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onewheeldave
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Worminton wrote:
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> Actually I've heard a few theroies that the uni came first. Oh well. *
Unicycles almost certainly came before bicycles in the form we know them
(equal sized wheels with a chain drive) because the first unicycles were
penny farthings with the back wheel removed.
I've got some old photos of these giant wheeled unis been lined up for a
race, they look amazing
Hoever, this doesn't remove from the fact that unicycles as we know them
today benefit massively from the bike industry. A prime example is in
muni- 24" rims and 3" tyres easily available because they're used for
downhill mountain biking.
And I agree with John that I don't think we should be dissing bikes. IMO
unicycles are brilliant, but so are bikes; while I personally rarely use
a two wheeler the fact remains that it's a suberb, eco friendly, easy to
learn form of transport, and the world would be a better place if there
were more bikes and less motor transport.
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"He's also been known to indulge in a spot of flame juggling - but it's
the Muni that really fires him up."
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> Actually I've heard a few theroies that the uni came first. Oh well. *
Unicycles almost certainly came before bicycles in the form we know them
(equal sized wheels with a chain drive) because the first unicycles were
penny farthings with the back wheel removed.
I've got some old photos of these giant wheeled unis been lined up for a
race, they look amazing
Hoever, this doesn't remove from the fact that unicycles as we know them
today benefit massively from the bike industry. A prime example is in
muni- 24" rims and 3" tyres easily available because they're used for
downhill mountain biking.
And I agree with John that I don't think we should be dissing bikes. IMO
unicycles are brilliant, but so are bikes; while I personally rarely use
a two wheeler the fact remains that it's a suberb, eco friendly, easy to
learn form of transport, and the world would be a better place if there
were more bikes and less motor transport.
--
onewheeldave - Semi Skilled Unicyclist
"He's also been known to indulge in a spot of flame juggling - but it's
the Muni that really fires him up."
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