Return of the Bacon Slicer

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fun project

need to make a areo time trial unicycle… anyone have disposable income and a wind tunnel they dont need?

maybe zipp or hed will step in the unicycle bandwagen and make us a disc uni wheel, with enough marketing it can be as succesful as the areospoke

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I may have found a ‘missing link’ along this subject…

I have an ancient old road bike, that has a 700c rear wheel, and an old-timey British racing 27x1 and quarter wheel on the front. I’m planning to ditch the weird front size and replace it with a 700c so I can get good, modern tyres for it.

That front wheel is SLIGHTLY larger than a 700c, and takes skinny tyres. I know it’s a small difference, but you never know… :smiley: It’s an extremely light rim and doesn’t have many spokes, so it might be hard to find a uni hub to build it onto, but I may give it a go at some point, as I’ve been interested in the whole skinny road uni for a while, and well, the bigger the wheel, the faster the ride, right? :smiley:

Not going to be trying anything yet, as I’ve not got a replacement wheel for the bike yet, but something to think about for the future… :roll_eyes:

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I rode around on a 27 x 1 1/4 wheel as my road wheel before I got my first 36er. Skinny tired unis are a whole new kind of fun and well worth experimenting with if you have the parts laying around.

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fun

I never rode a uni over 24" that had a normal width tire, my 700c uni is very twitchy, so far i tried a .23 .22 and a .32 wide tire as you can guess the .23 felt very harsh, the .22 was just too twitchy had to inflate to 110psi and it felt like it was going to break on every tiny bump, very hard on the manjewels too. the .32 felt great, my ghetto ground frame will not take any tires larger but i am sure anything up to about 1/2 inch will have the same feel. This setup is pretty much a paved surface ride, great for bike paths or urban areas with lots of pavement. sidewalk cracks can be felt, but sidewalks are doable if they are not too messed up. it is also funny as hell to ride next to someone on college campus on a single speed hipster bike/fixie they usually don’t know wtf to think.

I like to tell em “its a fixtie” in a lisping voice just for the reactions.

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I use that line lots too, also like to tell them I’m saving weight/going minimalist :smiley:

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You will probably like Christophs 28x1" 1:2,6 geared killer machine. Just look here.

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that looks awesome… Shame I don’t speak that language so have no idea what he’s actually made that out of :smiley:

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I’m sure Eric will happily translate all the technical mumbo-jumbo for you… propably doing that right now:D

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I plugged it into google translate. The guy fabbed his own planetary hub. The ratio was chosen to match a schlumpfed 36er using a 28x1 wheel.

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I don’t understand it either, but it sure looks cool! A 2.6:1 hub on a 28" wheel comes out to a 72.8 equivalent wheel diameter. I like the way he freemounts it and rides off – that must be a pretty good feat right there. I wonder how fast he’s going on that straightaway?

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From the way the wheel moves when he mounts it either that hub has a lot of slop or it freewheels. Either way it looks scary to ride but also quite awesome.

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OK. Let’s give it a try …

Hope this helps …

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Great info, Eric, thanks mucho.
(but the youtube link is broken.)

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The youtube link worked for me, thanks for the info!

I agree that it looks fairly ‘specialised’ - It’s a shame it’s not shiftable, then it’d be epic :sunglasses:

Maybe for the Unlimited races at Unicon? :smiley:

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It’s the video I posted before. Didn’t know that it will automaticly make a link out of the http://xyz text in the quote

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Thought that you might find it interesting to learn that bike companies are starting to say that bigger tires are faster, at least in the world of cyclocross, where they run 33mm tires.

Here’s a list of some popular 'cross tires:
http://cyclophiliac.com/best-clincher-cyclocross-tires-guide/

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What carbon post did you use?

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It’s probably not possible to buy it now after 7 years…

Thomson posts with KH post tops are/were popular choices though.

Qu-Ax also makes/made a Carbon QX series post.

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Hi, if somebody agries, that my ultralight but durable and comfortable saddle kit will be looks wonderfully on such road unicycles, let me know. I can make it especially for you, using brand new parts and quality natural leather.
Saddle + seatpost + handlebar + ring bell, less then 1kg.

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Hi. This is new modification inside my conception “one frame, different wheels”
Effective diameter 66 cm, (26"), tire 622-23mm
4,4 kg, although there are not most light crancs, hub and frame.
The best property for me, how easy it is, cleaning such thin and slick tire after dirty roads.

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