The Easy-Glider is your personal one-wheeled electric chariot

You think you look geeky with your Bluetooth headset in your ear, and a Segway beneath your feet? Think again, as a newer, wackier mode of personal transport has appeared in the form of the Easy-Glider. This one-wheeled electric chariot won the ispo BrandNew Award -- what can do more for a gadget's geek cred than an award with a metaname like that? -- and is soon to be displayed on the podium at the ispo Sport & Style 2007 in Munich, Germany. The X6 Easy-Glider has a top speed of around 12 MPH, a range of around 9 to 16 miles depending on surface conditions, and takes between six to eight hours to recharge. On top of that the Easy-Glider currently requires approval for use in Switzerland -- no deets on usage in other countries -- and a license plate (!) if you want to take on traffic. Yep, like the Segway, it's totally impractical and will probably be priced way out of our non-existent budget. But we still want one.

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[INTERNETSAVIOUR @ Jun 16th 2007 10:51PM]

one wheeled? I see two wheels in that picture and I'm guessing there's three.....you liar!

[Ben @ Jun 16th 2007 11:04PM]

@INTERNETSAVIOUR - Yep.

C'mon Engadget, lets try this together. 1 -- 2 -- 3. Once you guys master that come back around and we'll teach you some letters and words.

[LegendZ28 @ Jun 17th 2007 9:12PM]

You know what they meant, get over yourself.

[lyl545646 @ Jun 16th 2007 11:06PM]

so, ahhumm.... where do you put your butt?

[catfish @ Jun 16th 2007 11:09PM]

someone finally one-upped the segway...

[Big @ Jun 16th 2007 11:17PM]

My S550 doesn't have anything on those SEGWAYS.

[Big @ Jun 16th 2007 11:09PM]

GIZMODUCK TO THE RESCUE !

[wellingj @ Jun 17th 2007 3:38AM]

Dark-Wing is more bad-ass.

[Jypson @ Jun 16th 2007 11:09PM]

Kind of reminds me of the Mr. Garrison's "IT"...almost as gay too.

[INTERNETSAVIOUR @ Jun 16th 2007 11:20PM]

I guess you stand on the back portion with the small wheels and hold onto the hand brake/throttle piece. imagine how cool you would look on this thing! HELLO LADIES

[S @ Jun 16th 2007 11:24PM]

Dear engadget writers: Please, if it would not be too much trouble, visit the webpage of the item you are writing about if you have no idea what it is.............so that you can get at least some of your facts straight. The thing is a stand up tricycle. As someone else so elegantly put it, 1, 2, 3 wheels.

Also, that thing looks incredibly scary to drive, for the same reason I find it scary how small the wheels are on some skateboards. What happens when you hit a tiny piece of gravel, or a little bump? Shit hits the fan.

[paul34 @ Jun 16th 2007 11:36PM]

So uhh, whatever happened to the bicycle?

[SigmaProjects.org @ Jun 16th 2007 11:47PM]

ppssh, that went out of style along with exercise, conservation and common sense.

[carlo @ Jun 17th 2007 12:25AM]

Yaaaaay diabetes!!!!

[pb @ Jun 17th 2007 12:01AM]

Three days ago we hear about an electric sports car that'll go 250 miles and recharge in 10 minutes. Sweet! Now they show us this ugly contraption that'll go 16 miles at the most and could take 8 hours to recharge. Yeah, put me down for 0 of these.

[Dan @ Jun 17th 2007 12:14AM]

I agree that the Easy-Glider, in its current form, is geeky, and looks flimsy, but see this as the first generation of something much better. A high rpm internal disc (if it doesn't already have one) to keep the thing gyroscopically stable, larger diameter side wheels (if any at all) and you've got your first battery-powered all-terrain unicycle (with training wheels?). Yeehaw! I can see a buncha folks racin' 'round a dirt track on generation 2 already...sorta.

[INTERNETSAVIOUR @ Jun 17th 2007 12:25AM]

I can't get over that 1 wheel/3 wheels mistake. someone needs to be fired over this. and reported to homeland security and sent to guantanamo. you sicken me engadget!

[Adoniteking @ Jun 17th 2007 12:34AM]

Created from optimus prime's spare tire, The newest member of autobots...BEHOLD!! Glidrotron..

***crickets***

[Matthew @ Jun 17th 2007 1:36AM]

If you all read the link you'd see that the other two wheels are "attachable". Thus it is one wheeled until you attach the "Char". Aren't you all a bunch of douches?

[SigmaProjects.org @ Jun 17th 2007 2:02AM]

Check the vids on youtube, the 'training wheels' are optional. People also using just the single wheel & roller blades or a skateboard for your feet... which actually might be fun, if it went more then, what, 12 mph?

[WolfDog @ Jun 17th 2007 3:08AM]

this chairot was featured on the australian show "beyond tomorrow" about 2 years ago so it took that long to be shown up all over the internet.

[gerbick @ Jun 17th 2007 4:32AM]

So... if you're a big guy or President Bush, I guess you might as well avoid this I take it?

