Attention commuters:
Our container of Coker unicycles has arrived. We’ll spend the weekend
re-seating the bearings and crank arms, truing each wheel, and applying
a final polish. Shipments begin Monday.
Best regards,
John Drummond
www.Unicycle.com <http://www.unicycle.com/>
1-800-Unicycle
I risk sounding like a one note piano, but:
Any word on the new rims?
Christopher
Re: Coker “The Big One” unicycle now in stock
If the Government can only hurry up with my return I got the Go-Ahead with my Wife !!! She still can’t figure out why I need another one when I have three (uni’s, not Cokers / I wish) in the shed.
Peace out to all you one-wheeled freaks-
“John Drummond” <john@unicycle.com> wrote in message news:mailman.1016057055.19879.rsu@unicycling.org…
Attention commuters:
Our container of Coker unicycles has arrived. We’ll spend the weekend re-seating the bearings and crank arms, truing each wheel, and applying a final polish. Shipments begin Monday.
Best regards,
John Drummond
1-800-Unicycle
I recieved $300 more than expected from the govt.
Coker time?
Re: Coker “The Big One” unicycle now in stock
— AccordNSX
<AccordNSX.1iuba@timelimit.unicyclist.com> wrote:
>
> I recieved $300 more than expected from the govt.
> Coker time?
>
>
> –
> AccordNSX - Skill Level 3
>
Quik-
someone convince me to get a coker! (preforably one
with a miyata seat.) Im in college, and I really want
one, but I have no money to spare (except for a coker,
if im convinced) I could use one to get around on. It
would be totally hella bitchin’!
later.
=====
Nick Cegelka
NickLikesFire AIM
Do You Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage
If you really want a 36" wheel and refuse to spend more than $300- then go for it. However, if you are willing to spend a little more: John has money down with Avro for 36" rims. The stock Coker rim and hub suck (more so the rim). My Wheel was 1 cm out of true ON EACH SIDE. This was rectified with the aid of a spoke wrench (partly, anyway). The rim is heavy and weak. I’v heard tell of one spoked of by Kovachi that collapsed straight away- it just can’t take it. I’v stoped any attempts to twist hop in place to turn around in tight spots- seeing the wheel flex lateraly was enough warning for me.
The new rims will be much stronger, lighter and true. The wheel should accelerate faster and wabble less at speed- and allow for the use of a Suzue hub…
Just my thoughts.
Christopher
Nick-
Buy a Coker. They are like riding Lincoln Continentals. They are huge and look really cool. This would be an excellent investment. Buy two.
I’d like to point out that HARPER’S is like riding a Lincoln Continental because of the fuzzy dice and ceramic chiahuahua (with the bobbing head) on the crown. Mine bairs no resembalance to this travisty on one wheel; it actualy handdles remarkably like a 73’ Chevy Impala…
Christopher
Re: Coker “The Big One” unicycle now in stock
“Nick Dangerously” <pyrotechnick13@yahoo.com> wrote
> Quik-
>
> someone convince me to get a coker! (preforably one
> with a miyata seat.) Im in college, and I really want
> one, but I have no money to spare
Nick - BUY ONE TODAY!!! The first time you get on a
Coker is like nothing you’ve ever experienced before. Once you try it
you’ll never go back. Hilda and I GO places! FAST!
I hear that like fingerprints, everyone’s tongue print is different. I
can just imagine what it was like before they discovered finger prints.
“Okay, sir, just take a lick of the ink pad…that’s right…it’s
strawberry flavoured today!” --Graham W. Boyes
Si…like a low rider, man. I like eet when he jacks hees shocks, man.
Hey Nick,
I too am a starving college student. I bought my Coker last semester and I don’t regret it at all. I ride mine everywhere, it probably has more miles on it this week than my car.
And of course, if you get the Coker you’ll be an instant campus celebrity (if you already weren’t, even more so if you were).
Re: Coker “The Big One” unicycle now in stock
— rhysling <rhysling.1j0ka@timelimit.unicyclist.com>
wrote:
>
> If you really want a 36" wheel and refuse to spend
> more than $300- then
> go for it. However, if you are willing to spend a
> little more: John
> has money down with Avro for 36" rims. The stock
> Coker rim and hub
> suck (more so the rim). My Wheel was 1 cm out of
> true ON EACH SIDE.
> This was rectified with the aid of a spoke wrench
> (partly, anyway).
> The rim is heavy and weak. I’v heard tell of one
> spoked of by Kovachi
> that collapsed straight away- it just can’t take it.
> I’v stoped any
> attempts to twist hop in place to turn around in
> tight spots- seeing the
> wheel flex lateraly was enough warning for me.
>
> The new rims will be much stronger, lighter and
> true. The wheel should
> accelerate faster and wabble less at speed- and
> allow for the use of a
> Suzue hub…
>
> Just my thoughts.
>
> Christopher
>
>
> –
> rhysling - Last of the Mississippi Unicyclists
>
> “I think he uses a spell wrecker.” -Greg Harper,
> Antique Unicyclist
>
So, I could get a coker now, and upgrade later?
=====
Nick Cegelka
NickLikesFire AIM
Do You Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage
Re: Coker “The Big One” unicycle now in stock
We have just had confirmation that we have a batch on their way to us in the
UK. We will have ours in the Middle if April! and they are sending over
some tyres and innertubes, at long last!
