I would recommend to you and all schwinn giraffe riders to use a #8 aircraft bolt(s) for this connection. Regular bolts WILL shear off all-together making for a very uncomfortable UPD.
(Happened to me twice before I learned to upgrade the bolts)
It’s good to check those bolts frequently.
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I want to know weather it is really worth spending the extra like $100 plus on a dual cahin giraffe than a single chain because i found a decent single chain for 120 but if it is a huge difference il save up for the extra chain. anyone no?
As for tricks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMJmuaTBrR8
Now if only someone can teach me more tricks to do! I’m so afraid of trying to do a seat pullout on the giraffe :\
Distance-wise:
I take my 5’er up and down Lake Shore Drive during the summer along the bike path and then kick it with the jugglers. I end up doing about a total of 4 miles there and back each time!
I was wondering about unicycling on a treadmill, now I know! 
I know giraffe riders have done this, but I’m thinking about swapping out the stock cog that was installed on my wheel with something with far fewer teeth. I have a fixed gear mountain bike that I used to ride and so I have an assortment of cogs available. My question is about how far down is it safe to gear my 5’ giraffe with 20" wheel? I believe the crankset/cog has 32 teeth, do you think I can go 2:1? I’ll try it anyways but just was interested if somebody has already tried gearing down that far (or more).
I tried gearing my short giraffe (about 4’) with a 20" wheel and 2:1 ratio. I think the cranks were 125mm. I was fairly young at the time and my legs were not very well developed so I had to get a push start to get going and once I started heading down the hill I could not stop without jumping off or sliding my hands along a wall to slow down. Hardly safe but now that my legs are stronger and can handle a 36’er ok I think it would be alright.
2:1 is a lot. I’d start with something like 1.5:1 if you have a cog in that range, then work up from there. I used to ride my Schwinn Giraffe with something like 48:28 (whatever that is). Very difficult to freemount or ride slow, but you could cruise along pretty fast once you got going (and long as you really paid attention)!
That’s 12:7
or about 1.7:1
fast for a uni for sure!
I’m hoping someone can help me.
I bought a Nimbus Performer (the 5ft to 7ft) one at the start of the summer. After one or two goes the pedal feel out of its socket (luckily I wasn’t on it). Problem was a faulty crank. Anyway I got this replace for free and after a bit of fiddling with the fine adjustment settings finally got the 2 chains at the same tension. Riding was fine for the next while.
I took it out again today as it hadn’t seen light in a while. I built it up and climbed on. When cycling there is a loud clicking noise. It’s not the chains being to tight but I can’t see what it is. I was thinking the wheel bearings but would this be possible? Anyone any other ideas?
Thanks
C. Long
ah,pedal or crankbearing ?
Any tips on mounting? I just got a Nimbus 5ft for Christmas.
Rolling giraffe mount tutorial
Try this link …
JM
That seems pretty advanced. Are there any guides on the simple static mount?
Why won’t this work?
I’ve been wanting to make a giraffe out of this Bmx. I’m wondering if with some welding I could just attach the seat post, preferably adjustably, to the frame. Is this too simplistic or will it work? I’ve heard about de-freewheeling the hub, so I know about that.
Which set up would work if I were to do this?
Cheers all!
Giraffe.bmp (1.26 MB)
Hmm…suspicious…
Anyone know if this unicycle is OK? I can’t tell if it’s good or if it’s a piece of junk.
http://cgi.ebay.com/5-ft-Chrome-Unicycle-with-20-inch-wheel_W0QQitemZ360104667422QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item360104667422&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50
I have a chance to buy a used giraffe since I got some cash from relatives for Christmas. Right now it’s either that or a Torker TX, or I wait until a Schwinn pops up on eBay.
Looks like a pretty decent deal, especially if it’s brand new. Also looks like a 6’ frame. That is, if you’re tall and raise the seat up, it’s probably closer to 6’ than 5’. 5’ if you’re really short.
Wow.
Ok cool I’ll think about it between that and a tx. Thanks for the reply 
Oh and btw I am really short 