"Dragon Ball" is one of the most classic cartoons that many people born in the 1980s grew up with, and do you still remember the unicycle that often appears in it? A foreign father spent 1.3 million US dollars and 8 years to build a unicycle of the same style as in "Dragon Ball" because his daughter said he liked that unicycle.
This filial father’s name is Chris Hoffmann. When his daughter said she liked it, he immediately took action. The first step was to start with the design drawing. Just from the initial sketch design, he realized that the matter was not simple. After several failures, he found it difficult to complete it alone, so he asked his engineer neighbor to help design the sketch. Once he had the drawings, he started trial production. Due to insufficient production tools and lack of understanding of the manufacturing process, he ultimately failed.
Although he failed once, Chris Hoffmann felt that he could not give up after promising his daughter. If he could not handle it alone, he invited several technicians to help with design and production. After hard work, the first generation of successful products was finally It worked, and the appearance is very similar to the one in the animation.
The first-generation product solved the problem of single-wheel balance, but new problems emerged one after another: it could not turn and could only go straight. Can I ride this motorcycle? After brainstorming with technicians, we finally decided to add a handlebar to the car, and just like that, the second-generation product was released. A video was also taken and posted online, which attracted great attention from netizens, but it was still not legal on the road.
So Chris Hoffmann decided to develop a formal version. This time he went big. He sold his house and added $45,000 in savings. After a big effort, it ended in failure. But God always favors those who persevere. When the official version of the product video was put online, it attracted the attention of Tony Humpage, who helped him write a business plan and succeeded on the crowdfunding website. After raising US$1.3 million, a more mature third-generation product was born.
The third-generation motorcycle has basically met the road conditions of the transportation department and passed the test of the transportation department. Chris Hoffmann is convenient I became more confident in this unicycle and founded RYNO motors. It received a lot of orders as soon as it was launched. It was officially mass-produced and launched in October last year, named RYNO unicycle, priced at US$3,500. From the first It took 8 years from generation to mass production.
RYNO unicycle can maintain balance, but it still takes some time to practice to drive it well. The most important thing is that it looks very cool! There are not too many dads like this.
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