 Unicycles have long been the go-to vehicle for clowns, thrill seekers, and that weird kid from my dorm freshman year of college. And today, none of that changes. So this is the SVU, the self-balancing unicycle, by a company called Focus Designs. It is an electric unicycle that has an accelerometer in it, very similar to how a Segway works. It's a pretty nice design, it's got two pegs for your feet that just sort of fold out. It's got the power button, and it has a lock here so you can lock it and when you turn on the power button it won't turn on. And it's got its charging port. The seat is replaceable, which is nice, and the seat that the SVU comes with is not at all comfortable. I've been riding this thing for about a week and I am definitely sore. So once you learn how to ride this thing, it's actually really simple. Just put the pegs down, you turn it on, you get on and you just lean, and hold your balance, and yeah, that's basically it. And the more you lean forward, obviously the faster you're going to go. And we're actually going uphill right now. And the way I learned to do it is you just sort of throw your hands around to keep the balance going. And like I said, you just lean forward and you really just take off. It goes 12 and a half miles an hour, and it lasts probably like 6 to 10 miles depending on how many hills you're climbing. The one thing I'll say though is that lots and lots of people just sort of give you a double take. I've had lots of interactions with strangers asking questions about it. So in that aspect, it's pretty cool. It costs $1,800, which is pretty expensive for a toy like this. But if you have $1,800 lying around to spend on something cool, this is definitely something cool to buy. I was just messing with this thing and the seat was off, right? And I turned it on and noticed that when you – that happens. Can't really explain what that is. I think it's the unicycle trying to compensate itself and it gets in an endless feedback loop. And will just go harder and harder each way until it gets off the ground and stops. It weighs 26 pounds, which is extremely heavy for a thing like this. I mean, carrying it up the subway stairs definitely is tiring. Carrying it back up to my apartment is also pretty tiring. It's obviously not as sleek as just something like a skateboard. And it's not nearly as light as a skateboard either. This thing will definitely power you through the city.
 Unicycles have long been the go-to vehicle for clowns, thrill seekers, and that weird kid from my dorm freshman year of college.
 And today, none of that changes.
 So this is the SVU, the self-balancing unicycle, by a company called Focus Designs.
 It is an electric unicycle that has an accelerometer in it, very similar to how a Segway works.
 It's a pretty nice design, it's got two pegs for your feet that just sort of fold out.
 It's got the power button, and it has a lock here so you can lock it and when you turn on the power button it won't turn on.
 And it's got its charging port.
 The seat is replaceable, which is nice, and the seat that the SVU comes with is not at all comfortable.
 I've been riding this thing for about a week and I am definitely sore.
 So once you learn how to ride this thing, it's actually really simple.
 Just put the pegs down, you turn it on, you get on and you just lean, and hold your balance, and yeah, that's basically it.
 And the more you lean forward, obviously the faster you're going to go.
 And we're actually going uphill right now.
 And the way I learned to do it is you just sort of throw your hands around to keep the balance going.
 And like I said, you just lean forward and you really just take off.
 It goes 12 and a half miles an hour, and it lasts probably like 6 to 10 miles depending on how many hills you're climbing.
 The one thing I'll say though is that lots and lots of people just sort of give you a double take.
 I've had lots of interactions with strangers asking questions about it.
 So in that aspect, it's pretty cool.
 It costs $1,800, which is pretty expensive for a toy like this.
 But if you have $1,800 lying around to spend on something cool, this is definitely something cool to buy.
 I was just messing with this thing and the seat was off, right?
 And I turned it on and noticed that when you – that happens.
 Can't really explain what that is.
 I think it's the unicycle trying to compensate itself and it gets in an endless feedback loop.
 And will just go harder and harder each way until it gets off the ground and stops.
 It weighs 26 pounds, which is extremely heavy for a thing like this.
 I mean, carrying it up the subway stairs definitely is tiring.
 Carrying it back up to my apartment is also pretty tiring.
 It's obviously not as sleek as just something like a skateboard.
 And it's not nearly as light as a skateboard either.
 This thing will definitely power you through the city.