>>>>I want one of these
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>>>Not without a long T-handle attached with some handlebar grips on the end. :-) I imagine getting on and off is quite difficult.
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>>naaa looks easy to me. Just put one foot on it and get going a little bit..then put the other foot on it. Having the handlebar on it would ruin the whole thing. It's ultra portable and leaves you with two free hands when you ride it. Thing seems pretty cool to me - plus since it's electric you can take it on buses, airplanes, etc.
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>I bet it would be real fun in San Francisco. Wait until you hit the first hill. :) We have 47 hills. Going down hill might be fun though, until you try to stop. :)

Well that's part of the beauty of the thing - all you have to do is lean back a little to stop or slow down. I've watched a bunch of videos of people riding them in all sorts of conditions including some fairly steep hills. Keep in mind the thing keeps it's balance on it's own front-to-back, so hills should be just as easy as a flat surface.

Only thing that's kept me from getting on up to this point is that $1800 price tag. I know there is now something called and AirWheel which looks to be pretty much the exact same thing http://www.ebay.com/itm/Airwheel-Self-Balancing-Electric-Unicycle-/261213713086?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cd18cf2be although it's almost $1,000 cheaper and you can swap the battery out in it easier than the solowheel.