so this incited me to weight my FrankenMuni -> 6.3 kg
I find my tyre to be heavy (when going down steep hills)
So FrankenMuni is for single tracks in the woods But not for long mountain rides
I tried to ride at a high pressure. Unicycle is riding and controlling well on the road. But the main advantage of fatuni for which it was created - LOW pressure - is lost in this case. Tire bounces off obstacles like popcorn on heating and very susceptible to puncture!
Tire goes well on dry coating. Snow and mud - no comment!
Finally got my 24" fat freewheel back from the bike shop. The brake is a little too grippy so I need to make some adjustments. I also need to experiment with tire pressure.
Yep. There is some contact…but no big deal.
While sitting its no problem at all cause the knees are moving in front of the frame.
Riding in standing position bowlegs are usefull
But its never realy a problem.
I did all summer break. It’s incredible! You have to find the perfect tire pressure, and it can be a prolonged trial and error process, but once that ideal pressure is found, the tire really feels like it’s “floating” over everything. I took it on local beaches and unicycled on hard/wet sand (bordering the ocean water) and soft, deep sand (where the water doesn’t reach all year). The hard/wet sand was certainly easier (unless the water erosion caused camber) but the soft, deep sand was the most fun, especially down dunes. And you can hop around stuff without worrying about getting hurt! I really enjoy beach riding. It allows me to have places to ride my fat unicycle all year round. Other than finding the correct tire pressure and having to thoroughly clean off the sand and salt water from my bearings, pedals, etc., the only other difficulty I found was that it requires a lot more energy to keep pedaling than it would on a hard-pack trail or muni terrain. I didn’t realize why I was so out of breath and tired after every beach ride until I took the unicycle back out on redwood trails and was able to ride for a lot more time and at greater distances. It takes a lot out of you, but it’s worth it, IMO. If you’re interested, here’s a video I posted a few weeks ago of my most recent beach riding: California Soul: Fat Tire Unicycling on Vimeo And Terry Peterson posted a video of his beach-riding adventures on his Nimbus Oregon.
The place is called Turning Mill (in Burlington, MA) and you can find the map of the trails on the NEMBA site I think. I attached a screenshot of the map. The red arrow marks the parking lot.
We can go and ride together if you want a guide (even though I don’t know every corner yet).