Bike New York !

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Hello Stateside pond inhabitants…

I’m surprised anybody hasn’t been talking about this before now. Is anybody
planning to do this on a uni ? If not why not !
(http://www.bikenewyork.org/frameguide.htm)

I myself will be in the “Big Apple”, but most probably on a bike (okay a cop out
I know), cause I don’t have a 36" Coker yet.

Simon

PS - anybody know any good uni shops in NY city/or in NJ around Princetown ?

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RE: Bike New York !

> I’m surprised anybody hasn’t been talking about this before now. Is anybody
> planning to do this on a uni ? If not why not !
> (http://www.bikenewyork.org/frameguide.htm)

I don’t live in the area any more, but I (and friends) rode it from 1985 to
1994. Most years on unicycles, some years switching between bike and unicycle,
and once on a bike (way too easy). I rode it with Bradley Bradley and Ken Fuchs
in 1985 on big wheels. There we also met Harold Herzig from New Jersey, who
rode the whole thing on a 24" Schwinn. The route was slightly shorter then,
without the hook to the north & back after crossing into Queens, only 36 miles.
Today’s route is about 42. See a picture of Ken and Harold at UNICON III:
http://www.unicycling.com/unifoss/thingnot/dontdo.htm#17 Bradley and me:
http://www.unicycling.com/unifoss/thingnot/dontdo.htm#14 David Ramos (Puerto
Rico All Stars) joined us a few times:
http://www.unicycling.com/unifoss/thingnot/dontdo.htm#8 We also rode it with
Javier Ruiz in 1993 (no picture). Riding up through Manhattan, across the
famous 59th St. Bridge, and then across the giant Verrazano Narrows Bridge make
the ride unforgettable. I highly recommend it if you’re in the area. Bring food
and drink!

> PS - anybody know any good uni shops in NY city/or in NJ around Princetown ?

Sorry, my shops were all on Long Island.

Stay on top,

John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone http://www.unicycling.com

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Re: Bike New York !

I O U wrote:

> Hello Stateside pond inhabitants…
>
> I’m surprised anybody hasn’t been talking about this before now. Is anybody
> planning to do this on a uni ? If not why not !
> (http://www.bikenewyork.org/frameguide.htm)
>
> I myself will be in the “Big Apple”, but most probably on a bike (okay a cop
> out I know), cause I don’t have a 36" Coker yet.
>
> Simon
>
> PS - anybody know any good uni shops in NY city/or in NJ around Princetown ?

I am new to unicycling. I am just about at the 20 ft distance. Anyway, what is
a coker exactly?