What do you get when you combine a unicycle with a skateboard and a scooter? You get a new innovative form of transportation for the young and the young at heart. It’s called The Magic Wheel and was invented by a “bored” Swiss designer whose name is never mentioned.
What does The Magic Wheel look like? As you can see in the picture to the side, it has one big wheel in the front and one tiny wheel in the back.
It works like this: there are footplates on each side of the main wheel. The rider plants one foot on the Wheel's platform while pushing with the opposite leg, like a skateboard, but with a giant wheel spinning in between your legs. The rider controls direction by leaning. “The average user takes a couple of hours practice before they can comfortably ride the Magic Wheel with both feet on the board,” according to The Magic Wheel website.
Interested and wondering what it cost? £119 (about $160us) plus shipping and handling. Not too bad in price compared to similar toys. Currently The Magic Wheel can only be bought on the Internet in the UK, but the company has plans to expand in the future.
Want to see someone ride The Magic Wheel? Take a look below. It looks simple and fun doesn’t it? I’d give it a try if I could. How about you? Would you ride The Magic Wheel? Have you? Tell me about it.
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Submitted on August 20th, 2007 by John (not verified)Is it just me, or does this look like Mr. Garrisson's wacky invention from that 5th season SouthPark episode (I'm referring to the first picture not the second one!)?!
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great invention. the wheel
Submitted on August 20th, 2007 by Anonymous (not verified)great invention. the wheel itself is not very "design" though, could look better with a more modern look. same thing for the small wheel, a bit of a old home-depot wheel look. there are way better looking skate wheels out there, like transparent or fluorescent kinda look.
but theblack glossy structure is a cool design.
The designer/inventor is a
Submitted on December 26th, 2007 by Anonymous (not verified)The designer/inventor is a Hungarian Architect, who is still waiting for the first penny of the royalty payments on the contract he made with the Chinese manufacturer. Maybe hence the "designer name not mentioned"
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