Oh how sweet of you to think that its weird. 
I think he did
All motorcycles run on internal combustion? I think not. Anyway, a ācarā has been driven on the moon, the same could be done with two wheels. And those wheels had no air in them at all!
Cāmon guys, you got it all wrong.
1st, the car that was used on the moon was battery powered.
2nd you could leave as little air as possible in the tire but unless you have a solid structure around it (metal plates or wiring) the tire would just explode.
3rd for whoever said that it would only be hard on the sandy parts, WHAT ? all parts of the moon have the same amount of dust because there is no wind.
So far the 2 craziest thing that have been done on the moon was a backflip, and Allan B Sheppard playing golf.
But still, to go Uni on the moon would be awesome, Just talking simple stupid talk.
I think we should call it Moonicycling
Think before you post. What is the differential pressure (difference between inside and outside pressures) a tire experiences at one atmosphere on earth? If the pressure inside a tire is reduced by one atmosphere when on the moon, the differential pressure the tire experiences on the moon would be the same as that on the earth at the higher absolute pressure.
As an example, if one atmosphere on earth is 15 psia (absolute) and 0 psig (gauge) and you run your tire at 45 psig or 60 psia then the differential pressure is 45 psi or about 3 atmospheres. If you take the same tire to the moon and reduce its absolute pressure to 45 psia, then the differential pressure is again 45 psi. Same internal and external forces as on earth.
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whereās that 6 pack of root beer! I sigged it!
Yeah, our 3" muni tires certainly arenāt designed to touch sand.
First a disclaimer: IANANS
Those big bulky pressurized NASA space suits are overrated. Your body can survive in a vacuum long enough to unicycle as long as you have a pressurized helmet on so you can breathe. The idea of a lightweight more mobile space suit that you could actually move in and be athletic in could be designed. The bigger challenge with such a suit would be temperature and radiation protection.
I get as close as Vancouver tomorrow. Iāll put it in the bushes at the I-5 rest area, duct taped to a tree.
Good thing youāre close. One of these days Iāll get a U.B. ride in, Iāll buy after the ride.
Join the club.
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Anyone who cares to look it up will know the Lunar Rover (built by Boeing) was electric (battery powered). Thatās kind of what I meant when I said ācar.ā
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Already debunked. If that explanation was too complicated, ask yourself why the Lunar Module (and the guys in their spacesuits) didnāt explode? Though one must consider the effects of lunar day (really, really hot) or lunar night (really, really cold) on the tire material. But to assume weāre going to stick an Earth-based unicycle in a backpack and bring it up to the moon is not what weāre talking about here.
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All parts of the moon do not have the same amount of dust, for the same reason that they donāt all have the same size/amount of craters. Get the point? And where do you think the dust comes from, anyway?
Did someone do a backflip on the moon? I never heard of it nor have I seen a video. One would think this would be a pretty popular image. The NASA spacesuits were not very flexible. Though I can see a guy risking his life to do a somersault, I highly doubt one of those guys did a backflip on the moon. In Skylab? Yes. In the Lunar Module? Not enough room.
As for playing golf, he just kind of hit a golf ball and watched it recede into the distance. The golf club was a geologistās hammer with an extension on the handle, and I remember reading somewhere about how he had a very difficult time positioning himself to make the swing (due to the cumbersome suit). He had to do it one-handed.
Back to the lunar-uni, yes youād probably have to have a special tire that could take the temperature extremes and UV. UV light breaks down tires; something you donāt notice much unless you ride indoors a lot. I think the rest of the unicycle would be okay, though your seat might crack or melt also.
cool, let me know when.