A video of a unique monocycle from Surat is raking in likes on Instagram. The undated video shows an elderly man riding a monocycle that is made up of a huge tyre that covers the rider. It is unclear which brand made this special cycle and what are the legalities involved in riding such a vehicle on public roads.
Popular Instagram account @iamsuratcity, shared this video online and it soon gathered over three lakh likes. Commenting on it, an Instagram user wrote, “Kaka is time traveler from future”.
Many people also noted that the monocycle reminded them of Gyrocycle, a vehicle used by Agents K and J in the Men In Black franchise. Echoing this thought an Instagram user wrote, “Chacha took men in black seriously”.
An Instagram user wondered what would happen if it rains as “all the muddy water will go over his head”.
This is not the only innovative vehicle from India that has gone viral in recent years. In December 2022, business tycoon Anand Mahindra shared a video of an electric multi-rider passenger vehicle.
The ingeniously made vehicle was made with a manufacturing cost that ranges between Rs 10,000 and Rs 12,000. As per the person who was riding the multi-seater electric-powered passenger cycle, the vehicle could cover a distance of up to 150 kilometres in one charging. Even the cost of one-time charging was said to be just Rs 10, the promoter said.