Unicycle Spotting / Sighting Thread

I posted about Pete here a couple of years ago…

I came across this on FB Marketplace whilst looking for something else.

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Just set up YouTube Family Sharing for Premium. Trial.

And was shocked when I sent an invite out to see the graphic used to say the invite was on its way:

That looks geared to me. And it’s clearly Felix the Cat!

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An add in between one of my shows. Has a giraffe on a unicycle along with a lemur on a penny farthing, and what appear to be ¿beavers? on a bicycle. Almost wasn’t quick enough to get a snip.

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so funny with the first fall where he bumps his nose on the treadmill after he’s already tumbled off. Basically when holding back on a uni to keep your balance, the treadmill should also stop, but naturally it will just keep going. Im not gonna try this at home.

Batman Returns at 14:44. I’m ashamed as a child I never noticed it.

Especially since Batman nearly runs him over. Shame on you Batman for nearly killing a unicyclist. You set a bad precedent we’re still trying to overcome.

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I’m in Lyon for a #grindcore festival and walked randomly around the city yesterday when I came across this shop. It’s full of awesome unicycles. I’m sure some of you know the place, for what it’s worth the owner might even be here…

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This is, as far as I know, the number one shop in France. Romain, the owner is really professional and has a lot of components.
I have never got the opportunity to go there, and it might be a good thing since I couldn’t leave empty handed…

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Romain is part of the unibasket team WOOM, multiple world champion :1st_place_medal:

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Damn, I just realised that I need 2mm ISIS spacers for my Schlumpf hub and I didn’t ask whether he has some… :face_with_peeking_eye:

As far as I know, spacers on a Schlumpf hub is strongly discouraged :confused:

I don’t want to derail the thread too much, but what’s your source for this claim? I’ve read both opinions in several discussions and therefore tend to go with the official ISIS spec and their FAQ about too much pre-load:

https://www.isisdrive.com/faq

I have got quite a lot of cranks problems on my hub, because they kept getting loose.
I tried using spacers to get rid of this problem, but it has a tendency to push on the bearing protections, which makes it touch both the inside and outside rings of the bearings. This basically locks the the hub and you cannot ride it.

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An ignorant comic author from xkcd believes unicycling was less conventient than walking and not a “practical” means of transportation. I wonder, what they had in mind when writing down the word unicycle.

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@1RadAb Even more confusing is the fact that the author considered roller skates, skateboards, and skis to be more convenient. Try taking those on distance trips across the road, trails, grass, etc.

…probably a juggler with clown shoes on a 20er. I honestly don‘t know what‘s less convenient when wearing clown shoes, unicycling or walking.

Someone did this on Insta

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More like hearing than seeing:
During the women’s Tour de France, the commentator on German television spoke to co-commentator Hanka Kupfernagel about her sporting past. As a successful cyclist, she was very versatile and rode everything except BMX, he said. …And unicycle, she added, and they both laughed.

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Spotted on a random Facebook post. The true meaning is lost on me, other than “Keep Pedaling” of course.

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It is “How the rich keep getting richer”. The unicyclist are turning the shaft that operates the gold and cash wealth conveyor to the rich people. The rich people drop tidbits to the people trying to stay above the poverty line.

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