A new stance for the electric unicycle.
It started with one need: seeing what's beside and behind me without breaking my line. Turning my hips fully open got me there, and the stance turned out to be faster, easier on the battery, and more fun than riding square.
Developed by Brian Rafael Také in St. Louis, October 2026.
Rotate your hips fully open toward the side you want to see.
Push your butt back and lock your legs.
Hook the opposite pedal with your big toe. All your weight lives there. Looking left, the right big toe hooks.
Tap the free foot to start a slight wobble, then correct with toe pressure and the wheel drives straight at full power. Repeat until you're up to speed.
At speed, rotate your hips back toward square but leave all the pressure on the big toe.
At speed, most of the battery goes into pushing air, and that cost climbs with the cube of speed. Sideways and low, you punch a smaller hole in it.
Locked legs and one pressure point mean fewer micro-corrections, so the controller answers with fewer current spikes.
One pressure point to steer, edge and absorb bumps. It rides like wakeboarding.
| Stance | Energy used |
|---|---|
| Riding square | — Wh/mi |
| Také Style | — Wh/mi |
| Difference | — % |
Same loop, same speed, both stances, pulled from the wheel's ride log. These numbers go up once they're measured.
Do the tap-tap at low speed and stop before you're really moving; a wobble that follows you up to speed is how speed wobbles start. Full toe pressure is full forward demand, so respect tiltback and the beeps. Full gear, every ride.