My little project to produce a customized 26" mountain unicycle is finally finished. I have ridden a 26" wheel size for offroad unicycling for years and always wanted a splined one that would do the job. I decided to take a KH 29er frame and build up a 26" wheelset that would fit inside it.
The parts are pretty much identical with the stock KH 29er except I have replaced the 29 inch rim with a sun double wide 26" rim, thrown an nduro leopard 3" tyre on it and wacked on a UDC gel saddle.
The result is a 7.4kg mountain unicycle which should allow me to hit all the drops and jumps I have been avoiding. Anyone else done this before?
ive always wondered why no one has done this... looks sweet
Chase
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The cranks are 150s. I used to ride with 170s but discovered I could cover virtually the same terrain with 150s. Hills are a bit tougher but it lets you motor faster over cross country.
Now when I switch back to 170s they feel waaaay too long.
mean uni mate, one problem tho... the brake mounts dont line up with the rim, you will have to modify it to get some proper stopping power. heehee
That was the only down side but since I have still not got round to putting brakes on my coker which has had brake mounts for three years, I figure it was a small price to pay to get the wheel size I wanted.
The cranks are 150s. I used to ride with 170s but discovered I could cover virtually the same terrain with 150s. Hills are a bit tougher but it lets you motor faster over cross country.
Now when I switch back to 170s they feel waaaay too long.
When you say "hills are a bit tougher" is that up or down or both. How do the 150's affect your down hill riding compared to 170's, because i like my 170's going down hill but i hate them on the flat. I'm slowly destorying my square tapered hub and am looking to upgrade to splined. I was thinking the koxx hub with 160's would be good for me. If i were using 160's would i loose that inefficient exaggerated feel of the 170's on the flat, or would i have to go all the way down to 150's?
Thanks Sam
P.S. If you read this peter could you please post some more pictures of your beast, thanks.
Hey! I have a 24" muni with 140's and i did the snowdon ride on it. I found it fine, not uncontrollable at all. I found the faster i went' the less i UPD'd, and the more fun i had! Even on the more tech stuff i didnt struggle, and on the flatter stuff i was way ahead of the guys with 170's. I don't know how different it would be on a 26" though.
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