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davis_e74

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Wee bit of a story for you guys. For the longest time (which isnt
actually that long) I've been wanting to ride my uni to school and back.
Never quite knowing if I could make it distance wise, and since I didn't
have a place to put it in the school, I never tried. But, recently my
Bio teacher decided it would be ok if I could put it in his classroom
throughout the day while I was at school. Now I had a place to put it,
and the nagging urge to uni to school slowly ate me away till I finally
did it today.

Quite awesome I must say. Didn't know if I could make it distance wise
(I'm not very atheletic, but I did ok) Quite a big landmark. And of
course I was greeted with the "whoahs" and "do you actually ride that
thing?". I'll probably use it as my main mean of transportation to
school now, as it doesnt cost gas, and it's faster than a car, due to
the massive traffic jam after school that happens everyday. I guess its
my first step into the long-distance uni world.

Thought I'd just share that with you guys.


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cool


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I just wear bike shorts...* the tight kind*
I think it really does help with performance.
I like your hair. You look like my friend.
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Very cool. I also just started riding my coker to school every once and
a while. I've done it three times this year so far (about once every 4
days).

Its about 4 miles, and the ride to school is really easy, but the way
back is rediculous. I have to do it on a major commerical road, and
there are tons of cars, and its uphill the first 3.5 miles. I always
think I'm going to die at about 3.2 miles. Definently worth it when I'm
not to tired in the morning though.


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davis_e74 wrote:
> *I lost all my leg muscles when I didn't bike for 5 years, that's why
> I can't go very far. *


Maybe they're with your other wheel.


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"However, like the jet pilot, if the Coker rider tries to turn too fast,
he/she could black out."
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I went further than I had planned and had a testicle break at about 25
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I used to ride a 19" trials uni 2.1 miles to school and 2.1 back every
day. That was kinda annoying, except rarely people would complain when I
was late. There were two BIG and steep hills between me and school, so
the 19" or 24" was better than a coker. Also, there was a park with a
few good muni and trials lines next to school, so i'd jump around a bit
before heading home.

Last year I rode to school and work on a 700c roadbike, until I finally
cracked the cranks, dented the frame, snapped the seat, and trashed the
rear hub. now I ride a 26" junker MTB. I could be on a unicycle, but
it's a waste of time.

I hate to blasphemize, but when there's a very long, nice DH from work
or school with no intersections, a bike spanks a unicycle for fun,
relaxation and speed any day. With a few minor exceptions, riding a
unicycle on paved flats for transportation is a waste of time.


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gerblefranklin wrote:
> *I used to ride a 19" trials uni 2.1 miles to school and 2.1 back
> every day. That was kinda annoying, except rarely people would
> complain when I was late. There were two BIG and steep hills between
> me and school, so the 19" or 24" was better than a coker. Also, there
> was a park with a few good muni and trials lines next to school, so
> i'd jump around a bit before heading home.
>
> Last year I rode to school and work on a 700c roadbike, until I
> finally cracked the cranks, dented the frame, snapped the seat, and
> trashed the rear hub. now I ride a 26" junker MTB. I could be on a
> unicycle, but it's a waste of time.
>
> I hate to blasphemize, but when there's a very long, nice DH from work
> or school with no intersections, a bike spanks a unicycle for fun,
> relaxation and speed any day. With a few minor exceptions, riding a
> unicycle on paved flats for transportation is a waste of time. *


You, Bevan, Outa the pool! haha. Go be a party pooper somewhere else!

Ive started coker commuting to and from work. It was a little rough at
first. But now i look forward to it every day! Its a great start to the
day and a great reward after work.

Plus its nice to have cars full of chicks honking and shouting sexual
stuff at you! :D


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I used to ride to university every day on my 28". It was about 2.5 miles
each way, had a tough hill to climb on the way in and took roughly 20
minutes. I found the advantage was in knowing how long my journey would
take, whereas the buses were always a bit variable, so you'd have to set
off earlier in order to be sure of getting in at the right time. Also,
the activity of unicycling kept me warm so I didn't need to wear a coat.
(I remember when I walked in, covered in snow, in a T-shirt. I shook my
head and loads of snow fell off on the floor. It must have been quite a
picture, because the security guard forgot to ask for my ID!) Next term,
I'll have less far to go and a Coker to do it on. I don't think it'll be
as much fun.

And as for bikes vs. unicycles, going uphill I've overtaken lots of
cyclists, although only for them to come whizzing past me on the
downhill part.


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I think it's hard to make a case for unicycles as practical transport
over bikes. OK, they can sometimes be quicker up certain hills if the
gradient is just right for the wheel size, but on any real-life journey
I reckon a unicycle will always be considerably slower than a bike
ridden by the same rider (I know a fast unicyclist could beat a slow
bicyclist, but that's not a fair comparison).

If I want to get to work quickly I ride a bike. If I unicycle it takes
me three times as long - actually not quite fair because I'm comparing 8
miles of road on a road bike with 9 miles of cross-country on a 26x3
unicycle, so perhaps I could do it a bit faster on the road on a 29er or
Coker, but still I don't believe I could get near my time on the bike (I
don't in my wildest dreams think I could average high-20s mph over that
distance on a unicycle).

But I do often ride the unicycle to work because it is MORE FUN. Maybe
it's just because I haven't been unicycling for so long as biking, but I
find the journey much more enjoyable on the unicycle. To me that's what
draws me to ride it, not the practicality.

Keep using the unicycle to get to school davis_e24, it's great fun and
quicker than walking, but don't expect it to be as quick as a bike.


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I wasn't arguing with you Rupert, I agree with what you said. I was
just making the point that the decision to ride a unicycle rather than a
bike for a particular journey isn't usually for practical reasons - it's
usually for the fun factor.

Regarding getting the cycle out and storing at the other end, in my case
it actually takes longer with the unicycle because I wear pads and wrist
guards that take time to put on - on the bike I just wear a helmet
(well, not JUST a helmet obviously, but you know what I mean). The bike
or uni is kept in a garage at home and a locked room at work, so I don't
need to mess about with locking it up. My journey is pretty much a
sprint across Dartmoor - not much traffic and certainly no traffic
lights - so the ultmate speed of the vehicle makes all the difference.
I can see what you're getting at about town journeys though - although
it's pretty easy to walk with a bike if you get stuck in traffic or want
to cut through a pedestrian area.

My 26" muni IS a practical form of transport over that distance (I would
only ride the 20" that far as a joke) but just not as good as a bike in
most ways - except fun :)


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For me, besides my car, my unicycle is the only practical form of
transportation. There is no way they'd let me walk a bike into my
school and store it in a teacher's room. Plus I'd never want to wake up
earlier to ride a bike. Thats really boring and tedious. Its just not
really fun.


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I like to unicycle.
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I'm not about to use my unicycle any time soon for fast transportation,
then I'd just take my bike or drive. But it's great for getting to my
school cause its all flat ground on the way there (and back) and I have
a huge amount of time to get there due to me leaving so early to get to
school. This is great, cause I can just enjoy the ride.


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