I’m thinking about getting a new wheel for my 6’ but a guy at the bike shop saw my giraffe and said it might be possible to use a regular 20" wheel. Is this true? He said the sprocket that is attached to my current wheel has notches so it can be tooled off. Any help would be appreciated.
So long as you don’t end up with a giraffe that freewheels, it’s fine
Re: Giraffe Wheels
I don’t know what you mean by a “regular” 20" wheel, but if he means one with a regular bike hub then I’d say no. The sprocket will unscrew and you’ll get dumped on your ass. If the hub has two threaded zones so that a reverse-threaded lockring can be used then it is ok but marginal acording to U-Turn and a few other expert unicycle mechanics.
Ah! Thanks!