I just had the chance to borrow a friend’s Coker for the weekend, and think in
the not-too-distant future, I may have to invest in one myself. I am interested
in knowing what sort of upgrades are recommended, and how easily available the
required parts would be for such upgrades.
I don’t know if I’d be doing enough riding that I should even consider much more
than upgrading the seat. I am figuring at most, if the weather is nice (it rains
a lot here in Rochester) I’ll ride 12-20 miles a day tops. (Unless I decide to
do something interesting on the weekends)
Upgrades that I have found useful are: Miyata air seat Double bolt BMX seat post
clamp Grippy metal pedals with replaceable metal pins
Good grippy pedals make a big difference in control of the Coker. If your feet
slip even just a little on the pedals you loose some of the control that you
need to make accurate turns. When I upgraded my pedals I was instantly able to
weave through areas that I previously avoided.
If you want to splurge consider a carbon fiber seat base.
If your rides are mostly flat then you might want to upgrade to shorter cranks.
john_childs
>From: Jeff Lutkus <lutkus@unicyclist.com> > >I just had the chance to borrow a friend’s Coker for the weekend, and think in >the not-too-distant future, I may have to invest in one myself. I am interested >in knowing what sort of upgrades are recommended, and how easily available the >required parts would be for such upgrades. > >I don’t know if I’d be doing enough riding that I should even consider much >more than upgrading the seat. I am figuring at most, if the weather is nice (it >rains a lot here in Rochester) I’ll ride 12-20 miles a day tops. (Unless I >decide to do something interesting on the weekends) > >jeff lutkus > >_____________________________________________________________ >Free e-Mail and Webspace - http://Unicyclist.com
Rick’s instructions show the tube folded in without using an “air pillow case”.
A pillow case around the tube will prevent the tube from bulging out in the
narrow part of the seat (I call this condition a tube hernia) and makes the seat
more comfortable. Scott Bridgman’s web site shows his design for an air pillow
case for the tube. Go to http://www.muniac.com/ and click on “Empirical MUni” to
see the air pillow. An air pillow works much better than a naked inner tube.
john_childs
>From: “Lars Lottrup” <Lars@artist.dk> Where is it possible to buy a Miyata >air seat?? > >I do not work well together with any tool, so trying to make it my self will >probably ruin the seat, my hands and at least two unis… > >Lars Lottrup Denmark >
Yep, pedals are the most important upgrade I reckon. I’ve got imitation wellgo
ones that cost about a tenner (uk) from unicyclesource which seem nice to me.
It’s a lot harder to idle or ride fast without good pedals. A better seat post
bolt/quick release thingy would be nice, you have to tighten the supplied one up
really hard before its rideable and adjusting is a bit of a bugger. If you like
viscount seats then you don’t really need anything else, personally I find them
really nice once you’ve got used to them, I’ve got a miyata seat for the muni
cos the handle is nice for that though. But then my bike seat is apparently
pretty uncomfy, but I find its the best thing I’ve ever tried, so you’ll quite
likely be different.
If you don’t like metal pedals, you can upgrade the standard coker ones by using
skateboard griptape wrapped as tightly as you can get it round the pedals, I did
that for a bit and it’s pretty handy and seems to stay stuck on despite the
non-flat surfaces of the pedals. Go to a skateboard shop and haggle for end of
rolls of griptape, cos they can’t really do anything with half-board lengths so
they’ll give you them pretty cheap if they have them.
