im planning on climbing Mt Washington in New Hampshire this summer(i dont know
how many of you have heard of it), and i need some quick advice about the kind
of unicycle i should get. i already have a 20" and a 24", and im not going to
use either of them. i have it narrowed down to 2 different unicycles. the
pashley 26" and the semcycle 28". i also want to do some muni-ing(eventually),
so im kinda leaning towards the pashley, but i dont know if the sem would be
better for going up this particular mountain. it should also be noted that the
mountain has a paved road leading to the top, its about 8 miles long, and has a
13% incline. thanks for your time!
> im planning on climbing Mt Washington in New Hampshire this summer(i dont know > how many of you have heard of it)
You will need a sticker for afterward, that says “This unicycle climbed Mt.
Washington”!
> unicycles. the pashley 26" and the semcycle 28". i also want to do some > muni-ing(eventually), so im kinda leaning towards the pashley, but i dont know > if the sem would be better for going up this particular mountain. it should > also be noted that the mountain has a paved road leading to the top, its about > 8 miles long, and has a 13% incline.
Sounds like you’re asking two questions here.
Which should I use for a one-time ride up the paved road?
Which is better as a MUni?
For riding up the mountain (or any long road trip), the 28" Semcycle will be
better because a bigger wheel will get you there with less work. Also the
Semcycle is lighter than the Pashley. As for crank length, this is probably a
personal choice that you will best determine through training.
For MUni (or Muni, in the case of a Pashley) the Pashley is a better choice.
It’s made as a Muni, where the Semcycle is a street unicycle with some
adaptations for the trails. The Pashley is stronger than an XL Semcycle.
“I’m not into pain. I’m into juggling.” - A grandpa with small child at the
Davis Picnic Day, walking away from the free unicycle lessons toward the free
juggling lessons (and already able to juggle!)
In a message dated 00-04-21 00:20:44 EDT, you write:
<< I may have been wrong, but I think you can only get a 28" in the Semcycle XL
variety. The deluxe Semcycles are much more robust! >>
yeah, i was just looking at the sems at unicyclesource, and the do make deluxe
28". my real concern though is money. if i could, id buy both the 28" and 26",
but unfortunately i cant. i might go with a 26", because i do want to get into
muni, and i think they pashley would be a good starting muni for me, and it
would be nice for going up Mt Washington. but my mind still isnt completely
made up yet.
Good luck on the climb–I’ve been up there in a car, and wanted to ride a bike
up it, but was told that cycles are forbidden on the road, except for one day a
year when there’s a race to the top. Is that when you’re going to do the ride?
As for uni model, just be sure you have pretty long cranks on whatever you ride
so that you have better leverage. Perhaps the person who rode the race to the
top of Mt. Diablo (is that right?) would have some pearls of wisdom for you.
Peter Kittle Department of English CSU, Chico Chico CA 95929-0830 ph:
530/898-5305 fax: 530/898-4450 email: pkittle@csuchico.edu www: http://www.csuchico.edu/~pkittle
> ---------- > From: MoNKeYSPaZ@aol.com Reply To: MoNKeYSPaZ@aol.com Sent: Thursday, April > 20, 2000 4:36 PM To: unicycling@winternet.com Subject: quick question… > > im planning on climbing Mt Washington in New Hampshire this summer(i dont know > how many of you have heard of it), and i need some quick advice about > > the kind of unicycle i should get. i already have a 20" and a 24", and im > > not going to use either of them. i have it narrowed down to 2 different > unicycles. the pashley 26" and the semcycle 28". i also want to do some > muni-ing(eventually), so im kinda leaning towards the pashley, but i dont know > if the sem would be better for going up this particular mountain. it > > should also be noted that the mountain has a paved road leading to the top, > its about 8 miles long, and has a 13% incline. thanks for your time! > > Johnny T
hey John! that hurts! My offroad sem lux would run over any pashley that go in
its way( if i didnt control it it would probably really like to rip up the rider
with its odyssey pedals too: ) <MoNKeYSPaZ@aol.com> wrote in message news:b8.4a8aa30.2630ee92@aol.com… > im planning on climbing Mt Washington in New Hampshire this summer(i dont know > how many of you have heard of it), and i need some quick advice about the kind > of unicycle i should get. i already have a 20" and a 24", and im not going to > use either of them. i have it narrowed down to 2 different unicycles. the > pashley 26" and the semcycle 28". i also want to do some muni-ing(eventually), > so im kinda leaning towards the pashley, but i dont know if the sem would be > better for going up this particular mountain. it should also be noted that the > mountain has a paved road leading to the
top, > its about 8 miles long, and has a 13% incline. thanks for your time! > > Johnny T
> im planning on climbing Mt Washington in New Hampshire this summer(i dont know > how many of you have heard of it), and i need some quick advice about the kind > of unicycle i should get. i already have a 20" and a 24", and im not going to > use either of them. i have it narrowed down to 2 different unicycles. the > pashley 26" and the semcycle 28". i also want to do some muni-ing(eventually), > so im kinda leaning towards the pashley, but i dont know if the sem would be > better for going up this particular mountain. it should also be noted that the > mountain has a paved road leading to the top, its about 8 miles long, and has > a 13% incline. thanks for your time! > > Johnny T
Not sure about the one day a year or maybe it was that no one stopped me, but I
have ridden it on a bike. (yep those 2 wheel things). It was great fun and I
would recommend it although it was really cold on the top. Make sure you allow
for that in your packing.
