I bought my Schwinn 24" about a year ago at a flea market, (I’m 51)…I always
wanted to learn to ride a uni. Thanks to this website, in a couple of months I
was able to ride a block or two. I learned on my own, I know of no one around
here who rides a uni! I’ve ridden it regularly on short (few blocks) rides
since…I can now freemount (most of the time) and feel pretty good
about riding it up and down the street.
My question is this…I’m thinking about “upgrading” to a better one
…I’m primarily interested in road travel…maybe do some low key trails.
I’ve considered the 24" Miyata, 28" Pashley w/150mm. cranks, or the Semcycle 28"
w/170mm. cranks. Can someone give me some advice on these? What is the
difference in performance as far as the crank lengths? Maybe I should go with
the Coker?
If you are on the road, and you don’t have a lot of intersections to stop
at, then the Coker is the way to go. I love mine. But you can’t take the
Coker off road.
If you ever want to go on the road, I would not consider any 24 incher. In fact,
I don’t see much use for a 24 incher except indoors. Of course, this is my
opinion only.
I haven’t ridden the Semcycle, but it looks very well made. I have a 26"
Pashley, and I like it a lot. The 28" Semcycle might be my choice for what you
described.
> My question is this…I’m thinking about “upgrading” to a better one > …I’m primarily interested in road travel…maybe do some low key
trails. > I’ve considered the 24" Miyata, 28" Pashley w/150mm. cranks, or the
Semcycle > 28" w/170mm. cranks. Can someone give me some advice on these? What is the > difference in performance as far as the crank lengths? Maybe I should go with > the Coker?
The 28" Pashleys are not the same as the 28" Sem. They have not been made for
about 10 years and are really nice street machines, they have the old style
28" wheel which is a lot bigger than the 700c used by modern 28" unicycles. If
you can find one in a flee market it would make a great buy. The Sem 28" is a
nice machine but why do you want it with those long cranks? to use it on
street work you really need short cranks: 110 cranks are standard I believe.
Cokers are great!
Roger
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For road riding, I hate my 24 - I once rode it 6.5 miles which was painfully
slow. COKER! But a Coker isn’t as manueverable, is harder to transport, etc.
Maybe a good compromise for you is a 28" Semcycle? But I recommend shorter
cranks - 127 (5") for road. Add a nice gel/air seat and you’ve got a nice road
machine. OTOH, the Coker is a dream. On non-technical offroad, it is fantastic.
The big wheel flies over bumpy rocks comfortably.
Get both to make sure.
—Nathan
John Dempsey <jdempsey@cableone.net> wrote in message news:000301bf9f63$e1477ac0$88047418@e6w9e8… > Hey group, > > I bought my Schwinn 24" about a year ago at a flea market, (I’m 51)…I > always wanted to learn to ride a uni. Thanks to this website, in a couple
of > months I was able to ride a block or two. I learned on my own, I know of
no > one around here who rides a uni! I’ve ridden it regularly on short (few > blocks) rides since…I can now freemount (most of the time) and > feel pretty good about riding it up and down the street. > > My question is this…I’m thinking about “upgrading” to a better one > …I’m primarily interested in road travel…maybe do some low key
trails. > I’ve considered the 24" Miyata, 28" Pashley w/150mm. cranks, or the
Semcycle > 28" w/170mm. cranks. Can someone give me some advice on these? What is the > difference in performance as far as the crank lengths? Maybe I should go with > the Coker? > > Any advice would be welcome. > > Thanks, John
Maxfield D <maxfieldd@aol.com> wrote: : If you are on the road, and you don’t have a lot of intersections to stop at, : then the Coker is the way to go. I love mine. But you can’t take the Coker : off road.
Oh yes you can, trail quest on a coker is fun, hard work but fast.
: If you ever want to go on the road, I would not consider any 24 incher. In : fact, I don’t see much use for a 24 incher except indoors. Of course, this is : my opinion only.
IMO 24s are ok for shortish road trips and off road trips, not a bad comprimise
size if you want to do tricks and ride short distance in comfort. Its getting
easier to get knobbly tyres for them as many trails bikes have 24 inch wheels ,
inc the pashley trails bike.
: I haven’t ridden the Semcycle, but it looks very well made. I have a 26" : Pashley, and I like it a lot. The 28" Semcycle might be my choice for what you : described.
My 24 sem XL held up to over a year of serious off road abuse before i up graded
to a Pashley 26, I find the Pashley my favourite uni now, I can ride it to work
( about a mile on road) or take it out for a thrash in the woods and its still
going strong after 3 years. Small enough wheel for tricks to be just about
manageable too.
> The Sem 28" is a nice machine but why do you want it with those long cranks? > to use it on street work you really need short cranks: 110 cranks are standard > I believe.
I just bought a new Semcycle XL 28" several weeks ago and it came with 140
cranks. Maybe the deluxe comes with 110’s ?
I love riding it! With the 140 cranks it was easy to mount and idle right from
the beginning, and I like having a little extra leverage to get up sidewalk and
driveway transitions. I’d probably try the 110’s if I was riding more than 10
miles on a regular basis though.