We need your help! Focus Designs has applied for the Chase Mission Main Street Grant. This grant awards $150,000 to 20 worthy small businesses.

Help us get there by visiting the site below and voting for us. We only need 250 votes to be placed in front of the judges. Feel free to click the link below or the image to the left.

Thank you so much in advance!

https://www.missionmainstreetgrants.com/business/detail/58009

The post Vote For Us! first appeared on Self-Balancing Unicycle | Focus Designs, Inc..

Our customers connected with us at places such as the Golden Gate Park, Pier 39, and in and around the city. The SBU caught the eyes of many passer byes and we offered test rides well into dusk. When offering test rides, we asked riders to fill out a contact sheet and add their email address. As expected, many test riders faked their email address; however, one guy asked if he could give us his real email address after enjoying the SBU for a solid 25 minutes.

On Tuesday we walked around pier 39, where we saw the street magician Bob Besmehn perform. We loved his balancing acts, one of which included balancing on a 3 wheeled unicycle. We figured this was the perfect opportunity to introduce ourselves, so we connected with Bob after his performance.

We attended the San Francisco New Tech Meetup, where attendees flocked to our product and asked to hear more. Not only were they fascinated by our unique product, but we ourselves were blown away by the caliber of products and services, such as HashtagSell and Waze, that are being developed.

Thursday was by far one of our biggest days as we visited the San Francisco Motorcycle Club, the second oldest motorcycle club in the US. The club members were extremely welcoming and funny, making us feel right at home despite riding a product that has only one wheel.

Monday was a short, but important day. We met with Gabe Slate, a tech reporter from KRON TV (a local SF news channel). Our SBU was a feature on Monday’s broadcast and can be seen on youtube (we’ve linked it at the bottom for your convenience). We spent maybe an hour on the Embarcadero with Gabe and fans, showcasing the SBU and teaching new riders.

Our trip was very successful and we can’t wait to add new retailers to our dealer page in the next coming days!

The post Self Balancing Unicycle in San Francisco first appeared on Self-Balancing Unicycle | Focus Designs, Inc..

We wanted to highlight the SBU’s portability and how it is used as a commuter companion.

The SBU allows you the freedom to move about with the use of NO controller, and completely HANDSFREE! This gives you the ability to roam about the urban jungle, or city, with ease. Weighing in at 27 pounds, traveling on public transportation, and even grabbing a cup of coffee is a piece of cake.

Check out the video that display the SBU in its natural habitat.

The post SBU | URBAN COMMUTER first appeared on Self-Balancing Unicycle | Focus Designs, Inc..

Hello fellow N3RDS!

I just wanted to simple take a moment and share about our recent trip to Europe in the past weeks. Our main goals of our trip was to visit our European Distributors, and other Dealers to set them up for success. For those of you that are already fans of the SBU, we want to share about an amazing door opening for our wonderful product to be for resale in Europe.

We’ve been putting countless hours day and night to make this happen. All the hard work has most certainly paid off. It is exciting to come along side some great people to carry the torch of getting our product more exposure. Most importantly, the opportunity of available inventory stock, in a shorter distance than the United States. Understanding that our product is much more effectively understood when the potential customer has the see/touch/feel experience, versus, viewing on a website, or watching a video.

Our plan in the very near future is to modify our “Dealer” page on our website to reflect the numerous locations of SBU availability. As for now, if you are in the Europe area; we now have a Distributor for you. Allow me to introduce you to Nympy. Here is a link to their website at –>www.nympy.com. Our friends at Nympy are doing wonderful already. They have been establishing a comprehensive Dealer network and are looking to expand it much more. Dealers in Germany, and Sweden are already operational.

Below you will see some photos that were taken in the beautiful countries of Spain, Germany, Denmark, and Sweden. To see more, check out our Facebook page –> Focus Designs Inc.

Alan Ecoff
Customer Relations Manager
alan@focusdesigns.com
360-3CYCLES
Follow us on Facebook: Focus Designs Inc – Home of the Self Balancing Unicycle
Follow us on Twitter: Focus Designs

Photos

The post Focus Designs | European Distribution first appeared on Self-Balancing Unicycle | Focus Designs, Inc..

It’s that time again to give you an update on the status of your purchased SBU! Many have you have been in contact with me personally, but I wanted to make sure that every N3RD out there was up to speed on the newest, latest, and greatest update possible.

While striving to uphold our commitment to our ultra high standards, partnered with our sleek design; the latest production run has come to a close. The shipment has been sent on a container handled with care to our office here in the Portland, Oregon area.

As soon as the shipment arrives, we will personally open every box, and quality check each SBU. It is very important to us to ensure the SBU is in perfect condition leaving our office, to arrive the valued customer ready to roll! The container should be arriving in a couple weeks, so please hang tight. Our product is worth the wait!

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Best,

Alan Ecoff
Customer Relations Manager
alan@focusdesigns.com
360-3CYCLES
www.focusdesigns.com
Follow us on Facebook: Focus Designs Inc – Home of the Self Balancing Unicycle
Follow us on Twitter: Focus Designs

The post SBU | Production Update – August 2013 first appeared on Self-Balancing Unicycle | Focus Designs, Inc..

It has been some time since you all have received a formal “blog update” so, I figured it would be a good time to release some new updates. If you have been following Focus Designs on Facebook or Twitter, you would find a slew of new updates, but if you have not — I am here to tell you about what you may have missed.

Since the latest update, we have been working hard to finalize our latest production run. We did it! Personally traveled to our factory, and quality checked every unit. Of course, our factory rocked it. Exceeding our expectations and completing everything as planned.

