Making cheap unicycle better

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All 3? Healthy uni should have 3 tennis balls between the spokes!

Those are nice Dutch colours in your picture Red-White-Blue. +1 for that.

I do think you’re missing a geared hub, a beginner friendly geared hub of course. Not sure if you can hit it with your heel with the long kanga cranks.

The lights should get their power from the geared dynamo hub, so you don’t have to buy batteries every time.

What about the tire? Wouldn’t a fatty look good. If it gets too heavy to roll, you can just gear down.

A dude in Korea did a marathon on his UW, but didn’t record that with Strava.
The Hoppley is just a bike and can potentially easily be ridden over 6000 mi.
I reckon the giraffes weren’t ridden in the forest or with a strong wind.

The other Hoppley: https://www.unicycle.co.uk/product/unicycle-12-hoppley-learner/

Oh that is different. With my long legs I can’t ride that very long. And even with a long saddle pin, it will not be comfy - so many rotations you need to make. I would be thinking of my Nightrider Pro all the time.
For now Im just waiting until my kids get longer legs, so they can ride my learner OnlyOne uni, that I got for 99EUR. It looks very similar to @ManiusTerentiusPullus uni, but with a better seat.

Long seatpost and a better seat help a little bit. You should be fine riding your 6000 mi. :uni:

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That must be a pretty special unicycle that would be good for beginners as it can stand up all on its own…. it has a bit of a Red’s Dream vibe about it :slight_smile:

Should be treated with a nice V-frame, in my opinion.

Yep. Beginners friendly magnesium pedals with sharp pins are also to mention.

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So they learn quickly what not to do.

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Yeah, kind of. They (some of them) quickly learn not to unicycle.

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@Wheelou that is not something to laugh about. It is sad that peeps give up so easily :stuck_out_tongue:

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