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Uniwheel Event in Shoreditch, London

amomentwithfranca · 23 December 2015 · 26 Comments

Nick and I were super excited to be invited to a totally different and awesome event. We had the opportunity to be able to ride the first UK designed electric wheel! How cool is that?

Uniwheel Event FI final

Before you go through this post I would like to share with you a video that we did for this event so you have a feel of what this product is about:

Now please have a read below so you can find out more about the uniwheel:

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Apart from being able to have a go at testing the Uniwheel, we were over the moon to be able to attend the event without the children!!! It was the first time in absolutely ages that we were able to go out alone as a couple! Oh God I had completely forgotten the feeling of going out child-free!! We were lucky to have someone who we trust 100% to look after them. This was just heaven for us, Hurrah!!! Definitely happy times for us!!

Uniwheel Exhibition

Shoreditch Studios

Shoreditch Studios Product Test Area

We met at Liverpool Street Station and then walked to Shoreditch Studios, where the event was taking place. It was in a very big open building, which I understand was converted from old railway arches. It was divided into 2 spaces, one area with various displays of the product and an area for drinks and the other part was the area to test the product.

Uniwheel Team

       Left – Steve Milton (CEO) / Top Right – Team / Bottom Right – Timer Artemev (Founder)

Uniwheel is the first electric wheel that has been exclusively designed and assembled in the UK by a team of top consumer and automotive engineers who have experience working for Jaguar Land Rover, Williams Advanced Engineering, McLaren, Aston Martin, Dyson and Gtech Vacuums. Steve Milton is the CEO and Timer Artemev is the Founder and the visionary behind bringing electric self-balancing wheels to the masses.

The whole idea behind this product is that electric wheel devices are innovating urban travel by liberating people to choose unique journeys that are more convenient and exciting. You can commute the last mile in a less stressful, more economic and time-saving way. You will be able to escape overcrowded tubes and buses so you can enjoy more fresh air and sunshine.

Testing Uniwheel

Nick was very keen to try it, and was able to test it for several minutes. He was rubbish though, falling off loads of times, although it was super fun to watch, LOL!! He said that it wasn’t easy to control it on his own. He was able to stay up thanks to the help of the person who was guiding him. I think you will need much more time than the time we were given to actually be able to stand without help. I didn’t try it because I was with heels! I know, so silly!!!! I should’ve brought other shoes but I forgot!

Uniwheel presentation

Some interesting facts:

  • Uniwheel is proud to be part of the electric wheel device category that’s helping to innovate the UK transport and automotive sector.
  • It is the first electric wheel that’s exclusively designed and assembled in the UK by a team of top consumer and automotive engineers with Formula One experience.
  • It’s the lightest electric transport device in the world that’s robust enough to carry you and light enough for you to carry. The Uniwheel app gives you intelligent updates on the fly.

Uniwheel Activities

There were different activities to watch or do around the event which was a lot of fun. There were some areas where you could take funny photos with the Uniwheel logo. I tried them all!! They also had an artist doing a drawing of Star Wars with a sign saying “Stop Wars” which I thought was brilliant.

Uniwheel Caricature

They also had a caricature artist who was offering free caricatures and you know me, I couldn’t say no to that opportunity. So I was there first in the queue. LOL He did my caricature super quick. It was very cool although I look horrible in it but I guess that is the whole point of it, right? LOL

Uniwheel Food

They were offering some food in very little containers like you were having some ice cream. I liked the idea. It looks very cool and trendy. The one I tried was a warm mix of veggies, Granada seeds together with a tomato sauce. It was really tasty. I enjoyed it a lot.

