Best clowning uni

A good "funny" unicycle will look and move funny. Beyond that, it
depends on your performing needs.

Alexandre Frisch of the Moscow Circus used a 12" unicycle that fit into
the prop suitcase he would bring onstage with him. That works for riding
and is funny by virtue of its dimensions, but there isn't much you can
do with it.

Giraffes can be funny if you know what to do with them.

For an all-around funny unicycle I would use an off-center wheel of 24"
or 26", something silly for a seat (like a plastic hobby horse), and
some bells and/or horns stuck on there.

If you have more serious riding to do, leave the wheel centered but use
long crank arms. Long cranks make your foot movement more exaggerated,
and are more visual.

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I've done some clowning in the past. Actually, I bought my first
unicycle, because I thought it would go great with a new clown character
I wanted to create. Now, I'm enjoying the ride so much that I'm rapidly
losing interest in clowning.

Anyhow my thoughts on your question ...

It depends on your character:

An Auguste clown might ride really wide tire with a brightly painted
yellow or orange fork. I saw a great one on a recent tread that linked
to ebay. I think the guy making them was named "Al". I think that one
was a 20in. This might even be a good use for some of the funky
training wheel stuff or some kind of a custom uni with a tractor tire.

A hobo/tramp clown could be on a black or silver uni with a shabby or
patched seat cover; maybe an ultimate wheel -- you know, can't aford the
seat.

A white face could ride a sharp and distinctive uni with a special
design on the paint job and a matching seat. I could see this in either
a giraffe, a 29 or a 24 street uni.

I agree with what John Foss said above. The props don't create the
humor, but I would add that they can certain help portray the
character.

Be creative and have fun. I'd really like to hear and see pics of what
you do.

Donna

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A yellow jugglebug with a 16 inch wheel, or a blue jugglebug with a
20inch wheel. The reason they are good is because they have like 6
reallt thick plasitc spokes which are blue as well, or yelow depends
what color uni you get. And yeah its just a very clowny looking
unicycle for some reason.

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I would use a mini giraffe but you can't really gain that much speed,
but for clowning I'd imagine you'd want to mostly be idling.

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In The complete Book Of Unicycling by Jack Wiley, there are some great
photos of unis made of rings of beat up old boots. Kangaroos unis he
also suggests, which can me made by modifying a cottered crank uni, I
believe. He also suggests eccentric and mishapped wheel unis.

The book just got a reprint and is available.

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podzol said:

*In The complete Book Of Unicycling by Jack Wiley, there are some
great photos of unis made of rings of beat up old boots. Kangaroos
unis he also suggests, which can me made by modifying a cottered crank
uni, I believe. He also suggests eccentric and mishapped wheel unis.

The book just got a reprint and is available. *

I dont remember reading about that in there.

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[quote="johnfoss"][B]

For an all-around funny unicycle I would use ...something silly for a
seat (like a plastic hobby horse)[/quote]


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or
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