MUni for travel???



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i have been thinking about getting a muni for a while and i was
wondering if they can be used for long distance riding? are there any
3.0 or 2.50 slick tires i can get for one? also i was wondering if the
gass is ok for long road riding, will it wear down fast???


P.S. i noticed that on the old KH there was a 3.0 tire on a alex???i
didnt think this was possible.


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Other than the 'slicks on Unicycle.com' (http://tinyurl.com/5cta9), like
the Fireball, Hoggy-G, and Hookworm.

Taken from 'THIS PAGE' (http://www.torontounicyclists.ca/tire.htm)


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total uni wrote:
> *ya but whats the smallest tire u can fit on the sun duble wide??? *


Smallest.. hmmm im not quite sure, but you could probably put a 2.5 on
there and just overinflate the tube a bit, but I really wouldn't know...


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total uni wrote:
> *i have been thinking about getting a muni for a while and i was
> wondering if they can be used for long distance riding? are there any
> 3.0 or 2.50 slick tires i can get for one? also i was wondering if the
> gass is ok for long road riding, will it wear down fast???
>
>
> P.S. i noticed that on the old KH there was a 3.0 tire on a alex???i
> didnt think this was possible. *


It depends on long of a distance you are planning to ride. A uni with
700c (28/29") wheelset would be better for longer distances. There is a
variety of 24" tires available, as Catboy pointed out. The Gazz does
wear rather quickly when ridden on pavement excessively.

P.S. I don't know much about 19/20 tire availability, but the 3.0 you
saw on the old KH was probably on a KH 24 equipped with a 24" Alex rim


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24" Alex DX-32 rims are wide and 24x3" Gazz's fit on them easily.
That's what I am currently running.

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its true that a knobbly 3" tyre will wear fairly quickly on
pavement/road, but I've never found it to be a problem- once the
knobbles are worn away you get left with a fat slick tyre that'll last
for ages.

A 24x3 is ok for moderate distance.

I wouldn't use a 700c (28") as the thin tyre provides little cushioning
and you'll have to be constantly on the lookout for bumps etc ahead.

However, a 29-er (700c with a fat tyre) is superb for distance; it's
faster than a 24x3, but also a really smooth ride due to the big tyre.


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total uni wrote:
> *the reason for the post is i want a muni and i was woondering if i
> could do road on it, i have a coker coming for x-mass. *


If you've got a Coker coming, go for the Muni and use the Coker on the
road;)


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total uni wrote:
> *i have been thinking about getting a muni for a while and i was
> wondering if they can be used for long distance riding? are there any
> 3.0 or 2.50 slick tires i can get for one? also i was wondering if the
> gass is ok for long road riding, will it wear down fast???
>
>
> P.S. i noticed that on the old KH there was a 3.0 tire on a alex???i
> didnt think this was possible. *


A MUni is a bit cumbersome for distance, but if you are travelling it's
quite nice because it's less bulky than a Coker. A Gazz will wear down
fairly fast on road if you're doing big distances. The Alex rim is
pretty wide- I've got a 3" tyre on there.

The longest I've ridden on my 26" MUNi was all over Kathmandu Valley a
couple of years back- it was great to travel with because it's very
compact, and, if you don't mind not going very fast, is good for
distance. If I had to do the trip again I would probably take my 29'er
though- good for distance and also good for MUni. I can't imagine
riding more than 60-80km on-road with a anything less than a 29" MUni-
that would suck.


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