Oh yes I’d love shorter cranks on my muni. I have 26” DM Engineering ATU with 170mm cranks. It is great and a capable machine but it is slow in group rides when every one else is on 27.5 or 29ers with 150mm or shorter cranks. It also still works my legs on the downhills. There have been many very steep mountain sections I’ve walked to save my legs. New muni will probably be my next big purchase.
For my 36er it’s hard to say how much shorter I can go on cranks with that wheel. It just feels so heavy. 48spoke Coker with a 4ply tire. I mounted someone’s 36er oracle on 100s and it reminded me of my 36er on 150s. For a light weight wheel I’d go shorter but for this one and wanting to do the occasional hill climb and idling I think the 150s are fine.
And when you ride downhill, with the brake do you then more or less keep the same speed as when riding on flat or do you slow down a lot. My problem with downhills is that I end up slowing down so much that I lose all momentum basically. Also without brake I need to keep telling myself to keep going, but Im very focused on staying in balance.
new cranks are cheaper than a new muni. You could try dual hole even. I still ride 150s on the uni’s 26 and up.
I can’t really speak for braked speed downhill. What you see in those two pictures is the entirety of my braking experience. For these I was going slow just to get used to it. Maybe I’ll go for a longer ride sometime that would actually give me enough of a hill to see.
As for muni cranks, my muni doesn’t have a brake or the means to add one so I have to stick with the long cranks. I might be able to go a little shorter but I don’t think it would really be worth it. And it’s an 8 spline hub. The cranks are hollow tubes welded to the splined and threaded end pieces. There are no multi holes available. I’ve been thinking I might want a bigger wheel, maybe 27.5? Bigger wheel, three hole cranks, and a brake would be so much more capable and versatile which is especially helpful when traveling.
Obviously takes practice, but generally you should be faster going downhill (assuming no obstacles or rough terrain).
I guess it depends a bit on crank length, and I rarely ride longer cranks (mostly 110-125mm).
In theory, going downhill woth a brake should be (mostly/only) limited by your maximum spinning speed (cadence), as strength and cardio requirements are much lower than on flats. I guess on longer cranks and/or smaller wheels where one is not reaching strength or cardio limits on the flats (I.e. maxing out in spinning), then you might bit bit slower from braking.
I‘d say my speed usually doesn‘t change much when I’m riding in a relaxed way. But when I feel like riding fast and the descent is not too steep I pick up speed with a uni that has a brake. Instead, when I don‘t have a brake I slow down in order not to risk to lose control.
In short: a brake allows you to ride down faster.
yeah I suppose it is a psychological thing. Fearing I will lose control, which in turn lets me slow down so much that I tumble off, because I am practically standing still.
I did an 8 mile ride on my 36er today. I was hoping for some more color in the sunset but it was still nice.
When I go downhill I generally just compesate for the slope leaving my legs to keep balance.
It requires delicate pressure on the brake lever.
I saw on YouTube a guy who brakes slightly more than strictly required to be able to power on downwards as well.
You could try this approach as you already have excess brake lever pressure.
In the Netherlands, like in Denmark, you can only go downwards for a limited distance before the terrain levels out… 
I heard in the Netherlands, like in Denmark, muni stands for mountainless unicycle. If true, that kinda sucks 
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That is so true! Mountainless unicycle… 
Actually the Netherlands have a little bit of the alps reaching into the southern part…
On the other hand in Denmark you don’t have to climb too far upwards either.
As I am 50+ that is actually an advantage.
muni = mature (person‘s) unicycle. 
To Dutchies, Denmark is very very hilly and not much of a bike-country. Maybe towards Herning - Hvidesande it is very flat, but around Aarhus it is very hilly. So there the Municycle is more of a Hunicycle Hill Unicycle, but of course that name has already been taken 
Last Week we did a Muni Ride in Salzburg. We were 2 riders, had a lot of fun and a little muscle sore afterwards
I passed by a bridge that has been under construction for seven years, and it will finally open for traffic this year.
My new mad4one 27.5 muni. Hardly been able to ride it due to all the snow in Rhode Island. Took a mid blizzard snow-blowing break to have a little fun yesterday. I added every possible filter to make it that much more…
Do you remember when teachers would say, “If you have a question, then ask the question. I guarantee that someone else is wondering the same thing.”
Well, I have found myself wondering, “Am I the only one that has an issue with this stretch of bike path? It doesn’t look cambered, but it feels cambered.” Well, it turns out that other people have been feeling the same way.
