I ran across the following on AliExpress, selling for $109.73 a pair.

At first glance, it looks like inline skates where the wheels are at the bottom of a sprinted platform. However fatal such an arrangement must be, I was tempted.

The reality is somewhat less bad. The wheels and springs are options; you get the boots and both kinds of bases and attach whichever you prefer.

They have bike share stations here, and station less bikes littered about as well.

Seems like a tough town for either business model, as they presume the existence of a large population that doesn’t already have bikes.

Whatever rules I follow, they’re bike rules.

This was on East 54th St. The rider wore a suit and helmet and navigated the sidewalk pretty well.

motorized unicycle waiting patiently for the light to change

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