During a practice at the park, here in Montreal, yesterday evening I met a
rider on a custom 48’’ uni - really impressive I must admit (I was trying
to get after him on my trial 20’’
boy he was going real fast :-)). He had to tie together the spoke
crossings to avoid bending the delicate wheel with his weight (BTW he
had 125mm cranks ? - seems strange)
He told me he got it from someone in the Netherlands - I never saw such
diameters here in north america. Does anybody know if that kind of uni is
made / sold in the US ?
Olivier Paugam wrote: > During a practice at the park, here in Montreal, yesterday evening I met > a rider on a custom 48’’ uni - really impressive I must admit (I was > trying to get after him on my trial 20’’ > - boy he was going real fast :-)). He had to tie together the spoke > crossings to avoid bending the delicate wheel with his weight (BTW > he had 125mm cranks ? - seems strange) > > He told me he got it from someone in the Netherlands - I never saw such > diameters here in north america. Does anybody know if that kind of uni > is made / sold in the US ?
Hi,
Sounds like that’d be SemCycle. They make custom built big wheel unis.
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----- Original Message ----- From: “Olivier Paugam” <opaugam@aptilon.com>
To: <unicycling@winternet.com> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 2:07 PM
Subject: 48’’ uni spotted in Montreal !
> During a practice at the park, here in Montreal, yesterday evening I met > a rider on a custom 48’’ uni - really impressive I must admit (I was > trying to get after him on my trial 20’’ > - boy he was going real fast :-)). He had to tie together the spoke > crossings to avoid bending the delicate wheel with his weight (BTW > he had 125mm cranks ? - seems strange) > > He told me he got it from someone in the Netherlands - I never saw such > diameters here in north america. Does anybody know if that kind of uni > is made / sold in the US ? > > opaugamATaptilonDOTcom !
opaugam@aptilon.com writes: >During a practice at the park, here in Montreal, yesterday evening I met >a rider on a custom 48’’ uni - really impressive I must admit (I was >trying to get after him on my trial 20’’ >- boy he was going real fast :-)). He had to tie together the spoke > crossings to avoid bending the delicate wheel with his weight (BTW > he had 125mm cranks ? - seems strange) > >He told me he got it from someone in the Netherlands - I never saw such >diameters here in north america. Does anybody know if that kind of uni is >made / sold in the US ?
Also, keep checking eBay. I didn’t, but a friend told me about a 46"-er up
for grabs. My brother and I went halfsies on it and got it for a relative
steal (under $300 with shipping). I hope it arrives in good shape. I
understand the cranks are 6.5" and the seat height is not adjustable. Hard
rubber tire of course. Here is the descrip:
This is a custom unicycle unlike any other I have seen! I am selling this
for a Southern California man who builds a variety of custom bikes and
unicycles. This one is definitely a keeper for those of you wanting to add
to your collection or try something new. His description is as follows:
“Uses Schwinn bearings and seat. Has stainless steel spokes, cottered
cranks, 5/8” axle. Rim is made from 2 Schwinn 27 x 1 1/4" rims, splined
and brazed together. Uses wheelchair rubber."
By the way, funny note: Someone already offered to buy it from me, and it
hasn’t even shipped! Sorry, not for sale.
>During a practice at the park, here in Montreal, yesterday evening I met >a rider on a custom 48’’ uni - really impressive I must admit (I was >trying to get after him on my trial 20’’ >- boy he was going real fast . He had to tie together the spoke > crossings to avoid bending the delicate wheel with his weight (BTW > he had 125mm cranks ? - seems strange) > >He told me he got it from someone in the Netherlands - I never saw such >diameters here in north america. Does anybody know if that kind of uni is >made / sold in the US ? > >opaugamATaptilonDOTcom ! >
For an even larger wheel look at http://www.unicycling.org/unicycling/btdt/unique.html
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