In that case, can you cycle the Oracle 26 faster than you can outrun it 
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My Venum is not directed at a particular person posting in this thread or for that matter their skills as a unicyclist but In the hijacking of the term unicycle. E bikes as they have been termed has become the accepted terminology to describe a battery powered bicycle, an accurate description I would say. Electric Unicycles have more on common with scooters and skateboards than Unicycles. At least an e bike can be pedaled.
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I just want to be clear that I have nothing against these machines or the people that ride them. They look like a blast to ride, probably not for me butI can definitely see the thrill. As a final word I have watched unimyras videos and am quite a fan in fact I paid him a compliment recently on this forum. I
Enjoy your ride what ever you may choose.
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I get that and sympathise but it also wonāt change anything. That ship has sailed.
As someone who also uses this scooter a fair bit, I could take offence at that. 
(no it is not electric)
So itās gas then? It doesnāt look like a Vespa. 
Wellā¦ that is a confusion of the English language, with multiple things being āscootersā. In Norwegian this would be a sparkesykkel (literally ākick bikeā). I sometimes combine the two and refer to it as a kick scooter.
Alternatively, we can call it a footbike if you like. This is term that is often used for kick scooters that have ālargerā pneumatic wheels.
Iām not sure how long ago the shift in the language occurred. So long as I can remember both unpowered scooters and motorized scooters have simply been called scooters. As a kid in the US in the 70ās, Vespa style scooters were uncommon here. Instead there were mopeds, which I never remember being called scooters. Later, in the late 70ās and 80"s, Japanese scooters, like the Yamaha Riva, became very common.
Iām pretty sure calling motorized scooters, āscootersā goes back much farther than that though because anytime Iāve heard reference to the UK mod culture of the 50ās and 60ās they usually also mention scooters.
I always get confused with how to call those in English. In Dutch we call them āstepā or āautopedā, even though āautopedā more or less means āself foot / self goingā. Autopeds originally were motorised, but the name is also used for the unmotorised kick scooter here. I used to think autoped could also be used in English, but apparently not.
I reckon the Impossible wheel could be like the unicycle version of a kick scooter.
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Flaps: The flaps seems strong enough, and they will flip up if I crash.
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Q-factor: 3-4 cm narrower than a random uni
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Do I use it? Sometimes. Mostly for practical purposes, like when I have service on the car. Itās too slow in general, and hasnāt got enough power up hill (I walk faster). Iāll keep it for now.
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How do I brake? Lean backwards
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Bumps: It handles small bumps well, but Iām not very good. I havenāt crashed at max speed, but I would most likely fall.
PS: Iāts completely different from unicycling, so this thread probably belong in the āoff-topicā section