Don’t know whether anybody else has tried it, but at the BMW I showed that it
could be done. It would need a little more practice, since it was my first time
on one, but it can be done !
Simon
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Vote 36". Its heaven on one wheel.
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Certainly it’s harder than idling on a 28/26/24/whatever, but just go slow
and it works.
Love your sig, yes I am voting 36" also, Nathan
IOU <i.o.u@mindless.com> wrote in message news:3.0.5.32.19990518124036.00914290@mindless.com… > Don’t know whether anybody else has tried it, but at the BMW I showed that it > could be done. It would need a little more practice, since it was my first > time on one, but it can be done ! > > Simon > > ----------------------------±-------------------------- > | > Simon Greenway | I.O.U O > I.O.U@mindless.com | | Romsey, Hampshire, UK. | Idiots On Unicycles #/ > | http://come.to/muni o > ----------------------------±-------------------------- > Vote 36". Its heaven on one wheel. > ----------------------------±--------------------------
For the sake of us newbies, what is the 36" vote all about? Jim
Nathan Hoover wrote: > > Certainly it’s harder than idling on a 28/26/24/whatever, but just go slow and > it works. > > Love your sig, yes I am voting 36" also, Nathan > > IOU <i.o.u@mindless.com> wrote in message > news:3.0.5.32.19990518124036.00914290@mindless.com… > > Don’t know whether anybody else has tried it, but at the BMW I showed that > > it could be done. It would need a little more practice, since it was my > > first time on one, but it can be done ! > > > > Simon > > > > ----------------------------±-------------------------- > > | > > Simon Greenway | I.O.U O > > I.O.U@mindless.com | | Romsey, Hampshire, UK. | Idiots On Unicycles #/ > > | http://come.to/muni o > > ----------------------------±-------------------------- > > Vote 36". Its heaven on one wheel. > > ----------------------------±--------------------------
> Certainly it’s harder than idling on a 28/26/24/whatever, but just go slow and > it works.
Big wheel unicycles, due to their mass and inertia, don’t lend themselves very
well to idling. You can do it of course (with practice), but it puts a big
strain on the tire as well as the rider. Even my solid wheel chair rubber tire
will wear out if I do too much idling.
I generally stick with straight ahead cruising, swooping turns, and spins with
mine. Yes, the spins wear the tire also, but they’re too cool and people like to
see it. Instead of idling, if I have to stop, I usually lean against a post or
something. It looks more dignified than ungainly idling anyway…
It’s the diameter of the wheel of a Coker “Big One” unicycle. See http://www.coker.com/collect/bigone.html for a photo. It’s the machine of choice
for commuting and riding long distances because it goes fast, but has an
air-filled tire unlike other big wheel unicycles. Great ride, very smooth. Get
one and you’ll be voting 36" too.
J. Michaels <jmichaels@home.com> wrote in message news:3743153B.AB13F62B@home.com… > For the sake of us newbies, what is the 36" vote all about? Jim > > Nathan Hoover wrote: > > > > Certainly it’s harder than idling on a 28/26/24/whatever, but just go slow > > and it works. > > > > Love your sig, yes I am voting 36" also, Nathan > > > > IOU <i.o.u@mindless.com> wrote in message > > news:3.0.5.32.19990518124036.00914290@mindless.com… > > > Don’t know whether anybody else has tried it, but at the BMW I showed that > > > it could be done. It would need a little more practice, since it was my > > > first time on one, but it can be done ! > > > > > > Simon > > > > > > ----------------------------±-------------------------- > > > | > > > Simon Greenway | I.O.U O > > > I.O.U@mindless.com | | Romsey, Hampshire, UK. | Idiots On Unicycles > > > #/ > > > | http://come.to/muni o > > > ----------------------------±-------------------------- > > > Vote 36". Its heaven on one wheel. > > > ----------------------------±--------------------------
John Foss (jfoss@unicycling.com) wrote: : I usually lean against a post or something. It looks more dignified than : ungainly idling anyway…
I have got to learn to idle on mine. The route to work is mostly OK but there
are 4 junctions where I do not have right of way and none of them have
convenient street furniture, two of them involve waiting to turn across traffic
if any is coming. Sometimes I’m lucky and can time it right, others I’ve had to
get off or risk going under a double decker bus.
36 gets my vote and may get me fit too, definatly more work on the hills!
Someone a few months ago gave me this good advice regarding idling on the Coker
which has worked for me. Simply act like you are riding backwards and then
quickly revert to going frontwards. Do this complete motion of peddling instead
of the incomplete motion of idling until you get the hang of it. Beware that it
will put a strain on your calf muscles.
> I have got to learn to idle on mine. The route to work is mostly OK but there > are 4 junctions where I do not have right of way and none of them have > convenient street furniture, two of them involve
Another alternative to idling (when no street furniture is present) is a simple
dismount. Now, before you start thinking this is some form of giving up, it
isn’t. It depends on your personal tastes, but I don’t need to prove to myself
how far I can ride, and none of the cars observing me will see how far I go
either. However they will be fascinated to see how I get off and on the thing.
People love watching you freemount a big wheel, and it gives you a nice way to
give them a little show at each street crossing.
I had a few go’s on Roger Davies’s Coker at the BJC, I found idling easier if
some effort was channelled thru’ the top foot (which normally is just being
lazy). Using this method it was reasonably straitforward to free mount into an
idle or juggle clubs.
Leo White
Don H. wrote in message … >Someone a few months ago gave me this good advice regarding idling on the Coker >which has worked for me. Simply act like you are riding backwards and then >quickly revert to going frontwards. Do this complete motion of peddling instead >of the incomplete motion of idling until you get the hang of it. Beware that it >will put a strain on your calf muscles. > >Don >
> -----Original Message----- From: Nathan Hoover [SMTP:nathan@paper2net.com] > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 1999 12:52 PM To: unicycling@winternet.com Subject: > Re: idling on a coker(Vote 36"?) > > It’s the diameter of the wheel of a Coker “Big One” unicycle. See > http://www.coker.com/collect/bigone.html for a photo. It’s the machine of > choice for commuting and riding long distances because it goes fast, but has > an air-filled tire unlike other big wheel unicycles. Great ride, very smooth. > Get one and you’ll be voting 36" too. > > Also available at http://www.unicyclesource.com/Coker_Tire_Company3166.html on > sale this month. > > —Nathan, not a salesman, just a cyclist. > > J. Michaels <jmichaels@home.com> wrote in message > news:3743153B.AB13F62B@home.com… > > For the sake of us newbies, what is the 36" vote all about? Jim > > > > Nathan Hoover wrote: > > > > > > Certainly it’s harder than idling on a 28/26/24/whatever, but just go slow > > > and it works. > > > > > > Love your sig, yes I am voting 36" also, Nathan > > > > > > IOU <i.o.u@mindless.com> wrote in message > > > news:3.0.5.32.19990518124036.00914290@mindless.com… > > > > Don’t know whether anybody else has tried it, but at the BMW I showed > > > > that it could be done. It would need a little more practice, since it > > > > was my first time on one, but it can be done ! > > > > > > > > Simon > > > > > > > > ----------------------------±-------------------------- > > > > | > > > > Simon Greenway | I.O.U O > > > > I.O.U@mindless.com | | Romsey, Hampshire, UK. | Idiots On Unicycles > > > > #/ > > > > | http://come.to/muni o > > > > ----------------------------±-------------------------- > > > > Vote 36". Its heaven on one wheel. > > > > ----------------------------±--------------------------
