Makeshift Ultimate Wheel

Yes, in fact this was one of the earliest kinds of unicycles used. John
Childs posted 'this link' (http://tinyurl.com/8oe95) in another thread
regarding antiuqe unicycles,

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From my own hopeless attempts at riding ultimate wheels, I reckon it'll
be harder with normal cranks than it is with a flat disc - it's hard
enough to stop the wheel wobbling side to side with the pedals almost
in the middle.

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I did the same thing (i.e. take the frame off). I could ride it about
100 feet and turn, sometimes hop, and a few different mounts.

I found it nearly impossible to start by holding on to a wall or
something like that. I had to freemount or i couldnt ride it. Look in
my gallery, there is a picture of mine and of me riding it.

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That is what I consider to be a true ultimate wheel. On a disk type
ultimate wheel, you can "cheat" by just letting the wheel rub on your
leg to keep your balance, but on a cranked ultimate wheel, you have to
actually learn to keep your weight properly distributed. I am
currently working on learning to ride one, with 102mm cranks that have
a bit of "q" factor (I think thats what it is called when the pedals
are further away from the wheel).

Most people recommend wearing shin guards, but I would say they are
unnecessary, and without them it will provide negative feedback
whenever you mess up and let the wheel hit your leg. However I would
recomend wrist guards if you have them, as I have had a number of very
bad backward falls, and sometimes my arm gets in the way 🙂 Try it
both with and without a wall, see what works best for you. Also try
seat dragging on a unicycle, as this gives you some momentum already.
Just keep at it, and it will keep getting easier. Good luck and have
fun!

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If you have access to a coker, try it with that. It's much easier to
ride than a 20" one with standard cranks. It's fun! Backwards UW
riding is a fun challenge too...definitely do-able (although my best
was only ever 10m or so...but I never really got into the UW riding).

Andrew

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Here's an idea I think sounds really good. Unfortunately I haven't had a
chance to try it myself since I don't have anywhere to set up the
ropes.
http://tinyurl.com/8ladp

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My UW36 is much easier to get going that a 'frameless Coker' but once
you get up to speed, they are very similar.

I prefer the one I designed because I can sling it over my shoulder,
very easy for transporting. (and many other reasons)

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Hey, that's me!

The UW36 was a lot easier to ride than a 20" UW, it seemed more stable
and I guess the speed got the balance up there a little bit also.

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