This is one of four models that I have made for my graduation project. It is a recreation of one of the first monowheels made in the 1869, which was in direct competition with the early bicycles and we all know how well that went.
My goal was to get it to look as accurate to the original as I could. Then I focused on optimising the polycount to about 62K polygons that I think will still be ok for a movie/VFX (I did not have time or will to reduce it further). I further optimised the animating experience with the use of drivers that allow the bigger wheel to spin while you move it around. The arrows also allow for the seat to rotate and tilt.
Overall, I am satisfied with how this turned out, especially how close it is to the original.