redwelly said:*I rode 103 miles on it in a day earlier this week, which was
satisfying (Bath to London, on the A4), with average rolling speed of
11.5mph. With my airseat I think I increased my longest stretch
between dismounts to over 15 miles, in little over an hour on a
glorious section of smooth road, early in the ride. Mmm..
spinning...
Maybe I'm just masochistically disinclined to bother with minor
changes to stock supplied setups, believing that the biggest
difference is likely to be a PMA and a good supply of water and Jelly
Babies rather than any 10% tweak on the machine. At numerous urban
junctions and traffic lights I was glad to have the leverage of
relatively non-short cranks.
*
Wow, no wonder you're so fast if you just pop up to London on your
unicycle in a day. Are you considering the BUC challenge next year (ride
to BUC, person who comes from furthest away gets free beer/drink of
their choice)?
I'd agree with you about doing little tweaks things, I've ridden my 29er
with 125s all the time. I put 110s on my coker because that's quite a
big difference, but I don't change those around ever for any other
riding. I'm never organised enough to tweak my unicycle, I'd much rather
spend the time riding. I've never bothered with all these airseats and
super-handles and really expensive upgrades. As for all these people
waiting to get only the best super duper coker to start on, they're just
missing out on riding time which is what makes the difference much more
than getting the poshest wheel and the most upgrades.
I've taken the coker on the tube and it's alright, but I was not allowed
to take it on once, when I had a massive rucksack with camping gear and
a coker. Usually it's okay as long as you can put it over your shoulder
rather than having to go through the gate where the man opens it for
you. 29er is much less hassle though.
Joe
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