I own a 20inch unicycle and it’s my starter,actually.I went for a long ride yesterday-about 10 miles, but it was quite exhausting.I m looking for a unicycle with a bigger wheel but I don’t know if I am able to unicycle a 36inch.Any ideas from the experts please?Thank you!
I don’t know anything about 36 inch unis and fit, but do know that if you are riding that long you should consider at least a 29. If you are just starting it will be a tough adjustment from a 20" but with practice you should be fine.
I can’t imagine a 20" for 10 miles. I recently went 7 miles on an old 24 and it was terrible.
Back in the day the biggest most of us had was a 24" and that’s what we used on long rides. The saddles were terrible, nothing like today. Nowadays a good 29 inch should take you a long way. Once you are more experienced, a 36 would be the way to go for rides that are a few miles or longer with less traffic and stop lights.
Sure you can! I did. I rode as a child, took a 20 year hiatus, ordered a 24" unicycle (figured out I could still ride), and immediately returned it for a 36" Nimbus Impulse because I knew right away that distance touring would be my primary discipline. If it’s going to be yours (don’t know if Greece has a lot of off-road trails), I highly suggest you skip the “transition” purchase of a 29er. Cokering is the only way to go if your riding surface is primarly asphalt/sealed tarmac/pavement. Get one. You won’t regret it.
If there are a lot of off-road mountain bike trails in your area you might consider riding a 29er on the road for now but you will inevitably be lured off-road.
It should be noted a 36er does have it’s downsides. I can’t idle at stop lights. Expensive to ship. Oversized expensive to fly any airline with. Too big to fit in the back seat of some smaller cars. Too far to fall if you are opposed to safety gear like a helmet, wrist protection, knee/shinguards. All in all, too much fun! You’ll be addicted the first time you ride that 10 mile route again and it won’t take long before you’ll be doing a uni century.
First of all thank you very much for your replies!You really helped me.My riding surface in long distances is asphalt/pavement mostly.I go off-road for short rides and in narrow roads/paths.Any suggestions for a model in 29" would be helpful…Thanks again!
I have qu-ax 24" cross and it’s really great for start( went for 5 km ride so far), so i guess this will be good choise. It really depends on your budget but I would suggest at least QX series if you are seriously thinking about riding. Compared to standart qu-ax series unicycles it has break mounts. And i would suggest buying a better saddle if you decide to go with either of these unis.
I’ve got the Quax 26" and am very happy with it. I use it for long road rides and, for the terrain round here, which is very hilly, it’s perfect: I did switch to a nslightly less aggressive/lighter tyre.
So, if you’re riding somewhere with less hills, i think the 29-er version should be good. Other models to look at would be the Nimbus- probably in the same price range as the Quax? Or, if you want to pay more, the KH29-ers.
All those 3 brands are very good quality.
I noticed the ones in the photo have the red hub- with Quax the really tough axles are the yellow ones. If you’re thinking of doing extreme muni, would be worth checking the unis with the yellow hubs, but, other than extreme muni, I’d be happy to have the red hubbed one.
Fully agreed with you - QuAx making very good units. I have 26" alumuni QuAx (with yellow hub) switched tire to MAXXIS Hookworm - perfect for my needs (long rides, off road).
Yes. I was so impressed by my Quax 26" that I bought a quax 20" (not that I use 20" unis much- it’s mainly for workshops and the odd time I want to work on a trick).
Prior to getting the Quax, I was never that bothered about aluminiun frames, but the aluminium frame on the Quax is beautiful.
normally I don’t go for coloured unicycles, but the bright yellow rim on this was a major selling point
I also got it off a wholesale site so the price was a major factor- however, having ridden it now for several months, I’d happily pay full price for one in the future. Superb unicycle
Yellow is looks soooo cool! And yes - after that I bought 20" Luxus QuAx for my wife (also using it for workouts) and 36" Luxus QuAx for me to hit the road
Happy with quality. And BTW seats are very comfy on all of these unis.
Thank you all very much for your help!I ll probably buy the 29" inch Quax Cross as it covers my needs - as you said - for long distance,road rides ( maybe I ll change the tire).I don t know if it is allowed to suggest an online shop in Europe to make my purchase…
At 28" I don’t think you will have a problem. Out of curiosity what inseam are they giving for a minimum?
If it really is too tall even with the post cut (I doubt it is) there are other things you can do to make it ridable. Mostly cutting down the frame a bit or using shorter cranks. There are some short people Coker threads that could give you ideas.
EDIT: and I hope you realize they are talking about full leg inseam length to the floor with shoes on, not pant leg length. If you wore a 28" pant you will be laughing.