I recently switched from 26/100 back to 26/125, to improve my control. But the spinning amplitude was too high. Today 114mm cranks were in the mail, I seem to have found a sweet spot there, new personal best 22.48km/h. Even though I held back, because I forgot my gloves and it’s wet.
GEARED WHEELS
Speed (mph), Name, Location, Unicycle, Crank size
28.8 mph, Chuck Edwall, Laguna Beach, CA, Geared KH36, 150mm (downhill)
27.0 mph, Corbin Dunn, Los Gatos CA USA, Geared KH36, 150mm
26.8 mph, Jan Logemann, Remscheid, Germany, Geard KH36, 125mm
26.0 mph, Scott Wilton, Madison WI USA, Geared KH29 125mm
25.9 mph, (41.7 kph), turtle on “turtle’s V”, Gearded 29", 125mm
25.8 mph (41.5 kph), Sam Wakeling, Wales UK, Geared KH36", 150mm
24.2 mph, John Moriarty, Sarasota FL, 24" Schlumpf muni, 125mm
24.1 mph, Roland Kays, Albany NY, Geared KH36, 165mm
23.6 mph (38.0 kph) Geoff Houghton, Ashland, Oregon, USA, Florian Green 36" V frame with Schlumpf, 152 mm
23.5 mph, David Stone, Lobster, 29" Schlumpf, 125mm
22.74 mph(36.6kph) Jakob Flansberry Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. KH26 Schlumpf, 137mm
22.6 mph, Spencer Owen, Nottingham UK, Schlumpf 29, 127mm
21.51 mph, Kaycee Stevens, Rt.2 in Orono, Maine, Schlumpf KH29, 150mm
21.43 mph (34.5 kph) Nathan Hoover, Kenya, Schlumpf KH 36, 150mm
20.8 mph, Steve Relles, Delmar NY US, KH36/Schumpf, 165mm
UNGEARED 36" (or larger)
Speed (mph), Name, Location, Unicycle, Crank size
29-ish, Christian Hoverath, ungeared Coker, 125mm
28.0 mph, Madison Johnston, Portland Oregon, Ungeared Nimbus 36 114mm cranks(downhill)
26.7 mph Sam Wakeling, Wales, UK, Ungeared 36, 114mm
24.2 mph, Lars Lottrup, Nivå Denmark, Nimbus 36, 114mm
23.4 mph(37.7kph), Jakob Flansberry, Gatineau, Canada, Coker Big One, 114mm
22.9 mph, Scott Wilton, Madison WI USA, Nimbus 36, 114mm
22.5 mph Madison Johnston, Portland Oregon, ungeared Nimbus 36 125mm cranks(flat ground)
22.1 mph Tyler Nail, California, ungeared UDC 36er, 125mm
22-ish, John Foss, 45" Unicycle Factory Big Wheel (28 pounds), 6.5" cranks
21.9, David Stone, 36" Coker with 110mm cranks
21.43 mph (34.5 kph) Nathan Hoover, Kenya, Schlumpf KH 36, 150mm
21.1 mph, Øivind Stuan, Trondheim Norway, Nimbus 36, 125mm
20.8 mph, Nathan Hoover, Norway, Hunter 36, 125mm
20.2 mph, Samuel Farmer, West Sussex England, Qu-ax 36, 114mm
20.0 mph, Austin Bachman, Gardnerville, NV, USA, Nimbus 36, 125mm
19.9 mph, Peripatet, Jacksonville FL USA, KH36, 125mm
19.59 mph, Matthew Morris, Manchester UK, KH36, 110mm
19.5 mph Tomas Nemecek, Phoenix, Arizona, USA KH36, 110mm
19.06 mph, Federico Moretto, Pove del Grappa ITALY, Nimbus 36, 145mm
19.0 mph, Joe Sowul, Anaheim CA USA, Nimbus Nightrider 36, 125mm
17.5 mph, John Foss, Max. indicated speed on 24" with 125mm (multiple repeats)
17.5 mph, Rob Northcott, Warwick cycle races, UK, Mongrel 36er, 145mm
16.0 mph, David Hood, Louisville KY USA, ungeared N36, 110mm
15.5mph, Bob Griffiths, Shrewsbury Cycle Track,UK, Coker 36, 150s
UNGEARED 29" (or smaller)
Speed (mph), Name, Location, Unicycle, Crank size
19.1 mph, Marco Schmidt, 29" KH with 114mm cranks (on a street going downhill), near Dieburg (Germany)
17.5 mph, John Foss, Max. indicated speed on 24" with 125mm (multiple repeats)
16.8, Austin Ritz, Conewago Trail, ungeared KH 29, 125s
15.9 mph (25.4 kph), Blacky Burny (haha Joey), Millbank, ON, Nimbus/Semcycle 29er, 125 mm
15 mph, David Stone, Semcycle 29", 110mm cranks
14.0 mph (22.48 km/h), Dominic Fandrey (kamikaze), Germany/Karlsruhe, Siegmono Touring 26", 114mm
12.8 mph BrianP, Ocala FL US, KH24 w 150s