I need some feedback on people who have 26 uni.
Been riding my Coker for over year now, like it much.
But now need some more flavor to do other things.
I can’t do tricks like wheel-walking or hopping on Coker due to its size.
First reason for 26 uni; anything smaller like 24 is way too small for me(my height 5’9"). I thought of buying 27,28, and even 29 uni, but I like the 26 tire.
Second, I like the large selection of tires on 26 inch. With a Coker there is NO selection on tires at all.
If you want to learn freestyle skills, a 26" is still quite large. I’m 5’9" and ride a 20" wheel for freestyle. For wheel-walking you need plenty of clearance between the saddle and wheel to manoeuvre your legs. I recommend you get no larger than a 24" if freestyle and hopping around are your goals.
Why not buy a 24" with a 3" tire… it has the approximate same diameter as a regular 26" and you can use it for trials also…
I’m 5’11" and my 24"x3" is plenty large for me and I do trials and freestyle on it.
i just made myself a 26" muni and i will never go back to a smaller wheel! I can ww and glide on it no problem. Trust me get it! I dont understand why ppl use 24" now. The 26" is faster, rolls things better, and is more stable on most things.
But, did you initially learn to WW on a large wheel?
A small wheel is, in my experience, much more practical for learning freestyle skills. If nothing else, I save a lot of energy by not having to jump up so high to remount every time I fall off, and the slowness and closeness to the ground make for less chance of nasty injury when falling off.
Nah, I’m 5’9" now and I ride a 24" and 20" trials (20" mostly). I initially learned how to unicycle on a 24", I must have been somewere below 5’4" or something then.
My first real uni was the Nimbus 26" muni. I rode it a little then swapped the giant 26x3" knobby out for a slick 26x2.125" whitewall and started learning all the basic skills. I’m 5’9" as well and find the 26" to be a nice all around ride. You have to scrunch up a little to wheel walk, but it’s not bad once you get used to it.
I found the 170 cranks too long for anything but real rough off roading. You’ll probably want shorter ones if you plan on doing any freestyle. I swapped mine for 140s and it improved the ride greatly. It doesn’t look like you can squeeze too big a tire in the Torker frame, but that might not be an issue if you don’t plan on doing any serious muni.
The 26" is great for all purpose riding and I would definatly recommend one, however, you might want to check out some 24" unis as well. My brother has a 24" Nimbus II with 125mm cranks and a Hookworm tire that feels real nice for freestyle work. It’s not quite as fast as my 26", but the shorter cranks let you zip along at a decent pace.
Hope this helps a bit. Whatever you decide, I doubt you’ll be dissapointed.
