Re: Help me build a tough street unicycle
Joe,
Can you tell if the rim is close enough to the fork “crown” to install a
sidepull brake? I would be interested to hear your speeds once you get
more experience on the new unicycle.
Jeff
P.S. Hey, how about a unicycle version of the Tour de France, but instead
be something like Tour de Liechtenstein or Tour de Upper Peninsula!
On Fri, 08 Mar 2002 12:22:29 GMT “Joe Marshall” <news@joemarshall.org.uk>
writes:
> Hi there,
>
> I’ve just built myself up a speedy little street / muni racing
> unicycle,
> which could possibly fit most of your needs, although I’m probably
> going to
> disagree with every else who said 26" wheel, long 150 cranks or
> whatever.
>
> What I’ve got:-
>
> 700c wheel (which is sometimes incorrectly I think called 28" - 28"
> is a
> different size you can’t get any more)
> made from:-
> Mavic T261 tandem/touring rim (48 hole, pretty wide)
> Suzue Hub(48 hole)
> lots of spokes (bog standard stainless ones) built 4 cross
>
> Nimbus II 28" frame - this is fat enough for a really really monster
> tyre on
> your 700c wheel, which the original Nimbus 28" wasn’t. It seems
> pretty solid
> and has nice friendly bearing holders.
>
> 110 Bicycle euro cranks, imitation wellgo pedals, possibly soon to
> have
> zefal half toeclips
>
> Now as for tyre selection for this, there’s a great selection of
> skinny
> tyres and hybrid tyres up to about 40mm wide (1.6 inches), but also
> there
> are now 29" mountain bike tyres, which are based on the same rim
> size and
> superfat cross tyres, eg the bottom one on this page and the IRC
> 29er tyres
> (not up on their website yet, contact your nearest gary fisher
> dealer for
> them)http://www.cambriabike.com/tires/cyclocross.htm
>
> I’ve got a plain miyata seat, consensus seems to be get an airseat
> if you
> can be bothered.
>
> The whole setup (with a 38mm hybrid tyre) weighs a less than my
> Pashley 26"
> (with Nokian tyre) partly because of the big difference in tyre
> weight and
> is almost as fast as my Coker.
>
>
> If you wanted to make this stronger, you could:-
>
> a) use a heavier stronger rim, eg. Sun Rhyno 700c, other fat tandem
> rims
> b) use fat spokes
> c) get the super duper profile hub,
> I wouldn’t do this personally as it limits the spoke count and crank
> length
> and and a 145 / 150 cranked 700c wheel is well slow. But then I’m
> spoilt by
> the coker as far as speed goes, so maybe you might not find it so
> slow. I
> also wanted the same hub as my 26" wheel so that I can switch them
> in the
> frame.
>
> d) get someone to make you a frame
>
> If you really want the ultimate super duper unicycle, I hear Dave
> Mariner
> (www.unicycle.co.uk) made some bigger wheeled unicycles for people,
> if one
> was to persuade him to make a 700c wheel with big clearance and the
> same
> crankset as the dm atu that’d be pretty solid. I’d guess DM can do
> custom
> models internationally although that might push the cost up. Again
> I’m not
> sure if his splined cranks come in short sizes or not.
>
> Given that lots of my riding is getting to places, I’m probably a
> bit more
> fussy about speed than most, if you’re not fussy about speed, or you
> want to
> do some urban stuff, stairs etc. you might be better with the 26"
> wheel
> profile hub things people are talking about.
>
> Joe
>
>
>
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