is a 20 inch uni aright for muni

20" uni's are fine for muni, the main reason why u dont hear about ppl
buying 20"'s for muni, is becoz the wheels arent that big, which means
more pedalling and not as much control down hill and all that.
i had a crappy 20" no name brand uni from the lbs, that i used to go
muni-ing on all the time, it is still great fun, no matter wat size the
wheel is!! it just takes more energy to ride a 20" on a full-on muni
ride!😉

--
trials2k

Live and Die on a uni😉 **
------------------------------------------------------------------------
trials2k's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11354
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/45727

its useable...but a bigger wheel, like 24" or more, is about a BAZILLION
times funner than a 20" wheel.

--
James_Potter

to give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.

michael atkinson
mdotedotatkinsonatgmaildotcom
President of the '_MRIS_' (http://tinyurl.com/dk2de)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
James_Potter's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3807
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/45727

dan de man said:

i own 20 inch uni with a well treaded 2.125 tyre is it alright for

Muni

It is useable. Many trials unicyclists who MUni occasionally use their
20". The lower speed is an issue, but another problem is that the
smaller wheel gets stuch easier in ridges, behind roots etc, than the
larger wheels sutch as 24" that just roll over such obstacles.

--
Klaas Bil
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Klaas Bil's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3442
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/45727

All depends what you mean by "muni".

My first uni was a Pashley 20 UMX - as in BMX with one wheel. I had
never heard of muni, but I used to ride it on footpaths and bridlepaths
and the like.

Now I have a 26 inch Muni and a Coker and I find the 20 painfully
slow.

Other problems: you get pedal strike on roots and rocks. The wheel
easily gets bogged down, and it trips more easily.

On the plus side, it feels less risky as there is less distance to
fall, it's more manoeuvreable, it's lighter, and it's easier to stop or
idle. If you are given to hopping and dropping, then I guess the
smaller lighter wheel has to be better for that.

On a smooth sculpted surface (like a BMX course) you can whizz about on
a 20 like nobody's business. On serious mud and roots cross country, a
20 is just the wrong machine.

No doubt an occasional muni ride on a 20 is good for practice, and for
breaking the monotony. If you can ride a patch of rough ground on a
20, it will never appear difficult again on a 26.

Try everything once.

--
Mikefule

"The good life is the life inspired by love and informed by knowledge."

Russell
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mikefule's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/879
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/45727