Learning to ride on a Coker - the saga continues

[U-Turn]

Originally posted by sarah.miller
[B]

permenant marker pen works reather well. no glue to get stickey or grunged up when some one tries to lower the saddle. more precise than a scratch, and you can write above it whats its for. One of our seat posts has three or four lines for different people and different wheels…
Sarah [/B]

An excellent approach!

[Jayne_ZA]

Originally posted by U-Turn
An excellent approach!

I just tell them that they can’t ride my coker unless they return it to me with the seat at the same height I had it at. Hence all the moans about how low the seat is .

Jayne

[brian.slater]

Originally posted by Jayne ZA
Kenny, I can do that fine with one of the smaller wheels, but when I try to do that with the coker it just throws me off balance.

Once you’ve done that with one of the smaller wheels, measure the distance from the top of the seat to the lowest pedal and set the Coker to the same. The distance is set by your leg length + seat squish, most of the things on the unicycle will not be part of the equation. Yes, the crank length, wheel size, post, and seat thickness are all in there but the distance is the same for your body and the seat squish is going to be about the same - unless you have a really thick seat on one and not the other.

Originally posted by Jayne ZA
none of the guys I know are too keen to hold the wheel steady between their legs while I put my weight on it. I wonder why

Because they don’t do that kind of thing in public? Or they don’t think they’re good enough for you? Or they know about your martial arts trophies? Or they know your very jealous significant other will be back soon?

[Jayne_ZA]

Originally posted by brian.slater
unless you have a really thick seat on one and not the other.

YUP, that’s the problem. I have an airseat on the coker but the 24 has one of those “optional” seats. You know the type - they’re so uncomfortable you wonder why they even bothered.

Originally posted by brian.slater
Because they don’t do that kind of thing in public?

These people (other than my brother) unicycle and juggle in public, and Dave in particular poineered the whole lie on the floor to check the seat height thing. I doubt embarassment is holding them back.

Originally posted by brian.slater
Or they don’t think they’re good enough for you?

I have no idea of the answer to this question but what’s that got to do with helping me get the seat height right anyway?

Originally posted by brian.slater
Or they know about your martial arts trophies?

If they know about them I wish they’d tell me where they are as I’ve never seen them.

Originally posted by brian.slater Or they know your very jealous significant other will be back soon?

That would probably be my 4YO daughter who gets left at home on my club nights ;).

Jayne