What size wheell should I get?

What size wheel should i get for going off-road unicycling. I'm 5'4" and
have been riding for about 4 years.

--
Uniman1226
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Uniman1226's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11093
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44407

What size wheel should i get for going off-road unicycling. I'm 5'4" and
have been riding for about 4 years.

--
Uniman1226
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Uniman1226's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11093
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44407

go for a 24" that way it can roll over objects easier and can climb
easier and it wont be to big for ya...alternatively you could do the
20" thing but it wont climb or roll over nearly as easy...my
recomendation 24"

--
trials_uni

You can't get up and try it again if you don't fall first.
-Phil
------------------------------------------------------------------------
trials_uni's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10953
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44407

go for a 24" that way it can roll over objects easier and can climb
easier and it wont be to big for ya...alternatively you could do the
20" thing but it wont climb or roll over nearly as easy...my
recomendation 24"

--
trials_uni

You can't get up and try it again if you don't fall first.
-Phil
------------------------------------------------------------------------
trials_uni's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10953
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44407

go for a 24" that way it can roll over objects easier and can climb
easier and it wont be to big for ya...alternatively you could do the
20" thing but it wont climb or roll over nearly as easy...my
recomendation 24"

--
trials_uni

You can't get up and try it again if you don't fall first.
-Phil
------------------------------------------------------------------------
trials_uni's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10953
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44407

I'd say 24. I did my first MUni on a 24, and I would have hated it if I
was on a 20. I think possibly a 26 might be ok too, but I'm not too
sure there. But 24 is the most common sort, so that must say something
for it too :p

--
Zee
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zee's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11061
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44407

I'd say 24. I did my first MUni on a 24, and I would have hated it if I
was on a 20. I think possibly a 26 might be ok too, but I'm not too
sure there. But 24 is the most common sort, so that must say something
for it too :p

--
Zee
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zee's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11061
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44407

I'd say 24. I did my first MUni on a 24, and I would have hated it if I
was on a 20. I think possibly a 26 might be ok too, but I'm not too
sure there. But 24 is the most common sort, so that must say something
for it too :p

--
Zee
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zee's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11061
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44407

24.........................

--
butternuts

I'm riding again longest without a uni 1 month 1 week 3 days

some one pleas send me so bc drop plates

"stop lights are opposed of bananas green means hold on yellow means go
ahead and red means where the f**k did you get that banana"---- Mitch
hedburg
------------------------------------------------------------------------
butternuts's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10620
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44407

24.........................

--
butternuts

I'm riding again longest without a uni 1 month 1 week 3 days

some one pleas send me so bc drop plates

"stop lights are opposed of bananas green means hold on yellow means go
ahead and red means where the f**k did you get that banana"---- Mitch
hedburg
------------------------------------------------------------------------
butternuts's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10620
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44407

Very few people use a pure 24" for muni- it's generally a 24x3 or
similar ie a 24" uni with a fat tyre.

I think it's important to make the distinction, as it's often relative
newbies who ask these questions, and it'd be a shame if they bought a
24"-er with a 1.75" tyre and expected it to be good for muni.

A 24x3 is superb for rolling over rough terrain and has a effective
diameter close to that of a 26" wheel. I think it would be fair to say
that the introduction of 3" tyres for the 24"-er, revolutionised muni-
to the extent that most experienced unicyclists, when they read '24"
uni' automatically assume it's a 24x3; but, a lot of newbies, wouldn't
realise that.

(obviously, in this case, it's not a newbie asking the question, but a
lot of people who are new look over these threads to get advice about
their new unis).

--
onewheeldave

"You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the [censored] work for it."

--MAJOR KORGO KORGAR,
"Last of The Lancers"
AFC 32
------------------------------------------------------------------------
onewheeldave's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/874
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44407

Very few people use a pure 24" for muni- it's generally a 24x3 or
similar ie a 24" uni with a fat tyre.

I think it's important to make the distinction, as it's often relative
newbies who ask these questions, and it'd be a shame if they bought a
24"-er with a 1.75" tyre and expected it to be good for muni.

A 24x3 is superb for rolling over rough terrain and has a effective
diameter close to that of a 26" wheel. I think it would be fair to say
that the introduction of 3" tyres for the 24"-er, revolutionised muni-
to the extent that most experienced unicyclists, when they read '24"
uni' automatically assume it's a 24x3; but, a lot of newbies, wouldn't
realise that.

(obviously, in this case, it's not a newbie asking the question, but a
lot of people who are new look over these threads to get advice about
their new unis).

--
onewheeldave

"You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the [censored] work for it."

--MAJOR KORGO KORGAR,
"Last of The Lancers"
AFC 32
------------------------------------------------------------------------
onewheeldave's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/874
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44407

See the current thread 24/26 for a very similar question.

I ride what -I- call MUni on a 26 x 2.5", and what -I- call cross
country on a Coker, or sometimes on a 700c x 28 mm (when dry!).

Some people would call what I call cross country serious MUni, but some
would call what I call serious MUni cross country.

As the hillbilly said at the school dance, "It's all relative."

As you gain experience, you find yourself able to do these things:
Mount and control a big wheel more easily.
Climb and descend hills more easily.
Control a unicycle with short cranks more confidently.
Spin long cranks more quickly.

Only a few absolutes then remain:
Big wheels roll over rough or broken gorund more easily.
Small wheels are more manoeuvreable, and lighter.
A fat tyre makes any unicycle easier to ride on rough or soggy ground.

I now do stuff on a 700c x 28 mm tyre with 102 mm cranks that at one
time would have been at the limit of my ability on a 26 inch MUni with
150 mm cranks.

So, if you've been riding for 4 years, but you've done little or no
MUni, where do you start? Well, a 24 x 3 would be a sensible start,
but it is not the only answer.

--
Mikefule

dit dit diddle iddle dit dit... BANG! ow ow ow! that nasty
unincyclinge man has deaded me! naughty unincyclinge man!
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mikefule's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/879
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44407