"motorized assist" for steep Ascents!

I was thinking today about the possibility of installing some kind of
electric motor to help assist in those steep uphill climbs. I'm
thinking like on motorized electric bicycles; the unit would be
attached somehwere above the uni wheel, and a small rubber wheel (part
of the motor assembly) would be in contact with the uni tire, so that
at a push of a button or switch, power would come on and help move the
uni wheel forward. The motor would be of compact size and be powered by
a lead-acid battery all fitting below the seat somewhere. Is this
possible/practical? I think it would be AWSOME if it worked, and make
the need for "shuttles" or hiking up hill obsolete!


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hopefully you could implement some sort of Turbo Boost for any rocks you
may encounter on the technical uphills

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The only problem I'm thinking would be that with a uni you constantly
"correct" to keep your balance... if you have something help drive the
wheels how will you be able to correct your ballance?
It would need to be weak enough that your pedaling could override it
so to keep your balance but if it's that weak it probably wouldn't be
strong enough to pull you up a hill.


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I have thought of that too a while ago. I don't know how it would work
but if it were on a muni then it would probably weigh you down a bit.
If it were a coker or something then the extra weight wouldnt really
matter. I want to see someone make one.


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terrybigwheel wrote:
I think it would be AWSOME if it worked, and make the need for
"shuttles" or hiking up hill obsolete!


And make balancing nearly if not totally impossible.


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pdc wrote:
And make balancing nearly if not totally impossible.



Obviously it would not be feasible where hopping or quick changes in
direction would be invloved; I was thinking mostly that it would be
most helpful on smoother ground ascents.

And remember I said "assist", meaning that your pedalling would still
be required, and the motor would basically "help" you get up hills by
providing maybe 30-50% of the workload. This % could also be adjusted.
And when more technical/bumpy sections are encountered and require some
hopping or corrective moves, the motor could easily and quickly be
disabled. It should be quite do-able.


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You could probably do this with a 'Zap SX Kit'
(http://www.zapworld.com/products/sxkit_bike.asp). It would be odd to
learn the balance at first, but I think it would be feasible.

The thing would double the weight of your unicycle, though.


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here is an all-electric uni, that would help up hills but u couldnt
pedal at all

http://tlb.org/eunicycle.html


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that is cool!


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In think it is very do-able. Isnt that the kind of thinking and
technology associated with a Mo-ped?


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