I would like to try ultimate wheel. But I think the crank length of UW sold in uncycle.com is too large for me (160mm for 28er, 150mm for 24er). Longer crank length also has a large wobble.
I usually ride 26-inch unicycle with 102mm or 125mm cranks.
Instead of DIYing a UW with rim, wood, spared cranks (with the difficulty to fix the cranks well), I am considering to simply remove the frame & seat of a 26er/700c with 102mm cranks. But I don’t know whether larger distance of the pedals from the center line will create some difficulty to ride.
Anyone try to ride an unicycle without the frame & seat? Is it ridable? Any comments?
UW is hard, so don’t be discouraged. Also having the pedals farther out to the sides makes it harder, though there is disagreement on how much. Some people like it just fine like that; George Peck used to go on long mountain rides on an UW that was basically a MUni with the frame off.
The short cranks should help. I think one of the main goals when learning to ride UW is to keep the wheel upright, and away from your legs (except when starting/stopping). The better you can control wheel tilt, the more successful you will be.
But I’m not much of an UW expert. I can ride one, but not very well!
i have a lot of trouble starting/stopping riding the wheel w/ no frame or seat, but if i’m moving and throw the seat, its no problem. when i learned seat drag and push, i taught myself the balance by going Seat-in-front/back and slowly lowering my buttocks toward the tire.
Thanks for all your comments/suggestions! I will try seat push instead.
On the other hand, 26er with 102mm cranks may be the problem. I really found myself standing so high. I think I may learn seat push with 20er with 125mm cranks before I try 26er.
I am also considering to buy an UW from unicycle.com. Which one should I buy? 20 UW or 24 UW?