Roger
The UK's Unicycle Source <a href="http://www.unicycle.uk.com/">http://www.unicycle.uk.com/</a>
----- Original Message ----- From: Kittle, Peter <pkittle@csuchico.edu> To:
<unicycling@winternet.com>; <MoNKeYSPaZ@aol.com> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2000
6:00 PM Subject: RE: quick question…
> Good luck on the climb–I’ve been up there in a car, and wanted to ride a bike > up it, but was told that cycles are forbidden on the road, except for one day > a year when there’s a race to the top. Is that when you’re going
to > do the ride? As for uni model, just be sure you have pretty long cranks on > whatever you ride so that you have better leverage. Perhaps the person who > rode the race to the top of Mt. Diablo (is that right?) would have some pearls > of wisdom for you. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Peter Kittle Department of English CSU, Chico Chico CA 95929-0830 ph: > 530/898-5305 fax: 530/898-4450 email: pkittle@csuchico.edu www: > http://www.csuchico.edu/~pkittle > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > ---------- > > From: MoNKeYSPaZ@aol.com Reply To: MoNKeYSPaZ@aol.com Sent: Thursday, April > > 20, 2000 4:36 PM To: unicycling@winternet.com Subject: quick question… > > > > im planning on climbing Mt Washington in New Hampshire this summer(i
dont > > know how many of you have heard of it), and i need some quick advice
about > > > > the kind of unicycle i should get. i already have a 20" and a 24", and
im > > > > not going to use either of them. i have it narrowed down to 2 different > > unicycles. the pashley 26" and the semcycle 28". i also want to do
some > > muni-ing(eventually), so im kinda leaning towards the pashley, but i
dont > > know if the sem would be better for going up this particular mountain.
it > > > > should also be noted that the mountain has a paved road leading to the top, > > its about 8 miles long, and has a 13% incline. thanks for your time! > > > > Johnny T > >
I've owned and ridden both the Sem XL 26" and Pashley. In my opinion the
Pashley is a tougher unit. The Sem cycle XL came with 5" cranks and a
1.3" tire which is okay for street riding. The Pashley came with a 1.95
tire and 6" cranks. The Sem cycle XL doesn't have a very wide fork for a
bigger tire. Both had Viscount seats which I found a bit hard on the
crouch. The tire was not centered in the frame on the XL when I got it
so I needed to take out the wheel and shim one side with a piece of
0.030" aluminum to get the wheel centered in the frame. The other Sem
cycle I got later was okay though. If you're okay with the extra money,
get the Pashley I think you'll cover more terrain with it. The old style
Schwinn seat with a 12" inner tube is pretty comfortable if you don't
mind no handle to grab on the front. Ask John at UnicycleSource.com (1
800 unicycle) about your riding and get his input too. Good luck.
> hey John! that hurts! My offroad sem lux would run over any pashley that go in > its way( if i didnt control it it would probably really like to rip up the > rider with its odyssey pedals too: )
The Pashley is not a label-snob.
I may have been wrong, but I think you can only get a 28" in the Semcycle XL
variety. The deluxe Semcycles are much more robust!
