Define for me what constitutes a giraffe?
I have 4 unicycles that might qualify but I need clarification.
To be called a giraffe does a unicycle need to be taller than normal?
To be called a giraffe does a tall unicycle need to be chain driven?
I’ll wait for the answers before adding myself to the count.
-mg
I would define a giraffe as any unicycle where the cranks are not attached directly to the hub/axle of the bottom wheel and are positioned directly above it, not of to one side (as in tandem or recumbant unicycles). This would include multi-wheeled unicycles and most chain driven unicycles. Perhaps it should be also added that to qualify as a giraffe, the unicycle must raise one higher than a standard 36" unicycle would, since some chain-driven unicycles are actually far smaller than even the average 20" unicycle.
Re: Giraffe Count
My statistics for you:
6 Total
1 Giraffe
2 Riders
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Mill’s Mess NEEDS gravity, it is probably what Newton invented it for.
But why did he have to give us quite so much of it?
Nao
e: Giraffe Count
I own 2 unicycles.
Unis Running Total : 103
I own one “Giraffe” (DM two wheeler, fits the definition given by jsm,
feel free to argue! 
Giraffes Running Total: 16
Riders Running Total: 15
Should we be recording the total height as well so we can get an
average height?
Cheers,
Roger (not that one)
why don’t answer in the actual thread?
Re: e: Giraffe Count
lleberg wrote:
> why don’t answer in the actual thread?
Er, a confession. I wanted to see what happened when you post from
groups.google.com and for some reason it wouldn’t let me reply to the
existing posts properly. It doesn’t let you have a subject beginning
with "Re: " unless it thinks you are replying to an existing post, so I
just removed the first R… I guessed people would figure out it was a
reply.
I forgot it works slightly differently on the web interface.
Cheers,
Nottingham One Day Juggling Convention
5th March 2005 - 10am-Late
So a mini-giraffe would not be a giraffe? While this one would? Fine with me but you see that qualification is not trivial.
Klaas Bil
I am going to include my mini giraffe to the count once I figure out how to tabulate my entry in this thread. The tabulation format keeps changing and I’m confused. 
My definition for a giraffe would be any unicycle where the pedals are above the center of the wheel on the ground. That definition would include the mini giraffes, the multi wheel giraffes, and the traditional chain drive giraffes. It would nix the oddballs like the chaindrive jackshaft geared 36er (it’s a chaindrive, but not a giraffe). It would include the big wheel uni in the picture that Klaas posted.
unis:7 ------138
giraffes:1------20
rider:3-----24
I have two schwinn giraffes one with a 20" standard rim/tire and one with a 24" standard rim/tire both 1977s.
I also have a standard 20" Schwinn, a 20" miyata delux, a 24"x3" muni, and a mostly stock coker.
144 unicycles.
22 giraffes.
25 riders.
I am so lucky on how i got my giraffe. I was Muni on Mt. Crested Butte in Co and this groundsman wanted to see my unicycle. He gave me his address and phone # and said that he had a giraffe unicycle that was 20 years old and was a shwinn and wanted me to have it because he has never met anyone else that could unicycle. He gave it to me because he could only move his feet an cm up and down and couldnt handle the fall because he broke both of his feet paragliding. well anyway i am in kansas and got my pic in the newspaper for cheering my friend on in a race on it.
3 unis
1 giraffe
2 ridders shared inbetween
so…
147…unicycles
23…giraffes
27… …riders
152 unicycles
24 giraffes
28 riders
-Mark
165 unicycles
28 giraffes (I went with the JC definition of giraffe)
31 riders
7 unis
1 giraffe
2 riders
so…
172…unicycles
29…giraffes
33… …riders
3 unis
0 giraffes
1 rider
175****unicycles
29giraffes
34riders
10 unis
2 giraffes (Fleet mini giraffe and 6 foot Schwinn giraffe)
1 rider
185****unicycles
31giraffes
35riders
6 unis
1 giraffe
2 riders
191****unicycles
32giraffes
37riders
50+ unis
10 giraffes
(2 standard 2w, 1 modified 2w, 3w, 2 Schwinn 6’, 1 Matthews 6’, 7’, 8’, 12/16’)
1 rider
241****unicycles
42giraffes
38riders
Connie Cotter
PLEASE post some pics of your collection of giraffes PLEASE!!
No good current pics of my collection, but John Foss has a pic from '96. Look down near the bottom of the page.
Maybe now that I’m not lurking any more and participating, I’ll get around to getting pics.
Connie
(Lurker for a loooooong time)
