Longest ride

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I just want to know how long is the longest ride each of you have rode. Feel free to add additional details like where it was, how long it took, weather or not you had fun, what you were riding, or whatever else you want.

For me, my longest ride was about 13 miles on my 24 inch Black Torker with 127’s and platform pedals (the rest is stock). The ride was a lot of fun, even the hill on it (dubbed Heart Break Hill by bikers) was more fun then I thought it would be.

And for good measure, lets try one of these things:

1 rider 13 miles.

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I once ran 13 miles on Oahu while visiting an Airforce friend of mine. I bet I ran up Heartbreak Hill. Where is it? Near Diamond Head?

My longest ride is probably around 25 miles here in Austin on a coker with my coker buddies.

-Eric

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Heart Break Hill is by Hahaione Elemenrary School on Hawaii Kai Drive, just east of Lunalilo Home Road. I’m not sure what the specs on the hill are, but it’s a killer.

BTW, that would make it:

2 riders, 38 miles

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Re: Longest ride

My longest ride in distance in one day is 104km/64.5 miles. My longest ride
in time in one day is 12 hours (37 miles).

—Nathan

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3 unicyclists, two bikes part of the way and one more unicyclist for the
last bit. 60ish miles Northern England about half of it in the rain.

The second day of a unicycle C2C ride which took our wheels from the
Irish sea at 7.30am on saturday to the North Sea at 7.30pm on sunday. It
was quite a challenge, espesically in the rain on sunday morning, I had
to wring my socks out each time we stopped.

Sarah

Union of UK Unicyclists
By and for UK riders

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Long rides huh?
102 miles in 12 hrs.
100 miles in 12 hrs. 10 mins.
88 miles in about 10 hrs.
50 miles in 4 hrs and 45 mins.
390 miles in 6 days and 4 hrs.
(all of the about are different rides)
12,600 miles(approx.) in 4 yrs. and 2 months
17 miles w/o dismount
All of the above on a Coker

If you add all other miles from other unis I have ridden about 14,500 miles since March of '99

I also rode a 24" Miyata for 3-1/2 hrs w/o dismount (20 miles)
with an estimated 3500 ft. of climbing and 3500 ft. of descent.

Some of these rides were a lot of fun and some were just fun part of the time.

I’ve ridden in about 30 different states and Mexico and Canada, but most of the miles are Oklahoma miles.

Thanks for asking Daniel

-Mark

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134km in 24hrs- all off road singletrack on a 29er.

But planning on riding around Lake Taupo in Nov- 160km- hopefully in under 9hrs on a Coker. Depending on how it goes this year, may consider two laps next year :stuck_out_tongue: .
Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge

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GURAI STATS

Day / Mileage (mi) / Avg Speed (mph)
Day 1 -/- 53.6 -/- 11.5
Day 2 -/- 83.4 -/- 10.9
Day 3 -/- 73.6 -/- 11.3
Day 4 -/- 74.5 -/- 11.6
Day 5 -/- 79.8 -/- 11.2
Day 6 -/- 75.1 -/- 11.4
Day 7 -/- 61.2 -/- 11.2
Total -/- 501.2 -/- 11.2

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I rode in several March of Dimes Superrides in the 80s. Though you collect pledges for 75km, the actual rides were probably closer to the original 50 miles. In 1980, our first time, Bradley Bradley and I did this on Schwinn Giraffes with 48 tooth chainwheels on top. We were the first to start and the last to finish!

I did those rides about five times, in Michigan and New York. I also rode in several NY 5 Boro Bike Tours (now known at Bike New York), which used to be 36 miles but is now about 42.

My most without a dismount is probably about 8.1, my distance to work.

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Approx. 54 miles on a Coker
Just over 40 miles on a 28
24 miles on a 24
20 miles on a 20

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Longest ride?
Which way? Forwards or backwards?
I make the assumption one ride starts on the mount and ends on the dismount
(intended or not).
I have been riding a unicycle for 31 years. I really can’t calculate how far
I have travelled on a unicycle in that time. So I will focus on single
rides, that consist of the distance between mount and dismount.

Forwards, I crossed the city in one ride. The scenery was nice, and I got a
lot of attention, which I don’t really like that much. It was 40 Kilometers
or about 24 Miles. My record for going backwards in one ride is about 3
Kilometers or about 1.8 Miles. Though I may have out done that distance
without knowing it.

I used to ride up this hill on the sidewalk. The hill was part of a busy
street with lots of traffic. I remember spending one afternoon, riding up
the hill, pretending that it was getting harder and harder to climb, until I
came to a complete stop just before the crest of the hill. Then I would
pretend that the unicycle begane to roll bbackwards down the hill, and I was
a helpless victim just along for the ride. The cars stopped at the long
traffic light would get this show. And then the next batch, and the next
batch. And although, I was switching from forwards to backwards, it was a
single ride that lasted hours. So does switching direction count? I am not
sure, that’s why I asked :slight_smile:

I like 180 reversals and multiple 360’s… I find that fun. While I can ride
with one leg, I still can’t ride with no legs. I need a new Unicycle though.
My good one was stolen, and the other one I ride is old and beatup.

I was thinking of going to a 26 inch wheel. I know the advantage for
distance and for terrain, but are they good for hotdogging too? Seems it
would take a lot more energy to get the wheel moving, and specifically to
change the direction of rotation, due to the increased mass. Anybody go
through the transition from 24 to 26 and likes to hotdog? I also want to do
more off road.

I used to off road a lot 20 years ago, before mountain bikes became popular.
And I switched my unicycle for the mountain bike technology. Is anybody
making Titanium frames, or carbon fiber?

I have also seen hand brakes. I don’t see how those work? I can go down
almost any grade hill, as long as the wheel can get some traction. My legs
are the brakes. The wheel doesn’t go faster than I pedal it. So is the brake
used to take pressure off the legs on a long downhill decent. And how easy
is it to adapt your balance and counter balance techniques when the wheel is
slowed by a brake system? And what about shocks for the forks? That sure
would help witht he drop offs and ruts. The seat post systems suck, so I am
interested in fork shocks.

Any advice will be appreciated.

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> I just want to know how long is the longest ride each of you have rode.
> Feel free to add additional details like where it was, how long it took,
> weather or not you had fun, what you were riding, or whatever else you
> want.
>
> For me, my longest ride was about 13 miles on my 24 inch Black Torker
> with 127’s and platform pedals (the rest is stock). The ride was a lot
> of fun, even the hill on it (dubbed Heart Break Hill by bikers) was
> more fun then I thought it would be.
>
> And for good measure, lets try one of these things:
>
> 1 rider 13 miles.
>
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My longest ride:

On a Coker, with 127mm cranks, for the ride for MS (I was the first unicyclist ever…and now I know why!)

It was a two day event with each day being 85km’s (52 miles)

My town of London was the halfway point, my car was 85 KM’s away, so I had to ride the 7km’s to home…3 of those with a case of beer in my arms

(and then that ride again to the start point the next day (sans the case of beer)

The first day took 5.5 hours (with a lunch break in there) and the second day took 6.5 hours (again, with lunch)

That was the toughest thing I’ve done. I’m going to work on more endurance, and try to accomplish something bizarre, instead of just ‘tough’

If I do it next year, I’ll use 102mm cranks and a brake

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  • Clarksville Labor Day Weekend Ride
  • 62 miles, 7 hours, 40 minutes
  • Coker with a Viscount seat
  • First 2 hours without a dismount
  • brief rain
  • tough in the saddle after the first couple of hours
  • brief breaks about every 30 minutes