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I'd say it's pretty normal for a new product to arrive and for there to be a bit of a learning curve for me before I can use it well enough to be able to do a review what's not normal is for the aforementioned new product to be a freaking battery powered unicycle that takes longer to learn than anything that I have ever covered before on this channel well almost longer whole room water cooling part seven the stunning conclusion is actually in the pipeline so drop a like if you're excited to finally see the end of that particular journey Corsair delivers real mech or nothing with their new strafe mechanical keyboard featuring genuine German made Cherry MX key switches click on this keyboard here to learn more let's start with the unboxing experience inside the package I found the self-balancing unicycle or SBU Version three an alternate seat height shaft a charger a set of keys and finally the manual take my advice leave everything in the box except the manual read it cover-to-cover twice before you even consider plugging in the sbu let alone powering it on it contains all wealth of critical tips and tricks like never lift the sbu off the ground while operating it or it'll spaz the crap out and spin it full-speed trying to balance itself oh and my personal favorite if you're too cool for safety gear then you are too cool for the SBU because this thing is flat-out dangerous in the hands of an irresponsible person who is going too fast for control without appropriate safety gear which isn't to say it can't be written safely it's just that the SBU is less of a you know child's electric toy and more of a tool or a vehicle so it needs to be treated as such let's take a tour it features aluminum alloy construction to keep weight down to allow for its 122 watt our internal battery pack the single metal rimmed tire should be inflated prior to use for best results closer to the rated maximum will result in better rolling efficiency and easier twisting for balance but a bit less cushion as you travel more on that later on the sides of the wheel are two folding foot rests at the very top is the cushioned seat that can be bolted to either the longer or shorter shaft in a few minutes to accommodate different rider heights I used the shorter one then at the base of the shaft is the power input jack power button and the lock that overrides the power button lock your sbu if you have kids or a particularly dexterous pet rabbit alright so I think I've talked enough about that let's move on to actually using the thing the first time out I got geared right the crap up I wore my motorbiking equipment except the helmet and there is a good reason the SPU's top speed is 20 km/h not as much of a problem on something like an electric skateboard but as someone who has fallen off one of those at that speed in the past I realized that from a sitting position the tumble would be much more difficult to control so I took it really slow like glacier slow some good tips here also in the manual don't grab on to the seat you'll fall over pretty much instantly you steer by and balance by twisting not by leaning you want to look to the horizon rather than on the ground in front of you you want to put your arms out for balance like a tightrope walker and don't be discouraged if you don't get it right away I hit my first milestone moving about 10 feet in a straight line without putting my feet down on the first day but it actually wasn't until my second and third attempts that I really managed to start using the SPU's speed control it's super intuitive lean forward to go lean more to go faster and then lean back to slow down using its regenerative braking stop and even eventually go backwards if you go too fast the sbu will correct you by leaning itself back until you aren't able to lean forward any more I read about this in the manual and it sounded like the kind of thing that causes an accident but the first time it happened it didn't throw me off at all literally or figuratively by the fifth outing I was feeling pretty comfortable on the SPU false starts still happens sometimes because much like with a bicycle it's considerably easier to balance while you've got some forward momentum but at this stage I had gotten to the point where I could go out on a walk with my family and move at the same speed as my wife with the stroller so we could actually carry a conversation instead of me just scooting ahead because otherwise I'd tip over on the sbu so that's all there is to it I guess um should you buy one it's certainly cool it samples data at an impressive 1,000 times per second from its accelerometer and gyro and uses its torque tastic electric motor the same one that tackled the local hills as if they were nothing and not could find one can apparently drive up a 30% grade to automatically correct forward and backward balance relying on the user to balance side to side it draws attention like few things I've ever seen before and I was the kid in high school bearing in mind this was 15 years ago before everyone in a grandma was doing it with the fluorescent pink spiky hairdo so when you're rocking it and looking cool on the sbu people are definitely noticing that and when you're still learning or you wipe out accidentally people notice that too so it's one heck of a double-edged sword of a conversation starter but back to that question should you could you buy one the answer unfortunately is in my opinion not unless you really want to spend this kind of money on something that in my mind is effectively a toy wait a second Linus you said earlier that it's not a toy and aren't you the very person who argued that the Seaboard electric skateboard a similar gadget in many respects was actually justifiable yes I did say those things so let me clarify it's not a toy in the sense that it's power innovative design and build quality vastly exceed that of any toy I've ever seen but it is a toy in the sense that it's just not very practical I'll give focused designs this the fact that it can be operated in the rain makes it usable more days out of the year than my Z board and for the type of vehicle it is the SPU's speed and range are astounding an average male could travel quickly about 15 kilometers one way charge it for a mere hour and then get home 15 kilometers again but the main thing stopping me from recommending the sbu is that I can't think of any reason that I would want to ride it that far and for that long it's just not comfortable nor is it easy enough to use for me to consider it a relaxing mode of transportation I've got a few hours of writing under my belt and I am able to use it but I can tell you it would require a lot more work to trust myself anywhere near other people and much worse than that even once you master it the SBU has no shocks or suspension system whatsoever so every bump on the ground is basically like being punched between the hands so while the people writing these things backwards solving Rubik's cubes at the same time is proof that with more practice they are easier to ride the comfort factor is the big reason why if given the choice I'll take a standing electric vehicle for my daily commute versus the SBU yeah I can't think of a Segway so speaking of absolutely nothing Squarespace simple powerful beautiful websites whether you want to create one about like you know the tricks that you can do on your SBU or whether you want to create one about you know SBU related accessories that you want to sell or whether you just want to create like a portfolio site whatever kind of site you want to create they've got 24/7 support via live chat and email it starts at only $8 a month you get a free domain if you sign up for a year they've got a whack ton of beautiful templates and easy to use tools like seriously it's so easy to use that when ensel put some frankly quite racist stuff in the contacts or in the our team page of our website I was able to go in and fix 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