exactly what I experienced.
You really tested it alot, thanks for the parameters. Last week I tested it with many colleagues. There are two groups, one group feeling OK in eco mode 1 or 2 and the much larger group using it in hyper mode 4 and jogging the stairs upwards. I use it in eco 1 or 2 or fitness 4 (as a brake) while walking.
At next my boss wants to try it on a bicycle. But as you say, it really was made for unicycles, in particular I guess for UWs where no other motor works.
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@Wheelou it has motion and pressure sensors, if I go downhill pressure and demand are low, so just easy help. Uphill it senses the extra force being appied, so high demand and foot frorce increase the type of pwr delivered, in short it kicks in more uphill.
Video works now.
By applying the brake you turn downhill riding into flat or even uphill riding as far as the mechanics of power delivery are concerned. Obviously, the selfie stick does interfere with the brake lever, so braking was not an option.
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@Wheelou braking down hill and one handed riding not an issue, I can do that easily. Getting descent footage myself, less easy. The selfy stick whips ftom side to side, so was trying to get smoothness so not to jar the camera. That moved on the first corner anyway and progressivly tilted to one side. The purpose of the video was to show people how it works on a unicycle, how it moves, why the design lends its self to unicycling etc. Not my poor camera opperating skills 
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Do you remember the poor quality of the video showing the first man on the moon 
? Now there is a high resolution video of the first man with an exoskeleton on a moonicycle 
,@MadHatchetAndy. Shaky cam or not, I enjoyed every second 
It certainly looks like it is doing something to assist your pedalling – I have this mental picture of you falling off and lying on your side on the road, but you legs just keep going 
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@Ulkicycling Thank you, I see uou have also sensed its potential for unicycling and other activities. I have rigged up something hopefully a little more stable for the weekend.
@DrD Haha it has happened to people trying hyper mode level 4 and not matching the activity level.
Seriously my only concern at all, is what happens if the battery pack hits a rock, boulder or branch. Exploding lithium battery with resulting phosphorous type heat and fire, strapped to your back.
I contacted hypershell direct, asked them to add a battery shield/cage protector for the exposed battery on your lower back and sports support top and botton with fire retardent back panel in the top and shorts, leggins etc. Its one powerful battery. Did they take my ideas seriously 
you bet they did 
the reel running in the hypershell fb group already has nearly 400 views and climbing quickly.
For anyone interested, check out the Ascentiz modular Exoskeleton. That has knees, legs hips, back, shoulder and elbow, exos. All can be used individually or fitted together to make a complete body exo suit. Gi joe meets bionic man. Very space age, cyborg looking
Soon these will be a common sight on our streets,walkers, hikers, cyclists, workout, work.
The E human is a reality, for as long as the battety lasts anyway.
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It‘s cool that you can give sensible inputs, and they are apparently heard by the manufacturer!
Less cool to imagine a future where exoskeletons are widespread in everyday life. They can make sense under certain circumstances, but I fear that people don‘t know when to stop - as usual. Exaggerated use will have a negative effect on fitness: Instead of keeping or even improving their physical fitness by being more active than they would otherwise, people will be less fit due to their muscles working less hard than they used to.
Who knows? After e-b!kes and e-scooters, e-xoskeletons may well become the next hype. Oh well, on the positive side of things, thanks to exoskeletons people will be able to jump faster to the side when I sneak up from behind on my uni and surprise them with the ring of a bell. 
@Wheelou there will always be people that use it to be lazy, people that do silly things. I did wonder if there would be any negative effects, and there has not been. I can still ride as far without it. I can ride significantly further with it, my ridings more confident.
Better people excersise out in the fresh air, rather than watching TV. If these get people moving, if it attracts people to try sports. Overall its much better than getting fat sat on your ass.
Good and bad I am sure. Millioms of people bought E-scooters, E-bikes, E-unis.
I dont see this being any diffetent. The technology is hear, it works well and is being mass produced by at least 6 manufacturers.
Anyway if you are so inclined. It can be both help or resistance. Pop it in fitness mode, and get as much of a work out as you want. Haha try Eco lv4 in fitness mode. So if you like punishing yourself, it does that as well. Help or workout is a button press away
For me, I have dropped from 150 to 125 cranks but with the same stability and balance. So riding is smoother and easier on the pedaling. So I have incresed resitstance here to offset the extra strength. So recon on eco I the help part is a little more than dropping a crank size and it is still easier to turn the smaller crank, thats the extra e-torque.
Just to exaggerate…
Have you watched youtube by asking the bing/video site? You immediately see the censorship which controlls us, at least on youtube. I use AI alot. After some years the mind will become totally controlled by censorship, or is it the case right now?
According to this think of everyone having an exoskeleton with censorship and AI. You get extra energy when walking to the right supermarket. Nature reserve areas like forests or at rivers switch to fitness level 4, max braking, just like drone flights are prohibited and controlled via radio authentication there today. By the same radio authentication/telemetry data transmission used in drones today (i.e. the standard DJI mini 4), riding bike/uni with exoskeleton will be prohibited anyways, doing so automatically charges off your bank account.
Maybe this one?
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That gif is a good illustration of the fears I had too. In reality you are in control. It just works. Only when my former 9 year old child (now 10) played with it in hyper mode 4 (max) he was able to let it self-oscillate by shaking his legs. But it wasn’t a problem to stop. When the person wearing it gets too light weight, the exoskeleton will cease operation, like when you pull it off (undress) during operation it will automatically stop and indicate yellow LEDs.
I can imagine how surprising this is to passersby. An exoskeleton is a cool thing, I think it feels interesting
Can you get someone to film you instead of using the stick?
@derek33 worn it atound 3 months, walking the dogs, riding the une, even went down to the grocery store and did some shopping. No one has ever given me a second glance , which suprise me. Never had anyone comment or ask what it it. Without the harness there is not that much to see. So quite the opposite of what you would expect.
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I was hoping you’re say that the unicycle would then lift off the ground and you could fly with it.
@MadHatchetAndy, I absolutely get it that they can both, get the user out there when they normally wouldn’t, or let the user become lazy. Which of the two scenarios becomes a reality depends on the individual user. I already wrote this, and I happily repeat myself: You seem to make sensible use of this device, it keeps you rolling whereas without it you would ride less and may eventually quit for good.
It’s just when I look at the way mankind behaves overall, I think people like you are in minority. That’s why I wish that these devices won’t become too abundant (you can always wish, right?).
@Ulkicycling, your distopic vision shouldn’t be too difficult to implement, technically. If it became reality, the price for freedom would be a workout…
I guess they got so used to you, they just think “oh, it’s that mad guy on his Hatchet again” and move on. 
@Bug72 only the wife and it will be short drive by, and only if she does not have to go far. If I want to get some descent footage off road, gotta take it myself.
My nearest uni pals, that could do it easily are 1-1.5 hours drive away, so no real chance unless I do it myself. They are sceptical also. Although one guy did try a unit last week for some uni hockey. Waiting to hear his feedback.
Large wheel unis its a winner, not sure I would use it on a small wheeled uni though. Perfect for the hatchets, not for the 20”
I heard of a guy who has a reinforced 20“ Hatchet. If only I remembered his name… 
Ahh I know him well, certainly not daft enough to test that one. 
I would like to see a test 32 and 36” uni though
The largest I can go is the 29” hatchet.
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