A while back, I mentioned finding a used 24" Sun unicycle that needed a good home with some TLC. Earlier tonight I posted some pictures of that fixup project in the Post Your Current Projects Here topic. I’ll attach another view of it here.
After finishing it up and posting about it, I went to the park where I usually do my skating and brought along both my 20" and 24" unicycles. I rode for 45 minutes or so there, switching back and forth between them, and it felt like a world of difference to me. That was a little bit surprising since I’d seen suggestions for learners to start on either a 20 or a 24, maybe choosing the bigger wheel if you’re taller. I don’t know if one or the other would actually be harder to start on since I can’t go back and start over from scratch on the 24, but I didn’t expect them to be such different creatures to ride.
I noticed how much easier it was to pedal smoothly on the 24 right away, whereas my feet do more of a stop-and-go thing every half cycle on the 20. But where the 20 is responsive and I can easily maneuver it with small body movements, it takes much more physical commitment to affect the course of the 24. That will take some getting used to.
So it was a good education for me, but also a nice night just to do some riding at the park. And I was pleased to finally get to ride my happy little (or mid-sized maybe:)) retro uni.
