Muni on a 20" (all over the world)

Unicycles and Equipment
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hey,

if you check-out http://perso.wanadoo.fr/mtt.sport/ you will notice that this guy has gone to MUni in more places on his 20 than most have done on a 24"!

is there a reason other than it being a smaller package to carry,that he would prefer a 20? or maybe these pics are so old that a knobbie tire in 24" was’nt availible to him?

i dont speak French.i just clicked on the picture of him and then all the country/trip links in blue.

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Re: Muni on a 20" (all over the world)

On Sat, 14 Sep 2002 13:37:11 -0500, jagur
<jagur.azgtb@timelimit.unicyclist.com> wrote:

>is there a reason other than it being a smaller package to carry,that he
>would prefer a 20? or maybe these pics are so old that a knobbie tire in
>24" was’nt availible to him?

Most of the pics are quite old, even to more than 10 years. I think
that MUni avant la lettre (to aptly quote some French) used 20" wheels
in the beginning. In some of the pics, he does have a larger wheel.
BTW, “this guy” is Thierry Bouché, a well-known name in unicycling
land.

Klaas Bil

If you had this signature, I have forged it.

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Re: Re: Muni on a 20" (all over the world)

Who now?

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Re: Muni on a 20" (all over the world)

Unicyco wrote:
>
> > [i]BTW, “this guy” is Thierry Bouché, a well-known name in
> > unicycling
> > land.
> > [/B]
>
> Who now?
>

I believe I read somewhere that he is one of the founding people
responsible for MUni. Thank you Thierry Bouché.

Jason

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Re: Muni on a 20" (all over the world)

As Klass Bil mentioned, he may be riding on a bigger wheel now. But when he started, there was no precedent, and probably no equipment. 20" was the only unicycle wheel size you could probably get knobbies for. Since Thierry’s rides were mainly downhill oriented, the small size must have been okay for him. Plus I’m guessing he got pretty good leverage for the super-steep descents he used to do.

Just guessing.

The main thing to keep in mind with Thierry is that he was doing it before almost all of us.

Stay on top,
John Foss

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Well, I do speak French quite well, so thanks for posting that link, Jagur.

Anyways, I ride Muni exclusively on a 20 inch.
The main reason Muni is typically done on a 24 or 26 incher is that the bigger wheels roll over bumps easier. With a smaller unicycle, if you get caught in a “neutral” pedal position over a bump, you fall off. Riding a 20 incher on rough terrain, such as down stairs simply requires more skill. Try it sometime. I can do everything my friends do on their 24 inchers, as I simply have more practice.

And people are amazed now if you tell them you ride unicycles on mountains. Back then, they couldn’t say, “Yeah, I’ve seen that guy on TV, what’s his name, Chris Holmes?”

Caleb