Chain driven question

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Can you glide with a chain driven uni, if so, is it hard? If not, why isnt it possible??

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Re: Chain driven question

To glide you would not be able to pedal backwards.
If you can’t pedal backwards you can’t upright a backwards fall, or slow
down without a brake.
The main reason is you can’t make corrections to your vertical position
without the ability to move the wheel both forwards and backwards,
instantly.

Now some kind of computerized sensor that could lock the wheel when the
pedal cranks moved, and let it free wheel, or glide when the pedal motion
stopped, such a system is possible. But I am sure it would be expensive.

But the ability to glide with known mechanical systems would eliminate the
ability to control the unicycle.

Perhaps that will answer your question to your satisfaction.

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Re: Chain driven question

Yes, it is possible to glide on a chain driven uni. It’s not a very conventional glide though, pretty much a trick. If I have a chance to get out and get some pics tomorrow, I’ll post them here.
As for the previous post in in this thread, all I have to say is " :thinking: "

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Re: Re: Chain driven question

It is because of threads like this one that I LOVE this forum.

Having seen the video of the 1996 National Unicycle Convention, I’m inclined to give more weight to the opinion in Post #3. Post #2 let’s definitely keep in reserve in case they someday invent a one-wheel giraffe “Segue”.

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Check out unibiker’s modified bicycle-turned-uni. I’ve kinda tinkered with the idea myself. As long as you keep your general motion forward, you can simulate backpedaling with a brake (or three in unibiker’s case). Evidently the problem with unibiker’s set-up is that when your pedals aren’t directly under you, your turning radius becomes huge.
(See also: the recumbent unicycle ).

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Re: Chain driven question

Well you can take your feet oof both pedals, and that is gliding, but that
is a tough trick to sustain.

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> glopal wrote:
> > *Can you glide with a chain driven uni, if so, is it hard? If not, why
> > isnt it possible?? *
> Yes, it is possible to glide on a chain driven uni. It’s not a very
> conventional glide though, pretty much a trick. If I have a chance to
> get out and get some pics tomorrow, I’ll post them here.
> As for the previous post in in this thread, all I have to say is
> " :thinking: "
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Re: Re: Chain driven question

As stated, I think you are referring to coasting. Gliding is done by maintaining some sort of contact (and thus control) with the wheel other than with the pedals.

Coasting is also possible on unicycles. Many people are capable of doing it on small uni’s and I believe it to possible on a chain driven one as well…but no one has taken the time to learn.