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powers2b 04-21-10 11:39 AM

Excerpt:
"Joe Myers rides a unicycle with a 36” wheel, which used to be the gold standard for long-distance riding. However in recent years it has become possible to buy geared unicycles. Building gears for a unicycle is tricky because you need to be able to pedal forwards and backwards, and there can be very little looseness in the drive-train when you switch from forwards to backwards. However these challenges have been overcome and it is possible to buy a hub with internal gearing that can switch from 1:1 to 1.5:1 mode with a click of the rider’s heel. This means that long-distance riders can choose between a 36” wheel with no gearing, a 29” wheel with a geared hub (in high gear this is equivalent to a 43.5” wheel), or a 36” wheel with a geared hub (in high gear this is equivalent to a 54” wheel). Some riders use ungeared 29” wheels, but it is very difficult to maintain a competitive speed because even a cadence (pedal revolutions per minute) of over 100 will only propel you at 14 km/h."

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powers2b 04-21-10 11:42 AM


Originally Posted by lz4005 (Post 10702293)
The rims, tires and tubes are made primarily by Coker. They're big (no pun intended) among distance unicyclists.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2195/...570d598e0c.jpg

The chick with the green boa is a man, man.

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lz4005 04-21-10 11:56 AM

There's a dude in a blue prom gown and neon green beehive riding a unicycle with a 36" wheel and you spot the dude with the boa?

It was a drag race. I'm the one with the flag pole and pigtails.

As for geared unicycles: a few years ago Schlumpf adapted their two speed internally geared bottom bracket into a unicycle hub. It sells for around $900.

wroomwroomoops 04-21-10 11:58 AM


Originally Posted by powers2b (Post 10703304)
The chick with the green boa is a man, man.

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Shaves legs == FG cyclist? (see: "The hardest part of riding FG" - thread)

powers2b 04-21-10 12:35 PM


Originally Posted by lz4005 (Post 10703385)
There's a dude in a blue prom gown and neon green beehive riding a unicycle with a 36" wheel and you spot the dude with the boa?

Well yea, I was thinking; "Jesus that chick has a head the size of a truck".
And then I figured it out.

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