First 36er experience

In october I wrote about the 36er:

This feeling prevailed for quite some time. But today I thought that the 36er was indeed the right choice after all.
I love all my unis (only 4 frames and 5 wheels, so far) for different reasons, but when it comes to ride in perfect conditions - i.e. smooth ground, no tight corners, not many pedestrians or other obstacles that force you to slow down or even dismount - there is nothing like a big wheel.
A 32er would be better to use in combination with public transportation, but I have a (g)29er for that. With the Schlumpf wheel it‘s even faster than the 36er, but the big wheel has some kind of magic in it…. I don‘t know, maybe it‘s just the green rim :crazy_face:
If I ever get the chance to ride a 32er I would of course love to do this, but I have no more traces of buyer‘s remorse on getting the larger wheel.
To be honest, the T bar adds a lot to the 36er and makes it also a lot easier to maneuver in tight spaces. I‘m trying to build such a thing myself for the 36er and then move the T bar to the 29er to see if this combo works well or if I prefer that uni to be a bit more minimalist.

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I rode a 36er for the first time ever today. I get it now. That is an amazing feeling. Now I have a new itch: to expand my collection to include a 36…

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Warning: side effects include your other unicycles getting jealous!

That could be true for the 20er. It is the one that clearly sees the least use at the moment since I use it to learn new skills or improve on them. But that‘s something I tend to do when the weather is warmer. Plus my wrist is put in a splint at the moment (and prbably will be for a while :cry:) so no risky unicycling for me at the moment… Of course that means no muniing, but the fatty got its share of use (and due accolade) just before my injury. And I can still use it on the road if there‘s more snow and ice that I like to ride on with the slim tire of the 29er. That one with the non geared wheel and studded tire is my go to unicycle for my very short rides to the town while the 36er is used for the longer rides to the next town.

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Agree, doing a sort of jump mount I was almost able to mount and ride off with 45 mm cranks. Unfortunately they were of such poor quality that they were already starting to bend. If i were to bore out my 75 mm cranks it might actually be possible.