John,
He’s 18yo, just started college, has a “plan”, now someone has poked holes in his plan, so he’s going to be upset.
Seriously, this is not the first time someone has posted to the forum with a plan to revolutionize unicycling, so nothing new there.
But I have to admit, his response was not exactly mature, esp if he wants help from forum members
Hey Truman,
You’re new to the forum, so I’ll lay it out for you: we regularly have new people posting to the forum with ideas about how to build a better wheel, a better frame, etc… And though I can appreciate your desire to improve on existing technology and materials used in building unicycles, please understand that, as a forum, we tend to be a bit cynical
So, this is what I say is this: Build it, test it, report back.
But until that time: Don’t be a nuisance, feel free to ask your questions, but take no offense, be prepared to be ridiculed, keeping in mind that this is the nature of “free” inquiry.
Remember, you came here asking for our help, we didn’t seek you out.
Personally, having some experience with materials such as bamboo, I would be suprised if you can develop anything that will resist torsion equal to metal. So think design, ie how are you going to maintain structural integrity.
For example: I have a custom made titanum uni frame, it looks awesome, but in practice it is flexy and prone to breaking.