They share a univision.
It may not be the idea of everyone in Nirvana to drive an electric unicycle through the rugged streets and traffic jams of Gossam.
But don't tell it to a gang of 200 powerful electric unicyclists who gather for a cruise after a lovely cup of sesame wau milk or cocoa lava slash at the Kung Fu Tea Shop in East Village.
In June 2020,the city council approved a law to legalize electric bicycles and scooters.
However, NYPD confirmed that electric unicycles are illegal in New York City, but people who ride electric unicycles claim they are not in trouble. ..
"We want to roam the city like everyone else," said Paul Engle, 43, from Southern California. "We follow the rules .... less space in a city of 8 million people. We're just looking for a gap, man."
Engle talks about unicycles that surfers catch the perfect thing. "At first it was a hobby. It was just something to do. Soon it became a way of life. Meditative and therapeutic, about the absolute existence needed to survive one of these in the world. There is something, "he said.
Other enthusiasts, even Canada and Malaysia, came farther into the Emporium ditch of the small bubble team at St. Marks Place.
"Some people see us as coming from space," said August Hill, a 33-year-old electric unicycle.
Unlike e-scooters and e-bikes, it's an electric unicycle Has no handlebar. Battery-charged single-wheel gizmos are compact and some are lightweight enough to be carried around.
Riders straddle the wheels on footrests , steer the vehicle and skillfully shift their weight to move the vehicle, similar to a Segway.
And they're embarking on other means of transportation on crowded streets, Manhattan resident Hill claims, and he's another nasty cross-town commute about five years ago. He added that he had his own epiphany, lamenting.
"I sit on 34th Avenue and what I want It was like a man overtaking me on an electric unicycle, "said the former Logistics Director, who started with small wheels, but then" to a bigger, stronger machine ... Time and I can be wherever I want. This makes the world very small and accessible. "
Hill is a car from Lower Manhattan to Harlem. He claimed that the rush hour trip could take 90 minutes. "We [electric unicycles] take about 15 to 20 minutes," he bragged.
Electric unicycles typically weigh between 35 and 80 pounds, and some can zoom up to 60 mph, Hill said.
Hill and Engle formed True2One. This is an "organized group of personal electric vehicle (PEV) enthusiasts who share a passion for riding, community, and PEV culture." This group has its own Instagram pageand has nearly 8,000 followers.
Kung Fu Tea Shop is headquartered after its owner .. A friend also has a unicycle bug and has allowed the growing unicycle community "a place to put and store chargers and charge wheels," Hill said.
Hill said the drill is someone creating a flyer and posting it on social media.
"When we ride, the leader has a blueprint of where we want to go," he explained, and last week a Canadian group boarded from Lower Manhattan to the West Side. He added that he participated in. Cross Randalls Island, the highway to Harlem, and return to Lexington Avenue. Trekking began and ended at the St. Marks Place tea shop.
"Travel is voluntary. Someone can get in and get people there in an hour," Hill said, adding a group and embarking on about 14 rides each week. ..
A large-scale exchange event " Broadway Bomb" is scheduled for October, and the plan is to "take participants to Broadway."
