1932 Purves Dynasphere - GIF

[Altair]

The Purves Dynasphere was a monowheel vehicle designed and built by British engineer John Purves.

[jdurand]

stopping quickly could be exciting

[Duke_of_URL]

The gyroscopic torque encountered while making a high speed turn must have proved as challenging as maintaining the field of view.

[PDXsparky]

Where can I try that? Looks like fun.

[Hoosiersmoker]

One bearing fails and locks up and he'd go spinning right with the rest of the wheel! Looks like it would be a pretty dirty ride especially on the beach.

[IntheGroove]

The 1930's had some interesting inventions...