Uniwheel Renders

Uniwheel Specs

Important Specs

  • Weight 8 Kg
  • Wheel DIA. 16 inch
  • Speed 22 Km/h
  • Battery Capacity 150 Wh
  • charging time 2 h.
  • motor 1500W (DC brushless motor)
  • Rated Load 120 Kg
  • Range 16 Km/h (up to)
  • Replaceable bumpers
  • Swappable lithium batteries
  • Bluetooth 4.0
  • Bright led light modules
  • Removable battery covers
  • Regenerative braking
  • 64 bit cpu
  • Three axis gyroscope and accelerometer

Riding Uniwheel

Day Ride

Night ride

Night Ride

The Uniwheel is available to preorder in the UK for £990 ($1,500) with an initial run of 99 units.

I though the Uniwheel was a really interesting idea. A great design. It looks really modern and a great technology. It is fun and different. Now, will I buy one of them for myself? Probably my answer will be no as I find it super expensive and also difficult to ride. But I guess if you have the money and you are an active and athletic type of person with good balance and want to find a fun way to go to work or just enjoy some leisure time and go for a ride, then this is the perfect product for you. I think a lot of engineers will see this as a clever piece of engineering!! With the pricing, its probably also worth pointing out that it could save you money over time, where you are using it to replace short journeys made by other transport means, such as by Tube or bus.

Leaving the event

Then it was time to leave. We really enjoyed the event. I guess the highlight for us was to be able to spend some time together and relax. After having Sienna last year this has been something impossible to do. It was nice walking back towards the station and having the view of The Gherkin with the London night on our way. It was just amazing!

What do you think of the Uniwheel? Will you like to try something like that? What do you think of the event? Have you heard of Uniwheel before? Leave your comments below as I would love to know what your thoughts are.

*Disclaimer: I was invited to attend this event and talk about it, however all the opinions are my own. Some of the photos are not mine, they were provided by the brand.

Thanks for stopping by,

Love you all ❤️

Franca  💋

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  1. Kay Adeola says

    24 December 2015 at

    This looks like a really fun event,Not sure I would be very good on the wheel probably end up on my backside but it would be fun anyway lol.

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  2. Coombe Mill says

    16 January 2016 at

    I love the look of this really quirky #KCACOLS

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  3. Angela at Daysinbed says

    16 January 2016 at

    Wow that sounds really interesting and something my hubby and daughter would probably love. Glad you had a nice event and got to go with the hubby too. Thanks for sharing . Angela from Daysinbed

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  4. Mimiroseandme says

    16 January 2016 at

    Wow these looks so much fun. I would have loved to have had a whirl on those. Being child free, must be strange, but it is so important you have those days. Great post #KCACOLS

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  5. Jessica Powell (Babi a Fi) says

    17 January 2016 at

    These look great fun! I would definitely fall off though, my balance is rubbish! I’m totally with you on forgetting what it’s like to go out together on your own – whenever we do I keep having tiny moments of panic thinking, omg, where is she? Have I forgotten her? Then remembering that, actually, we never brought her in the first place. 🙂 #KCACOLS

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  6. OneDizzyBee says

    17 January 2016 at

    That Uniwheel looks crazy! I would definitely try one and, if they become a “thing”, I’d absolutely want to buy one. They just look like so much fun!

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  7. Rebecca U says

    17 January 2016 at

    Wow how interesting! I think it would work well in big cities, definitely x

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  8. veronica lee says

    17 January 2016 at

    I’ve never heard of Uniwheel before but it looks so cool! I would love to try one.

    #KCACOLS

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  9. Tammymum says

    17 January 2016 at

    Oh wow what a random but fun event to go to, looks like a right giggle, I’d love to give it a go although not sure I would be very graceful on it! #KCACOLS xx

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  10. Laura's Lovely Blog says

    17 January 2016 at

    It looks fun and probably a lot more fun than riding a tube – but wow is it expensive! #kcacols

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  11. Mrs Tubbs says

    17 January 2016 at

    That looks great fun, but I’ve a terrible sense of balance and am pretty sure I could fall off it. Glad you enjoyed your first night out as a couple for ages 🙂

