101 reasons why muni is harder than MTB

General
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No, not the normal boring stuff, like being harder to balance, hard work up hills - what are the peculiar issues you just wouldn’t have thought of. Here are a couple prompted by today’s ride:

  1. unicycles keep going for a lot longer when tumbling down a steep sideslope after you bail
  2. you can’t one wheel drift a unicycle (well I can’t anyway)
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  1. berms sure look like a lot of fun until you 1:1 pedal on them
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you have less rubber on the ground.

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  1. cant “pump” the terrain
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…but berms are a hoot at 1:1.55

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  1. gravity
  2. no freewheel (which makes for a nice quiet ride)
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  1. you can’t use clips
  2. no suspension (in most cases)
  3. we have to work to go downhill
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  1. A hard brake will faceplant you.
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certainly not as fun as 6000:1 or whatever bike tires spin at :slight_smile:

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  1. Having to endure: “HEY, You’re missing A WHEEL” at least once per ride.
  2. Having to respond: “It takes twice-the-man to ride half-the-bike.”
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  1. Blow downs, fallen logs on the trail. Much more effort to roll hop or static side hop over compared to a bike.

  2. We’re always in the wrong “gear” for the terrain. Too spinny on the easy flats and downs, too low on the climbs. Can’t just change gears (even with a 1:1.55 Schlumpf Hub :wink: ) to match the terrain perfectly.

  3. Hidden, leaf covered holes on the trail. While a bike can just jar and bounce through holes, these hidden tiger traps are the bane of offroad unicyclists!

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It should be easier to keep track of this way.

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eh.

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  1. unicycles keep going for a lot longer when tumbling down a steep sideslope after you bail
  2. you can’t one wheel drift a unicycle (well I can’t anyway)
  3. berms sure look like a lot of fun until you 1:1 pedal on them
  4. cant “pump” the terrain
  5. gravity
  6. no freewheel (which makes for a nice quiet ride)
  7. you can’t use clips
  8. no suspension (in most cases)
  9. we have to work to go downhil
  10. A hard brake will faceplant you.
  11. Having to endure: “HEY, You’re missing A WHEEL” at least once per ride.
  12. Having to respond: “It takes twice-the-man to ride half-the-bike.”
  13. Blow downs, fallen logs on the trail. Much more effort to roll hop or static side hop over compared to a bike.
  14. We’re always in the wrong “gear” for the terrain. Too spinny on the easy flats and downs, too low on the climbs. Can’t just change gears (even with a 1:1.55 Schlumpf Hub ) to match the terrain perfectly.
  15. Hidden, leaf covered holes on the trail. While a bike can just jar and bounce through holes, these hidden tiger traps are the bane of offroad unicyclists!
  16. Much harder to avoid pedal strikes.
  17. flats are harder to change
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6000:1?! Hell no! Pedal 6000 times to go forward one revolution? No way! :smiley:

Assuming you meant 1:6000, that would be nuts too!

  1. unicycles keep going for a lot longer when tumbling down a steep sideslope after you bail
  2. you can’t one wheel drift a unicycle (well I can’t anyway)
  3. berms sure look like a lot of fun until you 1:1 pedal on them
  4. cant “pump” the terrain
  5. gravity
  6. no freewheel (which makes for a nice quiet ride)
  7. you can’t use clips
  8. no suspension (in most cases)
  9. we have to work to go downhil
  10. A hard brake will faceplant you.
  11. Having to endure: “HEY, You’re missing A WHEEL” at least once per ride.
  12. Having to respond: “It takes twice-the-man to ride half-the-bike.”
  13. Blow downs, fallen logs on the trail. Much more effort to roll hop or static side hop over compared to a bike.
  14. We’re always in the wrong “gear” for the terrain. Too spinny on the easy flats and downs, too low on the climbs. Can’t just change gears (even with a 1:1.55 Schlumpf Hub ) to match the terrain perfectly.
  15. Hidden, leaf covered holes on the trail. While a bike can just jar and bounce through holes, these hidden tiger traps are the bane of offroad unicyclists!
  16. Much harder to avoid pedal strikes.
  17. flats are harder to change
  18. Can’t put your feet down to push through terrain while riding.
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No one state the obvious yet?

  1. There’s only one wheel. One. Wheel.
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There is only a few ways to fall off a bike, there are 361 ways to fall off a unicycle.

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Fixed.

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it should be 768 reasons why unicycling is harder than mountain biking

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:stuck_out_tongue:

I get 361 (360 degrees + straight down) but why 768?