wheel sizes

Unicycles and Equipment
1

I’ve got a 20" unicycle and I would like to know if it would not be better to
have a larger one. What I like to do is just riding in the streets, doing
patterns and may be some Muni. What are the most adapted wheel sizes for these
different activities ?

2

— David Straitjacket
<straitjacketcircus@'DELETETHIS’totalise.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi Kris
>
> Further to that question what crank size would you recommend for trials
> on a 24’ muni?

My preference for technical riding on a 24"x3" MUni are 170mm crank arms.

-Kris.

— David Straitjacket
<straitjacketcircus@'DELETETHIS’totalise.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi Kris
>
> Further to that question what crank size would you recommend for trials
> on a 24’ muni? I am on a Max Traction with a big (3’) contra tyre,
> making the overall wheel as big as most 26’ mountain bike wheels. I
> bought it for off roading but as there are hardly any suitable places in
> Manchester UK I am using it for trials instead.
>
> Thanks
>
> David Straitjacket www.straitjacketcircus.co.uk
>
>
> Kris Holm <danger_uni@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:mailman.1005174670.25081.rsu@unicycling.org…
> > — “J.ROWING” <jr699@soton.ac.uk> wrote:
> > > Hi Kris
> > >
> > > I’d like to ask you a question if I may - What’s your verdict on
> > > wheel
> sizes
> > > and why? I mostly do trials and stuff and uni to University (on a 20
> > > inch trials)
> I’ve
> > > been thinking about a 24 inch wheel
> > >
> >
> > My view is that for pure trials, especially urban trials, a 20"
> > with a big
> (ie Onza or Monty) tire
> > is usually best because it’s lighter and more manouverable, plus
> > you can
> do more freestyle tricks
> > with it. Having said that, once you get used to the extra weight,
> > you can
> do just about as much
> > on a 24" and it is much more stable for some things, such as gapping
> perpendicular to narrow
> > railings (especially gapping across and down to something; there
> > is less
> difference if you are
> > gapping across and up onto something). The 24" is also better for
> > really
> big drops (not including
> > seat-out-in-front drops), drops to transitions, and rolling over
> > things
> like down stairs.
> >
> > Now that it’s possible to get short (145mm) Profile cranks for a
> > 20" uni,
> I’m using a 20" with
> > Profile hub for trials and a 24" for MUni (which the 20" is really bad
> for unless you are a kid).
> >
> > Hope that helps.
> >
> > -Kris.
> >
> > __________________________________________________
> > Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com
>
>
> ___________________________________________________________________-
> ________
> rec.sport.unicycling mailing list -
> www.unicycling.org/mailman/listinfo/rsu

Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com

3

– Christian St-Pierre <Christian.St-Pierre@fse.ulaval.ca> wrote:
> >
>
> Hi Kris,
>
> You use a 24" for MUni ? I recall the last scene in Unizaba (web
> version) in which Nathan Hoover and yourself seemed to be going quite
> fast… I was sure it was on a 26" wheel… What are the pros and cons
> of 24" for MUni ?
>

In Unizaba both Nathan and I are on 24" MUnis with 3" Gazzolodi tires.
They look big because the Gazz 3" tire brings the diameter up to within an
inch of a 26" rim with a Gazz Junior (2.6") tire.

Both 24" and 26" are good for MUni. The advantage of a 24" is the rim is
much stronger and the fat tire means that you have less tendency to get
pinch flats.

-Kris.

Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com

4

— David <straitjacketcircus@totalise.co.uk> wrote: I have 150mm cranks
and I thought they were to long!..> why 170mm?

Hi David,

If you typically ride on gentle trails or long distance cross-country then
150’s are probably better. Around where I live it’s really necessary to
have the longer length because everything is so steep. Even with 170’s
it’s sometimes hard to slow down on the steep stuff, and climbing is way
easier with the longer cranks. Long cranks are also more stable for
gapping across obstacles when doing trials.

-Kris.

— David <straitjacketcircus@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
> Thanks for your help.
>
> I have 150mm cranks and I thought they were to long! I am learing one
> footed stuff at the moment and am finding the longer cranks (compared to
> my 20’ uni) hard to rotate in a complete circle. I can’t imagine what
> adding an extra 20mm’s would do for my riding.
>
> If I get the chance to have a go on something similar with longer cranks
> I will take your advice and see how it feels. One question I have for
> you is why 170mm?
>
> Thanks again
>
> David
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: Kris Holm <danger_uni@yahoo.com> To:
> David Straitjacket <straitjacketcircus@totalise.co.uk>;
> <rsu@unicycling.org> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 5:11 PM Subject:
> Re: Wheel sizes
>
>
> > — David Straitjacket <straitjacketcircus@'DELETETHIS’totalise.co.uk>
> wrote:
> > > Hi Kris
> > >
> > > Further to that question what crank size would you recommend for
> > > trials
> on a
> > > 24’ muni?
> >
> > My preference for technical riding on a 24"x3" MUni are 170mm
> > crank arms.
> >
> > -Kris.
> >
> >
> > — David Straitjacket <straitjacketcircus@'DELETETHIS’totalise.co.uk>
> wrote:
> > > Hi Kris
> > >
> > > Further to that question what crank size would you recommend for
> > > trials
> on a
> > > 24’ muni? I am on a Max Traction with a big (3’) contra tyre, making
> > > the overall wheel as big as most 26’ mountain bike wheels. I bought
> > > it for
> off
> > > roading but as there are hardly any suitable places in Manchester
> > > UK I
> am
> > > using it for trials instead.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > David Straitjacket www.straitjacketcircus.co.uk
> > >
> > >
> > > Kris Holm <danger_uni@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > news:mailman.1005174670.25081.rsu@unicycling.org…
> > > > — “J.ROWING” <jr699@soton.ac.uk> wrote:
> > > > > Hi Kris
> > > > >
> > > > > I’d like to ask you a question if I may - What’s your verdict on
> wheel
> > > sizes
> > > > > and why? I mostly do trials and stuff and uni to University (on
> > > > > a 20 inch
> trials)
> > > I’ve
> > > > > been thinking about a 24 inch wheel
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > My view is that for pure trials, especially urban trials, a 20"
> > > > with a
> big
> > > (ie Onza or Monty) tire
> > > > is usually best because it’s lighter and more manouverable, plus
> > > > you
> can
> > > do more freestyle tricks
> > > > with it. Having said that, once you get used to the extra weight,
> > > > you
> can
> > > do just about as much
> > > > on a 24" and it is much more stable for some things, such as
> > > > gapping
> > > perpendicular to narrow
> > > > railings (especially gapping across and down to something; there
> > > > is
> less
> > > difference if you are
> > > > gapping across and up onto something). The 24" is also better for
> really
> > > big drops (not including
> > > > seat-out-in-front drops), drops to transitions, and rolling over
> things
> > > like down stairs.
> > > >
> > > > Now that it’s possible to get short (145mm) Profile cranks for a
> > > > 20"
> uni,
> > > I’m using a 20" with
> > > > Profile hub for trials and a 24" for MUni (which the 20" is really
> bad
> > > for unless you are a kid).
> > > >
> > > > Hope that helps.
> > > >
> > > > -Kris.
> > > >
> > > > __________________________________________________
> > > > Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume.
> > > > http://careers.yahoo.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> ___________________________________________________________________-
> ________
> > > rec.sport.unicycling mailing list -
> www.unicycling.org/mailman/listinfo/rsu
> >
> >
> > __________________________________________________
> > Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com
>

Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com