joejumps4fun said:I built my own for under $50. Bought the Nimbus foot plates from
unicycle.com and I got a 20" free-hub w/ a 14mm axle (front wheel of a
bmx bike). Built the thing from scratch. I got everything else free
b/c I work at a bike shop.
It is VERY hard to stay on. I'm SLIGHTLY improving...able to go 6 or 7
feet before messing up. All it takes is practice and dedication. 20"
is just fine, and a pretty standard bc/uni wheel size.
Put your hands out at a 45 degree angle upwards. Make sure your knees
are not locked. You want to be crouching ever so slightly. When
mounting put all your weight on the foot thats pedaling up till the
second you put it on the plate, then put weight on the foot thats on
the non-pedaling foot. Bow your knees out to stop any tire skims. Keep
your feet flat. Look forward not down. If you start to slip back piviot
one knee in and rub the tire with your leg to bring yourself forward
again, Only a quick touch though. Tense your legs up to keep the wheel
centerd between your legs, this way you dont have to bow your legs as
much to avoid the tire. Try to run a rather slick tire. Purly slick can
be bad, if oyur going fast you cant catch yourself from sliping back
nearly as good as with a slightly rough sidewall. You dont want knobs
as much as you want just a rough tread pattern, Like a hookworms
texture or a primo comet's tread.
If you run a mod rim, Use a echo supa trial tire, Cheapest and best mod
tire for bc. If your run a bmx use a 20g if you want wide and bounce,
if you want high psi and slim run a primo comet or maxxis miracle tire.
If you run a 24" use a hookworm or halo twin rail. Same if you run a
26".
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