I finally have it all together…
Picked up my wheel today after waiting 2 weeks for the spokes to arrive. I had them lace a 36 hole Suzue hub to a Dice Two-Four rim via 14 guage spoked and splined brass nipples. I put my 24x3 Gazzaloddi on it and my 165mm Tracer alloy cranks with Mojo Platform pedals. I bolted this wheelset to my Reeder “ears” type frame that I built.
First impressions were of serious fatness in the heavy tyre, but I soon got over that, happily hopping as high as I can with my 20". Its hard getting used to the Gazzaloddi again, after riding the 20" for so long, but it very soon felt comfortable. I tried a bit of stair riding but found that it was a bit too bouncy, so I let a little bit of air out (now about 12-14psi) which settled it down a whole lot, enough to let me ride a 5, 7, 5 step combination! The frame is perfect, even though I made some changes to the Reeder frame, there is no appreciable flex, and I dont hit my legs on the frame as I thought I would… I hit them on the tyre instead! The frame is a great deal lighter than my last 24", and the whole setup is very well balanced. I only have one concern, and that is the hub. Im REALLY hoping it will stand up to a bit of abuse for a while until I save up enough for a profile hub/crankset!
With the demise of the Gazzaloddi, I have ordered a Duro Wildlife 24x3. I will see how it goes. For now, I’ll keep on using my Gazzaloddi till it is worn out.
I will have pics of my new unicycle up on my website as soon as I get my scanner fixed.
Leo