Really Big Wheels
04-20-10, 04:30 PM
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what size are those? 900s?? OVER 9000????
(sorry interwebz meme reference)
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04-20-10, 05:35 PM
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Custom 36er mountain bike have been floating around for a few years now. Those who have ridden them on singletrack often come back saying something along the lines of "it rolls nice, but climbing is impossible." For a mountain bike application, at least, the consensus seems to be that it isn't really practical. Wheel strength and wheel weight seem to make it difficult to justify.
04-20-10, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by gospastic
04-20-10, 05:38 PM
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i don't care...
to roll in that to da li kur sto must ROCK!...
to roll in that to da li kur sto must ROCK!...
04-20-10, 07:59 PM
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google and checking the root website gave me nothing...
damned ozzy's....
damned ozzy's....
04-20-10, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by elemental
For a mountain bike application, at least, the consensus seems to be that it isn't really practical.
04-20-10, 09:13 PM
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04-20-10, 09:15 PM
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Compensating for something? 
04-20-10, 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by milkcratebasket
i've seen worse...
04-21-10, 08:34 AM
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The rims, tires and tubes are made primarily by Coker. They're big (no pun intended) among distance unicyclists.
04-21-10, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by lz4005
The rims, tires and tubes are made primarily by Coker. They're big (no pun intended) among distance unicyclists.
[IMG]https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2195/3541584160_570d598e0c.jpg[IMG]
[IMG]https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2195/3541584160_570d598e0c.jpg[IMG]
04-21-10, 11:06 AM
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One of the programmers from Blurst went on a unicicyle ride from Kenya to Tanzania recently. Here's a tribesman chilling with his unicycle:
https://www.matthewwegner.com/tag/africa-2009/
The only way for a unicyclist to get into a higher gear is to get onto a higher wheel.
https://www.matthewwegner.com/tag/africa-2009/
The only way for a unicyclist to get into a higher gear is to get onto a higher wheel.
04-21-10, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by antiaverage
The only way for a unicyclist to get into a higher gear is to get onto a higher wheel.
https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...26tbs%3Disch:1
04-21-10, 11:24 AM
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The link isn't working for me. However, I can disprove myself, too:
