This is understandably not an ‘extreme’ unicycle. But every ride has things thrown in it like curbs, ruts, ect…
What’s the furthest you want to push a Coker in regards to obstacles? Can you ride down stairs? Bunnyhop?
I ride mine off standard curbs of about 8" height regularly. I do not hop or ride down stairs. I may have done a “high” curb drop of 12" at the VERY most once. I am 180 pounds of supercharged muscle so maybe average weight for Coker riders. I don’t want to take my big commuting wheel to taco land and I have other unis I can abuse and remain guilt-free.
I’m surprised I haven’t tacoed a coker wheel yet. I’ve taken 2 foot drops, done hopping on wheel, do regular hopping, ride up curbs, and other stuff.
I never taco Coker wheels.
This is true. After a recent ride, Greg was kind enough to jump start my truck. We put the positive lead on his toung…
-C
When the hell did you do a 2 foot drop?
Re: Do’s and Don’ts on a (non-delux) Coker?
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From: rhysling <rhysling.cp2n3@timelimit.unicyclist.com>
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> harper wrote:
> > I am 180 pounds of supercharged muscle so maybe average weight for
> > Coker riders.
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> This is true. After a recent ride, Greg was kind enough to jump start
> my truck. We put the positive lead on his toung…
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> -C
Where did you put the negative lead? Uh… Maybe I don’t want to know.
Lowell
Call me a B.O.F. by all means, but I treat my Coker just like it cost me the best part of a week’s wages, more than a month’s mortgage payment or the cost of a major service on the car. I also treat it like one of the attractive design features of a wheel is that it rolls along the ground, as opposed to, say, a pogo stick, which bounces, or a parachute, which is useful for descending large distances safely.
That said, it will cope with rough ground and occasional down kerbs if treated with respect.
Mike - is - a - Beee Ohhhh Eeefff. MIKE - is - a BEEE - OHHHH - EEEEFFF!
(What is a Bof? Why, Mike is, silly!)
BTW: Parachutes are usefull for descending short differences safely- the last few feet. You might as well enjoy the fall on the long part (I’ll try to remeber that the next time I take the Coker out).
-Christopher
Speaking of high-spead Coker dismounts, do you think a drogue chute would be usefull, attached to the rider?
-Christopher
A few years ago at the U in front of Williamson Hall. There is a huge “curb” between the grass and the sidewalk, but now that I think about it, it’s probably just 2 gilby feet tall.
Coker trials, that would be crazy. Of course with at stonger wheel and stuff…
-Mike
B.O.F. UK (Motor) Biker terminology for someone who is boring, old and flatulent. 
cubrs, up and down, some hopping, bad mounts that end in hopping. stuff like that. I worry more about my seat base cracking when i use tha handle than i do about tacoing the wheel. Then again i only weigh a slim 135 lbs.
I tried a kickup mount. Jeff lutkus was there. I dont think this is a good thing to try with your coker.