Pictures of your latest ride continued

@Felgenbremse: A long time ago I rode 20km one way to work and 20km back for 1 week (for a city biking event). Fun, but it was hard and took quiet some time.

To reply here I add some older pics of my son and me riding 4km for kiting.





The kite is in the green bag. I pulled his skateboard.

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That must have been quite the sight! A unicyclist pulling a skateboarder! You should have had the skateboarder fly the kite (or done it yourself) while riding to make the scene complete :sweat_smile:

Is that a 16"?

In case you mean 36": yes, G36 driven in 1:1. Starting this thing with a rolling mount took 2-3 attempts.

@Ulkicycling, I think we are not on the same page. I was replying to bradahj, who posted pictures in this chain that look like a 16" unicycle.

Ah, I see. Just remembering me riding the ultra low seated 16" of my son, I didn’t even attempt to freemount it :flushed_face:.

My initial guess is that this is a 20":

However, I tried to compare the pedal to rim ratio in this pic of that of my own 16":

This confirms that the unicycle in question is indeed a 20". (it might be a 19" for all I know, but my makeshift numbers actually adds up to exactly 20" :sweat_smile:)

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Just before a 800m downhill.
(Uphill was 90% pushing the muni and 10% riding. :slight_smile: )

I am more and more getting used to the bigger wheel (from 24 to 27.5") and the shorter cranks (from 165 to 137mm).
Also one-finger-braking finally feels pretty natural.

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Went for my regular trip up to the top (on top) of the Oslo Opera house to check out the performance of my new Vee T-Monstor tyre.

So the tire is different than the Nightrider (original/“heavy”) and King George (Ultimate) that I already have. I am not yet sure if it is better, worse or equal. I do feel that I am less controlled in some sense as it is more twitchy. I think this is due to a rounder profile meaning it turns more freely, while something like the Nightrider wants to keep going in one direction.

I am not yet sure which is more important to me, responsiveness to quick turns or being less “squirelly”. My gut feel is that you would just get used to using the one you ride the most and perhaps it does not matter.

So part of me wonders if I should have just stuck with the other tyres and saved the money. In the grand scheme of things it is not life changing or a game changer. When I first started using a 36er years ago I used 150mm cranks and these days I tend to ride something under 120mm. Dropping crank length was a big deal, switching between NR, KG and TM… not so much.

But again… it is early days, maybe I will change my mind. And if not… oh well, at least I have another spare tyre. :person_shrugging:

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On top of today’s 1200m downhill. Uphill was partly rideable and flat, but towards the end steep with deep snow. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Spectacular scenery!

I was also doing a (300m) hill at 10% and unfortunately snow got in my way. Descending was a fun challenge though.

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I’ve been cleaning the photos from my phone, coz Apple was complaining the iCloud was almost full.
Tomorrow the Nimbus needs to be taken out for a ride. The trials and 24" have been nice, but very slow.

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Schlumpf sunset

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I did a wonderful flat and speedy ride to my local Viking ship wharf on my 29er. I thought that maybe 110mm were a bit long for sprinting, so I forged myself some shorter cranks for back home.

Also, I just love how snugly a 29er fits into a trunk!

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As we all do on the regular…

Is that ice or snow or water…?

Thats watery water. A delicious 12 degrees, rode in a t-shirt all day.

If the ocean (pictured) ever starts freezing over here, i’m moving far away!

Good idea. I hope you go far away with your Uni?

I was quite alarmed because I thought you were saying it was 12 °F. That would be a very cold ride indeed if it was 12 °F

Interesting…I had the opposite experience switching from a Nightrider (Lite) to a Vee T-Monster. The T-Monster seemed to track straighter while the Nightrider was more squirrelly. Although I settled on the Nightrider Lite since it wasn’t as heavy/demanding on my legs.