# The Art of Muni: Downhill
**URL:** https://unicyclist.com/t/the-art-of-muni-downhill/116971
**Category:** Videos
**Created:** [December 30, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/the-art-of-muni-downhill/116971 "2011-12-30T14:44:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@napalm](https://unicyclist.com/u/napalm)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/the-art-of-muni-downhill/116971/1 "2011-12-30T14:44:38Z")
Hey everyone,
Its been a while since i’ve put up a video so yesterday i took out my gopro on one of my local DH trails and cut this video. I hope you enjoy it!
Comments appreciated!
Mark
ps: It looks much better in HD if you have the bandwidth to use up.
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaEJUL_XeoU)
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### Author:  [@From\_the\_Woods](https://unicyclist.com/u/From_the_Woods)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2011, 10:41am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/the-art-of-muni-downhill/116971/2 "2011-12-31T10:41:35Z")
Nice one Mark!
Great skills to ride most of that trails in high gear (or was everything in high gear? This would be just outstanding, especially the jumps).
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### Author:  [@Shug](https://unicyclist.com/u/Shug)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2011, 11:55am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/the-art-of-muni-downhill/116971/3 "2011-12-31T11:55:49Z")
I liked watching your ride. Cool trees!
Shug
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### Author:  [@OutdoorJunkie](https://unicyclist.com/u/OutdoorJunkie)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/the-art-of-muni-downhill/116971/4 "2011-12-31T13:27:27Z")
Great stuff! You were riding that track with great speed and control!
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### Author:  [@napalm](https://unicyclist.com/u/napalm)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/the-art-of-muni-downhill/116971/5 "2011-12-31T15:46:46Z")
Hey guys,
Thanks for the comments. Some people have commented on the speed of my riding and attribute it to the gearing on my unicycle- but in reality it has more to do with crank length than anything else (in the video only a few shots in the middle and towards the end are in high gear). I run 125mms cranks on my geared 24 and really like the length for all mountain riding. They are not ideal for super technical riding but I rarely do a ride where that is the only terrain I am on- so it is a bit of a tradeoff.
It would be cool to be able to do the whole trail in high gear- but it can become really hard to control in the loose/lumpy/steep sections. Often it is faster to blast it in low gear than it is to struggle in high (plus the chances upd-ing are much lower)
@from the woods- yeah those jumps could be cool in high gear. I’ll have to give them a go the next time I head up there!
Mark