Hello!
A friend of mine is making a unicycle collection, he is loking for a giraffe like this:
Do you know where can I find one of them? New/Used? You know anyone capable of buiding one?
Thanks in advance!!
Pepe
Tom Miller could do it. That’s exactly the kind of thing he does for a living.
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Peter Rosendahl’s is the only one I’ve ever seen, and I’ve never even seen that one in person. I’ve only seen others in illustrations, like old circus/entertainer posters.
Yes, Tom/Tommy is the one to talk to. Be prepared to talk for a while though…
I guess the zigzag makes it hard (or at least weird) to ride. If the rider accellerates, he turns left at the same time. Front/aft zigzag would not have that issue, but might not turn that many heads either. Or not as violently, at least.
Now I’ve seen two. I don’t know anything about Malte Knapp, but I’ll take a guess that he got the idea from Peter Rosendahl (who is also from Sweden).
My assumption is that the hard part about riding his zig-zag is the fact that if you’re riding in a straight line it’s tilted to the side. This must feel pretty odd at first. I doubt the acceleration thing would be a problem as long as you’ve got a grip on the seat (with your legs) but that probably takes getting used to as well…
I’ve seen a couple of videos of these before but these are the best I’ve seen. Still amazes me every time I watch.