before i get yelled at i searched (brakes/ braking)
im sorry to start this but i dont understand
how brakes work on a unicycle
(pdc is possibly selling me a 28 with brakes)
do you go into home position and brake and fly forward
or does it just slow you down
what happens
thanks and sorry in advance if i created a stupid thread
Itâs for riding downhill, not stopping.
huh
well thanks
Flatland would be pointless to put brakes on i guess
Youâre going downhill and you finally realize that your cadence is actually faster than you can maintainâŚWOOPS! Too late, you canât slow down because the grade is too much. âWhat will I do?!â
There you go: brakes.
Indeed, not so much for flatland; though if you do it right, it can make for impressive-looking stops on a 36".
Plan ahead better next time. Iâd be terrified to try my brake under those conditions! When using the brake on long downhills I usually keep the speed pretty conservative. You never know when you might hit a bump and accidentally grab the lever, or the pads will heat up and get real grabby.
Oh yeah, Iâve definitely grabbed the lever by accident beforeâŚbad things happen. Admittedly, thatâs not the best scenario I gave before; just the most realistically outrageous one I could write in a few seconds.
Maybe, âim holding an ok cadence downhill but my legs are giving out soon so i get on the brake to ease the force on my legsâ would be beter, itâs what i use it for.
They will work like brakes. With enough pressure, it will stop the tire from spinning, making you slid, or making you die. Well, more like being flung off head first. Pretty sweet footage though.
Light and controlled pressure, and it keeps you form going to fast, conserve your legs when doing long step descents.
You control what your bakes do
Brakes can also make technical downhill Muni easier.
You need to lean back a bit when you apply it. Get very used to it before you need it.
you just got get some air in the line, or if yall got a cable brake, loosen it up. it just slows ya down a bit when ur feet get ya goin to fast, or if you need to slow the beast down in a short amount of time
I dont want any air in my line thank you much.
Yes, I know thatâs what theyâre used for, I was just being goofy before. Sucks that inflections donât come across in text.
To resurrect an old post or to create a new oneâŚ. if I get it wrong, I guess âThemâs the brakesâ I am new to brakes on unicycles, and am considering putting a brake on a muni that will probably mostly be ridden around a college campus, that does have some hills (some really steep). Is there such a thing as a remote style lever, that I can hold in my hand instead of having to mount to the front of the saddle? Do people recommend mechanical, or hydraulic, (more recently I saw someone is making a cable actuated hydraulic, anyone know if these are any good?)
People have done that (mount the brake to a piece of bar, hold it in your hand, done. )
Not sure why though, for stability having a hand on the seat/handle while braking is great. With modern hydraulic disk, all you need is one finger on the brake lever, that leaves you with four (or 3 if we discount the thumb) to hold the handle. Youâll probably be a lot more precise with your brake force application if your hand is stable on the handle, rather than floating around freely in space.
hydraulic.