Esash Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 The Ninebot Z Series, being a 4" wheel, could possibly be deflated to 5-10 psi and grip the top of a railroad rail, which I believe are 3" wide. Another option would be a special replacement concave rim/airless tire I guess something like this might be most feasible Or lock two EUCs together and to the tracks, and ride side by side with a buddy It could work for subway tracks too, to get to your secret man cave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Unicyclist Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Without meaning any disrespect, but isn't a part of riding an EUC being able to go where you want (not where the rails direct you)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esash Posted July 17, 2018 Author Share Posted July 17, 2018 8 hours ago, The Fat Unicyclist said: Without meaning any disrespect, but isn't a part of riding an EUC being able to go where you want (not where the rails direct you)? Being able to go where you want should include rails. It already includes sidewalks, street, trails, offroad, and sometimes beaches. Railroads are roads, but currently off limits to EUCs. There's probably what, a hundred thousand miles of (rail) roads out there currently unused by EUCs in the USA alone. (Edit: 233,000 miles of track in the US) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circuitmage Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 New flash: "EUC rider found dead on train tracks"? I thought about this, though, as my train malfunctioned yesterday leaving hundreds of people diverted to buses. Balancing on the tracks would be a whole other skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanghamP Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Ever noticed how there's a fair number of abandoned tracks that still have stop signs, patrolled by cops that give you a ticket for running a stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esash Posted July 17, 2018 Author Share Posted July 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Circuitmage said: New flash: "EUC rider found dead on train tracks"? I thought about this, though, as my train malfunctioned yesterday leaving hundreds of people diverted to buses. Balancing on the tracks would be a whole other skill. Some kind of combination of tubeless tire and tubeless might work. Like, a concave tubeless tire that would fit over the rail track, but the tire would have a small, narrow tube in the concave part of the wheel. So when the small tube was inflated, it would be a normal shaped wheel for normal EUC performance, but you could deflate the tube for railroad travel on the concave rim/tubeless tire part. Like a concave version of this, with a small thin tube wrapped around the concave part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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