source: twitter.com

This video is from about 90 years ago and is a “One-Wheel Bike” that has become a topic is posted in Twitter!

This inventor had a unique idea that was transformed into a unique mono-wheel motorized bike prototype that is shown being tested by the inventor with bystanders looking on with wonderment and surprize! Now, a new version of the same concept has been realized 90 years later and you can see the video here!

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Based on utilizing gravity to maintain balance and control which is similar to today’s “Segway” transport device, the one-wheel bike uses handles for braking and acceleration but its most unusual feature is the large single wheel design!

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一輪バイク、1935年
Monowheel 1935 pic.twitter.com/bMZsP70h8d

— History Image (@HistoryImg) 2016年5月25日

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On the inside of the big tire, it looks like it is only fitted with a driver’s seat (with no backrest) and the engine is located just below the driver’s seat making it hot and quite dangerous.

This remarkable invention is an epoch-making mono-wheel vehicle bike that looks quite uncomfortable and complicated to ride and control but is a true innovation that was created more than 90 years before.