When The Mono Wheel Was Cool And Dangerous

Gearheads of early 20th century had a passion for the mono wheel supposedly invented by a Swiss engineer named Gerdes. For some it was the coolest way to move around and thought to have a great future replacing the bicycle despite the risk of breaking your ankle or leg (you had to counter the tilt of the wheel with your feet) or much worse…In this video dated 1935, look how cool the rider thinks he is, cigarette smoking included while riding because it was shot in Paris, France (with Italian commentary)

7 Responses to “When The Mono Wheel Was Cool And Dangerous”


  1. 1 Joshua May 11th, 2014 at 8:34 am

    Great find.

  2. 2 Woody May 11th, 2014 at 11:16 am

    Sweet. He really had control over it, too. Unlike later videos I’ve seen of recent attempts to remake this concept.

  3. 3 Boss Hawg May 11th, 2014 at 9:12 pm

    Love it!

    He’s got it going on way back then and, today, others still can’t get it right…lmfao

    Boss Hawg

  4. 4 Kroeter May 12th, 2014 at 8:12 am

    With the kickstand down they called it the “Q”.

    Naw, I just made that up. Cool for parades, but that’s about it.

  5. 5 mkv May 12th, 2014 at 1:25 pm

    Like a BOSS!!!

    Take a note Riders… look at this video closely and see where his eyes where? At the direction of where he WANTED TO GO!!!

  6. 6 BCinSoCal May 12th, 2014 at 3:41 pm

    Like to see the owner of the one seen on the internet, with the Chevy V8 on it try riding it!

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