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manon1wheel said:

this is a kind of stupid question but it wont hurt to ask...

its weird.... does everyone get tired faster on a bike than on a uni? i
can ride a uni faster, and longer than i can ride a bike. its like once
you get up to speed the momentum keeps you going and you dont really
get tired... at all. Is it just me or is everyone like this?

its definalte not just you.. i mean i can ride fatser on a bike.. but i
do get tired faster.. cuase its harder to pedal.. the only thing that
stops me from more than about 30 miles on my coker is the extreme
crotch pain..

Chase

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manon1wheel said:

this is a kind of stupid question but it wont hurt to ask...

its weird.... does everyone get tired faster on a bike than on a uni? i
can ride a uni faster, and longer than i can ride a bike. its like once
you get up to speed the momentum keeps you going and you dont really
get tired... at all. Is it just me or is everyone like this?

A bike requires less energy to cover a given distance than a unicycle.
However, because of a bike's gearing it may be easier to maximize your
cardiovascular output over a given period of time on a bike. If I go
ride up Tunnel Road (a popular cycling road in the East Bay, 4-5%
grade) on a unicycle, I am limited in how fast I can do it by how
quickly I can spin my legs consistently, not by my aerobic output
capacity. Whereas on the bike, if I'm hammering I can hold myself
right near my anaerobic threshhold the whole way up, and I'll be
panting hard at the top.

But if I rode it at the same *speed* as I would on the uni, the bike
would be much easier. The same is true for everyone, assuming basic
facility riding both uni and bicycle.

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i can go much faster on a bike but i can uni longer than i can bike or
run i just have more stamina on a uni i dunno why but i do and its alot
more fun and enjoyable if you ask me

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longer yes, faster no.

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yes, unitik... only thing that stops me too. but what i meant was that i
could cover a certain distance faster on my uni than on my bike (around
2 miles) but i havent riddin a uni as fast as i could for as long as i
could.. yet. but once i get my 29'er with 4 inch cranks.. ill find out.

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manon1wheel said:

yes, unitik... only thing that stops me too. but what i meant was that i
could cover a certain distance faster on my uni than on my bike (around
2 miles) but i havent riddin a uni as fast as i could for as long as i
could.. yet. but once i get my 29'er with 4 inch cranks.. ill find out.

If you know anything about how to use gears on a bike, there is no way
it's possible to cover a similar distance faster on a unicycle. Even a
geared unicycle.

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well... i guess i could be wrong but it feels so much faster!

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dorfman said:

i can go much faster on a bike but i can uni longer than i can bike or
run i just have more stamina on a uni i dunno why but i do and its alot
more fun and enjoyable if you ask me

hear hear

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If regularly pulling on a body part made it longer, most teenage boys
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Unitik908 said:

the only thing that stops me from more than about 30 miles on my coker
is the extreme crotch pain..

Tried bicycle shorts?

I know for a fact that I go slower on a unicycle... Otherwise I would
do my paper route on my unicycle. (I do it on Sundays though... no time
limit.)

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Anybody who claims they can go faster and further using less energy on a
unicycle than a bike is either lying or an absolutely -useless-
bicyclist. :p

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I agree, longer but slower on a uni.

I rode 100km on my coker a few months ago and the only thing stopping
me going furthur was crotch pain. I think i could probably ride 100km
on a bike if i went the same speed i went on my coker but it would be
pretty frustrating.

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yes... forget the faster part but longer.. yes.

Riley

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rob.northcott said:

Anybody who claims they can go faster and further using less energy on a
unicycle than a bike is either lying or an absolutely -useless-
bicyclist. :p

actually im pretty good at mountain biking🙂

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A unicycle is in some ways equivalent to a bicycle in very low gear.

Many bicyclists ride bicycles in far too high a gear. They get tired.

Ride a bicycle in an appropriate gear, and it will be faster and more
energy efficient than a unicycle in almost all conditions. A competent
bicyclist is converting muscular energy to motion more efficiently than
any other land animal.

The only possible exception is on certain uphill gradients where tthe
extra weight of the bicycle and the limitations of the riding position
could work against it.

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When I go for a big Muni ride I get so tired I can barely ride downhill
by the end but I can MTB on the same terrain all day long. I don't
road ride much so I can't really compare.

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manon1wheel said:

does everyone get tired faster on a bike than on a uni?

Yes. If you ride unicycles more than bikes, or don't ride bikes very
fast or long, the bike will make you tired faster. You have developed
different parts of your muscles, so you're probably much better at
pedaling fast with low power than pedaling slower with higher power per
stroke.

Quoted message said:

i can ride a uni faster, and longer than i can ride a bike.

I don't believe you, especially if you're on something smaller than a
29". Either you ride your bike super-slow (and then aren't being fair),
or are equating pedaling speed with ground speed. I do very little bike
riding for distance, but I *still* can go quite a bit faster on my bike
with reasonably equal effort.

A "fast uni" all other things being equal, is still going to be slower
than a bike. It looks like the fastest uni out there is the Schlumpf,
Coker, or other wheels 36" or larger.

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