Freewheel hub X

Hopping is very very very hard, and I have only done 1 rolling hop on my
coaster ever.

But I never rode it down a half pipe, but I have done some steep hills.
So sure, I guess it is possible.

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Thanks, I was just curious really. Because once they are made I think
uni's with clutches will change things alot, and I was wondering what we
may start seeing. Although no one is working on clutched uni's 🙁

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i want one that coasts! that would be sooo incredibly cool

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A coasting uni does sound like a good summer project, any advice on
building one, or is there a thread about it somewhere here, lemme
check...

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they are possibly one of the easiest things to build.

you need to buy one of those trike thingys with the big plastic back
wheels, i thnk they call them 'green machines'
(http://tinyurl.com/c8w75) take off the front wheel and attach it to
your unicycle

that said... if you wanna do it the easy way. or you could do it the
hard way if you want

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I might make one, but first just a few questions.

What is the ID on the axle?, and do they slap onto the unicycle pretty
easily? Also isn't that wheel plastic, how hard would it to be to add
spokes, and actually build a real wheel? I plan on trying seat in hops,
and maybe taking it down ramps, and pipes.

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cyberpunk said:

*I might make one, but first just a few questions.

What is the ID on the axle?, and do they slap onto the unicycle pretty
easily? Also isn't that wheel plastic, how hard would it to be to add
spokes, and actually build a real wheel? I plan on trying seat in
hops, and maybe taking it down ramps, and pipes. *

no idea on ID... look for one with spokes on it already, they arent
really that hard to find and also they slap on a unicycle very easily.

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Which one is Nick Dijohn wats his handle on here?

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...What?

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Does nick di john have a user name on here? Also how does the freewheel
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I was thinking that with the right technique riding a uni with a clutch
you could possibly hop even higher/further than bikes.

ie: you let the hub free-wheel to gain speed, then when you want to
jump, engage the hub and push off the back pedal. The forward momentum
of the unicycle would be instantly translated into upward force on the
back pedal, launching you into the air! That is, assuming your legs and
the hub could widthstand the stress.

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MERCYME said:

*Does nick di john have a user name on here? Also how does the
freewheel work? *[/QUOTE
Its freewheel.. like on a bike. Its like a ratchet gear. 🙄

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YEah thats pretty cool. Is it kinda like the impossible wheel ?

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mazem said:

*The forward momentum of the unicycle would be instantly translated
into upward force on the back pedal, launching you into the air! *

I never thought of that! I figured if you got the balance down you could
jump just as high as you would normaly beable to on a unicyle without
the annoying timming, and if you were lucky, a little higher because you
could get higher speeds. But what I was mostly looking forward to with a
possible clutch some day, was that you could use pipes and ramps to get
lots of speed. But with the new idea of using your forward momentum in
your pedals to get height is a great one! Only problem is you need a
clutch to test it, where as you can test pipes and ramps with a
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The problem is that its really really really hard to ride one on flat,
level ground, let alone a half pipe.

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If it is built right, a clutch might be able to help with that too -

Leaning too far backwards? Engage the pedals -a little bit- and put
pressure on the back pedal so the hub will act like a brake.

Leaning too far forwards? Engage the pedals and do a quick forward
"thrust" pedal for a revolution or less to get back in balance

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TheObieOne3226 said:

*The problem is that its really really really hard to ride one on
flat, level ground, let alone a half pipe. *

I'll agree with that 100%, but its was hard to ride your unicycle on
flat level ground at one time as well, and I've seen some crazy stuff
done on bc wheels, and I think a seat between your legs would further
help stability, but even on bc wheels people are on reletivly flat
ground. The question is now, is with some practice would the balance
needed to lets say, go down a quarter pipe with a clutched uni, be
humanly resonable.

I'd like to repeat resonable.

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