Forum: Unicycling
January 10th 09, 07:06 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,340
Does MUni impact the trail more than MTB?
harper;1167585 wrote:
Road damage is proportional to the 4th power of the axle load. A MUni
has one axle, a bike has two. If the MUni and the bike weigh the same,
and the riders weigh the...
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Forum: Unicycling
January 8th 09, 09:59 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,555
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Forum: Unicycling
November 13th 08, 07:00 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 56
Views: 3,123
Giraffe Discussion Thread
johnfoss;1130179 wrote:
You really get what you pay for. You can beef up the wheel though, with
a stronger rim and solid wheel-build, but the drivetrain will still be
that of a giraffe. It's...
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Forum: Unicycling
August 14th 08, 05:16 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 2,626
Views: 67,841
Quote of the day (from non-riders)
Back from a few weeks abroad, and still during the university holidays,
I was able to take the time for a couple of rides.
I don't normally like pre-prepared comebacks, but having been out on...
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Forum: Unicycling
June 2nd 08, 06:46 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 2
Views: 358
Is a DM giraffe any good?
unicycleben wrote:
WOOP WOOP WOOP!!!! Im am soon to be the proud owner of a DM Giraffe
unicycle! Fingers crossed it will arrive by the weekend!
It is an excellent machine, and at a very good...
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Forum: Unicycling
June 1st 08, 07:54 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 2
Views: 383
Is a DM giraffe any good?
nickjb wrote:
They are excellent. Really well made, popular with performers as they
are bomb proof. They are very heavy, though, not that it makes much
difference.
I thought I would weigh...
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Forum: Unicycling
May 31st 08, 08:15 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 0
Views: 510
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Forum: Unicycling
April 9th 08, 09:52 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 2,626
Views: 67,841
Quote of the day (from non-riders)
I took advantage of a rare bit of dry weather for one of my even rarer
rides the other day.
A passer-by said
"Ah, one wheel short of a full bicycle."
Now I have had a similar comment before and...
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Forum: Unicycling
March 19th 08, 07:37 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 59
Views: 1,595
Crazy Jump Competition
muzzle wrote:
Check out Joe's 6 stair up, and CRAZY rock gap. In this video.
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=ljdvaBPDrc0
The gap is probably nearer the end, and the 6 stair up is at the...
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Forum: Unicycling
March 18th 08, 09:56 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 23
Views: 591
Lidl Special - Unicycles
The local juggling club bought three of these unicycles. They have
found that the ten domed nuts underneath the seats were all
loose...falling off loose on just the second evening of very...
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Forum: Unicycling
March 11th 08, 07:34 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 77
Views: 2,022
I'm thinking of giving up.
Tyler_N wrote:
5 hours a day and you should be able to ride across the street in a day
or two. At least that is how long it took me.
No! After that amount of practice, you should be able...
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Forum: Unicycling
March 10th 08, 11:33 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 77
Views: 2,022
I'm thinking of giving up.
harper wrote:
The mantra (you've heard it all before):
Weight on the seat, not on the pedals.
Look ahead, not down.
Weight on the seat, not on the pedals.
Good posture.
Weight on...
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Forum: Unicycling
March 10th 08, 01:33 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 23
Views: 591
Lidl Special - Unicycles
The LIDL unicycle is from a company called B-Square ( German). Fairly
basic, but worth the 25 quid if you are not financially suited to a KH.
3 year warranty, but excludes fair wear and tear of...
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Forum: Unicycling
March 8th 08, 08:02 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 2,626
Views: 67,841
Quote of the day (from non-riders)
Rowan wrote:
As a unicycle I heard a funny comment from a non rider who is trying to
become a rider- .
Please lie down on the couch Rowan, and then tell me exactly how long
you think you...
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Forum: Unicycling
February 2nd 08, 05:55 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 19
Views: 914
what makes this unicycle female?
Mikefule wrote:
LOL.:D
I think perhaps the poster has mistaken it for a ship. Ships are
referred to as she.
Alternatively, he thinks it's female because he can't understand it,
...
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Forum: Unicycling
February 2nd 08, 09:01 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 19
Views: 914
what makes this unicycle female?
leo wrote:
When I looked at 'this description' (http://tinyurl.com/2kschs) I wonder
what makes that unicycle having the "girls" gender?
Obvious: no crossbar.
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Forum: Unicycling
January 29th 08, 08:56 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 66
Views: 1,928
Exciting News for 36" enthusiasts
Kerv wrote:
Isn't January almost over? Has the date for disclosing the big secret
moved to February? If the date pushes back any farther, it will feel
like the lauch of the next version of...
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Forum: Unicycling
January 26th 08, 05:03 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 70
Views: 2,014
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Forum: Unicycling
January 26th 08, 04:02 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 70
Views: 2,014
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Forum: Unicycling
January 13th 08, 10:58 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 67
Views: 1,505
Dealing with dogs
There are times when, reading through these fora, I feel that it is not
just the dogs, but also some unicyclists who should be on a leash...
and the response to that is NOT "Yes...
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Forum: Unicycling
January 12th 08, 08:19 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 67
Views: 1,505
Dealing with dogs
Unibugg wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/2axxpu
Some things never change. ;)
Despite the old fashioned language, that is so very descriptive. I can
picture every problem he had with this penny...
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Forum: Unicycling
January 12th 08, 09:51 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 67
Views: 1,505
Dealing with dogs
Mikefule wrote:
Dogs are intelligent animals, and their behaviour is usually predictable
and manageable. .
Some useful knowledge there Mike. But I confess that I don't like
dogs at all,...
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Forum: Unicycling
January 12th 08, 09:45 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 67
Views: 1,505
Dealing with dogs
Mikefule wrote:
Dogs are intelligent animals, and their behaviour is usually predictable
and manageable. .
Some useful knowledge there Mike. But I confess that I don't like
dogs at all,...
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Forum: Unicycling
November 30th 07, 07:13 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 47
Views: 1,133
my uni got jacked!!(i got it back)
Hazmat wrote:
While i was riding my unicycle with some friends. A thief try to steal
my friends 51" monster in broad daylight. But when he saw my scorpion
shaking its tail like crazy. He ran...
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Forum: Unicycling
November 23rd 07, 04:14 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 59
Views: 2,299
Stopped by the Police
mark williamson wrote:
Just to post a cop (although not uni) story... I was out b*king with a
friend of mine this evening and a police car passed us as we were
riding along. Later on we'd...
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