History on unicycle time trial records on wikipedia

Hi!

I’ve updated the wikipedia page : Unicycle time trial records - Wikipedia

I’ve searched the forum further, going back to discussions in the 90s. There are a lot of resources in this forum to feed such a page, what luck! :smiley:

To encourage you to take a look at the page, I’m sharing a few finds with you:

  • I was astonished to discover that the 100-mile record was so hotly contested in the 80s. In fact, at the time, it seemed to be the only record really contested.
  • On the other hand, the hour record doesn’t seem to have attracted interest until after the 2000s.
  • I also found the 1st post where someone announced that the Coker company was producing 36“ pneumatic tires (and a cheap 36” unicycle) in 1998.

Obviously, there’s still a lot missing.
I can’t quite figure out how long the IUF has been validating WRs. I’m aware of the 2011 guidelines, but I wonder if the IUF started validating WRs in 2011. @GizmoDuck @Klaas_Bil do you have the answer?
I’d also be very happy if @johnfoss took a look at the page, you probably have info on records or details that I haven’t found any trace of on the forum and on the internet.

The next step is to add photos. But there’s the question of image copyright. It’s very formalized on wikipedia, and I don’t want to make any mistakes.

For example, I’d like to add Floyd Beattie’s photo (to illustrate 100-mile records in the 80s) (Floyd Beattie passes away - #4 by johnfoss):

Sam Wakeling @redwelly photo of the 24-hour record and/or the 100-mile record. Pictures of Mirjam and Jana too. A photo of an original Coker, schlumpf, old pictures…

I’d be delighted if some of you would tell me what photos I could put on the page (unless you’d like to do it yourself).

Cheers!

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