There is a machine simpler than a unicycle called an ‘ultimate wheel.’
It is like a unicycle, but has no seat or frame - just a wheel and
pedals. Oddly, it is not hard to learn. I let a friend who had no
unicycling experience try one, and he was able to go about 60 feet (20
meters) after about 15 minutes of practice, although usually it takes
several trials over a couple of weeks to get a bit of mastery. People
have been known to juggle and play music while riding ultimate wheels.
There’s a link to lots of pictures and information about ultimate
wheels from www.odd-sites.com
Enjoy!
On 12/10/2007 23:46, javawizard wrote:
> There is a machine simpler than a unicycle called an ‘ultimate wheel.’
ITYF that most of us on rec.sport.unicycling are quite familiar with UW’s.
(For those using the web forum, what you can’t see is that this was
cross-posted to rec.bicycles.tech, rec.bicycles.misc and
rec.bicycles.marketplace).
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Reply address is valid, but that on my website is checked more often
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Danny Colyer wrote:
> On 12/10/2007 23:46, javawizard wrote:
>> There is a machine simpler than a unicycle called an ‘ultimate wheel.’
>
> ITYF that most of us on rec.sport.unicycling are quite familiar with UW’s.
>
> (For those using the web forum, what you can’t see is that this was
> cross-posted to rec.bicycles.tech, rec.bicycles.misc and
> rec.bicycles.marketplace).
>
This javawizard is pumping domain names he has for auction. Somebody ran
across the odd-bikes one and linked to the ebay auction, but I can’t
seem to locate that post now.
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Has anyone bought and tried any of the UDC/MDC ultimate wheels?
If yes what size did you buy and how long did it take you to learn to ride? What can you do on it and how far can you go? I am thinking of getting one but I don’t know what size to go for. I want to ride around on the UW to forcibly improve my SIF skills but I also think that it will be a great conversation peice. I can only ride about 200 meters SIF befor getting totally tired and wipping the seat back in. It seams that I get tired much more quickly riding SIF than hopping up stairs SIF. Does anyone else have this experience?
1) I have a UW that i bought from UDC Oz. 2) It is a 28" and took me at least 1 1/2 months to ride. But everyone is different depending on their centre of gravity. 3) Alot of bunny hops and idling and the occasional drop or 2. :
They’re definitely worth the $$$ if you’re considering on getting one.
Thanks for answering. Wow that big! I was thinking of the 20 or maybe 24 inch ones. One of my goals with the UW is to force myself to improve my SIF stamina and skills for Trials and thechnical MUni riding. Did you find that you improved yours with mastry of the UW?
Because of the way the UW rubs on your legs, the larger wheels are actually easier to ride (exception is the Coker UW).
I think a 24 is a good size for all around. The 20 is a bit harder to ride. My 26 is an old style with plywood insert for the pedals, it is very heavy.
I can ride fig. 8’s, hop, and done 15cm drops.
I haven’t found any cross over to SIF or Trials skills, but it is a work out so it can’t hurt your stamina.
They’re definitely worth the 