Well, you can’t really consider it a hill, but it was on a road that has a
very slight downward slant, not really a hill at all. I wasn’t waering ANY
safty equipment at all either.
Chris Cline MUni-Cow
>> My best on my coker is 26.8 mph, I have no idea on my 20" because the
>> computer is broken.
>
>Awesome!! Was that downhill? Is that much faster than your normal max?
>Wow! I thought 20mph was scary. -Mark
> >>Whereas the best sprinting speed I ever clocked on my 20" was
> >>somewhere over 12mph
> >Wow – were you using tiny cranks on that 20" uni? I’m guessing 3cm
> >(1") cranks. That’s where you wiggle your toes to ride.
Nope, just the 5" cranks that came with it. But that was a sprint, I
couldn’t have kept it up for long and probably wouldn’t be fit enough to
repeat it now. Cruising speed on the 20" would be more like 6mph.
–
Danny Colyer (remove your.mind to reply)
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honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made” -
Groucho Marx
> >>Whereas the best sprinting speed I ever clocked on my 20" was
> >>somewhere over 12mph
> >Wow – were you using tiny cranks on that 20" uni? I’m guessing 3cm
> >(1") cranks. That’s where you wiggle your toes to ride.
Nope, just the 5" cranks that came with it. But that was a sprint, I
couldn’t have kept it up for long and probably wouldn’t be fit enough to
repeat it now. Cruising speed on the 20" would be more like 6mph.
–
Danny Colyer (remove your.mind to reply)
http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/danny.html “The secret of life is
honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made” -
Groucho Marx
“The Cline’s” <ncline@eup.k12.mi.us> wrote in message
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> >>Whereas the best sprinting speed I ever clocked on my 20" was
> >>somewhere over 12mph, and the top speed I’ve recorded on my Coker so
> >>far is 14.8mph.
> >Wow – were you using tiny cranks on that 20" uni? I’m guessing 3cm
> >(1") cranks. That’s where you wiggle your toes to ride.
>
> My best on my coker is 26.8 mph, I have no idea on my 20" because the
> computer is broken.
Incredible! What is the wheel size setting on your cyclometer?
—Nathan
“The Cline’s” <ncline@eup.k12.mi.us> wrote in message
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> >>Whereas the best sprinting speed I ever clocked on my 20" was
> >>somewhere over 12mph, and the top speed I’ve recorded on my Coker so
> >>far is 14.8mph.
> >Wow – were you using tiny cranks on that 20" uni? I’m guessing 3cm
> >(1") cranks. That’s where you wiggle your toes to ride.
>
> My best on my coker is 26.8 mph, I have no idea on my 20" because the
> computer is broken.
Incredible! What is the wheel size setting on your cyclometer?
—Nathan
Greetings
In message “How long does it take to learn: 9 hours”, David Stone wrote…
>How long it takes to learn:
I probably mentioned this before, but the normal time it takes me to teach
kids using the methods described in ny booklet (Anyone Can Ride a
Unicycle) is about one hour, sometimes less than 30 minutes. Within that
time I get them to ride for at least 3 to 4 revolutions unassisted. The
role of the spotters in the initial stages is CRUCIAL. See my booklet,
which is based on the pioneering work by Bill Jenack, for more.
>Of course I was kidding about the 9 hours comment – as you mention,
>there is NO fixed time, and there are so many variables that one can’t
>account for; the question is really impossible to answer without a long
>explanation. It happens that 9 hours is how long it took me to learn,
>but that was when I was 13. I practiced for 3hrs a day for 3
>(obsessive) days. I had no instruction whatsoever and was riding on a
>uni that was much too low, so I assume that with some help (a plus) a
>person who is of average coordination and obsession (a neutral) and who
>is older than 13 (a minus) can learn in about that time, give or take.
>Take that as an average.
>
>Now, if the learner is less obsessive, add 3 hours. If the learner is
>really coordinated, subtract at least 3 hours. If there is any
>instruction, take away an hour or so. For every decade past 20, add an
>hour or so (no flak, please, peanuts – it’s just a guess). And recall
>that these ‘hours’ are TOTAL time to learn and must be done over a few
>days so the brain can make certain adjustments. So I’ll stick with 9
>hours as a rough (and I mean really rough ) estimate.
>
>john_foss@asinet.com writes:
>>> >What size is better to learn on - a 20" or 24" wheel? Are
>>> there brands to avoid? How long does it take someone to learn to ride
>>> a unicycle?
>>
>>David Stone replied:
>>> I usually recommend a 20" for learning. It takes 9 hours.
>>
>>I agree with 20" as the short answer to the question. A longer answer I
>>would give is that unless the rider is small, there is no big
>>difference between learning on either size. I learned on a 16" piece of
>>junk, but rode a 24" Schwinn once during that process, and it was the
>>longest ride I took until several years later. Your choice of wheel
>>size should be based on the type of riding you intend to do.
>>
>>For David I would like to complain that I did not learn in 9 hours. No
>>fair! It took what seemed like forever on my 16" piece of Troxel, most
>>of which can be attributed to the bad design of the hardware. Part of
>>that time can also be blamed on total lack of information and coaching
>>on how to learn to ride.
>>
>>There is no fixed amount of time it takes to learn to ride, and this is
>>dependent on factors of equipment and training technique, but mostly on
>>the riders themselves. I’ve seen people ride in less than an hour, and
>>I know others who took more than a month. So though it’s a good idea to
>>give suggested times, I don’t recommend giving a fixed time period for
>>learning.
>>
>>Everybody wants to know how long it takes to learn to ride. But the
>>real answer is always "It depends what you put in, and what built-in
>>skills you already have." People with other athletic abilities or
>>training have an advantage. Dance, gymnastics, and martial arts are
>>examples of skills that will make learning the unicycle easier. Another
>>part is mental. Some people are so driven that they learn to ride
>>relatively fast, even with no similar experience. Others are unsure of
>>their ability to conquer the beast, and often take longer just because
>>of that fact.
>>
>
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