Unicycle commuting?
08-09-10, 04:14 PM
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Our local cyclocross races have a unicycle category.
08-10-10, 01:36 PM
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There is a guy that I share a bike rack with that commutes on a uni-cycle.
Oddly enough when I got here this morning there were two other bikes in the rack. A Uni-cycle and a tad-pole trike. 1 - 2 -3 wheels! Ha ha ha!
Oddly enough when I got here this morning there were two other bikes in the rack. A Uni-cycle and a tad-pole trike. 1 - 2 -3 wheels! Ha ha ha!
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12-07-17, 11:30 AM
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It is viable (late but helpful)
if you ride anything high quality you will pay a pretty penny although there are 24-inch unicycles for 100 - 150 and used there really cheap you could eve get a 26-inch that is good for rides on flat under 4 miles I use one and ride it a lot the main advantages are portability meaning they are much smaller than a bike and unicycles are good for rain i ride in rain all the time you just hold an umbrella if you do long flat rides I suggest 29, 32 or 36 inch unicycles
the sun 28 inch is a bit smaller than the 29 so less speed I do not know how much smaller but the 1 less inch gives you a much nicer cycle the 29 inch gets bad reviews and the 28 inch does not. Sun is not high end is under 200
the unicycle I want to get is the nimbus 29er with a road tire that costs 350 and if you want low maintenance get the best tire you can
the weight on the tire has them wear out much quicker than on a bike
the sun 28 inch is a bit smaller than the 29 so less speed I do not know how much smaller but the 1 less inch gives you a much nicer cycle the 29 inch gets bad reviews and the 28 inch does not. Sun is not high end is under 200
the unicycle I want to get is the nimbus 29er with a road tire that costs 350 and if you want low maintenance get the best tire you can
the weight on the tire has them wear out much quicker than on a bike
12-07-17, 12:21 PM
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Welcome to the forums, sowi12. I pass a unicyclist on my commute pretty much every day.
12-07-17, 12:24 PM
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In the past I saw a vid of a guy putting a studded tire on his wheel to ride thru the winter..
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I agree with both of you.
I don't think I've ever seen anyone commuting by unicycle. But in NYC I have definitely seen guys commuting by skateboard (longboard). Couple years ago I saw a gentleman in a nice suit cruising down fifth avenue on a longboard, towing a fairly large suitcase behind him. He was really moving, made it look easy.
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Yeah I know somebody who commutes on one. She's had bad luck with theft at the bike rack(maybe if she spent more than $4 on a lock and chain...when she locks up at all, things might be better?). Unicycle goes tossed up on top of her locker in the hospital, nobody bothers her about it.
12-08-17, 10:46 AM
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There is a guy who commutes through my 'hood daily on a uni.
My previous neighbour also commuted by uni.
So for a while I was seeing 2/day if timings aligned...
My previous neighbour also commuted by uni.
So for a while I was seeing 2/day if timings aligned...
12-10-17, 01:30 PM
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I have actually seen commuters riding "mountain unicycle" type unicycles before. Equipped with backpack, reflectors and helmet. Didn't pay attention to gearing though.
I suppose if you want to cut down on weight, unicycles are where it's at. Heck, it's half the bike and than some.
I suppose if you want to cut down on weight, unicycles are where it's at. Heck, it's half the bike and than some.
As far as commuters, there used to be a guy on a local rail trail riding what looked like a tricycle, but I think it was just a unicycle with 'training wheels'
12-11-17, 08:25 PM
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It's pretty cool, actually. There's a niche for everything...
https://www.google.com/search?q=moun...&tbm=isch&sa=X
Even shocks!
https://www.unicyclist.com/forums/att...1&d=1228789787
"electric unicycle" doesn't bring up the expected results, so there's potential untapped market there
https://www.google.com/search?q=moun...&tbm=isch&sa=X
Even shocks!
https://www.unicyclist.com/forums/att...1&d=1228789787
"electric unicycle" doesn't bring up the expected results, so there's potential untapped market there
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