XCcrev said:
so basically any discussion on Gunis is fair game
Ok, at the risk of repeating myself in other threads, I'll tell you all
about my guni. Although to put it in to context and set the scene,
I'll start about 6 months before I bought it, when I used to commute
through Central London on a 29er. The 29er was fantastic, and pretty
much ideal for commuting. There were a few bits of the journey,
however, where I'd be spinning at full speed and still didn't have
quite as much speed as I wanted. I was giving some serious thought to
RTL, and was wanting to get in to long distance touring. I posted on
here asking for the opinion of Schlumpf owners if they thought a 29"
Schlumpf or a Coker was the way to go. The general consensus was that
the Schlumpf wouldn't be that much faster (if at all), and needed more
concentration to ride, and that I'd be better of with a Coker.
The new Nimbus 36 suited my budget quite well, and I ordered one of
those. It was fast. It was big. It was well made. It was fantastic.
However, riding in London always made me feel a little bit dangerous,
and I wasn't quite comfortable on it. I took it for a 4 day tour of
about 150 miles or so, expecting us to bond better. The mountainous
terrain didn't do much to endear me to it, however, and it became a 4
day slog. After that I started to go back to my 29er for London riding
as it was slightly quicker.
And then the trading post had an ad for a second hand Schlumpf. These
really don't come up very often (I don't think I've seen one for sale
before or since), but I didn't have the money to buy it, and having
made a wrong decision with the N36, I began to doubt my uni buying
judgement. But I really wanted the Schlumpf though. A few PMs later,
and we agreed on a good price plus my N36 in part exchange.
In all honesty, I have never looked back. Getting the Schlumpf was
probably one of the best unicycling decisions I have ever made.
Commuting in London is much much quicker than either the fixed 29er or
the N36 as I get the best of both worlds and none of the disadvantages.
I rode 144 miles in 2 days for my RTL qualifying ride back in
September, and still felt pretty fresh the next day. I've taken it on
a 24 hour mountain bike race too, although the terrain wasn't really
suitable for high gear. It is a sensible size to transport around, and
I've not had any real problems on public transport.
The hub is the standard Schlumpf road hub, not the KH version.
However, as I don't do big drops, I really don't see a need to upgrade.
The original Schlumpf frame, however, is [censored], so I have got a Triton
Sponge frame on order (should be here next week! Woo Hoo!). I have
mainly used the 2.0" Big Apple tyre, which is fantastic, although at
the moment I'm experimenting with other lighter tyres for RTL. I've
already got the MG1 magnesium pedals, so all in all, it's pretty light
for a guni.
The only reliability issues I have had is with the buttons (well, just
the gold one actually) coming lose and getting lost. I think I've got
through about 5 of these in almost a year, although the last one I put
on I used a bit of puncture repair glue, and that seems to have held up
well for the last 700km.
So, in short, I love my Schlumpf. It is nothing short of fantastic.
If I had to do it all over again, I think I'd skip the N36 buying, and
just go strait for a 29" Schlumpf.
What about a KH Schlumpf hub, or a 36" guni? Well, in high gear the
29" gives a good enough burst of speed to get the heart pumping, and
can still scare me. I doubt I'd want the speed that a 36" can give,
and wouldn't want to sacrifice the manoeuvrability that a 29er offers.
I'm giving some thought to a KH Schlumpf hub to go in my 24" muni,
however, as I think that'd give the right combination of agility on the
trails, and speed in between.We'll have to see how the pennies hold up
first though.
STM (schlumpf.the.monkey)
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