For all of you SBU owners, and soon to be owners — I can not stress how valuable you are to us. We sincerely appreciate your willingness to dive into an amazing product, and for your patience to wait for the lead time. Thank You!

I want to assure you that we are working around the clock, literally — to produce one of the most innovative product on the E-Bike market. If I seem inattentive at times, I do sincerely apologize for that as well. We are a small company and [again] are working hard to complete your order. There is nothing more that we desire than to ship your SBU V3, and see you hitting the streets!

Alan Ecoff
Customer Relations Manager
alan@focusdesigns.com
phone: 360-3CYCLES
focusdesigns.com – Home of the Self Balancing Unicycle!
Follow us on Facebook: Focus Designs Inc – Home of the Self Balancing Unicycle
Follow us on Twitter: Focus Designs
 

The post SBU V3 | Production Update first appeared on Self-Balancing Unicycle | Focus Designs, Inc..

It has been some time since our latest production update. For some time we have had many unknowns, yet loads of confidence in our product and production overall. We have been shipping as many units that have arrived in our latest received shipment, to our early-adopters, and are continuing to do so as timely as possible.

As most of you previously know, since our debute on ABC’s TV Show, “Shark Tank”, we have experienced such an amazing exposure. With that exposure, came about double the amount of orders than expected. We’ve gained much more attention than planned for, but absolutely deserved.

With that said, We are excepting a shipment of 50 SBU’s coming via sea in a week or so, but are supposed to have some being shipped via air as well. A total of about 125. I have little doubt that we’ll be able to fill your order no later than 3 – 4 weeks from now.

NOTE: I would like to remind you that we advertise a 3-6 week lead time from the date of your purchase to the date of shipment. This has been exceeded for some, but of course with no intentions of this occurring.

I understand your position and possible frustration. I sincerely apologize for this terrible inconvenience. I want to assure you that we are working around the clock, literally — to produce one of the most innovative product on the E-Bike market. If I seem inattentive at times, I do sincerely apologize for that as well. We are a small company and [again] are working hard to complete your order. There is nothing more that we desire than to ship your SBU V3, and see you hitting the streets!

Alan Ecoff
Customer Relations Manager
alan@focusdesigns.com
phone: 360-3CYCLES
focusdesigns.com – Home of the Self Balancing Unicycle!

The post 01/16/13 | Production Update first appeared on Self-Balancing Unicycle | Focus Designs, Inc..

I apologize for not getting back to you sooner.

As you know from keeping up on the blog, although it is a bit behind — we have been experiencing delays with our production. Mainly in the area of gathering all the necessary parts to build our SBU V3 from our suppliers. With the huge demand from our latest appearance via “Shark Tank”, we gained much more attention than planned for, but absolutely deserved.

With that said, as of now, I have been informed that we have all the necessary parts to assemble our large production order. Depending on when you ordered, will determine when you receive your SBU V3. I anticipate another couple weeks before your product is assembled, tested and shipped out. I would like to remind you that we advertise a 3-6 week lead time from the date of your purchase to the date of shipment. This has been exceeded for some, but of course with no intentions of this occurring.

I want to assure you that we are working around the clock, literally — to produce one of the most innovative product on the E-Bike market. If I seem inattentive at times, I do sincerely apologize for that. We are a small company and [again] are working hard to complete your order. There is nothing more that we desire than to ship your SBU V3, and see you hitting the streets!

Thanks again for your patience, and understanding. You will be updated very soon as more units are made, and shipped.

Alan Ecoff
Customer Relations Manager
alan@focusdesigns.com
Phone: 360-3CYCLES
Focusdesigns.com – Home of the Self Balancing Unicycle!

The post SBU V3 | Production Update (12-20-12) first appeared on Self-Balancing Unicycle | Focus Designs, Inc..

It’s that time again, a weekly update with Focus Designs regarding your SBU V3!

At this moment, we are expecting a shipment of SBU V3’s from our factory to do various test riding with our newly finished units today. More are expected to arrive tomorrow as well. I anticipate good news for many customers that purchased recently. I will personally be updating you with a tracking number via email when your product ships.

Thank you for your unbelievable patience and understanding. We really do sincerely appreciate you all!

Alan Ecoff
Customer Relations Manager
alan@focusdesigns.com
Phone: 360-3CYCLES
Focusdesigns.com – Home of the Self Balancing Unicycle!

The post SBU V3 | Production Update first appeared on Self-Balancing Unicycle | Focus Designs, Inc..

With intentions of making positive that we update as you all with as much as possible information, I have promised to post once a week (at least) of our current status.

With that said, we received news from our factory that several of the needed parts to complete your SBU V3 have arrived. Our assemblers are working around the clock to produce a high amount to fulfill our high demands, and remain very consistant on our high quality as well. At this moment, I wanted to be able to update you all with a schedule of shipment but am not able to promise that quite yet. It is my intention to be upfront and honest about all issues whether they are good or bad. In this case, I am simply updating you to uphold my promise for details, some or none at this time.

Thank you so much for your patience, and understanding. We really have a huge desire to not only design and develop an fantastic product, but also to have a personal connection with our valued customers.

Best,

Alan Ecoff
Customer Relations Manager
alan@focusdesigns.com
Phone: 360-3CYCLES
Focusdesigns.com – Home of the Self Balancing Unicycle!

The post SBU V3 – Weekly Update first appeared on Self-Balancing Unicycle | Focus Designs, Inc..