[obiwan @ Jun 17th 2007 4:41AM]

image Google "easy glider" for a less awkward angle of the thing.
http://images.google.com/images?um=1&tab=wi&client=firefox-a&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=easy%20glider

[Morder @ Jun 17th 2007 5:07AM]

Why not just attach that thing to the front of a bike instead of using the front tire? Then you can use the electricity when you want or you can peddle when you want.

[spyboy @ Jun 17th 2007 10:11AM]

I thought the title was wrong too, but it IS a 1 wheeled chariot when you look at other images of it. It's not new though, the guys that mow the lawn at my apartment complex have had little wheel things that stand on behind those big mowing decks for years.

So this stupid thing is basically an electric tricycle without the pedals. Why not just walk, ride a bike or a trike?

Can we get a sister site build called "Dumbass Engadgets" ?

[sam @ Jun 17th 2007 11:12AM]

The chariot is the part you stand on, so it's definitely not one-wheeled. It's 2 or 3, depending on how you count it.

[spyboy @ Jun 17th 2007 11:52AM]

True, but aren't there 1 horse chariots and 2 horse chariots? The actual chariot is 2 wheels, so the "1 Wheel" refers to the puller in the front (vs 1 horse).

Whatever the case, this is a stupid concept. Next topic :)

[sendeth @ Jun 17th 2007 10:51AM]

it's the IT from southpark.......minus a couple accessories.

[greggo @ Jun 17th 2007 12:11PM]

looks like itll wipe ur ass with the tire

[Soeren @ Jun 17th 2007 12:28PM]

This was posted more than a year ago on Engadget

http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/04/easy-glider-drags-you-along-while-keeping-it-green/

[Constable Odo @ Jun 17th 2007 2:58PM]

The Gaycycle would be a fitting name for it. All it needs is a carrying basket with a pink bow and it'll be all the rage for summertime in Fire Island. I think I'll buy......NONE! This thing makes even the Segway seem studly.

Still, the saddest thing is that no matter how high the cost of gasoline and how bad the smog, you'll never be able to legally use one in New York City thanks to the idiots who ban every personal conveyance with an electric motor.

[allens555 @ Jun 17th 2007 3:30PM]

The tire on there is a Maxxis Hookworm. It's a decent BMX tire.

[Chigozie @ Jun 17th 2007 3:33PM]

I'll stick with my unicycle. Much more practical.

[Archietype @ Jun 17th 2007 4:24PM]

To all of you who doubt the true cool factor of this device, check out the Easy-Glider vs Segway video from their site.

http://www.easy-glider.com/userstore/91/EG-Kabel-1-Web.mov

Now, if thats not enough to prove that this device is the most rockin-est thing ever I don't know what else there is out there to convince you all.

Das Easy-Glider ist uber cool, ja?

[Brendon @ Jun 17th 2007 6:14PM]

Like Chigozie, I'll stick with my unicycle, too. That is, if it isn't too "gay" for Jypson and Constable Odo. I wouldn't want to make them feel uncomfortable or anything...

[Jypson @ Jun 17th 2007 6:59PM]

Yup, too gay. lol

[Brendon @ Jun 17th 2007 7:57PM]

Good thing I'm queer then, or I might be offended.

[Arthur Nonamiss @ Jun 18th 2007 11:13AM]

Sadly, when I go to the site, there's no way to select "United States" as an option. Apparently, they only want people from Algeria, Austria, Bahrain, Balearic Islands, Belgium, Canary Islands, Egypt, Estonia, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lybia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Morocco, Oman, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen to know anything about their product. Even if the target consumer for this product is not Americans, (for regulatory reasons, perhaps) if we don't know about the product, we can't pressure our legislators to change those restrictions.

I find it odd, from a purely economic standpoint, that you would send a message to Americans (who, like them or not, compose a rather large consumer economy) who might be interested in your product, that you aren't really interested in them as consumers. I don't know if this was intentional, but it seems a rather large oversight, if that is in fact the case.

[Scooter @ Jun 18th 2007 2:40PM]

welcome to the lives of millions of consumers around the world who are locked out of the market for goods produced and/or only sold in the US. The bulk of online vendors refuse to sell or ship outside the US. Now you know how it feels to be on the outside.

[Arthur Nonamiss @ Jun 18th 2007 4:01PM]

There are a WHOLE LOT of products that can't be purchased in the US, but most of them don't actively discourage me from at least reading about them. For instance, there are dozens of really cool phones that are kept out of the US by carrier influence, but if I go to Nokia's website, I can at least say that I'm in the US and look at them.

I realize that this product isn't available in the US, probably because the manufacturer either a) doesn't want to deal with stupid US regulations or b) is afraid of getting sued because some idiot doesn't know how to use it and drives it into oncoming traffic.

Those two facts don't mean I shouldn't be able to visit their website. They've gone to the trouble of translating it into English, so it shouldn't be a big deal to add *USA or even *OTHER to their menu. (I'd be perfectly satisfied being an *other)