Roger
The UK’s Unicycle Source
----- Original Message -----
From: “John Drummond” <john@unicycle.com>
To: <rsu@unicycling.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 10:15 PM
Subject: Coker “The Big One” unicycle now in stock
> Attention commuters:
>
>
>
> Our container of Coker unicycles has arrived. We’ll spend the weekend
> re-seating the bearings and crank arms, truing each wheel, and applying
> a final polish. Shipments begin Monday.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> John Drummond
>
> www.Unicycle.com <http://www.unicycle.com/>
>
> 1-800-Unicycle
>
>
>
>
Re: Coker “The Big One” unicycle now in stock
“John Drummond” <john@unicycle.com> wrote in message
news:mailman.1016057055.19879.rsu@unicycling.org…
> Attention commuters:
>
>
>
> Our container of Coker unicycles has arrived. We’ll spend the weekend
> re-seating the bearings and crank arms, truing each wheel, and applying
> a final polish. Shipments begin Monday.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> John Drummond
>
> www.Unicycle.com <http://www.unicycle.com/>
>
> 1-800-Unicycle
Yeah, I got mine over the weekend.
No nuts for the seat.
Re: Re: Coker “The Big One” unicycle now in stock
Scott-
How far do you live from a hardware store? What kind of seat do you have? Is it a Viscount? If it is, I would swear that the nuts are 1/4-20, about as common as you can get in the U.S. You could probably even find the nyloc type for a nickel to a quarter each. If not, there must be somewhere close by (auto parts) where you could get whatever metric nut you need. I would rather do that than wait for unicycle.com to send them to me.
Don’t get me wrong. The Drummonds will make sure you get what you need fast. They sure sent replacement bearings and LocTite to me fast when the bearing slipped on my Coker. I would just go to the store and get the nuts for next to nothing rather than having to wait to ride.
Re: Coker “The Big One” unicycle now in stock
Should be an M6 if I remember rightly although might be m5 but should be
easy if you measure across the threads. Definitely metric not imperial.
Roger
The UK’s Unicycle Source
----- Original Message -----
From: “harper” <harper.1qp6m@timelimit.unicyclist.com>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.unicycling
To: <rsu@unicycling.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 1:55 AM
Subject: Re: Coker “The Big One” unicycle now in stock
>
> Scott Kurland wrote:
> >
> > Yeah, I got mine over the weekend.
> > No nuts for the seat.
> >
>
> Scott-
>
> How far do you live from a hardware store? What kind of seat do you
> have? Is it a Viscount? If it is, I would swear that the nuts are
> 1/4-20, about as common as you can get in the U.S. You could probably
> even find the nyloc type for a nickel to a quarter each. If not, there
> must be somewhere close by (auto parts) where you could get whatever
> metric nut you need. I would rather do that than wait for unicycle.com
> to send them to me.
>
> Don’t get me wrong. The Drummonds will make sure you get what you need
> fast. They sure sent replacement bearings and LocTite to me fast when
> the bearing slipped on my Coker. I would just go to the store and get
> the nuts for next to nothing rather than having to wait to ride.
>
>
> –
> harper - Greg Harper: Frequent Faller (oops)
>
> -Greg Harper
>
> (now able to meet the pavement at 1.5 times normal speed)
> “It takes twice the man to ride half the bike.”
>
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Re: Coker “The Big One” unicycle now in stock
> > Yeah, I got mine over the weekend.
> > No nuts for the seat.
> >
>
> Scott-
>
> How far do you live from a hardware store? What kind of seat do you
> have? Is it a Viscount? If it is, I would swear that the nuts are
> 1/4-20, about as common as you can get in the U.S. You could probably
> even find the nylon type for a nickel to a quarter each. If not, there
> must be somewhere close by (auto parts) where you could get whatever
> metric nut you need. I would rather do that than wait for unicycle.com
> to send them to me.
About 5 minutes from a 24-hour Home Depot: I got the nuts and washers
yesterday. It just irked me they didn’t come with the yike.
>
> Don’t get me wrong. The Drummonds will make sure you get what you need
> fast. They sure sent replacement bearings and LocTite to me fast when
> the bearing slipped on my Coker. I would just go to the store and get
> the nuts for next to nothing rather than having to wait to ride.
$1.41 after tax, not a big deal.
What hardware did you buy? Was it for a Viscount seat? On my Viscount, 1/4-20 nuts fit perfectly. Of course my seat is yellow which may mean non-metric in the cycling world of standardization.
Does anyone know if M6 coarse will mate with 1/4-20? This is where Rhysling will tell us he has a nature film of just that act…although by all rights it would be considered unnatural.
Re: Coker “The Big One” unicycle now in stock
“Scott Kurland” <skurland@juggler.net> wrote in message news:…[color=darkred]
> > > Yeah, I got mine over the weekend.
> > > No nuts for the seat.
> > >
> >
> > Scott-
> >
> > How far do you live from a hardware store? What kind of seat do you
> > have? Is it a Viscount? If it is, I would swear that the nuts are
> > 1/4-20, about as common as you can get in the U.S. You could probably
> > even find the nylon type for a nickel to a quarter each. If not, there
> > must be somewhere close by (auto parts) where you could get whatever
> > metric nut you need. I would rather do that than wait for unicycle.com
> > to send them to me.
>
> About 5 minutes from a 24-hour Home Depot: I got the nuts and washers
> yesterday. It just irked me they didn’t come with the yike.
> >
> > Don’t get me wrong. The Drummonds will make sure you get what you need
> > fast. They sure sent replacement bearings and LocTite to me fast when
> > the bearing slipped on my Coker. I would just go to the store and get
> > the nuts for next to nothing rather than having to wait to ride.
>
> $1.41 after tax, not a big deal.[/color]
I got a phone call from Coker yesterday, they said they’d send out the nuts
and instruction manual (!) the factory forgot.
Fun and scary as a roller coaster - I like it.
Looks like this isn’t happening; although John’s working on another rim deal, the Avro thing seems to have fallen through. The only feed back for Avro on Mountain Bike Review was from a client who sent cash and got nothing in return…
'Suppose it might be worth persuing the Snow Cat angle again…
Christopher