It’s true that EUC’s are legal in Denmark. But they have to be sold as having a max speed of 20km/t (and being able to set an artificial top speed of 20km/t in an app does not make it legal) and have a max weight of 25kg.
I’m not trying to scare you off riding as you will probably be fine and I don’t think you will get stopped by police as long as drive safe and carefully.
I rode a Onewheel in and around Copenhagen for a year without any issues and know a few others that also did the same without beening stopped by police. In theory they are also not legal as they can drive faster than 20km/t.
I will be going to Aarhus in Skejby. I don’t intend to ride through the center. There are enough cykelpaths around there with not many peeps around. I’ve also ridden around Brabrand Sø last time I was there, though when I was half way it was already getting dark, so had to turn back.
I initially wanted to ride in the forest, but they are definitely not allowed there. Anything with an engine is prohibited, electrical or not. It’s a stupid rule. The EUC doesn’t make any sound and won’t scare the wildlife at all.
During the 8 years I lived in DK, I often speeded with the car and I’ve never even seen the police on those country roads. I guess I was just lucky.
This is also silly right. You’re not allowed to ride on a country road where cars drive faster than 50kph, but it is no problem taking a normal bike or unicycle there. With a 36" I would be just as fast as I ride EUC now and it would be, in my opinion, more dangerous than riding an EUC.
Yeah I know. But again if you just drive with respect for other people you will be fine. Slow down when you overtake and keep some distance then most people will not make any notice of you. People are often much more offended here by MTB or gravel riders blasting through the woods.
I just got a message from the EUC Danmark group on facebook where they recorded a 16km trip with EUC’s :
It is rather boring to watch to be honest and proves that real unicycling is much more exciting. With that type of riding, I’d say their protection outfits are a bit over the top. Then again there are some really old guys that probably easily break
I just watched from minute 27 to minute 30 and I must say I‘d love to ride that trail on my muni! Sure, it‘s not very challenging; there‘s just the occasional root or some mud every now and then. But it‘s a flowy trail through a beautiful forest with many birds singing . Peaceful.
If I was riding an EUC, I‘d probably have to wear earphones and listen to some music - that buzzing sound of the vehicle would drive me crazy. Also, I find the light beam distracting.
Respectfully, the amount if dis,mis information on this thread is sad.
Of course the answer is yes just need to be clear is electric!
Is an emtb a mtb?
Yess
Are they very different of course!
Just like a unicycle and E U C !
Just going along for the ride like in self driving car ,while body weight is controlling both
speed and direction albeit thru electronics on a EUC, is a misstatement.
One could say a multiple 2,3 wheels stacked is not really a UNIcycle due to more than one wheel, I would still correctly call these unicycles as like EUCs only one wheel is in ground contact.
For much more quality EUC info the forums are great, and risk to say much more used than this.
Check out the latest EUC racing on utube and see guys just going for a ride.
Have a look at off road MEUC while your at
it. Does not look very demanding or physical no?
But for my money…
Free wheel with brakes unicycle on steep rough terrain decent seems to take the most skill !
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Even though both are unicycles as they have one wheel.
Unicycling on non-electric is totally different from unicycling on electric. The feeling is different, the balance point on a normal uni is at seat height. You need more leg strength I reckon on an EUC, since you can’t sit.
I am quite sure the c o g on an EUC is much
much lower, though not sure on unicycle is seat height, open to discuss?
As for leg use of course much more on unicycle simply because one must pedal vs E U C where battery supplies all the power!
Ever ridden one?
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Your comparison between euc & eMTB is flawed.
The euc is a self balancing device whilst an eMTB most definitely isn’t.
Given that a unicycle is not a self balancing device, rather it’s the exact opposite, it cannot be considered the same as euc.
The only commonality between the two is the single wheel.
Electric unicycles and pedal unicycles are technically similar by the fact they are both propelled by one wheel touching the ground.
The physical activity of riding an EUC vs a pedal unicycle however are very different.
Then there’s also the term “unicyclist” which is also increasingly becoming fuzzy. You can have two people that are considered unicyclists but they both have very different skillsets and ride “unicycles” with very different performance characteristics.
I don’t mind EUCs other than the fact it’s sometimes hard to search for information/media about pedal unicycles being there isn’t much of a distinction between the two language-wise
EDIT: As for when it comes to regular bicycles and electric bicycles, I don’t think there is much of a comparison with the unicycle side of things. Somebody that perhaps only has ever ridden an electric bicycle can hop on a regular bicycle and ride it just fine. Somebody that has only ever ridden an EUC, meanwhile, likely can’t ride a pedal unicycle. I’m not going to say that this makes EUC riders any less “skilled” than pedal unicyclists, it’s just that EUCs and pedal unis are too different to be compared directly.
To be clear,
I never compared a emtb to a EUC
other than they are both electric.
And was very clear,
Emtbs are very different to Mtbs,
As EUCs are very different to unicycles.
Note that not needed to use pedal when referencing an unicycle, nice that there are terms to describe different ones like ultimate wheel, impossible, giraffe , geared , free wheel, MUNI, trials, etc.
But must use E U C when refering to an electric self balancing UNICYCLE!
Both are very fun imho!
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As I said, your comparison isn’t valid because whilst an eMtb and regular Mtb share much in common, the euc and a regular unicycle have nothing in common beyond the single wheel. The euc is a self balancing device, the very antithesis of a regular unicycle.
I’m of the persuasion that euc’s are not unicycles and never will be (unless the self balancing component is removed).
Well, technically it is a unicycle. But I think a more accurate term would be „self balancing unicycle“ or „self balancing electric unicycle“. However, that‘s not the way things evolved, and I think EUC is a term to stay. So whether we traditional unicyclists like it or not, we just have to live with it.
Of course no one prohibits you to call it differently, e.g. „single wheeled electric gizmo for people who are too lazy to ride a classic unicycle“.
And before everyone thinks I‘m an EUC hater, after reading that last sentence: I have no intention to buy one and indeed think it doesn‘t have a whole lot in common with a classic uni. I don‘t like the sound it makes and the fact that common sense dictates to wear protective gear for each ride. BUT I totally acknowledge that they look like lots of fun, and given the opportunity, I wouldn‘t hesitate to try one out.
But it is exactly the fact that both share in
common a single wheel, therefore a unicycle.
But as I strongly urge, one must use the term E U C for any and all battery powered self balancing unicycles to avoid any confusion!
Over and out.
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with many birds singing 
. Peaceful.
