Pictures are from some nice gravel roads near my home. Dropped pin
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Y7Jgi3Y6vxJzNNP5A
It’s a nice area
some pics of our weekly sunday muni training (Team Ursli). Those are from today (three of them riding freewheel munis)
Great news and bad news, I did my first Unicycle century which was supposed to be the start of a 3 day trip. The day was mostly good fall weather and ended in rain but I had a pack full of gear and was feeling good.
The ride went very well, but 10km into day 2 and a bad crash I had to get my wife to pick me up. I got really upset in the car rode home as this was going to be the last big trip of the year but at least I got my century in.
Definitely doable but as someone who mostly did 60-75km rides for my long days on my 29" it was a challenge.
Though more unipacking is definitely in my future, I look forward to when I can get my fitness to the point of doing multi 100km days back to back, but that is a challenge for next year.
For now, some nice pictures of fall in Canada after the leaves are on the ground:
Nice work. I see your dogs got you well trained.
Some of today’s riding, trying our my lights. I use four lights, a small helmet light, a red tail light, a small light that shines on the pedal so I can see to mount and the main light. The main light has separately adjustable wide angle and spot beams and the light is easily adjusted vertically when riding. Seems to work well except when you hit a rock hidden in the leaves.
the trace you leave on snow is extremely straight: unusual for a unicycle ! kudos!
I’d been toying of the idea of whether pulling a bicycle trailer on a unicycle would be totally crazy; pulling a sled in the snow is next level. Very nice!
Go for it!
Not crazy at all.
A smooth freemount is a must but once underway it’s actually easier than riding without a trailer/sled.
Your pitch control is dampened by a solid connection to your trailer/sled.
Do it… do it.
After seeing all the pictures you posted here for years (I literally looked at all the “pictures of your latest ride” of this forum a few years ago) I can’t believe you didn’t downhill this slope.
Canoeheadted, that’s a quite straight track you’re laying down there!
(EDIT_ with the 36" in the snow)
Thanks
Trying to make the best of of this wet and cold time of the year.
Enjoyed this first ride on the 36" in two months and I surprisingly made a few PRs on some Strava segments (I use a Garmin Edge for recording so it should be fairly accurate). Still have a bit of a psychological barrier about riding the 36". For some reason it just feels a bit scary even though I’m objectively almost as skilled mounting/riding the 36" as I am on my 29" which is my favorite.
Realy nice Uni. You built IT on your on?
M’y Last 36" Uni i also built on my own. I love IT. I Ride 117mm long Ctanks, it’s short but it goes.
Thanks
Yes it’s “homemade” almost 1½ year ago. I laced the wheel myself. It’s a KH Spirit hub, Nextie 36h hookless rim / no issues so far at 45-50psi with the Vee T-monster tire.
I run 137mm/117mm cranks. I’ve tried the 117mm holes and its nice and smooth but i prefer a bit more control and there are a few places on my regular routes that would be impossible for me @ 137mm with my current skills. Maybe someday…