instantly you steer by and balance by
twisting not by leaning you want to look to the Horizon rather than on the ground
and front of you you want to put your arms out for balance like a tight RPP
Walker and don't be discouraged if you don't get it right away I hit my first
Milestone moving about 10 ft in a straight line without putting my feet
down on the first day but it actually wasn't until my second and third
attempts that I really managed to start using the S spu's speed control it's
super intuitive lean forward to go lean
more to go faster and then lean back to slow down using its regenerative break
stop and even eventually go backwards if
you go too fast the S spu will correct you by leaning itself back until you
aren't able to lean forward anymore I read about this in the manual and it
sounded like the kind of thing that causes an accident but the first time it
happened it didn't throw me off at all literally or figuratively by the fifth
outing I was feeling pretty comfortable on the S spu fall starts still happen
sometimes because much like with a bicycle it's considerably easier to
balance while you got some forward momentum but at this stage I had gotten
to the point where I could go out on a walk with my family and move at the same
speed as my wife with the stroller so we could actually carry a conversation
instead of me just scooting ahead because otherwise I'd tip over on the
sbu so that's all there is to it I guess
um should you buy one it's certainly cool it samples data at an impressive
1,000 times per second from its accelerometer and Gyro and uses its
torque tastic electric motor the same
one that tackled the local Hills as if they were nothing and not that I could
find one can apparently drive up a 30% grade to automatically correct forward
and backward balance relying on the user to balance side to side it draws
attention like few things I've ever seen before and I was the kid in high school
bearing in mind this was 15 years ago before everyone in their Grandma was
doing it with the fluorescent pink spiky hairo so when you're rocking it and
looking cool on the S spu people are definitely noticing that
and when you're still learning or you wipe out accidentally people notice that
too so it's one heck of a double-edged sword of a conversation starter but back
to that question should you should you buy one the answer unfortunately is in
my opinion not unless you really want to
spend this kind of money on something that in my mind is effectively a toy
wait a second lonus you said earlier that it's not a toy and aren't you the
very person who argued that the zboard electric skateboard a similar Gadget in
many respects was actually justifiable yes I did say those things
so let me clarify it's not a toy in the
sense that its power Innovative design and build quality vastly exceed that of
any toy I've ever seen but it is a toy
in the sense that it's just not very practical I'll give Focus designs this
the fact that it can be operated in the rain makes it usable more days out of
the year than my zboard and for the type of vehicle it is the S spu's speed and
range are astounding an average male could travel quickly about 15 km One Way
charge it for a mere hour and then get home 15 km again but the main thing
stopping me from recommending the S spu is that I can't think of any reason that
I would want to ride it that far and for
that long it's just not comfortable nor
is it easy enough to use for me to consider it a relaxing mode of
transportation I've got a few hours of riding under my belt and I am able to
use it but I can tell you it would require a lot more work to trust myself
anywhere near other people and much worse than that even once you master it
the sbu has no shocks or suspension
system whatsoever so every bump on the ground is basically like being punched
between the hands so while the people riding these things backward solving
Rubik's cu Cubes at the same time is proof that with more practice they are
easier to ride the comfort factor is the big reason why if given the choice I'll
take a standing electric vehicle for my daily commute versus the
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