Yeh looking online in the US their custom spoke lengths were about $1.80 per spoke. I got charged $2.80 per spoke by the LBS. Now that I know the length needed I could probably buy online next time.
http://www.factionbikeco.com/ make one 22" wheel S and M bikes make the other. Redirecting...
I have one of both rims and one of all three tyres to test out what setup is best.
Now the gaps are filling:
12", 16", 18", 20", 22", 24", 26", 27.5", 28/29", 32", 36"
did I miss one?
19" (Trials)
Then thereās Steveās crazy 54"(?) if that counts.
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And is that a Dainese t-shirt? 
I would ride the hell out of that if it was any other color.
Just look at it as anti-theft paint. No need for a lock when youāre rocking a nice shade of Bubblegum Barbie.
Did he build it I wonder?
The only documentation for it Iāve seen is on Facebook (Muni chat group). Heās using a 48" penny farthing wheel from UDC UK and fabricated the frame himself. You can see the photos without an account since itās a public group.
Whoohooo!?! 
Holy Shit! Thats amazing ā¦
Does that sucker have an ISIS hub? Those cranks look like spirits.
not as cool as the last project, but
A blast from the past. : )
Probably swapping out the tire for a Nate at some point, but my brother graciously donated the new tire from an old pugsley. He swapped it out for something else.
Just a leaner, meaner Conundrum. Always wanted one.
Spokes arrive today!
Iāve lately been considering unicycle designs that can incorporate commodity bike parts for gearing and suspension. Iāve long been aware of Corbinās recumbent unicycle design and thereās been a YouTube video recently circulating of a gentleman in Birmingham riding a fixed BMX bike with no/detachable handlebars:
I also found a YouTube video by āFrumpetā of his version of a recumbent unicycle:
I want to know if itās feasible to coast on a freewheel unicycle with the pedals/cranks outside the wheel. A purely vertical design (giraffe/penguin) seems too high to me. So thereās either (1) the cutoff bike style as in Frumpetās video, (2) something based on the front end of a FWD (front wheel drive) recumbent bike, or (3) something completely custom (like Corbinās). Before I go too far down this path I converted my own BMX bike (not cutting it at this stage) to test out the ride-ability:
I couldnāt get the saddle at the right angle so I ordered some Kee Klamp parts to get it there and Iāll see how it goes.
Is that a titanium frame? The whole thing looks wicked.
Itās steel. The frame itself is a lot heavier than it looks! Quite fun though. Iāve always been fond of steel. <3
Thanks! 
This was before and during its first ride. I gave it a pretty good beating, and the wheel held up. Iām pretty proud of my first build! I was deathly afraid it would taco at the first bump.
That is seriously so awesome. Unicycles like yours really make me want to get into muni (and Iāve always really hated mountain biking and dirtbiking). Two weeks ago my girlfriend and I went hiking up around Bogus Basin and seeing all the trails might have given me the bug. Yours is definitely one of the best fat-tire munis Iāve ever seen. Not sure if Iāll ever be able to find a Surly, but a Nimbus Oregon would be a close second in my book.
Thanks the fat tire definitely makes things easier. The biggest thing I noticed on the ride was how much less fatigue I had. It allowed me to blast over the sections in the back of the trails I usually struggle with. The Oregon will actually fit a 5" tire as well. They are supposed to be making a few updates to the frame. Hopefully they fix some of the frame breaking issues, though admittedly I think people that broke frames were doing big drops on them.
I really love the Surly. It being rare is definitely part of the charm. It also fits a standard size hub rather than the super-wide hub that the Oregon has. There is no feasible way to have a brake on it now though, because they donāt make the large marge rim anymore. I was fine with that. Brakes are for the weak. : P
Muni is definitely a different experience than mountain biking. Iāve found that I seek out the hardest sections I can find on a uni. Typically they are easier on a unicycle than a bike. You donāt have to worry about the handlebars being too wide, and have a lot more maneuverability.
Keep an eye out on the trading post. They pop up from time to time. I would definitely say go for the 26" versionā¦gotta go fast!
No feasible way to add a brake? I can think of a few ways but if i were to add one to a conundrum i would definitely consider going with a crank mounted disk. If you wanted to use maguras there are off the shelf adaptors to move the pads further out for wider rims.
I guess you could do a d brake adapter with a crank mounted brake, or Weld a mount on. The Marge lite rim doesnāt have any way to use a rim brake. Iām cool with how it is right now though. : ) so far I havenāt used brakes off-road.
Muni without a brake would beā¦ interesting.
Crank mounted might work but Iād check clearance (Clarence) of the rotor with that frame bend.
sounds like we need to go for a ride ; )
You probably have trails out there that warrant itā¦ fun fact, Michigan has less elevation change than Kansas.
Really though any hills we have are short and rolling. The climbs are never more than a quarter mile, and people freak out at that. The steep stuff I usually ride is very short. Did go on a ride with some guys yesterday and only one of them had a brake. He even admitted he rarely uses it. I think itās just the area weāre in. Our āmuniā is singletrack/XC style stuff with little technical blips mixed in.