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  12. Clare says

    17 January 2016 at

    Sounds like an interesting product..not one I will be rushing to buy but interesting all the same. What’s even better is you got sme time out with Nick! And what a fun ‘date night’ t have! I’m glad you had fun sweetie xx

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    • amomentwithfranca says

      17 January 2016 at

      The same here!! Lol As I said I would not buy it either (so expensive) but it was so much fun be part of the launch!! And yes it was amazing to have some time off with Nick!! Thank you lovely!! 🙂 xx

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  13. Someone's Mum says

    17 January 2016 at

    Goodness. The event looks really cool but I’ll be honest, I’m not convinced it will catch on! It looks quite hard to master. Certainly it would take me so long to master it that it wouldn’t be worth my while! Glad you had a fun child-free time 🙂 #KCACOLS

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  14. Crummy Mummy says

    17 January 2016 at

    I would be SO useless at this – my balance is terrible! Looks lots of fun though! #KCACOLS

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  15. Becky, Cuddle Fairy says

    17 January 2016 at

    You are so adorable in these photos. It looks like you guys had so much fun – what a treat to head out without the kiddies. I love that the uniwheel is made in the UK. It looks like a lot of fun to ride! #KCACOLS

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  16. becca farrelly says

    17 January 2016 at

    I saw one of these on a programme not long ago and thought they looked amazing! What a great opportunity to try one out and it looks like you had a lovely evening out too! I think, like you, the price would put me off and without a need for something like this personally, there would be no point but I would like to try one out!! 🙂

    #KCACOLS

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  17. Silly Mummy says

    18 January 2016 at

    This looks cool – you go to the most interesting events! Cannot allow my OH to hear about this, though, or he will want one to go to work on! #KCACOLS

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  18. Claire at Tin Box Traveller says

    18 January 2016 at

    This looks like a fun way to get around. I reckon I would have been terrible at it though – I have no coordination! 🙂 Hurray for a kid-free night out though. It’s so lovely when someone else does the bedtime routine for you every now and again. You remember a little what life was like when you just had to look after yourself! #KCACOLS

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  19. arthurwears says

    18 January 2016 at

    No sure ive got the core strength to stay balanced on something like this!!! i would def end up flat on my face…also wondering how you would steer it/break suddenly? #KCACOLS

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  20. BEAUTYBABYANDME says

    18 January 2016 at

    Wow! What a surprising post – I love it and it looks like you had so much fun! It must have been lovely to escape the kids for the day and just be kids yourselves 🙂 Thanks for posting this its fun to read something so unusual xx #KCACOLS

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  21. Becky at PinksCharming says

    18 January 2016 at

    Ha ha this looks like so much fun! But also a but scary, I wouldn’t fancy it to be honest, my balance isn’t the best! But like you say, if you have the money and the skills, it would be really cool! Becky x #KCACOLS

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  22. Harry's Honest Mummy says

    18 January 2016 at

    That looks amazing. I hadn’t heard of such a thing. Definitely a different type of date night. You both look like you enjoyed it. I think the uniwheel may be a little too futuristic for North Wales 🙂

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  23. lizzie ( firstooth ) says

    19 January 2016 at

    How cool is that! I like that’s it’s light and compact and really unique to use. Plus it’s made in good ol’ UK, fabulous! Your video was great and the event sounds fun I hope you enjoyed your day out child free, liberating isn’t it. I hope this catches on imagine hopping on this for the school run xx #kcacols

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  24. Mummy and the Mexicans says

    22 January 2016 at

    Sounds like you had a fun time, although I can’t imagine how anyone can manage to keep their balance on just one wheel, how on earth does that work? I would have tried it out though, if I’d had the chance, just for fun and curiosity! Nice toy for someone with money – the question is, will they catch on and become a common form of transport in the future? Who knows! #KCACOLS

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  25. Sarah hp says

    23 January 2016 at

    This looks like a fun event, I’m laughing that you were in heels. I saw someone in my local park with something that looked like this. Everyone was very intrigued! #kcacols

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