What should I get

General
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I ride 6.5 miles a three times a week on my Torker 20". I would want to get coker or a touring unicycle. I only have enough money to get one, which one would you recomend?

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Sorry,I cant help you.
But,welcome to the forums!

6.5 miles on a 20"?

:-/
wow.

Im sure somone will help you.

Good luck!

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isn’t a corker a touring uni??

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No, this is a corker.

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Here’s a list of search results on ‘coker AND 29-er’: -

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=86256&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending

not sure how well the search function is working these days, but there’s around 6 pages of results there and some are sure to contain some useful stuff.

I’ve used a 29-er, and they’re superb (way better IMO than a 28"). A 29-er is a 28" uni with a fat tyre.

Never used a Coker, but, if I lived in a place with big, safe, open roads, I think I’d be well up for getting one.

Here’s a summary of pros/cons of coker vs. 29-er.

Coker- good for distance, speed; wheel has loads of momentum so it’s ‘point it and go’, when it’s cruising there’s little wobble or need for constant adjustment.

Negatives are lack of manouverability- they can be dodgy/dangerous on crowded roads and I wouldn’t ride one on pavements (sidewalks). Wheel fragility issues with the standard rim. Only one tyre available and it costs around £50.

29-er- good for medium distance, more manouverable than the Coker, easier to get on and off, lighter, more transportable, more tyre options.

Negatives- it’s not a Coker :slight_smile:

My main tip for 29-ers from riding them a lot is to not necessarily stick to the conventional wisdom of 5" cranks on a 29-er. Get a set of 150’s instead, these will knock down the learning curve as they’ll give it the feel of a ‘big 24"’, as well as being good for off-road/rough terrain, and making steep hills more feasable.

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i would go with a coker, for the distances you are riding.

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for me if you are really short on cash i want a good distance uni go with a Sun 28" its $65 and you fly, yet be waren do knot take it off any jumps higher than a curb or so.

POW

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Thanks

Thanks everybody

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Re: What should I get

“Unitik908” <Unitik908@NoEmail.Message.Poster.at.Unicyclist.com> writes:

> for me if you are really short on cash i want a good distance uni go
> with a Sun 28" its $65 and you fly, yet be waren do knot take it off any
> jumps higher than a curb or so.

Don’t even take that hunk o’ pot metal off a curb. At least that’s
what unicycle.com says. I say get something with better parts, a
better tire, and a more comfortable saddle for riding 6 miles/day.

Ken