Time needed to adapt to the new crank length

If you're used to riding both, switching back and forth between them
only takes a few minutes of readjustment. You may miss your first
mount.

Picking up Cokering for the first time takes a little longer, maybe a
couple of long rides before you're really used to it.

--
tholub
------------------------------------------------------------------------
tholub's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/804
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59021

I've been switching between the nimbus 36" with 125mm cranksd and the KH
24" with 165s. Getting back on the 36" takes no effort, but going from
the 36 to the 24 takes a few minutes before i can really throw it
around.

--
kington99

Dave

- what a thoroughly post-modern subversion of the cycling genre -
------------------------------------------------------------------------
kington99's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9417
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59021

What he said... My two most used uni's are the same as Kington's.

It's funny how it's going back to the smaller wheel that's harder.
You'd think changing up gear would be more effort to get used to.

I'm going to get 140's for my 36" though I think. Some of the hills
round my way are a bit scary to go down and hefty to go up on 125's. I
over estimated slightly how much difference the lighter airfoil rim
would make.

--
MrBoogiejuice

---unicycle for Bilious - The Oh-God of hangovers---
Make crumbs not War!
www.unicyclepics.co.uk Get your pics out!
www.Dreadworx.co.uk For proper natty dreads
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MrBoogiejuice's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5515
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59021

Excuse the simple question. But I really don't know.

Are crank lengths measured from tip to tip or from the center of the
pedal axle to center of the crank axle? My guess would be the latter,
but I want to be sure.

--
Unibugg
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unibugg's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14480
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59021

The latter.

--
MrBoogiejuice

---unicycle for Bilious - The Oh-God of hangovers---
Make crumbs not War!
www.unicyclepics.co.uk Get your pics out!
www.Dreadworx.co.uk For proper natty dreads
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MrBoogiejuice's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5515
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59021

I ride my N36er (with 125 cranks) most, almost every day. It doesn't
take me any ajustment when I get back on her after riding any of my
other unicycles.

Freestyle 20 (with 110 cranks) takes a couple of revs.

Onza 24 (with 140 cranks) is the most difficult to get used to and
depends on how much I ride it. But I find the cranks are long and it
always feels odd to begin with.

I haven't ridden my 29er for months.

--
cathwood

Cathy
------------------------------------------------------------------------
cathwood's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9425
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59021

Swapping between different unicycles: I mostly ride a 26x3 with 150s.
I've also got a 20" with 127s (which I really only ride once every few
months at indoor unimeets) and a coker with 150s (which I haven't
ridden enough to get used to yet so it feels odd to me even when I've
been on it for a couple of hours). I was going to disagree with
kington and boogie and say that it feels normal to me going back to the
26 after riding the coker, but it's not really a fair comparison as I'm
so green on the coker.

But, possibly more usefully, I changed to 150s on my 26 after a year or
so of riding it on 165s and it only took me a couple of rides before it
felt perfectly normal again (but slightly faster).

Bit off-topic, but... all you experienced cokeurs - how long does it
take before it starts to feel less like piloting an oil tanker or at
least a large lorry? At the moment it REALLY doesn't feel like a
potential race machine to me :o
The best thing about riding the coker is how incredibly light, fast and
stable the 26 feels afterwards!

Rob

--
rob.northcott

'Dartmoor Muni Weekend'
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46116) - Last
weekend in May 2006
'Same again this year anyone?'
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57785) It'll be
dry, I promise.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
rob.northcott's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7436
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59021

MrBoogiejuice said:

The latter.

Thank you.

--
Unibugg
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unibugg's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14480
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59021

rob.northcott said:

Bit off-topic, but... all you experienced cokeurs - how long does it
take before it starts to feel less like piloting an oil tanker or at
least a large lorry? At the moment it REALLY doesn't feel like a
potential race machine to me :o

I've done nearly 200 miles on my coker now, and probably 60 miles on
cokers before I bought mine. It feels pretty good now, I can ride some
really quite dodgey moves in traffic with confidence or throw it about
on rough paths. I recently swapped to airfoil/125s/14g spokes and it's
even better.

--
kington99

Dave

- what a thoroughly post-modern subversion of the cycling genre -
------------------------------------------------------------------------
kington99's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9417
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59021

When I was new to Coker riding it was fun to switch between the Coker
and a small unicycle (like my freestyle). There was a definite short
period to get readjusted to the different unicycle.

Now it's a non issue. I don't get to experience that fun readjustment
period. I can switch between the Coker and the freestyle (or muni)
with no problems.

So enjoy that novelty of being out of kilter when switching between the
Coker and another unicycle. Because it will soon go away and you'll
never experience it again.

--
john_childs

john_childs (att) hotmail (dott) com
Team Never Wash Your Muni
Gallery: http://gallery.unicyclist.com/john_childs
'Unicycling Bookmark List' (http://backcountry.unicyclist.com/) ::
'World Clock' (http://tinyurl.com/a99y3)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
john_childs's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/449
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59021

Thanks a lot for all your responses!
Good to know it isn't as bad as I supposed 🙂

-Jedrzej

--
j-n
------------------------------------------------------------------------
j-n's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12470
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59021

I find crank adaptation varies depending on my mood and the amount of
change. If I am just changing from like 110's to 125's, then its almost
an instant change to be able to ride pretty well and then takes about
10-15 minutes to be competitive on them.

When Changing alot though like 110's to 140's I can still ride pretty
much instantly but to be about the same skill level it just won't
happen, at least without a day or two of riding like that.

--
ntappin

'how to build a strong comfy saddle from junk.'
(http://tinyurl.com/hxcb3)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ntappin's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10800
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/59021