joe
“John Childs” <john_childs@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:F81VMum03yMJiQTyfPe00000674@hotmail.com… > Upgrades that I have found useful are: Miyata air seat Double bolt BMX seat > post clamp Grippy metal pedals with replaceable metal pins > > Good grippy pedals make a big difference in control of the Coker. If your feet > slip even just a little on the pedals you loose some of the control that you > need to make accurate turns. When I upgraded my pedals I was instantly able to > weave through areas that I previously avoided. > > If you want to splurge consider a carbon fiber seat base. > > If your rides are mostly flat then you might want to upgrade to > shorter cranks. > > john_childs > > > >From: Jeff Lutkus <lutkus@unicyclist.com> > > > >I just had the chance to borrow a friend’s Coker for the weekend, and
think > >in the not-too-distant future, I may have to invest in one myself. I am > >interested in knowing what sort of upgrades are recommended, and how
easily > >available the required parts would be for such upgrades. > > > >I don’t know if I’d be doing enough riding that I should even consider
much > >more than upgrading the seat. I am figuring at most, if the weather is nice > >(it rains a lot here in Rochester) I’ll ride 12-20 miles a day tops. (Unless > >I decide to do something interesting on the weekends) > > > >jeff lutkus > > > >_____________________________________________________________ > >Free e-Mail and Webspace - http://Unicyclist.com > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
Upgrades that I have found useful are: Miyata air seat Double bolt BMX seat post
clamp Grippy metal pedals with replaceable metal pins
Good grippy pedals make a big difference in control of the Coker. If your feet
slip even just a little on the pedals you loose some of the control that you
need to make accurate turns. When I upgraded my pedals I was instantly able to
weave through areas that I previously avoided.
If you want to splurge consider a carbon fiber seat base.
If your rides are mostly flat then you might want to upgrade to shorter cranks.
john_childs
>From: Jeff Lutkus <lutkus@unicyclist.com> > >I just had the chance to borrow a friend’s Coker for the weekend, and think in >the not-too-distant future, I may have to invest in one myself. I am interested >in knowing what sort of upgrades are recommended, and how easily available the >required parts would be for such upgrades. > >I don’t know if I’d be doing enough riding that I should even consider much >more than upgrading the seat. I am figuring at most, if the weather is nice (it >rains a lot here in Rochester) I’ll ride 12-20 miles a day tops. (Unless I >decide to do something interesting on the weekends) > >jeff lutkus > >_____________________________________________________________ >Free e-Mail and Webspace - http://Unicyclist.com
John Childs <john_childs@hotmail.com> wrote: > Upgrades that I have found useful are: Miyata air seat Double bolt BMX seat > post clamp Grippy metal pedals with replaceable metal pins
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> If you want to splurge consider a carbon fiber seat base.
> If your rides are mostly flat then you might want to upgrade to > shorter cranks.
And if they are not flat, you might find a brake helps your knees survive a
bit longer…
Unicyclesource.com has started selling custom seats. Listed in the “What’s New”
section under ULTIMATE COMFORT: CUSTOM SADDLES.
Chris
On Sat, 17 Mar 2001, John Childs wrote:
> I’m not aware of any place where you can buy a Miyata air seat unless you buy > a used uni where the previous owner has already modified the seat. > > Rick Bissell has a great web page that shows how to make a Miyata air seat. > http://www.ncweb.com/users/rickbissell/uni/airseat.htm > > Rick’s instructions show the tube folded in without using an "air pillow > case". A pillow case around the tube will prevent the tube from bulging out in > the narrow part of the seat (I call this condition a tube hernia) and makes > the seat more comfortable. Scott Bridgman’s web site shows his design for an > air pillow case for the tube. Go to http://www.muniac.com/ and click on > “Empirical MUni” to see the air pillow. An air pillow works much better than a > naked inner tube. > > john_childs > > > >From: “Lars Lottrup” <Lars@artist.dk> Where is it possible to buy a Miyata > >air seat?? > > > >I do not work well together with any tool, so trying to make it my self will > >probably ruin the seat, my hands and at least two unis… > > > >Lars Lottrup Denmark > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
> And if they are not flat, you might find a brake helps your knees survive a > bit longer…
Oooh yes, that’d be really nice. How do you fit a brake to a coker and what
sort of brake do people fit? Is it something that a non-skilled person can do,
or that the nice man at the little bike workshop round the corner would have
to do? ie. does it involve drilling things into the frame or welding stuff on
or whatever?
> Where is it possible to buy a Miyata air seat?? > > I do not work well together with any tool, so trying to make it my self will > probertly ruin the seet, my hands and at least two unis…