build a 29" uni, but with a rear bicycle hub. have long cranks on it, and weld a small matal tube that can catch the frame when stop pedalling. you ride up a hil very easily because on the uni you will have long cranks. you reach the top of the hill, and go to sif, but drop the seat as if you were going into seat push. the tube on the crank will catch the seat, and then you will be able to descend the hill by "BCing" because the hub will coast. you then switch back to normal riding and go up the next hill ect.
would it worK?
-- mornish
tobbogonist said:
that was neat, now i only have to put it to use. parents banned my uni due to low school marks so if there are any nerds out there with a kind heart, i have a psychology assignment that is a few weeks over due, it is on intelligence.
Somone made something similar to this, except with a 20" wheel and a tricycle hub (a regular bicycle hub can only freewheel, so you wouldn't be able to pedal).
There's a video (maybe two) of him riding it. I remember the unicycle being bright green, and the rider being heavier-set. It looked like it would be a lot of fun, but I don't know how good of an idea it would be to use a 29" wheel.
-- burjzyntski
It's no good being Polish unless you prove it once a day.
I was thinking of 29" because it would be for speed. a 20" would be easier to manage though. maybe 26" or 28" would be a better idea.
I just realised you wouldn't be able to pedal with the metal thing on the crank, so add a hinge to that so it folds out of the way when your normal riding.
-- mornish
tobbogonist said:
that was neat, now i only have to put it to use. parents banned my uni due to low school marks so if there are any nerds out there with a kind heart, i have a psychology assignment that is a few weeks over due, it is on intelligence.
it would be more a coasting seat drop because of the thing on the crank.
-- mornish
tobbogonist said:
that was neat, now i only have to put it to use. parents banned my uni due to low school marks so if there are any nerds out there with a kind heart, i have a psychology assignment that is a few weeks over due, it is on intelligence.
You don't really need to drop the seat out, do you? One of Spencer's videos shows him riding a BC uni (although I seem to remember him not liking it much), and TWNR has a clip of a guy riding a uni with a coaster hub in it. So it should be possible to just stay on the seat. Another advantage of this is that it's easy to put in an extra pedal if you overbalance.
Also, how about a brake? If you mount it on the seatpost somewhere you could hold it (SIF-style) as you coast downhill, but have a little extra control.
-- mark williamson
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good idea. add a brake. spencer had said that the uni BC was harder than a normal BC, but I bet it's not too hard. he mainly didn't like it becuase then he couldn't BC or Uni.
-- mornish
tobbogonist said:
that was neat, now i only have to put it to use. parents banned my uni due to low school marks so if there are any nerds out there with a kind heart, i have a psychology assignment that is a few weeks over due, it is on intelligence.
howabout a 24" with a hookworm. I htink it would be awesome(if a little expensive.
-- mornish
tobbogonist said:
that was neat, now i only have to put it to use. parents banned my uni due to low school marks so if there are any nerds out there with a kind heart, i have a psychology assignment that is a few weeks over due, it is on intelligence.
On a BC you balance by moving your hips mostly and when you have a seat in between your legs then it restricts your movement. With a seat it is impossible to crouch down to get your balance back unless the seat is really low.
-- Spencer Hochberg
(disclaimer: i may not know what i am talking about)
Evan said:
i just found some candy in a suitcase under my bed, i have no clue how old it is...i ate it anyway
I htink it would be awesome(if a little expensive.
Completely crazy :-)
Have you seen TWNR? The guy riding the coaster basically pedals up to speed (on a slight downhill), then coasts (mostly) by balancing BC-style - at high speed. The neat thing is, he can always pedal 1 rev or so, if he accidentally overbalances forwards. If you had a brake, you could use it to compensate for overbalancing backwards.
Starting to sound like it'd require a lot of co-ordination though!
-- mark williamson
Dave: Just a question. What use is a unicyle with no seat? And no pedals! Mark: To answer a question with a question: What use is a skateboard? Dave: Skateboards have wheels. Mark: My wheel has a wheel! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mark williamson's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11301 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/52300
that was neat, now i only have to put it to use. parents banned my uni due to low school marks so if there are any nerds out there with a kind heart, i have a psychology assignment that is a few weeks over due, it is on intelligence.
what wheelsize does everyone think would work best?
-- mornish
tobbogonist said:
that was neat, now i only have to put it to use. parents banned my uni due to low school marks so if there are any nerds out there with a kind heart, i have a psychology assignment that is a few weeks over due, it is on intelligence.
how is it thupid? it's a practical way to get around if it works.
-- mornish
tobbogonist said:
that was neat, now i only have to put it to use. parents banned my uni due to low school marks so if there are any nerds out there with a kind heart, i have a psychology assignment that is a few weeks over due, it is on intelligence.
why do you sound meaner on the internet than at Soencer's house Evan?
-- mornish
tobbogonist said:
that was neat, now i only have to put it to use. parents banned my uni due to low school marks so if there are any nerds out there with a kind heart, i have a psychology assignment that is a few weeks over due, it is on intelligence.
that was neat, now i only have to put it to use. parents banned my uni due to low school marks so if there are any nerds out there with a kind heart, i have a psychology assignment that is a few weeks over due, it is on intelligence.
