Old/newbie...saying hello

unikidd · September 18, 2009, 9:09pm

started unicycling in the 1971, when i was 7, on a Sears 16" hard tire with one piece crank!,rode it for a year or so and ventured away from it ,thirty nine years later walking around a bike swap meet and picked up a 24" Torker,and fell for the hobby once again!!.man have the uni’s changed!,picking up a Vintage Schwinn 20’’ tomorrow(always wanted one),but heres the real kicker! rode a 36er a few weeks ago and i’am hooked on getting one,just need to save a few more $$$ but it is a must have!WHAT!!! HANDLEBARS!!! LIGHTS!! RIBBED TIRES!!! 150MM CRANK ARMS!!!,OH YES I WILL HAVE ONE :D…sorry so long but just had to share and say thanks to this forum!!!

Trevor_Staader · September 18, 2009, 9:54pm

Welcome to the forums.

masterfulmoron · September 18, 2009, 10:48pm

Man I am young

that was 21 years before I was born

unikidd · September 19, 2009, 6:43am

you sure know how to make a guy feel old masterfulmoron ! wanna race !!
thanks for the welcome guys

saskatchewanian · September 19, 2009, 1:18pm

haha i love the enthusiasm. you will fit in here just fine:)

Welcome to the forums and back to the one wheeled world!

and yah 36ers are awesome.

ally1776 · September 19, 2009, 1:46pm

Welcome to the forums and back to the one wheel world. I pretty much did the same thing in April, but my original was a 20" Schwinn, I couldn’t believe the changes in the Unicycle world. Great to see and have another chance at it. Welcome!

unikidd · September 19, 2009, 5:15pm

like this one?picked it up today,they are a blast to ride

ally1776 · September 21, 2009, 5:19pm

Haha, good times, that looks alot like my old baby. Looks Great! Have fun, I like the idea of picking up an old Schwinn, just for reminiscing purposes. Enjoy! Thanks for sharing! BTW, that looks in really good shape, nice find.

Michaelgoround · September 21, 2009, 5:49pm

Welcome to the forums! Nice to hear somone that is so enthusiastic about unicycling!

unikidd · September 21, 2009, 6:47pm

found it on the local C/L ,i forgot how cool the hubs looked on these old school schwinns,its pretty much a conversation piece(sp?) the original unicycle tire is alittle dry rotted,i would like to find a Schwinn Giraffe to put next to it,i am going to buy a Torker 24/26 to cruise around on in a few weeks,then hopefully a Coker 36" before the end of the year ,Thanks guys ,GREAT SITE !!

unikidd · September 21, 2009, 7:06pm

[QUOTE=unikidd;1287663]
found it on the local C/L ,i forgot how cool the hubs looked on these old school schwinns,its pretty much a conversation piece(sp?) the original unicycle tire is alittle dry rotted,i would like to find a Schwinn Giraffe to put next to it,i am going to buy a Torker 24/26 to cruise around on in a few weeks,then hopefully a Coker 36" before the end of the year

unikidd · September 21, 2009, 7:16pm

1977/78 SCHWINN HUB

unikidd · September 21, 2009, 8:21pm

[QUOTE=unikidd;1287663]
found it on the local C/L ,i forgot how cool the hubs looked on these old school schwinns,its pretty much a conversation piece(sp?) the original unicycle tire is alittle dry rotted,i would like to find a Schwinn Giraffe

GILD · September 21, 2009, 11:53pm

That’s one more of us and one less of them.

Doug · September 22, 2009, 6:28pm

Unikidd, you might find it helpful to search for threads on seats, seat angle, and seat rails. Figure out a seat geometry and combo that you like and you can apply it to any style of uni that becomes your drug of choice.