I’ve been thinking on and off about buying a two-wheeled uni. I think I was
first sparked off by a message Andy Cotter posted to this list which I saved way
back on 22 Jul 93 (my goodness, has this list really been going that long
> I have always wondered this question of ‘ruining’ my balance on one uni > because I get used to another. When I started to learn a two- wheeler (wheel > on top of a wheel so you pedal backwards to go forward), I thought that I > would mess up my balance when I returned to a ‘normal’ unicycle.
Sounded like fun, but he went on to say
> Well I never mastered a two-wheeler
Now I don’t know cause I’ve never met the guy, but I get the feeling Andy’s not
such a bad unicyclist. So, just how easy are two-wheelers to learn? (Yes I’ve almost made up my mind to get one, only I want to hear anyway.)
Another thought: would it be possible to build (or buy) and “extendible”
multi-wheeler, that starts of as a normal uni, but can be extended by bolting
extra wheels on underneath? That way if I never got the hang of the two-wheeler,
I could extend it to a three-wheeling mean giraffe. I guess the main problem
with this would be the make robust joints so that the extended frame was nearly as strong as a solid pole.
So, who builds these things? DM? Siegmon? Sem? Where’s my best bet? Does anyone
have one? Has anyone ridden one? Does it really hot-up your backwards pedalling
as Andy suggested? Advice?
pab.
Paul Bennett pbennett@lssec.bt.co.uk Churchill Engineering Centre BT Software
and Systems Integration tel: (0171)728-7527 PP 6/7, 151 Gower Street, London.
WC1E 6BA fax: (0171)387-6743
I had an old catalog lying around and decided to look up prices on multiple
wheeled unicycles. Here it is :
The Unicycle Factory (Tom Miller) has a variety of multiple wheeled unicycles.
He even has for a sale a 5x12" wheeled giraffe. He lives in Kokomo, Indianna,
USA I believe.
2711 N. Apperson Kokomo, Indianna 46901
(317) 452-2692
Listed in catalog from 1990 : 12", 16", or 20" Double Wheeled Unis : $275 and up
12" or 16" Triple Wheel : $300 and up 12" Penta : $375 and up
> I’ve been thinking on and off about buying a two-wheeled uni. I think I was > first sparked off by a message Andy Cotter posted to this list which I saved > way back on 22 Jul 93 (my goodness, has this list really been going that > long > > > I have always wondered this question of ‘ruining’ my balance on one uni > > because I get used to another. When I started to learn a two- wheeler (wheel > > on top of a wheel so you pedal backwards to go forward), I thought that I > > would mess up my balance when I returned to a ‘normal’ unicycle. > > Sounded like fun, but he went on to say > > > Well I never mastered a two-wheeler > > Now I don’t know cause I’ve never met the guy, but I get the feeling Andy’s > not such a bad unicyclist. So, just how easy are two-wheelers to learn? (Yes > I’ve almost made up my mind to get one, only I want to hear anyway.) > > Another thought: would it be possible to build (or buy) and “extendible” > multi-wheeler, that starts of as a normal uni, but can be extended by bolting > extra wheels on underneath? That way if I never got the hang of the > two-wheeler, I could extend it to a three-wheeling mean giraffe. I guess the > main problem with this would be the make robust joints so that the extended > frame was nearly as strong as a solid pole. > > So, who builds these things? DM? Siegmon? Sem? Where’s my best bet? Does > anyone have one? Has anyone ridden one? Does it really hot-up your backwards > pedalling as Andy suggested? Advice? > > pab. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Paul Bennett pbennett@lssec.bt.co.uk Churchill Engineering Centre BT Software > and Systems Integration tel: (0171)728-7527 PP 6/7, 151 Gower Street, London. > WC1E 6BA fax: (0171)387-6743 > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
