This video reminds me of the first time I ran 75s on my 29". It def takes some adjustment but soooo much fun once you get it.
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I just found out Bicycle trials producer Jitsie offers 18" rims!
If you paired this with a 32H ISIS hub from either M41 or Einradshop, it would make a nice microtrial!
It must be similar to ride a freewheel
Ok, it is too expensive ā¦ but ā¦
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Thatās cool and all, but the cranks are WAY too big. You would need 20 mm cranks at most on that.
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Youāre not wrong!
Most portable unicycle everā¦ Slowest ever, too 
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If I did get my hands on one (ā¦which I wonāt at 200+ dollars), I would try swapping the sprocket at the pedals to a bigger one. Nothing can possibly go wrong going faster than crawling speed on a 4 inch wheel! 
Hits a leaf and falls off
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I love the pure ridiculousnes of riding on a single rollerblade wheel 
Commuting on thisā¦
Hah! Well, a gain ratio of 2.5 makes sense for getting anywhere, but you just aint getting anywhere on this crazy machine 
Also, you would rather put a bigger cog by the pedals than using shorter cranks.
Lastly: If it wasnāt ridiculous enough riding this thing, you should do it with as much leg movement as possible for the amusement of it, that is long cranks
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But that makes it less suitable for this thread 
It still got a tiny wheel!
Micro Machine: A highly portable unicycle with wheel size less than 24", that you can commute/ride around town on.
This excludes 20" giraffes, as they are not highly portable (although they are high) and also unis you canāt really ride outside. They might still be on topic even if they fall outside my definition though! 
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If I had a giraffe uni I would probably try to ride it some distanceā¦ Thereās a Torker TX that I looked at a couple months ago at my LBS for sale for around $200. At some point while I was shopping for tools they offered to sell it to me for a discount, though at the time I declined being that I was already spending a pretty penny on some tools 
I was considering maybe purchasing it, though Iām still debating whether I should just save up and get a Club or a Nimbus giraffe with a bolt on cog insteadā¦
Oh waitā¦ This isnāt the Touring Giraffe Megathread, whoops
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The geared idea is really interesting though. On the list of things Iād love to waste money on was a g20. For a travel or touring uni I donāt know how much faster it would be compared to a regular 20" or sinilar wheel with small cranks.
I tried finding some threads previously but it didnāt seem like something documented before.
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I have a schwin exercise bike with a 66-60? chainring (Iām not certain). Iāve been wanting to use it for a long time and it would be hilarious to put on a 12ā penguin, only problem is that I need to go and buy some new metal drill bits to adapt a 16 hole rim to a 36 hole hub because my brother used mine on brick to install a ring doorbell and subsequently fucked them over. Then I need to learn how to weld which is in the works
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Someone showed one on the facebook page āGeared uniā, I wonder if heās a member here.
Edit, here it is, donāt know if it shows up on the forum:
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19ssswoHMo/
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Maybe there will be a market for foldable giraffes, sometimesā¦
A g20 is an interesting option as a travel uni - Iām not talking about unipacking, but a standard holiday trip that you take your uni with because you just canāt imagine living a couple days without it.
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Unicycling is like others simply taking a drug. A feeling of freedom.
Some People have a G20 but itās terrible to change the spokes because itās a very small on the 20 rim. But I also think itās a good option to have some fun and youāre not to slow with it.
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That is exactly what I told myself when doing a short test round on the 36er to test my new lamp (one to see something instead of just being seen), this evening! Other people take drugs, I ride my unicycle.
I think so, too. Would be a bit afraid of potholes and such, but if a geared hub wasnāt as expensive I might even give it a try. Last summer I took my 20er on my holiday trip, and while it was comparatively easy to transport by train, I missed my 29er once I used it to ride around my destination.
Also for reference. My 20" with 75mm cranks can usually average 15kmh. Iām just getting back from a vacation to the grand canyon and the one ride I did at significantly higher elevation was at around 12 kmh average.
I would never take it on a 50km ride if I can avoid it but if you donāt care about it being a bit slower the portability is amazing.
It also packs down in under 20 min and has been amazing for the 2nd airline trip with it.
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